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Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for System administrators System engineers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Install and configure ESXi hosts Deploy and configure vCenter Use the vSphere Client to create the vCenter inventory and assign roles to vCenter users Configure vCenter High Availability Create and configure virtual networks using vSphere standard switches and distributed switches Create and configure datastores using storage technologies supported by vSphere Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots Configure and manage a VMware Tools Repository Create content libraries for managing templates and deploying virtual machines Manage virtual machine resource use Migrate virtual machines with vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion Create and configure a vSphere cluster that is enabled with vSphere High Availability and vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler Manage the life cycle of vSphere to keep vCenter, ESXi hosts, and virtual machines up to date Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise Use host profiles to manage VMware ESXi host compliance Monitor the vCenter, ESXi, and VMs performance in the vSphere client This five-day, extended hour course takes you from introductory to advanced VMware vSphere© 8 management skills. Building on the installation and configuration content from our best-selling course, you will also develop advanced skills needed to manage and maintain a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you will install, configure, and manage vSphere 7. You will explore the features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure and discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size using vSphere 8, which includes VMware ESXi? 8 and VMware vCenter Server© 8. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives vSphere and Virtualization Overview Explain basic virtualization concepts Describe how vSphere fits in the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure Recognize the user interfaces for accessing vSphere Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, storage, and GPUs Install an ESXi host vCenter Management Recognize ESXi hosts communication with vCenter Deploy vCenter Server Appliance Configure vCenter settings Use the vSphere Client to add and manage license keys Create and organize vCenter inventory objects Recognize the rules for applying vCenter permissions View vSphere tasks and events Create a vCenter backup schedule Recognize the importance of vCenter High Availability Explain how vCenter High Availability works Deploying Virtual Machines Create and provision VMs Explain the importance of VMware Tools Identify the files that make up a VM Recognize the components of a VM Navigate the vSphere Client and examine VM settings and options Modify VMs by dynamically increasing resources Create VM templates and deploy VMs from them Clone VMs Create customization specifications for guest operating systems Create local, published, and subscribed content libraries Deploy VMs from content libraries Manage multiple versions of VM templates in content libraries Configure and Manage vSphere Networking Configure and view standard switch configurations Configure and view distributed switch configurations Recognize the difference between standard switches and distributed switches Explain how to set networking policies on standard and distributed switches Configure and Manage vSphere Storage Recognize vSphere storage technologies Identify types of vSphere datastores Describe Fibre Channel components and addressing Describe iSCSI components and addressing Configure iSCSI storage on ESXi Create and manage VMFS datastores Configure and manage NFS datastores Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER technologies Managing Virtual Machines Recognize the types of VM migrations that you can perform within a vCenter instance and across vCenter instances Migrate VMs using vSphere vMotion Describe the role of Enhanced vMotion Compatibility in migrations Migrate VMs using vSphere Storage vMotion Take a snapshot of a VM Manage, consolidate, and delete snapshots Describe CPU and memory concepts in relation to a virtualized environment Describe how VMs compete for resources Define CPU and memory shares, reservations, and limits Recognize the role of a VMware Tools Repository Configure a VMware Tools Repository Recognize the backup and restore solution for VMs vSphere Monitoring Monitor the key factors that can affect a virtual machine's performance Describe the factors that influence vCenter performance Use vCenter tools to monitor resource use Create custom alarms in vCenter Describe the benefits and capabilities of VMware Skyline Recognize uses for Skyline Advisor Pro Deploying and Configuring vSphere Cluster Use Cluster Quickstart to enable vSphere cluster services and configure the cluster View information about a vSphere cluster Explain how vSphere DRS