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Build Your Own PC: A Beginner's Guide Course Overview "Build Your Own PC: A Beginner's Guide" is designed for individuals looking to gain an understanding of computer hardware and the process of assembling a fully functional PC. The course covers the essential components involved in building a computer, from selecting the right hardware to installing software and ensuring network connectivity. Learners will also be introduced to building gaming PCs and maintaining their machines for optimal performance. Upon completion, learners will have the skills to confidently build, troubleshoot, and maintain their own PC, opening up opportunities for personal and professional growth in the IT sector. Course Description This course provides an in-depth look into the world of computer building, starting with the basics of understanding computer components and their roles in a functional system. Learners will explore key hardware, including processors, motherboards, RAM, and storage devices, while also learning the significance of peripheral devices. The course includes modules on software installation, networking, and even building a gaming PC. With a focus on providing clear, structured guidance, learners will gain a strong foundation in assembling and maintaining PCs, preparing them for various roles in the technology sector. The course is ideal for beginners and those looking to improve their technical expertise. Build Your Own PC: A Beginner's Guide Curriculum Module 01: Introduction to Computer & Building PC Module 02: Overview of Hardware and Parts Module 03: Building the Computer Module 04: Input and Output Devices Module 05: Software Installation Module 06: Computer Networking Module 07: Building a Gaming PC Module 08: Maintenance of Computers (See full curriculum) Who is this course for? Individuals seeking to understand how computers work and how to build one. Professionals aiming to enhance their IT skills for career development. Beginners with an interest in technology and computer systems. Hobbyists interested in assembling their own custom-built PCs. Career Path IT Support Technician Systems Administrator PC Hardware Specialist Network Technician Gaming PC Builder and Technician

Duration 4 Days 24 CPD hours

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for The primary audience for this course is as follows: Cloud administrators Cloud solution architects Customer sales engineers DevOps engineers Sales engineers Systems engineers Technical solutions architects Overview After you complete this course the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives: Explain business and technical challenges of going to the cloud Understand benefits of an application-centric hybrid cloud multicloud management platform Navigate Cisco CloudCenter Suite architecture Understand Cisco CloudCenter Suite administrative capabilities including cloud management, multi-tenancy, governance, and policy enforcement Describe application lifecycle management and provisioning in cloud Describe how to use Cisco CloudCenter Suite to manage the workloads in multicloud CLDCCS, Mulitcloud Management with Cisco© CloudCenter Suite is a 3-day intensive training course that teaches you to securely design, automate, and deploy applications across multiple clouds while optimizing cost and compliance with comprehensive reporting, visibility, and policy-enforcement. Through a combination of lessons with hands-on lab exercises, you will learn to simplify the lifecycle management of multicloud applications, workflows, and their infrastructure. This course will help you: Acquire the advanced skills and techniques for API calls, that can deploy and manage workloads in multiple environments without having deep cloud expertise Learn provisioning and orchestration, cost management, and workload optimization by leveraging cloud management Understanding Cloud Transitions Overview of Traditional IT Introducing Cisco CloudCenter Suite Cisco CloudCenter Suite Definition Setting Up Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Artifact Repository Overview and Configuration Understanding User Administration and Multitenancy in Cisco CloudCenter Suite Cisco CloudCenter Suite User Roles Grasping Application Modeling in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Model an Application Identifying Resource Placement Callouts and Lifecycle Actions in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Resource Placement and Validation Callout Understanding Application Deployment Framework in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Workload Manager Application Parameters Exploring Application Services in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Application Services Framework Integrating Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager with Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure Configure CloudCenter Workload Manager for Cisco ACI Introducing Application Management in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Actions Library Exploring Advanced Features in CloudCenter Workload Manager Scheduling an Application in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Comprehending Policies and Tagless Governance in CloudCenter Workload Manager Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Policies Introducing Action Orchestrator and Cost Optimizer in Cisco CloudCenter Suite Action Orchestrator in Cisco CloudCenter Suite Additional course details: Nexus Humans Cisco Multicloud