• Troubleshoot VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up issues.
• Analyze logs to identify infrastructure problems.
• Use the SoS Utility for troubleshooting.
• Troubleshoot VCF workload domain issues.
• Diagnose NSX networking and routing problems.
• Troubleshoot certificates and password management.
• Identify lifecycle management issues.
• Use VMware Cloud Foundation APIs for troubleshooting.

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Module 2: Troubleshooting VMware Cloud Foundation

• VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up components
• VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up troubleshooting methodologies
• Bring-up validation pre-check process
• Using log files to identify VCF bring-up failures
• Common VCF bring-up validation pre-check errors

Module 3: Workload Domain Troubleshooting

• Use logs to perform workload domain troubleshooting
• Review logs for problem scenarios
• VMware Cloud Foundation SDDC Manager capabilities and services
• SDDC Manager troubleshooting options
• Supportability and Serviceability (SoS) Utility
• Troubleshooting failed SDDC Manager workflows

Module 4: VMware Cloud Foundation Networking

• VMware NSX architecture components
• Maintaining an NSX Manager cluster
• Routing and switching with VMware NSX
• VMware Cloud Foundation networking requirements
• Role of NSX in VMware Cloud Foundation
• Deploying NSX in VMware Cloud Foundation domains
• NSX routing and switching
• NSX troubleshooting tools and methodologies
• Troubleshooting NSX routing and switching issues

Module 5: VMware Cloud Foundation Certificates

• Cryptography fundamentals
• VMware Certificate Authority (VMCA) architecture
• Public Key Infrastructure (PKI)
• Creating a Certificate Signing Request (CSR)
• Managing certificates for VCF foundation components
• Adding a Certificate Authority in SDDC Manager
• Replacing certificates with SDDC Manager
• Troubleshooting certificate errors

Module 6: Troubleshooting Password Management

• Password rotation in SDDC Manager
• Password management best practices
• Performing password rotation
• Using API calls and command-line tools to manage passwords
• Identifying common password management problems

Module 7: VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle Management

• Automating VCF upgrades
• Component upgrade prerequisites
• Upgrading SDDC Manager
• Upgrading VMware vSphere elements
• Upgrading VMware NSX
• Upgrading VMware Aria Suite products
• Troubleshooting VMware Cloud Foundation upgrade issues

Module 8: VMware Cloud Foundation API

• VMware Cloud Foundation API use cases
• Supported VCF API calls
• Token-based authentication
• Using API tools
• Applying troubleshooting methodology to VCF API calls

3 Days

• Troubleshoot VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up scenarios.
• Analyze VCF logs to identify infrastructure failures.
• Use the SoS Utility for troubleshooting.
• Investigate workload domain and SDDC Manager issues.
• Troubleshoot NSX routing and switching problems.
• Analyze NSX troubleshooting information and logs.
• Create and manage certificate signing requests.
• Troubleshoot VCF certificate issues.
• Perform password rotation and troubleshoot password-related problems.
• Use APIs and command-line tools for password management.
• Troubleshoot VCF lifecycle management and upgrade issues.
• Use VMware Cloud Foundation APIs for troubleshooting scenarios.

Course Completion Certificate by Network Binary

• Experienced System Administrators
• System Engineers
• System Integrators
• VMware Cloud Foundation professionals responsible for troubleshooting VCF environments

• Completion of VMware Cloud Foundation: Deploy, Configure, Manage [V5.0]
• Operational knowledge of VMware vSphere
• Operational knowledge of VMware NSX
• Operational knowledge of VMware vSAN
• At least one year of VMware Cloud Foundation experience