determines VM placement on hosts in the cluster Recognize use cases for vSphere DRS settings Monitor a vSphere DRS cluster Describe how vSphere HA responds to different types of failures Identify options for configuring network redundancy in a vSphere HA cluster Recognize the use cases for various vSphere HA settings Configure a cluster enabled for vSphere DRS and vSphere HA Recognize when to use vSphere Fault Tolerance Describe the function of the vCLS Recognize operations that might disrupt the healthy functioning of vCLS VMs ESXi Operations Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance Recognize the benefits of using configuration profiles Managing the vSphere Lifecycle Generate vCenter interoperability reports Recognize features of vSphere Lifecycle Manager Describe ESXi images and image depots Enable vSphere Lifecycle Manager in a vSphere cluster Validate ESXi host compliance against a cluster image and remediate ESXi hosts using vSphere Lifecycle Manager Describe vSphere Lifecycle Manager automatic recommendations Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to upgrade VMware Tools and VM hardware Network Operations Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches Describe how VMware vSphere Network I/O Control enhances performance Define vSphere Distributed Services Engine Describe the use cases and benefits of vSphere Distributed Services Engine Storage Operations Describe the architecture and requirements of vSAN configuration Describe storage policy-based management Recognize components in the vSphere Virtual Volumes architecture Configure Storage I/O Control

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Storage and virtual infrastructure consultants, solution architects, and administrators who are responsible for production support and administration of VMware vSAN [v7] Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe vSAN concepts Detail the underlying vSAN architecture and components Explain the key features and use cases for vSAN Identify requirements and planning considerations for vSAN clusters Describe the different vSAN deployment options Explain how to configure vSAN fault domains Detail how to define and create a VM Storage policy Discuss the impact of vSAN storage policy changes Describe vSAN storage space efficiency Explain how vSAN encryption works Identify requirements to configure vSAN iSCSI target Detail HCI Mesh technology and architecture Detail vSAN file service architecture and configuration Explain the use cases of vSAN Direct Describe how to setup stretched and two-node vSAN clusters Explain the importance vSAN node hardware compatibility Describe the use of VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager™ to automate driver and firmware installations Detail vSAN resilience and data availability Discuss the vSAN cluster backup methodology Describe the vSAN maintenance mode and data evacuation options Define the steps to shut down a vSAN cluster for maintenance Explain how to use proactive tests to check the integrity of a vSAN cluster Use VMware Skyline Health™ for monitoring vSAN health Apply a structured approach to troubleshoot vSAN cluster configuration and operational problems During this five-day, intensive course, you gain the knowledge, skills, and tools to plan and deploy a VMware vSAN? cluster. You learn about managing and operating vSAN. This course focuses on building the required skills for common Day-2 vSAN administrator tasks such as vSAN node management, cluster maintenance, security operations, and advanced vSAN cluster operations.You also focus on learning the tools and skills necessary to troubleshoot vSAN 7 implementations and gain practical experience with vSAN troubleshooting concepts through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises.This course is a combination of the following courses: VMware vSAN: Plan and Deploy, VMware vSAN: Management and Operations, and VMware vSAN: Troubleshooting. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to vSAN Describe vSAN architecture Describe the vSAN software components: CLOM, DOM, LSOM, CMMDS, and RDT Identify vSAN objects and components Describe the advantages of object-based storage Describe the difference between All-Flash and Hybrid vSAN architecture Explain the key features and use cases for vSAN Discuss the vSAN integration and compatibility with other VMware technologies Planning a vSAN Cluster Identify requirements and planning considerations for vSAN clusters Apply vSAN cluster planning and deployment best practices Determine and plan for storage consumption by data growth and failure tolerance Design vSAN hosts for operational needs Identify vSAN networking features and requirements Describe ways of controlling traffic in a vSAN environment Recognize best practices for vSAN network configurations Deploying a vSAN Cluster Recognize the importance of hardware compatibility Ensure the compatibility of driver and firmware versioning Use tools to automate driver validation and installation Apply host