Management with Cisco CloudCenter Suite (CLDCCS) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Cisco Multicloud Management with Cisco CloudCenter Suite (CLDCCS) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Channel and Customer Engineers Network Engineer System Engineer Wireless Engineer Consulting Systems Engineer Technical Solutions Architect Network Admisnistrator Wireless Design Engineer Network Manager Channel SEs Sales Engineer Channel AMs Account Manager Overview Upon completing this course, students will be able to meet these objectives: Understand the overall architecture of the Cisco security solutions and how APIs help enable security Understand how to use Cisco Firepower APIs Understand how pxGrid APIs function and their benefits Understand what capabilities the Cisco Stealthwatch APIs offer and construct API requests to them for configuration changes and auditing purposes Understand the features and benefits of using Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud APIs Learn how to use the Cisco Umbrella Investigate API Understand the Functionality provided by Cisco AMP and its APIs Learn how to use Cisco Threat Grid APIs to analyze, search, and dispose of threats This course demonstrates the tools and the benefits of leveraging programmability and automation in Cisco Security Solutions, including Cisco Firepower Management Center, Cisco Firepower Threat Defense, Cisco ISE, Cisco pxGrid, Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise, Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud, Cisco Umbrella, Cisco AMP, Cisco Threat grid, and Cisco Security Management Appliances. Students will learn how to use the API for each Cisco security solution and specific applications of when the API benefits IT security content. Introducing Cisco Security APIs Role of APIs in Cisco Security Solutions Cisco Firepower, Cisco ISE, Cisco pxGrid, and Cisco Stealthwatch APIs Use cases and security workflow Consuming Cisco Advanced Malware Protection APIs Cisco AMP overview Cisco AMP endpoint API Cisco AMP use cases and workflows Discovery 1: Query Cisco AMP endpoint APIs for verifying compliance Using Cisco ISE Introducing Cisco Identity services engine Cisco ISE use cases Cisco ISE APIs Using Cisco pxGrid APIs Cisco pxGrid overview WebSockets and STOMP messaging protocol Discovery 2: Use the REST API and Cisco pxGrid with Cisco Identity services engine Using Cisco Threat Grid APIs Cisco threat grid overview Cisco threat grid API Cisco threat grid use cases and workflows Discovery 3: Construct a Python script using the Cisco threat grid API Investigating Cisco Umbrella Security Data Programmatically Cisco Umbrella investigate API overview Cisco Umbrella investigate API: Details Discovery 4: Query security data with the Cisco Umbrella investigate API Exploring Cisco Umbrella Reporting and Enforcement APIs Cisco Umbrella reporting and enforcement APIs: Overview Cisco Umbrella reporting and enforcement APIs: Deep dive Discovery 5: Generate reports using the Cisco Umbrella reporting API Automating Security with Cisco Firepower APIs Review basic constructs of Firewall policy management Design policies for automation Cisco FMC APIs in depth Discovery 6: Explore the Cisco Firepower management center API Cisco FTD automation with ansible Discovery 7: Use ansible to automate Cisco Firepower threat defense configuration Cisco FDM API in depth Discovery 8: Automate Firewall policies using the Cisco Firepower device manager API Operationalizing Cisco Stealthwatch and Its API Capabilities Cisco Stealthwatch overview Cisco Stealthwatch APIs: Details Discovery 9: Automate alarm policies and create reports using the Cisco Stealthwatch APIs Using Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud APIs Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud overview Cisco Stealthwatch Cloud APIs: Deep dive Discovery 10: Construct a report using Cisco stealthwatch Cloud APIs Describing Cisco Security Management Appliance APIs Cisco SMA APIs overview Cisco SMA API Discovery 11: Construct reports using Cisco SMA APIs

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for Typical candidates for this course are IT Professionals who deploy small-to-medium scale enterprise network solutions based on Aruba products and technologies. Overview After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to: Explain how Aruba's wireless networking solutions meet customers' requirements Explain fundamental WLAN technologies, RF concepts, and 802.11 Standards Learn to configure the Mobility Conductor and Mobility Controller to control access to the Employee and Guest WLAN Control secure access to the WLAN using Aruba Firewall Policies and Roles Recognize and explain Radio Frequency Bands and channels, and the standards used to regulate them Describe the concept of radio frequency coverage and interference and successful implementation and diagnosis of WLAN systems Identify and differentiate antenna technology options to ensure optimal coverage in various deployment scenarios Describe RF power technology including, signal strength, how it is measured and why it is critical in designing wireless networks Learn to configure and optimize Aruba ARM and Client Match and Client Insight features Learn how to perform network monitoring functions and troubleshooting This course teaches the knowledge, skills and practical experience required to set up and configure a basic Aruba WLAN utilizing the AOS 8.X architecture and features. Using lecture and labs, this course