Who should attend
Experienced System Administrators
System Engineers
System Integrators
Migration Engineers
Migration Architects
Prerequisites
This course requires the following knowledge/experience;
Experience administering vSphere environment
Experience administering VMware Cloud Foundation environment
This knowledge/experience can be acquired by completion of the following courses:
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] (VSICM8)
VMware Cloud Foundation: Deploy, Configure, Manage [V5.0] (VCFPMO5)
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
Describe the components and architecture of VMware Cloud Foundation
Describe the key features and capabilities of VMware HCX
Explain the architecture of VMware HCX and its components
Understand the migration types that VMware HCX supports, including VMware HCX® vMotion®, HCX Bulk migration, and HCX Replication Assisted vMotion
Plan and execute migrations using VMware HCX migration plans
Describe how VMware HCX addresses migration challenges through its network extension capabilities
Define the concept of network extension within the context of VMware HCX
Outline:
Introductions and course logistics
Course objectives
2 VMware Cloud Foundation OverviewDescribe the components and architecture of VMware Cloud Foundation
Explain the benefits of VMware Cloud Foundation in a hybrid cloud environment
Identify the features of VMware Cloud Console
3 Introduction to VMware HCX
Describe the key features and capabilities of VMware HCX
Explain the architecture of VMware HCX and its components
Discuss the purpose of HCX Manager, HCX Interconnect, and HCX mobility components
Install and configure HCX Manager
Set up interconnects between a legacy vSphere environment and VMware Cloud Foundation
Manage VMware HCX services and networks
4 Workload Migration with VMware HCX
Describe the migration types that VMware HCX supports, including vSphere vMotion, HCX Bulk migration, and HCX Replication Assisted vMotion
Perform live migration of workloads between legacy vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation environments using VMware HCX
Plan and execute migrations using VMware HCX migration plans
Explain how VMware HCX enables seamless connectivity between on-premises data centers and cloud environments
Identify common challenges associated with establishing network connectivity in hybrid cloud scenarios
Describe how VMware HCX addresses these challenges through its network extension capabilities
Define the concept of network extension in the context of VMware HCX