hardware settings for optimum performance Use vSphere Life Cycle Manager to perform upgrades Deploy and configure a vSAN Cluster using Cluster Quickstart wizard Manually configure a vSAN Cluster using vSphere Client Explain and configure vSAN fault domains Using vSphere HA with vSAN Understand vSAN Cluster maintenance capabilities Describe the difference between implicit and explicit fault domains Create explicit fault domains vSAN Storage Policies Describe a vSAN Object Describe how objects are split into components Explain the purpose of witness components Explain how vSAN stores large objects View object and component placement on the vSAN Datastore Explain how storage policies work with vSAN Define and create a virtual machine storage policy Apply and modify virtual machine storage policies Change virtual machine storage policies dynamically Identify virtual machine storage policy compliance status vSAN Resilience and Data Availability Describe and configure the Object Repair Timer advanced option Plan disk replacement in a vSAN cluster Plan maintenance tasks to avoid vSAN object failures Recognize the importance of managing snapshot utilization in a vSAN cluster Configuring vSAN Storage Space Efficiency Discuss Deduplication and Compression techniques Understand Deduplication and Compression overhead Discuss Compression only mode Configure Erasure Coding Configure swap object Thin Provisioning Discuss Reclaiming Storage Space with SCSI UNMAP Configure TRIM/UNMAP vSAN Security Operations Identify differences between VM encryption and vSAN encryption Perform ongoing operations to maintain data security Describe the workflow of Data-in Transit encryption Identify the steps involved in replacing Key Management Server Introduction to Advanced vSAN Configurations Identify requirements to configure vSAN iSCSI target Detail HCI Mesh technology and architecture Detail vSAN File Service architecture and configuration Explain the use cases of vSAN Direct vSAN Cluster Maintenance Perform typical vSAN maintenance operations Describe vSAN maintenance modes and data evacuation options Assess the impact on cluster objects of entering maintenance mode Determine the specific data actions required after exiting maintenance mode Define the steps to shut down and reboot hosts and vSAN clusters Use best practices for boot devices Replace vSAN Nodes vSAN Stretched and Two Node Clusters Describe the architecture and uses case for stretched clusters Detail the deployment and replacement of a vSAN Witness node Describe the architecture and uses case for two-node clusters Explain the benefits of vSphere HA and vSphere Site Recovery Manager in a vSAN stretched cluster Explain storage policies for vSAN stretched cluster vSAN Cluster Monitoring Describe how the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) enables VMware to improve products and services Use vSphere Skyline Health for monitoring vSAN Cluster Health Manage alerts, alarms, and notifications related to vSAN in vSphere Client Create and configure custom alarms to trigger vSAN health issues Use IO Insight metrics for monitoring vSAN performance Analyse vsantop performance metrics Use vSAN Proactive Test to detect and diagnose cluster issues vSAN Troubleshooting Methodology Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems Apply troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and optimize troubleshooting efficiency vSAN Troubleshooting Tools Use Skyline Health for vSAN to identify and correct issues in VMware vSAN Discuss the ways to run various command-line tools Discuss the ways to access VMware vSphere ESXi Shell Use commands to view, configure, and manage your VMware vSphere environment Discuss the esxcli vsan namespace commands Use log files to help vSAN troubleshooting Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vSAN: Fast Track (v7) 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 VMware vSAN: Fast Track (v7) 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 Network and security architects and consultants who design the enterprise and data center networks and 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 requirements Create a VMware NSX Manager™ cluster design Create a VMware NSX Edge™ cluster design to support traffic and service requirements in NSX Design logical switching and routing Recognize NSX 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 infrastructure across multiple sites Describe the factors that drive performance in NSX This five-day course provides comprehensive training on considerations and practices to design a VMware NSX© environment as part of a software-defined data center strategy. This course prepares the student with the skills to lead the design of an NSX environment, including design principles, processes, and frameworks. The student gains a deeper understanding of the NSX 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 NSX Design Concepts Identify design terms Describe framework and project methodology Describe the role of VMware Cloud Foundation? in