provides the technical understanding and hands-on experience of configuring a single Mobility Conductor with one controller and AP Aruba WLAN. Participants will learn how to use Aruba hardware and AOS8 to install and build a complete, secure controller network with multiple SSIDs. WLAN Fundamentals Describes the fundamentals of 802.11, RF frequencies and channels Explain RF Patterns and coverage including SNR Roaming Standards and QOS requirements Mobile First Architecture An introduction to Aruba Products including controller types and modes OS 8.X Architecture and features License types and distribution Mobility Conductor Mobility Controller Configuration Understanding Groups and Subgroups Different methods to join Mobility Controller with Mobility Conductor Understanding Hierarchical Configuration Secure WLAN configuration Identifying WLAN requirements such as SSID name, encryption, authentication Explain AP groups structure and profiles Configuration of WLAN using the Mobility Conductor GUI AP Provisioning Describes the communication between AP and Mobility controller Explain the AP booting sequence and requirements Explores the APs controller discovery mechanisms Explains how to secure AP to controller communication using CPSec Describes AP provisioning and operations WLAN Security Describes the 802.11 discovery, authentication and association Explores the various authentication methods, 802.1x with WPA/WPA2, Mac auth Describes the authentication server communication Explains symmetric vs asymmetric Keys, encryption methods WIPS is described along with rogue discovery and protection Firewall Roles and Policies An introduction into Firewall Roles and policies Explains Aruba?s Identity based Firewall Configuration of Policies and Rules including aliases Explains how to assign Roles to users Dynamic RF Management Explain how ARM calibrates the network selecting channels and power settings Explores OS 8.X Airmatch to calibrate the network How Client Match and Client Insight match steers clients to better APs Guest Access Introduces Aruba?s solutions for Guest Access and the Captive portal process Configuration of secure guest access using the internal Captive portal The configuration of Captive portal using Clearpass and its benefits Creating a guest provisioning account Troubleshooting guest access Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting Using the Mobility Conductor dashboard to monitor and diagnose client, WLAN and AP issues Traffic analysis using APPrf with filtering capabilities A view of AirWave's capabilities for monitoring and diagnosing client, WLAN and AP issues

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for technical professionals who require the skills to administer IBM MQ. Overview After completing this course, you should be able to: Describe the IBM MQ deployment options Create and manage queue managers, queues, and channels Use the IBM MQ sample programs and utilities to test the IBM MQ network Configure distributed queuing Configure MQ client connections to a queue manager Define and administer a queue manager cluster Administer Java Message Service (JMS) in MQ Implement basic queue manager restart and recovery procedures Use IBM MQ troubleshooting tools to identify the cause of a problem in the IBM MQ network Manage IBM MQ security Monitor the activities and performance of an IBM MQ system This course is also available as self-paced virtual (e-learning) course IBM MQ V9.1 System Administration (ZM156G). This option does not require any travel.This course teaches you how to customize, operate, administer, and monitor IBM MQ on-premises on distributed operating systems. The course covers configuration, day-to-day administration, problem recovery, security management, and performance monitoring. In addition to the instructor-led lectures, the hands-on exercises provide practical experience with distributed queuing, working with MQ clients, and implementing clusters, publish/subscribe messaging. You also learn how to implement authorization, authentication, and encryption, and you learn how to monitor performance. Introducing IBM MQ Exercise Getting started with IBM MQ Working with IBM MQ administration tools Exercise Working with IBM MQ administration tools Configuring distributed queuing Exercise Implementing distributed queuing Managing clients and client connections Exercise Connecting an IBM MQ client Advanced IBM MQ client features Working with queue manager clusters Exercise Implementing a basic cluster Publish/subscribe messaging Exercise Configuring publish/subscribe message queuing Implementing basic security in IBM MQ Exercise Controlling access to IBM MQ Securing IBM MQ channels with TLS Exercise Securing channels with TLS Authenticating channels and connections Exercise Implementing connection authentication Supporting JMS with IBM MQ Diagnosing problems Running an IBM MQ trace Backing up and restoring IBM MQ messages and object definitions Using a media image to restore a queue Backing up and restoring IBM MQ object definitions High availability Monitoring and configuring IBM MQ for performance Monitoring IBM MQ for performance Monitoring resources with the IBM MQ Console Additional course details: Nexus Humans WM156G IBM MQ V9.1 System Administration (using Windows for labs) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the WM156G IBM MQ V9.1 System Administration (using Windows for labs) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for IBM Integration Bus administrators and