VMware Cloud Foundation: Deploy, Configure, Manage (VMCFPMO)

1 Course Introduction

• • Introductions and course logistics
• • Course objectives

2 VMware Cloud Foundation Overview

• • Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation solution
• • Describe VMware Cloud Foundation components and architecture
• • Describe vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation licensing options

3 Day Zero Tasks

• • Describe the process for planning and preparing a VMware Cloud Foundation design
• • Identify the information required for the Planning and Preparation Workbook
• • Describe the fully automated deployment process of VMware SDDC components

4 Post-Deployment Operations

• • Use the VMware Cloud Foundation onboarding wizard to complete preliminary SDDC Manager setup tasks.
• • Configure user access to VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Manage passwords in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Describe password management with SDDC Manager APIs

5 VMware Cloud Foundation Networking with NSX

• • Describe NSX management and control planes
• • Explain virtual IP addressing
• • Describe logical switching
• • Identify NSX Edge functions
• • Describe NSX deployment in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Explain how logical routing works in NSX
• • Identify NSX Edge functions
• • Recognize Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateway topologies
• • Describe the spine-and-leaf design
• • Describe the multi-NIC design
• • Describe NSX Edge node design
• • Discuss BGP and OSPF peering with the physical network
• • Describe cluster design and rack design
• • Define application virtual networks
• • Recognize management domain rack options
• • Recognize NSX Edge cluster placement considerations
• • Use SDDC Manager to deploy an application virtual network

6 Managing Workload Domains

• • Define the concept of workload domain
• • Identify use cases for multiple clusters in a workload domain
• • Describe the SSO domain architecture
• • Define the concept of a network pool
• • Explain how to create, edit, and delete a network pool
• • Use SDDC Manager to commission hosts
• • Describe workload domain design considerations
• • Describe ESXi design considerations for a VI workload domain
• • Describe vSphere design considerations for a VI workload domain
• • Describe software-defined networking design considerations for a VI workload domain
• • Describe shared storage design considerations for a VI workload domain
• • Describe how to make workload domain design decisions
• • Expand the workload domain
• • Perform simultaneous cluster operations

7 VMware Cloud Foundation Storage Management

• • Describe storage options in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Recognize vSAN design considerations
• • Identify sizing and performance considerations that impact the storage design
• • Recognize vSAN design principles
• • Identify components in the vSAN architecture
• • Recognize vSAN requirements for the management domain and workload domains
• • Define the concepts of deduplication and compression
• • Describe how to scale vSAN clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation

8 Availability and Business Continuity

• • Explain the importance of external service availability
• • Identify the steps in the SDDC Manager backup and restore process
• • Identify the steps in the NSX backup and restore process
• • Describe native vSphere availability options
• • Describe the stretched cluster architecture and use cases
• • List the stretched cluster requirements in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Describe the stretched cluster architecture and use cases
• • List the stretched cluster requirements in VMware Cloud Foundation

9 VMware Cloud Foundation Certificate Management

• • Describe public key infrastructure (PKI)
• • Explain the purpose of certificate signing requests (CSRs)
• • List the available certificate authority (CA) options in SDDC Manager
• • Manage certificates in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Integrate SDDC Manager with Microsoft CA and OpenSSL CA
• • Install certificates issued by Microsoft CA, OpenSSL CA, or third-party CAs

10 VMware Cloud Foundation Life Cycle Management

• • Describe life cycle management in VMware Cloud Foundation and the software components it supports
• • Describe the role of vSphere Lifecycle Manager and ESXi host images in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Describe the role of NSX Upgrade Coordinator in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Describe VMware® Aria Suite Lifecycle™ and its supported products
• • Describe the types of bundles and download options available in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Configure SDDC Manager to download VCF online bundles
• • Configure a proxy server to download VCF bundles
• • Download VMware Cloud Foundation bundles using the Bundle Transfer utility
• • Explain the workflow for using vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Create a vSphere Lifecycle Manager image
• • Make a vSphere Lifecycle Manager image available in VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Configure custom ESXi ISO images and perform firmware upgrades using vSphere Lifecycle Manager
• • Explain the upgrade considerations for VMware Cloud Foundation components
• • Outline the upgrade precheck process
• • Monitor VMware Cloud Foundation updates
• • Use the Async Patch Tool to apply patches between BOM releases

11 VMware Aria Suite on VMware Cloud Foundation

• • Describe the VMware Aria Suite architecture running on VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Explain the networking prerequisites for deploying VMware Aria Suite on VMware Cloud Foundation
• • Describe the steps to install and configure VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and VMware Workspace ONE®
• • Explain the common operational tasks in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
• • Identify the VMware validated solutions for VMware Aria Suite products
• • Describe how to use VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle to deploy and manage VMware Aria Suite products

12 VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA

• • Describe the Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA solution
• • Describe the Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA architecture
• • Identify Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA components
• • Describe VMware Cloud Foundation use cases for machine learning

13 VMware Cloud Foundation Troubleshooting

• • Use the Support and Serviceability (SoS) command line tool to create log bundles, perform health checks, and check password validity
• • List the VMware Cloud Foundation services
• • Identify the VMware Cloud Foundation log files
• • Use token IDs to troubleshoot failed workflows