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VMware NSX: Troubleshooting and Operations [V4.x] («VMNTO4»)

In this course, you will learn the workflows of various networking and security constructs as well as various operational and troubleshooting tools to help you manage and troubleshoot your VMware NSX environment.

Duration 5 days

Price 3'950.–

Course documents Original electronic VMware courseware (eKit)

Version NSX 4.x is the direct successor of NSX-T 3.2

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Course facts

Key Learnings

Using the native tools available in NSX to identify and troubleshoot the problems
Using VMware Aria Operations for Logs and VMware Aria Operations for Networks to identify and troubleshoot problems related to the NSX environment
Explaining the NSX infrastructure components and the communications between them
Identifying, analyzing, and troubleshooting problems related to the management, control, and data planes in NSX
Identifying, analyzing, and troubleshooting problems related to infrastructure preparation and VMware NSX Edge deployments
Identifying, analyzing, and troubleshooting problems related to logical switching and logical routing
Identifying, analyzing, and troubleshooting network security problems related to the Distributed firewalls, Gateway firewalls, and Distributed IDS/IPS
Identifying, analyzing, and troubleshooting problems related to VPN and VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer
Identifying the components and packet flows involved in the NSX datapath and troubleshoot related problems

Content

This course covers NSX 4.x, the direct successor to NSX-T 3.2. More info on the product name change and the release notes can be found here https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX/4.0/rn/vmware-nsx-4001-release-notes/index.html and here https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/67207.

1 Course Introduction

Introduction and course logistics
Course objectives

2 NSX Operations and Tools

Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools for NSX
Configure syslog, IPFIX, and log collections for the NSX environment
Integrate NSX with VMware Aria Operations for Logs and VMware Aria Operations for Networks
Validate and review the API methods available to configure the NSX environment

3 Troubleshooting the NSX Management Cluster

Describe the NSX Management cluster architecture, components, and communication channels
Identify the workflows involved in configuring the NSX Management cluster
Validate and troubleshoot the NSX Management cluster formation

4 Troubleshooting Infrastructure Preparation

Describe the data plane architecture, components, and communication channels
Explain and troubleshoot VMware ESXi transport node preparation issues
Explain and troubleshoot NSX Edge deployment issues

5 Troubleshooting Logical Switching

Describe the architecture of logical switching
List the modules and processes involved in configuring logical switching
Explain the importance of VDS in transport nodes
Review the architecture and workflows involved in attaching workloads to segments
Identify and troubleshoot common logical switching issues

6 Troubleshooting Logical Routing

Review the architecture of logical routing
Explain the workflows involved in the configuration of Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways
Explain the high availability modes and validate logical router placements
Identify and troubleshoot common logical routing issues using both BGP and OSPF

7 Troubleshooting Security

Review the architecture of the Distributed Firewall
Explain the workflows involved in configuring the Distributed Firewall
Review the architecture of the Gateway Firewall
Explain the workflows involved in configuring the Gateway Firewall
Identify and troubleshoot common Distributed firewall and Gateway Firewall issues
Review the architecture and workflows involved in configuring Distributed IDS/IPS
Identify and troubleshoot common Distributed IDS/IPS problems

8 Troubleshooting Services

Review the NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components
Identify and troubleshoot common NSX Advanced Load Balancer issues
Review the IPsec and L2 VPN architecture and components
Identify and troubleshoot common IPsec and L2 VPN issues

9 Datapath Walkthrough

Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX datapath
Identify and perform packet captures at various points in the datapath
Use NSX CLI and native hypervisor commands to retrieve configurations involved in the NSX datapath

Target audience

This course is aimed at experienced system administrators, network administrators, and network and security professionals who work with enterprise networks.

Requirements

A good understanding of TCP/IP services and protocols, as well as knowledge and work experience in computer networking and security, including switching and routing technologies (L2 and L3), network and application delivery services (L4 through L7), firewalling (L4 through L7), and vSphere environments is required. Before taking this course, you must complete the following course:

5 days

Berne, Zürich

CHF

3'950.–

Certification

VMware Certification: Click here for an overview of the VMware certifications.

Additional information

In this course you will receive electronic course materials. The documents will be sent to you by VMware prior to the course to the address you provided when you registered. You have the option of bringing your own tablet or laptop so that you can read the content and exercises in parallel to your lessons. In addition, you have your documents already saved in the right place.