developers who administer IBM Integration Bus. Overview After completing this course, you should be able to:Install and configure an IBM Integration Bus instanceEstablish, maintain, and manage an integration nodeAdminister IBM Integration Bus components and message flow applications by using the IBM Integration web user interface and command interfaceConfigure connectivity to IBM MQ to enable IBM Integration Bus to get messages from, or put messages to, queues on a local or remote queue managerImplement IBM Integration Bus administration and message flow securityUse problem determination aids to diagnose and solve development and runtime errorsUse the IBM Integration web user interface to generate and display message flow statisticsUse IBM MQ or MQTT to publish and subscribe to IBM Integration Bus topicsImplement an IBM Integration Bus global cache to store, reuse, and share data between integration nodesUse workload management policies to adjust the processing speed of messages and control the actions that are taken on unresponsive flows and threadsUse the IBM Integration web user interface and a database to record events and replay messagesEnable an integration node to connect to a database with ODBC and JDBCConfigure a Java Message Services (JMS) provider for use with the JMS nodesConfigure IBM Integration Bus for the secure file transfer protocol (SFTP)Find and install IBM Integration Bus SupportPac components In this course, students learn how to administer IBM Integration Bus on distributed operating systems, such as Windows and AIX, by using the IBM Integration Bus administrative interfaces. Course Outline Course introduction IBM Integration Bus overview Product installation, configuration, and security planning Exercise: Integration node setup and customization Connecting to IBM MQ Exercise: Connecting to IBM MQ Administration in the IBM Integration Toolkit Exercise: Using the IBM Integration Toolkit Administration basics Exercise: Administering the IBM Integration Bus runtime components Implementing IBM Integration Bus administration security Exercise: Using file-based security to control administration access Exercise: Using queue-based security to control administration access Implementing IBM Integration Bus message flow security Administering web services and web service security Exercise: Implementing web services and web services security Diagnosing problems Exercise: Using problem diagnosis tools Exercise: Identifying runtime problems Monitoring the integration node and message flow performance Publish/subscribe implementation overview Exercise: Viewing runtime statistics Configuring IBM Integration Bus for high availability Exercise: Administering workload management policies Monitoring, recording, and replaying message flow events Exercise: Recording and replaying message flow data Extending IBM Integration Bus Course summary Additional course details: Nexus Humans WM646 IBM Integration Bus V10 System Administration training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the WM646 IBM Integration Bus V10 System Administration course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Typical candidates for this course are IT Professionals who will deploy and manage networks based on HPE?s ArubaOS-Switches. Overview Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: Implement spanning tree protocol and loop protections Ensure redundancy for a network?s default gateway by configuring VRRP on Aruba switches Implement and manage an VSF fabric Deploy ArubaOS switches in single-area and multi-area OSPF systems Use Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) to optimize forwarding of multicasts within VLANs Implement PIM-DM to route multicast traffic Establish and monitor BGP sessions between your routers and ISP routers Define ACLs and identify the criteria by which ACLs select traffic Configure ACLs on ArubaOS switches to select given traffic Implement 802.1X on ArubaOS switch ports Configure captive portal authentication on ArubaOS switches to integrate them with an Aruba ClearPass solution Configure tunneled-node on ArubaOS switches Configure ArubaOS switches to select traffic, apply the appropriate QoS marking, and place the traffic in the proper priority queues Implement DHCP snooping and ARP protection to defend networks against DHCP exploits, ARP snooping, and ARP poisoning attacks Implement the proper port security measures for various use cases Implement connection rate filtering to provide a first layer of protection against viruses and worms This course teaches students how to implement and operate enterprise-level Aruba campus switching solutions. Hand-on labs gives students experience with ArubaOS-Switches, including securing access, redundancy technologies such as Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP), link aggregation techniques including Link Aggregation Protocol (LACP) and switch virtualization with HPE?s Virtual SwitchingFramework (VSF). Students will also learn to configure dynamic routing with Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), network optimization via Quality of Service (QoS), IP multicast routing leveraging Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM), and protecting the network using Access Control Lists (ACLs). This course is approximately 30% lecture and 70% hands on lab exercises. Introduction to Aruba SolutionsData Link Layer Redundancy TechnologiesVirtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)Aruba Backplane Stacking and Advanced Virtual