NSX 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 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 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 the NSX 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 EVPN requirements and design considerations Identify VRF Lite requirements and considerations Identify the typical NSX scalable architectures NSX Security Design Identify different security features available in NSX 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 security best practices NSX Network Services Identify the stateful services available in different edge cluster high availability modes Describe failover detection mechanisms Compare NSX NAT solutions Explain how to select DHCP and DNS services Compare policy-based and route-based IPSec VPN Describe an L2 VPN topology that can be used to interconnect data centers Explain the design considerations for integrating VMware NSX© Advanced Load Balancer? with NSX 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 Differentiate dedicated and collapsed cluster approaches to SDDC design NSX Multilocation Design Explain scale considerations in an NSX 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 the Federation disaster recovery designs NSX Optimization and DPU-Based Acceleration 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 enhanced datapath modes and use cases List the key performance factors for compute nodes and NSX Edge nodes Describe DPU-Based Acceleration Define the NSX features supported by DPUs Describe the hardware and networking configurations supported with DPUs

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Enterprise network system installers System integrators System administrators Network administrators Solutions designers Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Identify the various network elements of the Cisco SD-WAN solution. Deploy WAN Edge routers. Create templates to aid in the deployment and operation of the Cisco SD-WAN network. Configure and verify Cisco SD-WAN overlay routing. Create simple policies to control traffic flow through the Cisco SD-WAN fabric. The Cisco SD-WAN Operation and Deployment (SDWFND) v2.0 course provides a comprehensive overview of the Cisco© Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution and Cisco SD-WAN components such as vManage, vSmart and vBond.You will learn how to deploy, manage, and operate a secure, programmable, and scalable SD-WAN fabric using IOS XE Cisco SD-WAN products. The course also covers how to configure, operate, and monitor overlay routing across the Cisco SD-WAN network. In addition, you will learn about data and control policies, and how to deploy Quality of Service (QoS) and Direct Internet Access (DIA) in the SD-WAN overlay network.The course will allow you to earn 16 Continuing Education (CE) credits toward recertification. Course Outline Cisco SD-WAN Solution Components Cisco SD-WAN Network Deployment Cisco SD-WAN Configuration Management Cisco SD-WAN Overlay Routing Cisco SD-WAN Policies

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course benefits individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring devices running the Junos OS. Overview Describe the value of MPLS VPNs. Describe the differences between provider-provisioned VPNs and customer-provisioned VPNs. Describe the differences between Layer 2 VPNs and Layer 3 VPNs. List the provider-provisioned MPLS VPN features supported by the JUNOS software. Describe the roles of a CE device, PE router, and P router in a BGP Layer 3 VPN. Describe the format of the BGP routing information, including VPN-IPv4 addresses and route distinguishers. Describe the propagation of VPN routing information within an AS. List the BGP design constraints to enable Layer 3 VPNs within a provider network. Explain the operation of the Layer 3 VPN data plane within a provider network. Create a routing instance, assign interfaces to a routing instance, create routes in a routing instance, and import/export routes from a routing instance using route distinguishers/route targets. Describe the purpose of BGP extended communities, configure extended BGP extended communities, and use BGP extended communities. List the steps necessary for proper operation of a PE-CE dynamic routing protocol. List the troubleshooting and monitoring techniques for routing instances. Explain the difference between the bgp.l3vpn table and the inet.0 table of a routing instance. Monitor the operation of a CE-PE dynamic routing protocol. Explain the operation of a PE mulit-access interface in a Layer 3 VPN and list commands to modify that behavior. Describe ways to support communication between sites attached to a common PE router. Provision and troubleshoot hub-and-spoke Layer 3 VPNs, Describe the flow of control traffic and data traffic in a hub-and-spoke Layer 3 VPN. Describe QoS mechanisms available in L3VPNs. Configure L3VPN over GRE tunnels. Describe the RFC 4364 VPN options. Describe the carrier-of-carriers model. Configure the carrier-of-carriers