Content
1. Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives
2. VMware Cloud Foundation Overview
• Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation 4 solution
• Describe VMware Cloud Foundation 4 architecture
• Identify VMware Cloud Foundation 4 components
• Describe VMware Cloud Foundation 4 topology
• Define VMware Cloud Foundation 4 terminology
3. Post Deployment Operations
• Integrate VMware Cloud Foundation with VMware vCenter® Single Sign-On
• Configure user accounts in VMware Cloud Foundation
• Manage passwords in VMware Cloud Foundation
• Describe the two roles in VMware Cloud Foundation
4. Licensing
• Add license keys to the VMware Cloud Foundation inventory
• Assign license keys
• Remove license keys
• Replace expiring licenses
5. Managing Workload Domains
• Define a workload domain
• Create, scale, and delete workload domains
• Describe use cases for multiple clusters in a workload domain
• Manage storage options for workload domains
• Plan and implement network pools for consumption by workload domains
• Compare multiple workload domains and multi-cluster options
6. VMware Cloud Foundation Networking with NSX-T
• Discuss NSX-T automation in VMware Cloud Foundation
• Discuss NSX-T in the Management Domain
• Learn About Application Virtual Networks (AVNs)
• Use of AVNs in the Deployment Parameter Sheet
• Learn other AVN uses
• Use SDDC Manager to automate NSX edge cluster deployment
7. Kubernetes Enabled Workload Domains
• Describe vSphere with Tanzu
• Describe vSphere with Tanzu containers, pods, and supervisor clusters
• Configure Namespaces
• Implement vSphere with Tanzu in a VMware Cloud Foundation workload domain
8. VMware Cloud Foundation Storage Management
• Identify vSAN architecture and components
• Discuss how to scale vSAN clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation
• Explain how storage policies work with VMware Cloud Foundation vSAN clusters
• Discuss external storage as supplemental storage
• Describe Cloud Native Storage
• Describe vSphere with Tanzu for Cloud Native Storage consumption
9. VMware Cloud Foundation Certificate Management
• Describe the initial deployment state of certificates
• Manage SDDC certificate rotation
• Describe certificate creation options
• Describe certificate rotation using Active Directory
• Use SDDC Manager to create Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs)
10. Life Cycle Management
• Describe the role of SDDC Manager in life cycle management
• Describe the different LCM options available in VMware Cloud Foundation 4
• Describe the upgrade prerequisites and upgrade precheck process
• Upgrade VMware Cloud Foundation software and components
• Describe the role of VMware vRealize® Suite Lifecycle Manager™
11. VMware Cloud Foundation Troubleshooting
• Use SOS commands to perform health checks and log bundle operations.
• Create service requests using best practices
• Troubleshoot failed workflows using log files and token IDs
• Restart services using the correct procedures