Switch Framework (VSF)Advanced Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP)Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)Access Control Lists (ACLs)MAC AuthenticationCaptive Portal and Other Guest OptionsIntegrating with Aruba Mobility SolutionsSecure Device ManagementQuality of Service (QoS)Additional Security Features Additional course details: Nexus Humans Aruba Networks - Implementing Aruba Campus Switching Solutions, Rev. 17.41 (IACSS) training program is a workshop that presents an invigorating mix of sessions, lessons, and masterclasses meticulously crafted to propel your learning expedition forward. This immersive bootcamp-style experience boasts interactive lectures, hands-on labs, and collaborative hackathons, all strategically designed to fortify fundamental concepts. Guided by seasoned coaches, each session offers priceless insights and practical skills crucial for honing your expertise. Whether you're stepping into the realm of professional skills or a seasoned professional, this comprehensive course ensures you're equipped with the knowledge and prowess necessary for success. While we feel this is the best course for the Aruba Networks - Implementing Aruba Campus Switching Solutions, Rev. 17.41 (IACSS) course and one of our Top 10 we encourage you to read the course outline to make sure it is the right content for you. Additionally, private sessions, closed classes or dedicated events are available both live online and at our training centres in Dublin and London, as well as at your offices anywhere in the UK, Ireland or across EMEA.

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This class is intended for the following customer job roles: Cloud architects, administrators, and SysOps personnel Cloud developers and DevOps personnel Overview This course teaches participants the following skills: Plan and implement a well-architected logging and monitoring infrastructure Define Service Level Indicators (SLIs) and Service Level Objectives (SLOs) Create effective monitoring dashboards and alerts Monitor, troubleshoot, and improve Google Cloud infrastructure Analyze and export Google Cloud audit logs Find production code defects, identify bottlenecks, and improve performance Optimize monitoring costs This course teaches you techniques for monitoring, troubleshooting, and improving infrastructure and application performance in Google Cloud. Guided by the principles of Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and using a combination of presentations, demos, hands-on labs, and real-world case studies, attendees gain experience with full-stack monitoring, real-time log management and analysis, debugging code in production, tracing application performance bottlenecks, and profiling CPU and memory usage. Introduction to Google Cloud Monitoring Tools Understand the purpose and capabilities of Google Cloud operations-focused components: Logging, Monitoring, Error Reporting, and Service Monitoring Understand the purpose and capabilities of Google Cloud application performance management focused components: Debugger, Trace, and Profiler Avoiding Customer Pain Construct a monitoring base on the four golden signals: latency, traffic, errors, and saturation Measure customer pain with SLIs Define critical performance measures Create and use SLOs and SLAs Achieve developer and operation harmony with error budgets Alerting Policies Develop alerting strategies Define alerting policies Add notification channels Identify types of alerts and common uses for each Construct and alert on resource groups Manage alerting policies programmatically Monitoring Critical Systems Choose best practice monitoring project architectures Differentiate Cloud IAM roles for monitoring Use the default dashboards appropriately Build custom dashboards to show resource consumption and application load Define uptime checks to track aliveness and latency Configuring Google Cloud Services for Observability Integrate logging and monitoring agents into Compute Engine VMs and images Enable and utilize Kubernetes Monitoring Extend and clarify Kubernetes monitoring with Prometheus Expose custom metrics through code, and with the help of OpenCensus Advanced Logging and Analysis Identify and choose among resource tagging approaches Define log sinks (inclusion filters) and exclusion filters Create metrics based on logs Define custom metrics Link application errors to Logging using Error Reporting Export logs to BigQuery Monitoring Network Security and Audit Logs Collect and analyze VPC Flow logs and Firewall Rules logs Enable and monitor Packet Mirroring Explain the capabilities of Network Intelligence Center Use Admin Activity audit logs to track changes to the configuration or metadata of resources Use Data Access audit logs to track accesses or changes to user-provided resource data Use System Event audit logs to track GCP administrative actions Managing Incidents Define incident management roles and communication channels Mitigate incident impact Troubleshoot root causes Resolve incidents Document incidents in a post-mortem process Investigating Application Performance Issues Debug production code to correct code defects Trace latency through layers of service interaction to eliminate performance bottlenecks Profile and identify resource-intensive functions in an application Optimizing the Costs of Monitoring Analyze resource utilization cust for monitoring related components within Google Cloud Implement best practices for controlling the cost of monitoring within Google Cloud

