1 Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 NSX-T Data Center Operations and Tools
- Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools (dashboards, traceflow, 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 APIs methods available to configure the NSX-T Data Center 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 ESXiTM transport node preparation issues
- Explain and troubleshoot KVM transport node preparation issues
- Explain and troubleshoot VMware NSX® Edge™ transport node preparation issues
5 Troubleshooting Logical Switching
- Understand 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
- Review the architecture and workflows involved in configuring OVS
- Identify and troubleshoot common logical switching issues
6 Troubleshooting Logical Routing
- 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 HA modes and logical router placements
- Identify and troubleshoot common logical routing issues
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
- Describe the architecture and workflows of NorthSouth and East-West Service Insertion
- Troubleshoot North-South and East-West service insertion
- Describe the architecture and workflows of endpoint protection
- Troubleshoot endpoint protection
8 Troubleshooting Load Balancing and VPN Services
- Review load balancer architecture and components
- Identify and troubleshoot common load balancing issues
- Review of IPsec and L2 VPN architecture and components
- Identify and troubleshoot common IPsec and L2 VPN issues
9 NSX-T Data Center Upgrade
- Review and perform the backup and restore of the NSX-T Data Center environment
- Identify the proper sequence of steps to upgrade NSX-T Data Center
- Describe the necessary pre-upgrade and postupgrade checks
- Understand the upgrade coordinator architecture
- Review and troubleshoot the upgrade process for NSX-T Data Center environment
10 Datapath Walkthrough
- Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX-T datapath (East-West and North-South)
- Identify and perform packet captures at various points in the datapath
- Use nsxcli to retrieve several configurations involved in the NSX-T datapath
