Detailed Course Outline
The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives. Practical experience is included throughout the course.
Describe VCF on VxRail
- Overview of VCF on VxRail
- VCF on VxRail Architecture
- Supported storage and networking options
- High-level implementation steps for VCF on VxRail
Use multiple UIs to identify system components
- Describe the various user interfaces and explain their uses
- Identify the cluster, hosts and storage for each domain in SDDC manager
- Lab: Identify the cluster, hosts and storage for the Management Domain and VI WLD in SDDC manager
- Identify the cluster, hosts, and storage for each WLD in the vSphere client
- Lab: Identify Mgmt. and VI WLD components using the vSphere Client
- Identify NSX components and segments for each WLD in NSX Manager
- Lab: Identify Mgmt. and VI WLD components using the NSX Manager
Manage User Accounts and Roles
- SSO and identity sources
- Lab: Add Active Directory over LDAP external identity source to VCF
- VCF users and roles
- Lab: Assign roles to groups and test access
Manage System Component Passwords
- Component password management options for VCF
- Lab: Change a password locally on a system component
- Lab: Use the Remediate action to update a component password in SDDC Manager
- Lab: Use the Update action to set a specific password for a VCF component
- Lab: Use the Rotate Now action to set a random password for a VCF component
- Lab: Use the Schedule Rotation action to set an automatic password change schedule
- Lab: Use the lookup_password utility to retrieve a component password
Manage TLS Certificates
- Certificate management options for VCF
- Lab: Manage Certificates
Manage Licenses
- How licensing works in SDDC manager
- Lab: Add a license to SDDC Manager
- Lab: Assign a new license from SDDC Manager
Manage Workload Domain Hosts
- Overview of adding a VxRail host to a workload domain
- Lab: Add a VxRail host to a VxRail cluster using the vSphere client and VxRail plugin
- Lab: Add a VxRail host to a VI workload domain using SDDC Manager.
- Considerations for removing a VxRail host from an existing workload domain
- Lab: Remove a VxRail host from a VI workload domain using SDDC Manager.
Use Developer Center to access and manage VCF
- VCF developer center and API capabilities
- Lab: Retrieve cluster information using developer center
- Lab: Create a service account using developer center
Deploy NSX Edge cluster on a VI WLD using the API
- NSX networking for VI workload VMs
- Lab: Deploy an NSX Edge cluster using API
- Lab: Validate the NSX Edge cluster deployment using NSX Manager
Configure SDDC Manager and NSX Manager Backups
- Various backup types and options for SDDC Manager and NSX Manager
- Lab: Configure an external SFTP server target in SDDC Manager
- Backup schedules for VCF
- Lab: Configure a backup schedule for SDDC Manager, NSX Manager and vCenter.
Upgrade SDDC Manager
- VCF Lifecycle Management (LCM)
- Why and when to perform an update
- Lab: Validate that the correct upgrade bundle is available
- Lab: Perform a Precheck in SDDC Manager
- Lab: Perform an upgrade on SDDC Manager
Deploy VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
- Lab: Deploy VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle
Support VCF
- Supportability and Serviceability (SoS) Utility
- Lab: Disable the ESXi SSH access for all ESXi hosts using the SOS utility
- Lab: Validate system health using the SOS utility
- Lab: Generate logs using the SOS utility and collect the logs
- Describe VCF log files uses and locations
- Describe how to troubleshoot a failed workflow