1 Course Introduction
- Introduction and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 VMware Telco Cloud Platform Overview
- Describe the architecture of VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- Describe the key functions of VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- List the benefits of VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation architecture
- Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane architecture
- List VMware Telco Cloud Automation deployment options
- Describe the vSphere architecture
- List the key VMware components that are part of vSphere
- Describe the key use cases for vSphere
3 VMware Telco Cloud Platform Infrastructure
- Describe the key capabilities of vSphere and vCenter Server
- List the use cases of vSphere and vCenter Server
- Describe the requirements for infrastructure
- Describe the process of deploying VMs
- List the benefits of VM templates and libraries
- List the requirements of VMware Telco Cloud Platform on vSphere
- Describe the networking options of vSphere
- Describe the key networking use cases
- Describe requirements of VMware Telco Cloud Platform for networking
- Describe the storage options of vSphere
- Describe the key storage use cases
- Describe requirements of VMware Telco Cloud Platform for storage
4 Tanzu Kubernetes Grid and Supporting Containers as a Service
- Describe the role of containers in VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- Describe the benefits and challenges of containers
- List the various container use cases
- Describe the Kubernetes architecture
- List the role of nodes and clusters
- Describe the supporting components of Kubernetes
- Describe Kubernetes compared to Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- List the key features of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- Describe the architecture of Tanzu Kubernetes Grid
- List the steps to integrate a container-based virtual infrastructure
- Describe supporting technologies like Cluster API
- Describe key concepts like late binding
5 Supporting Virtualized Network Functions
- Describe the types of network functions
- List the type of descriptors
- Describe the requirements of a VNF descriptor
- Describe the key vSphere operations for VNFs
- Describe the key VNF use cases
- List the role of vSphere in VNF instantiation
- Outline VM onboarding requirements
- Describe the VNF requirements for onboarding
- List the steps to onboard a VNF
- Describe VNF life cycle management
- Describe key life cycle management operations
6 Supporting Cloud-native Network Functions
- Describe the special requirements of containers on network functions
- List the type of descriptors for containers
- Describe the requirements of a CNF descriptor
- Describe the role of Harbor
- Explain how to list the contents of a Harbor platform
- List the steps to interface with a Harbor platform
- Describe container onboarding requirements for Harbor
- Describe the CNF requirements for onboarding
- List the steps to onboard a CNF
- Describe CNF life cycle management
- Describe key life cycle management operations
7 VMware Telco Cloud Platform Troubleshooting
- Identify the features of the VMware Telco Cloud Platform dashboards
- List the components of the VMware Telco Cloud Platform dashboards
- Explain the features of fault management in VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- Describe the use of fault management in VMware Telco Cloud Platform for network functions
- Describe the use of performance management in VMware Telco Cloud Platform for network functions
- Describe the use of logs in VMware Telco Cloud Platform
- Troubleshoot using VMware Telco Cloud Platform logs
- List the key CLI tools that can be used for Troubleshooting
- List the steps to identify common network function deployment problems
- Examine key troubleshooting scenarios