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Network and security architects and consultants who design the enterprise and data center networks and VMware NSX environments Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe and apply a design framework Apply a design process for gathering requirements, constraints, assumptions, and risks Design a VMware vSphere virtual data center to support NSX-T Data Center requirements Create a VMware NSX Manager™ cluster design Create a VMware NSX Edge™ cluster design to support traffic and service requirements in NSX-T Data Center Design logical switching and routing Recognize NSX-T Data Center security best practices Design logical network services Design a physical network to support network virtualization in a software-defined data center Create a design to support the NSX-T Data Center infrastructure across multiple sites Describe the factors that drive performance in NSX-T Data Center This five-day course provides comprehensive training on considerations and practices to design a VMware NSX-T? Data Center environment as part of a software-defined data center strategy. This course prepares the student with the skills to lead the design of NSX-T Data Center offered in release 3.2, including design principles, processes, and frameworks. The student gains a deeper understanding of the NSX-T Data Center architecture and how it can be used to create solutions to address the customer?s business needs. Course Introduction Introduction and course logistics Course objectives Design Concepts Identify design terms Describe framework and project methodology Describe VMware Validated Design? Identify customers? requirements, assumptions, constraints, and risks Explain the conceptual design Explain the logical design Explain the physical design NSX Architecture and Components Recognize the main elements in the NSX-T Data Center architecture Describe the NSX management cluster and the management plane Identify the functions and components of management, control, and data planes Describe the NSX Manager sizing options Recognize the justification and implication of NSX manager cluster design decisions Identify the NSX management cluster design options NSX Edge Design Explain the leading practices for edge design Describe the NSX Edge VM reference designs Describe the bare-metal NSX Edge reference designs Explain the leading practices for edge cluster design Explain the effect of stateful services placement Explain the growth patterns for edge clusters Identify design considerations when using L2 bridging services NSX Logical Switching Design Describe concepts and terminology in logical switching Identify segment and transport zone design considerations Identify virtual switch design considerations Identify uplink profile, VMware vSphere© Network I/O Control profile, and transport node profile design considerations Identify Geneve tunneling design considerations Identify BUM replication mode design considerations NSX Logical Routing Design Explain the function and features of logical routing Describe NSX-T Data Center single-tier and multitier routing architectures Identify guidelines when selecting a routing topology Describe the BGP and OSPF routing protocol configuration options Explain gateway high availability modes of operation and failure detection mechanisms Identify how multitier architectures provide control over stateful service location Identify VRF Lite requirements and considerations Identify the typical NSX scalable architectures NSX Security Design Identify different security features available in NSX-T Data Center Describe the advantages of an NSX Distributed Firewall Describe the use of NSX Gateway Firewall as a perimeter firewall and as an intertenant firewall Determine a security policy methodology Recognize the NSX-T Data Center security best practices NSX Network Services Identify the stateful services available in different edge cluster high availability modes Describe failover detection mechanisms Explain the design considerations for integrating VMware NSX© Advanced Load Balancer? with NSX-T Data Center Describe stateful and stateless NSX-T Data Center NAT Identify benefits of NSX-T Data Center DHCP Identify benefits of metadata proxy Describe IPSec VPN and L2 VPN Physical Infrastructure Design Identify the components of a switch fabric design Assess Layer 2 and Layer 3 switch fabric design implications Review guidelines when designing top-of-rack switches Review options for connecting transport hosts to the switch fabric Describe typical designs for VMware ESXi? compute hypervisors with two pNICs Describe typical designs for ESXi compute hypervisors with four or more pNICs Describe a typical design for a KVM compute hypervisor with two pNICs Differentiate dedicated and collapsed cluster approaches to SDDC design NSX Multilocation Design Explain scale considerations in an NSX-T Data Center multisite design Describe the main components of the NSX Federation architecture Describe the stretched networking capability in Federation Describe stretched security use cases in Federation Compare Federation disaster recovery designs NSX Optimization Describe Geneve Offload Describe the benefits of Receive Side Scaling and Geneve Rx Filters Explain the benefits of SSL Offload Describe the effect of Multi-TEP, MTU size, and NIC speed on throughput Explain the available N-VDS enhanced datapath modes and use cases List the key performance factors for compute nodes and NSX Edge nodes