VMware Cloud Foundation: Deploy, Configure, Manage [V5.0]

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

2 VMware Cloud Foundation Overview

• Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation solution

• Describe VMware Cloud Foundation architecture

• Identify VMware Cloud Foundation components

• Describe VMware Cloud Foundation topology

3 VMware Cloud Foundation+ and VMware Cloud Connectivity

• Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation+™ architecture

• Identify the pre-requisites for VCF+

• Describe the VCF+ value added features

• Describe subscription-based licensing parameters

• Describe the subscription process

• Describe the VMware Cloud Gateway™ functionality

• Identify the VMware Cloud Gateway components

• Describe the VMware Cloud Gateway architecture

• Describe VMware Cloud Gateway connectivity to VMware Cloud

• Describe the VMware Cloud platform

• Describe the vSphere+ services used in VCF+

• Demonstrate the capabilities of the cloud UI for VCF+

4 Day Zero Tasks

• Identify the requirements for deploying VMware Cloud Foundation

• Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation bring-up process

• Identify the information required for the Planning and Preparation Workbook

• Complete the Deployment Parameter Workbook

• Describe how VMware Cloud Builder™ automates the deployment process

• Identify the configuration validation process performed by VMware Cloud Builder

• Describe the deployment of the management domain

5 Post-Deployment Operations

• Complete the onboarding wizard

• Understand VMware Cloud Foundation integration with VMware Single Sign-On

• Configure user access to VMware Cloud Foundation

• Describe the importance of user roles in vSphere

• Configure identity sources for VMware Cloud Foundation

• Perform the SDDC Manager backup and restore process

• Identify steps in the NSX backup and restore process

• Manage passwords in VMware Cloud Foundation

• Explain the importance of using VMware Cloud Foundation to manage passwords for vSphere components

• Manage and secure a primary password list

• Describe the process for rotating passwords not managed by VMware Cloud Foundation

6 VMware Cloud Foundation Networking with NSX

• Describe network virtualization with NSX

• Recognize NSX operational planes

• Identify NSX components

• Describe logical switching

• Describe NSX Data Center deployment in VMware Cloud Foundation

• Explain how logical routing works in NSX

• Identify VMware NSX® Edge™ functions

• Describe data plane preparation for NSX Edge nodes in a workload domain

• Recognize tier-0 and tier-1 gateway topologies

• Define application virtual networks

• Describe management domain rack options

• List NSX Edge cluster requirements for vSphere with Tanzu

• Discuss NSX Edge cluster placement considerations

7 Managing Workload Domains

• Define workload domains

• List the types of workload domains

• State scale limits for workload domains

• Identify use cases for multiple clusters in a workload domain

• Define network pools

• Size network pools

• Create network pools

• Commission hosts

• Identify workload domain prerequisites

• Create a workload domain

• Scale a workload domain

• Delete a workload domain

• Decommission hosts

• Describe distinctive design decisions for VMware Cloud Foundation components

8 vSphere with Tanzu in VMware Cloud Foundation

• Explain vSphere with Tanzu

• Define the role of Spherelet

• Describe the supervisor cluster control plane

• Define vSphere with Tanzu namespaces

• Describe the role of NSX networking components

• Discuss vSphere with Tanzu networking topology

• Describe control plane VM management networking requirements

• Plan appropriate IP address CIDR ranges for pod, ingress, and egress networking

• Describe prerequisites for vSphere with Tanzu cluster compatibility

• Deploy VMware vSphere® Add-on for Kubernetes

• Create a vSphere namespace

• Configure limits and permissions for a vSphere namespace

9 VMware Cloud Foundation Storage Management

• Identify storage use cases in VMware Cloud Foundation

• Determine the most appropriate storage option for a workload domain

• Describe different vSphere-native storage design options

• Identify VMware vSAN architecture and components

• Describe vSAN requirements for the management and workload domains

• Define deduplication and compression

• Discuss how to scale vSAN clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation

• Explain how storage policies work with VMware Cloud Foundation vSAN clusters

• Configure storage policies for vSAN

• Explain storage policy failure tolerance rules

• Identify a virtual machine storage policy compliance status

10 Availability and Business Continuity

• Recognize the importance of external service availability

• Describe native vSphere availability options

• Identify stretched cluster use cases

• Identify stretched cluster components

• Recognize stretched cluster requirements in VMware Cloud Foundation

• Prepare and deploy a vSAN stretched cluster using APIs

11 VMware Cloud Foundation Certificate Management

• Learn basics of public key infrastructure (PKI)

• Describe the purpose of certificate signing requests (CSRs)

• Describe the use of subject alternative names (SAN)

• Describe available options in SDDC Manager for certificate authorities

• View certificates

• Generate a CSR

• Replace and install certificates for VMware Cloud Foundation components

• Know the available CA options in SDDC Manager

• Configure the Microsoft CA server

• Add OpenSSL CA in SDDC Manager

• Install certificates issued by Microsoft, OpenSSL, and third-party certificate authorities

12 VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle Management

• Describe VMware Cloud Foundation Life Cycle Management

• List the products you can upgrade using VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle management

• Use online and offline bundle downloads using VMware Cloud Foundation Lifecycle management

• Understand the role of vSphere Lifecycle Management in VMware Cloud Foundation

• Understand vSphere Lifecycle Manager baseline-based and image-based clusters

• Understand how and when to use cluster images

• Describe the importance of Hardware Support Managers

• Describe the upgrade prerequisites

• Outline the upgrade precheck process

• Describe the order of upgrade for VMware Cloud Foundation components

• Upgrade VMware Cloud Foundation software and components

13 VMware Cloud Foundation Troubleshooting

• Use the SoS command-line tool to create log bundles, perform health checks, and check password validity

• List VMware Cloud Foundation services

• Identify VMware Cloud Foundation log files

• Use token IDs to troubleshoot failed workflows