and ''Option C'' configuration. Describe the flow of control and data traffic in a draft-rosen multicast VPN. Describe the configuration steps for establishing a draft-rosen multicast VPN. Monitor and verify the operation of draft-rosen multicast VPNs. Describe the flow of control traffic and data traffic in a next-generation multicast VPN. Describe the configuration steps for establishing a next-generation multicast VPN. Describe the configuration steps for establishing a next-generation multicast VPN. Monitor and verify the operation of next-generation multicast VPNs. This three-day course is designed to provide students with MPLS-based Layer 3 virtual private network (VPN) knowledge and configuration examples. Chapter 1: Course Introduction Course Introduction Chapter 2: MPLS VPNs MPLS VPNs Provider-Provisioned VPNs Chapter 3: Layer 3 VPNs Layer 3 VPN Terminology VPN-IPv4 Address Structure Operational Characteristics Chapter 4: Basic Layer 3 VPN Configuration Preliminary Steps PE Router Configuration Lab: Layer 3 VPN with Static and BGP Routing Chapter 5: Layer 3 VPN Scaling and Internet Access Scaling Layer 3 VPNs Public Internet Access Options Lab: LDP over RSVP Tunnels and Public Internet Access Chapter 6: Layer 3 VPNs ? Advanced Topics Exchanging Routes between Routing Instances Hub-and-Spoke Topologies Layer 3 VPN CoS Options Layer 3 VPN and GRE Tunneling Integration Layer 3 VPN and IPSec Integration Layer 3 VPN Egress Protection BGP prefix-independent convergence (PIC) edge for MPLS VPNs VRF Localization Provider Edge Link Protection Support for configuring more than 3 million L3VPN Labels Lab: GRE Tunneling Chapter 7: Interprovider Backbones for Layer 3 VPNs Hierarchical VPN Models Carrier-of-Carriers Model Option C Configuration Lab: Carrier of Carrier Layer 3 VPNs Chapter 8: Troubleshooting Layer 3 VPNs Working with Multiple Layers Troubleshooting Commands on a PE Device Multiaccess Interfaces in Layer 3 VPNs PE and CE-based Traceroutes Layer 3 VPN Monitoring Commands Lab: Troubleshooting Layer 3 VPNs Chapter 9: Draft Rosen Multicast VPNs Multicast Overview Draft Rosen MVPN Overvie Draft Rosen MVPN Operation Configuration Monitoring Chapter 10: Next Generation Multicast VPNs Multicast VPN Overview Next-Generation MVPN Operation Configuration Monitoring Internet Multicast Ingress Replication Internet Multicast Signaling and Data Plane Configuring MVPN Internet Multicast Monitoring MVPN Internet Multicast Lab: MVPN Internet Multicast

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for This course benefits individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring devices running the Junos OS. Course Level : Junos Layer 2 VPNs (JL2V) is an advanced-level course. Overview Define the term virtual private network. Describe the business drivers for MPLS VPNs. Describe the differences between Layer 2 VPNs and Layer 3 VPNs. List advantages for the use of MPLS Layer 3 VPNs and Layer 2 VPNs. Describe the roles of a CE device, PE router, and P router in a BGP Layer 2 VPN. Explain the flow of control traffic and data traffic for a BGP Layer 2 VPN. Configure a BGP Layer 2 VPN and describe the benefits and requirements of over-provisioning. Monitor and troubleshoot a BGP Layer 2 VPN. Explain the BGP Layer 2 VPN scaling mechanisms and route reflection. Describe the Junos OS BGP Layer 2 VPN CoS support. Describe the flow of control and data traffic for an LDP Layer 2 circuit. Configure an LDP Layer 2 circuit. Monitor and troubleshoot an LDP Layer 2 circuit. Describe the operation of FEC 129 BGP autodiscovery for Layer 2 VPNs. Configure a FEC 129 BGP autodiscovery Layer 2 VPN. Monitor and troubleshoot a FEC 129 BGP autodiscovery for Layer 2 VPNs. Describe the difference between Layer 2 MPLS VPNs and VPLS. Explain the purpose of the PE device, the CE device, and the P device. Explain the provisioning of CE and PE routers. Describe the signaling process of VPLS. Describe the learning and forwarding process of VPLS. Describe the potential loops in a VPLS environment. Configure BGP, LDP, and FEC 129 BGP autodiscovery VPLS. Troubleshoot VPLS. Describe the purpose and features of Ethernet VPN. Configure Ethernet VPN. Monitor and troubleshoot Ethernet VPN. Describe the Junos OS support for hierarchical VPN models. Describe the Junos OS support for Carrier-of-Carriers VPN Option C. Configure the interprovider VPN Option C. Describe the Junos OS support for multisegment pseudowire for FEC 129. Describe and configure circuit cross-connect (CCC). This two-day course is designed to provide students with MPLS-based Layer 2 virtual private network (VPN) knowledge and configuration examples. Course IntroductionMPLS VPNs MPLS VPNs Provider-Provisioned VPNs BGP Layer 2 VPNs Overview of Layer 2 Provider-Provisioned VPNs BGP Layer 2 VPN Operational Model: Control Plane BGP Layer 2 VPN Operational Model: Data Plane Preliminary BGP Layer 2 VPN Configuration BGP Layer 2 Configuration Monitoring and Troubleshooting BGP Layer 2 VPNs Lab: BGP Layer 2 VPNs Layer 2 VPN Scaling and CoS Review of VPN Scaling Mechanisms Layer 2 VPNs and CoS LDP Layer 2 Circuits LDP Layer 2 Circuit Operation LDP Layer 2 Circuit Configuration LDP Layer 2 Circuit Monitoring and Troubleshooting FEC 129 BGP Autodiscovery Layer 2 Circuit Operation FEC 129 BGP Autodiscovery Layer 2 Circuit Configuration FEC 129 BGP Autodiscovery Monitoring and Troubleshooting Virtual Private LAN Services Layer 2 MPLS VPNs Versus VPLS BGP VPLS Control Plane BGP VPLS Data Plane Learning and Forwarding Process Loops VPLS Configuration VPLS Configuration VPLS Troubleshooting Ethernet VPN (EVPN) EVPN Overview EVPN Control Plane EVPN Operation EVPN Configuration EVPN Troubleshooting

