| Section | Objectives |
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| Section 1: ExplainSDDCand Network Virtualization Concepts and Use Cases |
| Compare traditional Data Center and Networking challenges withSDDCand Network Virtualization benefits | Knowledge: -UnderstandvSpherevirtual switching -Identify uses and benefits of avSpherestandard switch -Identify uses and benefits of avSpheredistributed switch Tools: -Virtualization Basics -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -vSphere Web Client |
| Describe Network Virtualization concepts | Knowledge: -Identify how a physical switched network is architected -Identify a network with and without VLANs -Identify and explain access ports -Identify and explain trunk ports Tools: -Virtualization Basics -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -vSphere Web Client |
| Describe SDDC concepts and basic virtualization architecture | Knowledge: -Identify and explain virtual machine port groups -Identify and explain uplink ports -Differentiate between configuring virtual switch uplinks as access ports or trunk ports -Identify automation, elasticity, security, and management challenges in a virtual and physically-switched Data Center Tools: -Virtualization Basics -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -vSphere Web Client |
| Section 2: Differentiate VMware NSX Component and Services |
| Identify and differentiate NSX components Fabrics | Knowledge: -Identify routing and switching requirements -Identify how firewall services work without a network virtualization platform -Identify how load balancing works without a network virtualization platform -Identify how VPN services work without a network virtualization platform -Explain how hypervisors and virtual switches run on top of a Compute Infrastructure Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -NSX Installation Guide -NSX Administration Guide -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 -NSX Manager -vSphere Web Client |
| Describe vSphere networking architecture and components | Knowledge: -Describe network virtualization -Identify and differentiate between Data, Control and Management planes in a virtual network -Identify and explain core NSX components such as Logical Switches, L2 Bridges and Logical Routers Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -NSX Installation Guide -NSX Administration Guide -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 -NSX Manager |
| Compare and Contrast VXLAN logical switching benefits and functionality | Knowledge: -Differentiate physical and virtual networking -Identify traffic flows between VXLANs and VLANs with NSX -Describe how Virtual Bridges connect virtual resources to physical workloads -Describe routing prior to NSX -Describe NSX logical routing -Identify and explain vCenter Server and NSX Manager integration -Identify and explain NSX Controller deployment -Identify and explain NSX Controller Clusters -Identify and explain NSX VXLAN deployment Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -NSX Installation Guide -NSX Administration Guide -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 -NSX Manager -vSphere Web Client |
| Compare and Contrast NSX logical routing benefits and functionality | Knowledge: -Describe common enterprise level topologies with NSX -Describe NSX Edge Services Gateway usage in a multiple tenant environment -Describe NSX scalability for multiple tenant scenarios Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -NSX Installation Guide -NSX Administration Guide -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 -NSX Manager -vSphere Web Client |
| Describe NSX Edge services functionality | Knowledge: -Identify tools for traffic flow visibility -Identify traffic analysis tools -Identify network inventory and fault management tools -Identify logging, event tracking, and auditing tools -Identify health check monitoring in an NSX overlay network Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -NSX Installation Guide -NSX Administration Guide -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 -NSX Manager |
| Section 3: Differentiate NSX Security Benefits and Features |
| Compare and Contrast NSX Security benefits and functionality | Knowledge: -Explain NSX Manager -Explain NSX VXLANs -Explain NSX Distributed Logical Routers -Explain NSX Controllers -Explain NSX Edge Services Gateways -Explain advanced services such as Firewalls and Load Balancers Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -NSX Data Security Reference Guide -NSX Installation Guide -NSX Administration Guide -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 -NSX Manager |
| Describe NSX Logical Firewall services | Knowledge: -Explain physical firewalls -Explain virtual firewalls -Explain NSX distributed firewall Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -NSX Installation Guide -NSX Administration Guide -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 |
| Compare and Contrast NSX Service Composer functionality | Knowledge: -Explain NSX Service Composer -Explain automated security policies -Explain security groups Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -NSX Installation Guide -NSX Administration Guide -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 |
| Section 4: Differentiate NSX Network Virtualization Use Cases |
| Describe typical NSX Network Virtualization use cases | Knowledge: -Explain common use cases for NSX -Explain NSX micro-segmentation -Explain NSX elasticity -Explain NSX security -Explain NSX management Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -VMware NSX Product Home -NSX Data Security Reference Guide -NSX Installation Guide -NSX Administration Guide -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 |
| Explain the role of NSX in Workforce Mobility and IT Security use cases | Knowledge: -Explain common use cases for Workforce Mobility -Explain common use cases for IT Security -Describe the benefits of a structured IT approach to End User Computing Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -VMware NSX Product Home -NSX Data Security Reference Guide -VMware Workforce Mobility Fundamentals eLearning Course |
| Explain the role of NSX in IT Automation use cases | Knowledge: -Explain common use cases for NSX in IT Automation -Describe the benefits of vRealize Automation used in conjunction with NSX -Describe the benefits of application delivery when using NSX with vRealize Automation Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -VMware NSX and vRealize Automation -VMware NSX Product Home -vSphere Networking 6.0 Update 2 |
| Explain the role of NSX in application continuity and disaster recovery use cases | Knowledge: -Explain common use cases for application continuity -Explain common use cases for disaster recovery -Describe the benefit of Cross-vCenter NSX with disaster recovery Tools: -VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals 2016 eLearning Course -Cross-vCenter NSX Installation Guide -VMware NSX Product Home |