Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introduction and course objectives.
Module 2: VMware Cloud Foundation Overview
- Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation solution.
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation components and architecture.
- Describe vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation licensing options.
Module 3: Day 0 Tasks
- Describe the process for planning and preparing a VMware Cloud Foundation design.
- Identify the information required for the planning and preparation workbook.
- Describe the fully automated deployment process of VMware SDDC components.
Module 4: Post-Deployment Operations
- Use the VMware Cloud Foundation onboarding wizard to complete preliminary SDDC Manager setup tasks.
- Configure user access to VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Manage passwords in VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Describe password management with SDDC Manager APIs.
Module 5: VMware Cloud Foundation Networking with NSX
- Describe NSX management and control planes.
- Explain virtual IP addressing.
- Describe logical switching.
- Identify NSX Edge functions.
- Describe NSX deployment in VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Explain how logical routing works in NSX.
- Recognize Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateway topologies.
- Describe the spine-and-leaf design.
- Describe the multi-NIC design.
- Describe NSX Edge node design.
- Discuss BGP and OSPF peering with the physical network.
- Describe cluster design and rack design.
- Define application virtual networks.
- Recognize management domain rack options.
- Recognize NSX Edge cluster placement considerations.
- Use SDDC Manager to deploy an application virtual network.
Module 6: Managing Workload Domains
- Define the concept of a workload domain.
- Identify use cases for multiple clusters in a workload domain.
- Describe the SSO domain architecture.
- Define the concept of a network pool.
- Explain how to create, edit, and delete a network pool.
- Use SDDC Manager to commission hosts.
- Describe workload domain design considerations.
- Describe ESXi design considerations for a VI workload domain.
- Describe vSphere design considerations for a VI workload domain.
- Describe software-defined networking design considerations for a VI workload domain.
- Describe shared storage design considerations for a VI workload domain.
- Describe how to make workload domain design decisions.
- Expand the workload domain.
- Perform simultaneous cluster operations.
Module 7: VMware Cloud Foundation Storage Management
- Describe storage options in VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Recognize vSAN design considerations.
- Identify sizing and performance considerations that impact storage design.
- Recognize vSAN design principles.
- Identify components in the vSAN architecture.
- Recognize vSAN requirements for the management domain and workload domains.
- Define the concepts of deduplication and compression.
- Describe how to scale vSAN clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation.
Module 8: Availability and Business Continuity
- Explain the importance of external service availability.
- Identify the steps in the SDDC Manager backup and restore process.
- Identify the steps in the NSX backup and restore process.
- Describe native vSphere availability options.
- Describe stretched cluster architecture and use cases.
- List the stretched cluster requirements in VMware Cloud Foundation.
Module 9: VMware Cloud Foundation Certificate Management
- Describe Public Key Infrastructure (PKI).
- Explain the purpose of Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs).
- List the available Certificate Authority (CA) options in SDDC Manager.
- Manage certificates in VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Integrate SDDC Manager with Microsoft CA and OpenSSL CA.
- Install certificates issued by Microsoft CA, OpenSSL CA, or third-party CAs.
Module 10: VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle Management
- Describe lifecycle management in VMware Cloud Foundation and the software components it supports.
- Describe the role of vSphere Lifecycle Manager and ESXi host images in VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Describe the role of NSX Upgrade Coordinator in VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Describe VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and its supported products.
- Describe the types of bundles and download options available in VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Configure SDDC Manager to download VCF online bundles.
- Configure a proxy server to download VCF bundles.
- Download VMware Cloud Foundation bundles using the Bundle Transfer Utility.
- Explain the workflow for using vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images in VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Create a vSphere Lifecycle Manager image.
- Make a vSphere Lifecycle Manager image available in VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Configure custom ESXi ISO images and perform firmware upgrades using vSphere Lifecycle Manager.
- Explain upgrade considerations for VMware Cloud Foundation components.
- Outline the upgrade precheck process.
- Monitor VMware Cloud Foundation updates.
- Use the Async Patch Tool to apply patches between BOM releases.
Module 11: VMware Aria Suite on VMware Cloud Foundation
- Describe the VMware Aria Suite architecture running on VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Explain the networking prerequisites for deploying VMware Aria Suite on VMware Cloud Foundation.
- Describe the steps to install and configure VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle and VMware Workspace ONE.
- Explain common operational tasks in VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle.
- Identify VMware validated solutions for VMware Aria Suite products.
- Describe how to use VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle to deploy and manage VMware Aria Suite products.
Module 12: VMware Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA
- Describe the Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA solution.
- Describe the Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA architecture.
- Identify Private AI Foundation with NVIDIA components.
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation use cases for machine learning.
Module 13: VMware Cloud Foundation Troubleshooting
- Use the Support and Serviceability (SoS) command-line tool to:
- Create log bundles.
- Perform health checks.
- Check password validity.
- List the VMware Cloud Foundation services.
- Identify VMware Cloud Foundation log files.
- Use token IDs to troubleshoot failed workflows.