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for System administrators System engineers Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the software-defined data center (SDDC) Explain the vSphere components and their function in the infrastructure Install and configure VMware ESXi™ hosts Deploy and configure VMware vCenter Server Appliance™ Use VMware vSphere Client™ to manage the vCenter Server inventory and the vCenter Server configuration Manage, monitor, back up, and protect vCenter Server Appliance Create virtual networks with vSphere standard switches Describe the storage technologies supported by vSphere Configure virtual storage using iSCSI and NFS storage Create and manage VMware vSphere VMFS datastores Use the vSphere Client to create virtual machines, templates, clones, and snapshots Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library Manage virtual machine resource use and manage resource pools Migrate virtual machines with VMware vSphere vMotion and VMware vSphere Storage vMotion Create and manage a vSphere cluster that is enabled with VMware vSphere High Availability and VMware vSphere Distributed Resource Scheduler™ Create virtual networks with VMware vSphere Distributed Switch™ and enable distributed switch features Discuss solutions for managing the vSphere life cycle Use VMware vSphere Lifecycle Manager™ to apply patches and perform upgrades to ESXi hosts and virtual machines Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance Describe how vSphere storage APIs help storage systems integrate with vSphere Configure and use virtual machine storage policies Discuss the purpose and capabilities of VMware vSphere with Kubernetes and how it fits into the VMware Tanzu™ portfolio This five-day, intensive course takes you from introductory to advanced VMware vSphere© 7 management skills. Building on the installation and configuration content from our best-selling course, you will also develop advanced skills needed to manage and maintain a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you will install, configure and manage vSphere 7. You will explore the features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure and discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. This course prepares you to administer a vSphere infrastructure for an organization of any size using vSphere 7, which includes VMware ESXi? 7 and VMware vCenter Server© 7. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Introduction to vSphere and the Software-Defined Data Center Explain basic virtualization concepts Describe how vSphere fits into the software-defined data center and the cloud infrastructure Explain how vSphere interacts with CPUs, memory, networks, and storage Recognize the user interfaces for accessing the vCenter Server system and ESXi hosts Use VMware Host Client? to access and manage ESXi host Virtual Machines Create and remove a virtual machine Provision a virtual machine with virtual devices Identify the files that make up a virtual machine Explain the importance of VMware Tools vCenter Server Describe the vCenter Server architecture Discuss how ESXi hosts communicate with vCenter Server Deploy and configure vCenter Server Appliance Use the vSphere Client to manage the vCenter Server inventory Add data center, organizational objects, and hosts to vCenter Server Use roles and permissions to enable users to access objects in the vCenter Server inventory Back up vCenter Server Appliance Monitor vCenter Server tasks, events, and appliance health Use vCenter Server High Availability to protect a vCenter Server Appliance Configuring and Managing Virtual Networks Create and manage standard switches Describe the virtual switch connection types Configure virtual switch security, traffic-shaping and load-balancing policies Compare vSphere distributed switches and standard switches Configuring and Managing Virtual Storage Identify storage protocols and storage device types Discuss ESXi hosts using iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage Create and manage VMFS and NFS datastores Explain how multipathing works with iSCSI, NFS, and Fibre Channel storage Deploy virtual machines on a VMware vSAN? datastore Virtual Machine Management Use templates and cloning to deploy new virtual machines Modify and manage virtual machines Create a content library and deploy virtual machines from