VMware NSX-T 3.0 Essential Training

Course details

VMware NSX is the most disruptive network technology in recent memory. Demand for employees who understand NSX will continue to grow as the product reaches maturity. In this course, technical trainer and experienced information technology professional Rick Crisci helps you understand all of the concepts behind NSX-T 3.0. Begin with learning basic networking, a key skill for vSphere administrators. Go over the basics about NSX-T 3.0 objects, and find out how to differentiate the Management, Control, and Data Planes. From there, dig deep into switching and routing functions within NSX-T 3.0. Plus, explore security and how NSX can provide microsegmentation.

This course will also help you prepare for the VMware VCP-NV exam. The new VCP-NV 2021 Certification can be achieved by passing the NSX-T 3.0 exam that this course is based on. In order to take the VCP-NV exam, you will need to complete some course requirements from VMware, as well.

Learning objectives
Describe basic network concepts such as ARP, MTU, spanning tree, routing, and switching.
Describe the features of the NSX-T Service Router, such as NAT, VPN, and load balancing.
Understand key concepts related to VMware NSX switching, routing, and security.
Understand vSphere networking components and terminology, including standard and distributed virtual switches, VMNICs, vNIC, and VM port groups.

Concepts

1. Networking Fundamentals

01 - Introduction to part one
02 - About this section - Network fundamentals
03 - The OSI model
04 - Ethernet basics
05 - Maximum transmission unit (MTU)
06 - Ethernet broadcasts
07 - Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
08 - IP network basics
09 - ARP - Address Resolution Protocol

2. vSphere 6.7 Virtual Networking Essentials

10 - About this section - vSphere networking
11 - Virtual networking basics
12 - vSphere standard switches
13 - vSphere distributed switches
14 - Demo - Create a vSphere switch

3. NSX-T Management and Control Plane

15 - Introduction to part two
16 - NSX-T vs. NSX-V
17 - NSX-T management, control, and data planes
18 - NSX manager architecture
19 - NSX controller concepts
20 - NSX controller plane sharding

4. Preparing Transport Nodes for NSX-T

21 - NSX-T data plane
22 - GENEVE and TEPs
23 - Transport zones
24 - VLAN transport zone
25 - Demo - Configure hosts for NSX-T
26 - Demo - NSX-T VMkernel ports
27 - Uplinks and teaming
28 - Demo - TEPs and NIC teaming

5. Logical Switching

29 - Introduction to part three
30 - NSX-T logical switching
31 - vSphere 7, vDS, and N-VDS
32 - Demo - Create layer-2 segments
33 - Demo - Configure segment profiles
34 - NSX controller tables
35 - Demo - NSX controller tables
36 - BUM traffic replication
37 - Demo - Configure BUM traffic replication mode

6. NSX-T 3.0 Routing

38 - Introduction to part four
39 - Introduction to NSX-T distributed routing
40 - NSX-T single-tier routing architecture
41 - NSX-T multi-tier routing architecture
42 - Demo - Configure east west routing
43 - Demo - Configure north south routing
44 - Demo - Using the CLI to view routes
45 - Service router active active availability
46 - Service router active standby availability
47 - Demo - High availability deep dive
48 - NSX-T Edge Node
49 - NSX-T routing protocols

7. Section 8 - NSX-T Edge Services

50 - Introduction to part five
51 - Layer 2 bridging
52 - Network address translation (NAT)
53 - Demo - Configuring network address translation (NAT)
54 - Demo - Reflexive NAT
55 - DHCP
56 - Demo - Configure DHCP for NSX-T 3.0
57 - NSX-T load balancing
58 - Demo - NSX-T load balancing
59 - IPSEC VPN
60 - Demo - IPSEC VPN
61 - NSX-T Layer 2 VPN

8. Section 9 - NSX-T Security

62 - Introduction to part six
63 - Understanding NSX-T firewalls
64 - Demo - Configure the NSX-T distributed firewall
65 - Demo - NSX-T firewall rules for a three-tier application
66 - Demo - Configure the NSX-T Edge firewall
67 - Demo - Configure the NSX-T distributed IDS
68 - Demo - Configure NSX-T URL analysis
69 - Network introspection services
70 - Endpoint protection

9. 1. NSX-T Installation

71 - Introduction to part seven
72 - About this section
73 - Installing NSX Manager
74 - Demo - Installing NSX Manager
75 - Demo - Add a compute manager