VMware NSX-T Data Center: Troubleshooting and Operations V3.2 (NSXTOT32)

  • Duration: 5 days (40 hours)
  • Date: on request

VMware NSX-T Data Center: Troubleshooting and Operations V3.2 (NSXTOT32)

This course will help:
  • Gain the knowledge and skills necessary to achieve competency in operating and troubleshooting a VMware NSX-T data center environment
  • Understand the workflows of various networking and security constructs, as well as operational and troubleshooting tools to help you manage and troubleshoot your NSX-T Data Center environment
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Course syllabus:

  • Introduction and course logistics
  • Course objectives
  • Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools (dashboards, Traceflow, live traffic analysis, port
    mirroring) for the NSX-T Data Center environment
  • Configure syslog, IPFIX, and log collections for the NSX-T Data Center environment
  • Integrate NSX-T Data Center with vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Network Insight
  • Validate and review the API methods available to configure the NSX-T Data Center environment
  • 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
  • Describe the data plane architecture, components, and communication channels
  • Explain and troubleshoot VMware ESXi transport node preparation issues
  • Explain and troubleshoot KVM transport node preparation issues
  • Explain and troubleshoot VMware NSX Edge transport node preparation issue
  • Describe the architecture of logical switching
  • List the modules and processes involved in configuring logical switching
  • Explain the importance of N-VDS and VDS in transport nodes
  • Describe the procedure to migrate from N-VDS to VDS
  • Review the architecture and workflows involved in attaching workloads to segments
  • Identify and troubleshoot common logical switching issues
  • Review the architecture of logical routing and NSX Edge nodes
  • 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
  • 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 NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components
  • Identify and troubleshoot common NSX Advanced Load Balancer issues
  • Review of IPsec and L2 VPN architecture and components
  • Identify and troubleshoot common IPsec and L2 VPN issues
  • Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX datapath (East-West and South-North)
  • 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

You will learn:

  • Use the native tools available in NSX-T Data Center to identify and troubleshoot the problems related to the NSX-T Data Center environment
  • Use VMware vRealize Log Insight and VMware vRealize Network Insight to identify and troubleshoot the problems related to the NSX-T Data Center environment
  • Explain the NSX-T Data Center infrastructure components and the communications between them
  • Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot problems related to the management, control, and data planes in NSX-T Data Center
  • Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot problems related to infrastructure preparation in NSX-T Data Center
  • Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot problems related to logical switching and logical routing in NSX-T Data Center
  • Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot network security problems related to the NSX-T Data Center Distributed and Gateway firewalls
  • Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot problems related to VPN and the VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer
  • Identify the components and packet flows involved in the NSX-T Data Center datapath and troubleshoot related problems

Pre-requisites:

You should also have 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)
  • VMware vSphere environments
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