templates in the library Dynamically increase the size of a virtual disk Use customization specification files to customize a new virtual machine Perform vSphere vMotion and vSphere Storage vMotion migrations Create and manage virtual machine snapshots Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere© Replication? Resource Management and Monitoring Discuss CPU and memory concepts in a virtualized environment Describe what over commitment of a resource means Describe methods for optimizing CPU and memory usage Use various tools to monitor resource use Create and use alarms to report certain conditions or events vSphere Clusters Describe options for making a vSphere environment highly available Explain the vSphere HA architecture Configure and manage a vSphere HA cluster Examine the features and functions of VMware vSphere© Fault Tolerance Configure a vSphere cluster using ESXi Cluster Quickstart Describe the functions of a vSphere DRS cluster Create a vSphere DRS cluster Network Scalability Configure and manage vSphere distributed switches Describe how VMware vSphere© Network I/O Control enhances performance Explain distributed switch features such as port mirroring and NetFlow vSphere Lifecycle Management Describe how VMware vSphere© Lifecycle Manager? works Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager to update ESXi hosts in a cluster Host and Management Scalability Use host profiles to manage ESXi configuration compliance Create and manage resource pools in a cluster Storage Scalability Explain why VMware vSphere© VMFS is a highperformance, scalable file system Explain VMware vSphere© Storage APIs - Array Integration, VMware vSphere© API for Storage Awareness?, and vSphere APIs for I/O Filtering Configure and assign virtual machine storage policies Create VMware vSAN? storage policies Configure VMware vSphere© Storage DRS? and VMware vSphere© Storage I/O Control Discuss vSphere support for NVMe and iSER Introduction to vSphere with Kubernetes Differentiate between containers and virtual machines Identify the parts of a container system Recognize the basic architecture of Kubernetes Describe a basic Kubernetes workflow Describe the purpose of vSphere with Kubernetes and how it fits into the VMware Tanzu portfolio Explain the vSphere with Kubernetes supervisor cluster Describe the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid service Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vSphere: Fast Track [v7.0] 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 VMware vSphere: Fast Track [v7.0] 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 Experienced system administrators and cloud administrators who are already familiar with vRealize Automation Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Learn installation best practices and troubleshoot installation failures Verify the correct DNS configuration Examine main logs and collect log bundles Examine the Kubernetes pods in the vRealize Automation architecture Troubleshoot common errors that prevent successful deployments Troubleshoot YAML code errors in VMware cloud templates Troubleshoot cloudConfig code errors in VMware cloud templates Troubleshoot VMware Identity Manager™ configuration errors Troubleshoot common errors in VMware vRealize Orchestrator™ workflows Use the vRealize Orchestrator debugger Use log outputs from vRealize Orchestrator Troubleshoot problems in custom resources Troubleshoot problems in resource actions Troubleshoot action-based extensibility (ABX) actions Integrate vRealize Automation with VMware vRealize Log Insight™ Integrate vRealize Automation with VMware vRealize Operations Manager™ Use VMware vRealize Lifecycle Manager™ to troubleshoot vRealize Automation problems with licenses and certificates Configure and replace certificates This three-day, hands-on training course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in troubleshooting VMware vRealize Automation™. vRealize Automation can be used to automate the delivery of virtual machines, applications, and personalized IT services across different data centers and hybrid cloud environments. This course will enable you to troubleshoot common problems with hands-on lab problems. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives Troubleshooting vRealize Automation Installation Issues vRealize Automation installation overview vRealize Automation installation best practices Troubleshooting installation failures vRealize Automation General Troubleshooting Verifying the DNS configuration settings in vRealize Automation and vSphere Examining the main logs in the user interface Collecting a log bundle Using vracli commands Examining the pods in the vRealize Automation Kubernetes architecture Dumping a log from a vRealize Automation Kubernetes pod Stopping and restarting a vRealize Automation Kubernetes pod vRealize Automation Cloud Templates and Deployment Troubleshooting Overview of provisioning and placement workflows Examining a deployment history Troubleshooting deployment issues Using deployment