VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage

Course subjects

1. Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

2. VMware Virtual Cloud Network and VMware NSX

• Introduce the VMware Virtual Cloud Network vision

• Describe the NSX product portfolio

• Discuss NSX features, use cases, and benefits

• Explain NSX architecture and components

• Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and their functions

3. Preparing the NSX Infrastructure

• Deploy VMware NSX Manager™ nodes on ESXi hypervisors

• Navigate through the NSX UI

• Explain data plane components such as N-VDS/VDS, transport nodes, transport zones, profiles, and more

• Perform transport node preparation and configure the data plane infrastructure

• Verify transport node status and connectivity

• Explain DPU-based acceleration in NSX

• Install NSX using DPUs

4. NSX Logical Switching

• Introduce key components and terminology in logical switching

• Describe the function and types of L2 segments

• Explain tunneling and the Geneve encapsulation

• Configure logical segments and attach hosts using NSX UI

• Describe the function and types of segment profiles

• Create segment profiles and apply them to segments and ports

• Explain the function of MAC, ARP, and TEP tables used in packet forwarding

• Demonstrate L2 unicast packet flow

• Explain ARP suppression and BUM traffic handling

5. NSX Logical Routing

• Describe the logical routing function and use cases

• Introduce the two-tier routing architecture, topologies, and components

• Explain the Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateway functions

• Describe the logical router components: Service Router and Distributed Router

• Discuss the architecture and function of NSX Edge nodes

• Discuss deployment options of NSX Edge nodes

• Configure NSX Edge nodes and create NSX Edge clusters

• Configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways

• Examine single-tier and multitier packet flows

• Configure static routing and dynamic routing, including BGP and OSPF

• Enable ECMP on a Tier-0 gateway

• Describe NSX Edge HA, failure detection, and failback modes

• Configure VRF Lite

6. NSX Bridging

• Describe the function of logical bridging

• Discuss the logical bridging use cases

• Compare routing and bridging solutions

• Explain the components of logical bridging

• Create bridge clusters and bridge profiles

7. NSX Firewalls

• Describe NSX segmentation

• Identify the steps to enforce Zero-Trust with NSX segmentation

• Describe the Distributed Firewall architecture, components, and function

• Configure Distributed Firewall sections and rules

• Configure the Distributed Firewall on VDS

• Describe the Gateway Firewall architecture, components, and function

• Configure Gateway Firewall sections and rules

8. NSX Advanced Threat Prevention

• Explain NSX IDS/IPS and its use cases

• Configure NSX IDS/IPS

• Deploy NSX Application Platform

• Identify the components and architecture of NSX Malware Prevention

• Configure NSX Malware Prevention for east-west and north-south traffic

• Describe the use cases and architecture of VMware NSX Intelligence™

• Identify the components and architecture of VMware NSX Network Detection and Response™

• Use NSX Network Detection and Response to analyse network traffic events.

9. NSX Services

• Explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT)

• Explain and configure DNS and DHCP services

• Describe VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer™ architecture, components, topologies, and use cases.

• Configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer

• Discuss the IPSec VPN and L2 VPN function and use cases

• Configure IPSec VPN and L2 VPN using the NSX UI

10. NSX User and Role Management

• Describe the function and benefits of VMware Identity Manager in NSX

• Integrate VMware Identity Manager with NSX

• Integrate LDAP with NSX

• Identify the various types of users, authentication policies, and permissions

• Use role-based access control to restrict user access

• Explain object-based access control in NSX

11. NSX Federation

• Introduce the NSX Federation key concepts, terminology, and use cases.

• Explain the onboarding process of NSX Federation

• Describe the NSX Federation switching and routing functions.

• Describe the NSX Federation security concepts.