VMware® NSX: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.0] (NSXICM4)

On this accelerated VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage course, provides comprehensive training to install, configure, and manage a VMware NSX® environment. This course covers key features and functionality offered in the NSX 4.0.0.1 and NSX 4.0.1 releases, including the overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, networking and security services, firewalls and advanced threat prevention, and more.

In just 4 days, you’ll learn to describe the architecture and main components of NSX. You’ll also learn how to:

• Explain the features and benefits of NSX
• Deploy the NSX Management cluster and VMware NSX® Edge™ nodes
• Prepare VMware ESXi™ hosts to participate in NSX networking
• Create and configure segments for layer 2 forwarding
• Create and configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways for logical routing
• Use distributed and gateway firewall policies to filter east-west and north-south traffic in NSX
• Configure Advanced Threat Prevention features
• Configure network services on NSX Edge nodes
• Use VMware Identity Manager™ and LDAP to manage users and access
• Explain the use cases, importance, and architecture of Federation

At the end of this course, you’ll achieve your VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage certification.

Through Firebrand’s Lecture | Lab | Review methodology, you’ll get certified at twice the speed of the traditional training and get access to courseware, learn from certified instructors, and train in a distraction-free environment.

Audience

This course is ideal for:

• Experienced security administrators or network administrators.

Module 1: Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

Module 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.

Module 3: Preparing the NSX Infrastructure

• Deploy VMware NSX® ManagerTM 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

Module 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

Module 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

Module 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

Module 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

Module 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.

Module 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

Module 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

Module 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.

At the end of this accelerated course, you’ll achieve your VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage certification

Before attending this accelerated course, you should have:

• Good understanding of TCP/IP services and protocols
• Knowledge and working experience of computer networking, including switching and routing technologies (L2 through L3) and L2 through L7 firewall
• Knowledge and working experience with VMware vSphere® environments
• Knowledge and working experience with Kubernetes or VMware vSphere® with VMware Tanzu® environments
• Solid understanding of concepts presented in the following courses:
  • VMware Virtual Cloud Network Core Technical Skills
  • VMware Data Center Virtualization: Core Technical Skills
  • Kubernetes Fundamentals

Your accelerated course includes:

• Accommodation *
• Meals, unlimited snacks, beverages, tea and coffee *
• On-site exams **
• Exam vouchers **
• Practice tests **
• Certification Guarantee ***
• Courseware
• Up-to 12 hours of instructor-led training each day
• 24-hour lab access
• Digital courseware **

* For residential training only. Accommodation is included from the night before the course starts. This doesn't apply for online courses.
** Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts.
*** Pass first time or train again free as many times as it takes, unlimited for 1 year. Just pay for accommodation, exams, and incidental costs.

Seven reasons why you should sit your course with Firebrand Training

• Two options of training. Choose between residential classroom-based, or online courses
• You'll be certified fast. With us, you’ll be trained in record time
• Our course is all-inclusive. A one-off fee covers all course materials, exams**, accommodation* and meals*. No hidden extras.
• Pass the first time or train again for free. This is our guarantee. We’re confident you’ll pass your course the first time. But if not, come back within a year and only pay for accommodation, exams and incidental costs
• You’ll learn more. A day with a traditional training provider generally runs from 9 am – 5 pm, with a nice long break for lunch. With Firebrand Training you’ll get at least 12 hours/day of quality learning time, with your instructor
• You’ll learn faster. Chances are, you’ll have a different learning style to those around you. We combine visual, auditory and tactile styles to deliver the material in a way that ensures you will learn faster and more easily
• You’ll be studying with the best. We’ve been named in the Training Industry’s “Top 20 IT Training Companies of the Year” every year since 2010. As well as winning many more awards, we’ve trained and certified over 135,000 professionals

*For residential training only. Doesn't apply for online courses
**Some exceptions apply. Please refer to the Exam Track or speak with our experts

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