Dev mode Troubleshooting YAML code Troubleshooting problems with cloudConfig vRealize Automation Identity Manager Architecture and Cluster Architecture Authentication workflow in vRealize Automation Connector high availability for the authentication Architecture of a VMware Identity Manager cluster Key VMware Identity Manager commands and log files Troubleshooting a VMware Identity Manager problem Key vRealize Automation components Architecture of the vRealize Automation cluster vRealize Automation node failover scenario vRealize Automation cluster shutdown and startup process Virtual machine provisioning workflow Troubleshooting vRealize Orchestrator Workflows Overview of vRealize Orchestrator and vRealize Automation communications Using the vRealize Orchestrator debugger Using vRealize Orchestrator log output Troubleshooting vRealize Orchestrator binding errors Troubleshooting vRealize Orchestrator logic errors Troubleshooting vRealize Orchestrator payload errors Troubleshooting custom resource errors Troubleshooting resource action errors Troubleshooting Action Based Extensibility (ABX) Actions Overview of ABX actions Troubleshooting ABX actions vRealize Automation Integration with vRealize Tools Integrating vRealize Automation and vRealize Log Insight Integrating vRealize Automation and vRealize Operations Manager Using vRealize Operations Manager to monitor vRealize Automation vRealize Automation Certificate Management Managing vRealize Automation certificates Creating certificate requests with vRealize Lifecycle Manager Using Microsoft Certificate Services to create vRealize Automation certificates Replacing vRealize Automation certificates Additional course details:Notes Delivery by TDSynex, Exit Certified and New Horizons an VMware Authorised Training Centre (VATC) Nexus Humans VMware vRealize Automation: Troubleshooting [V8.6] 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 VMware vRealize Automation: Troubleshooting [V8.6] 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 course is designed for the following roles: System administrators Technical solutions architects Systems integrators Channel partners Value-added resellers Customer sales engineers DevOps engineers Sales engineers Systems engineers Technical solutions architects Overview This course will help you: Use SaaS or on-prem version of Cisco Intersight to enable IT organizations to analyze, simplify, and automate their environments in more advanced ways than the prior generations of tools Gain hands-on experience using Cisco Intersight Understand the X-Series, B-Series, and C-Series product line similarities and differences Describe Cisco Intersight and how it can be used to manage UCS and Cisco Hyperflex Understand the process for upgrading firmware with Cisco Intersight Administering server profiles, pools, and policies with Cisco Intersight Describe how to get started with Cisco Intersight programmability Cisco Intersight Overview (DCISO) v1.0 is a 3-day instructor led course that builds your experience with the administration of Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) X-Series servers, including using Cisco Intersight for UCS management. This course covers architecture, configuration, and operation of Cisco Intersight©, and is designed to serve the needs of engineers seeking to understand the capabilities of Cisco Intersight for managing data centers from a single management platform. Course Outline Describing Cisco UCS Management in Cisco Intersight Describing the Cisco UCS Platform Describing Cisco Intersight Workloads Describing Automation Options Using Cisco Intersight

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is for solution architects, solution designers, administrators, product managers, or anyone who needs to learn the essentials of IBM Case Manager. Overview Describe the users of IBM Case Manager Identify components of IBM Case Manager Create and process a case Search for a case Review a case Add annotations and comments to a case Split a case Explore and identify the structure of a solution Add a custom task Add a quick task Identify IBM Case Manager integration options This course is an introduction to IBM Case Manager, concepts, functions, and architecture. Participants use an IBM Case Manager system to practice the skills that are required by case workers to process cases and create runtime tasks. Introduction to IBM Case Manager Describe the uses of IBM Case Manager Identify components of IBM Case Manager Create and process a case Identify a case List the components of a case type Describe the IBM Case Manager Client Add a case and process a work item Review a case Search for a case Review a case Add annotations and comments to a case Split a case Structure of a solution Describe IBM Case Manager solutions and their assets Identify IBM Case Manager environments Explore the IBM Case Manager Builder Step Designer Add runtime tasks Add a custom task Add a quick task IBM Case Manager integration options Identify IBM Case Manager integration options