NSX-T Data Center

NSXTD32 : VMware NSX-T Data Center: Design [V3.2]

Course Duration

5 Days

Delivery

ILT/VILT

Overview

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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.

Product Alignment

VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.2

What You'll Learn

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

Who Should Attend

Network and security architects and consultants who design the enterprise and data center networks and VMware NSX® environments

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you must complete the following course:
• VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V3.2]

You should also have the understanding or knowledge of these technologies:

Good understanding of TCP/IP services and protocols
Knowledge and working experience of computer networking and security, including: - Switching and routing technologies (L2-L3)
- Network and application delivery -services (L4-L7)
- Firewalling (L4-L7)
- vSphere environments

The VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization certification is recommended.

Learning Journey

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1 Course Introduction

Introduction and course logistics
Course objectives

2 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

3 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

4 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

5 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

6 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

7 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

8 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

9 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

10 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

11 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

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VMware certifications validate your skills and expertise in virtualization and cloud technologies, making you a valuable asset in the IT industry.
These certifications demonstrate your ability to design, deploy, and manage complex VMware environments, enhancing your career prospects and earning potential.
VMware-certified professionals are highly sought after by employers worldwide, as they possess the knowledge and skills to drive digital transformation and optimize IT infrastructure.
What to expect for the examination?

VMware offers a variety of certification exams at different levels (VCTA, VCP, VCAP, VCDX) and across various technology tracks (Data Center Virtualization, Network Virtualization, Cloud Management and Automation, etc.).
Exams typically consist of multiple-choice and scenario-based questions that assess your knowledge and ability to apply it in real-world situations.
Note: Certification requirements and policies may be updated by VMware from time to time. We apologize for any discrepancies; do get in touch with us if you have any questions.
How long is VMware certification valid for?

As of April 2019, VMware has removed the mandatory recertification requirement for VCP certifications.
This means your VCP certification will not expire, and you are not required to recertify at any specific interval.
However, VMware encourages individuals to recertify and upgrade their certifications to validate their continued expertise and stay current with the latest technologies.
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