NSXTTO32 – VMware NSX-T Data Center: Troubleshooting and Operations v3.2

Course Overview

This five-day, hands-on training course provides the advanced knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in operating and troubleshooting the VMware NSX-T  Data Center environment. In this course, you are introduced to workflows of various networking and security constructs along with several operational and troubleshooting tools that help you manage and troubleshoot your NSX-T Data Center environment.

In addition, you are presented with various types of technical problems, which you will identify, analyze, and solve through a systematic process.

Product Alignment

VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.2

Course Content

Course Introduction
Introduction and course logistics
Course objectives

NSX-T Data Center Operations and Tools

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

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

Troubleshooting Infrastructure Preparation

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

Troubleshooting Logical Switching

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

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 high availability modes and validate logical router placements
Identify and troubleshoot common logical routing issues using both BGP and OSPF

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

Troubleshooting the NSX Advanced Load Balancer and VPN Services

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

Datapath Walkthrough

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

Who should attend
Experienced system administrators and network administrators
Network and security professionals who work with enterprise and data center networks
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you must complete the following course:

VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage V3.2 

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

The VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization certification is recommended.