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VMware Cloud Foundation: Build, Manage, and Secure 9.1
- Categories:
- Cloud Infrastructure and Networking
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Tier type:
- Essentials
- Code:
- VMVCF91BMS
- Exam:
- Yes - Available separately
Overview
This five-day course provides the knowledge and skills to build, manage, and secure a VMware Cloud Foundation Private Cloud. Delegates will explore VCF architecture, licensing models, and Private Cloud components at both the fleet and instance levels. The course covers end-to-end fleet deployment, post-deployment tasks, fleet management, workload domain management, NSX networking, vSAN storage, certificate management, lifecycle operations, security, and upgrade paths to version 9.1.
Prerequisites
Participants should have:
- Completed Learning Path Stage-1 Training, including:
- Introduction to VCF
- VMware Cloud Foundation: Compute Fundamentals
- VMware Cloud Foundation: Storage Fundamentals
- VMware Cloud Foundation: Network Fundamentals
- Working experience and knowledge of VMware vSphere, VMware NSX, and vSAN environments
Target audience
This course is designed for:
- System administrators
- Solution engineers
- Consultants
- Architects
- Support personnel
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Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, learners will be able to:
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation architecture and Private Cloud components at the fleet and instance levels
- Deploy and configure a VCF Private Cloud using the VCF Installer, including networking, storage, and post-deployment tasks
- Manage VCF fleet operations including SSO, RBAC, identity federation, workload domains, NSX networking, and vSAN storage
- Manage VCF lifecycle using the software depot, patch and upgrade VCF components, and implement backup and restore procedures
- Apply VCF security using Security Posture Management, the Security Operations Dashboard, certificate management, and supported upgrade paths to VCF 9.1
Course outline
Course Introduction
- VMware Cloud Foundation components, architecture, and supported private cloud use cases
- Licensing model and available license types
- Overview of course curriculum
VCF Private Cloud: Overview and Architecture
- Key features, use cases, and integrated security capabilities
- Advanced services and operational capabilities
- Private Cloud architecture at fleet and instance levels
- Roles and capabilities within a VCF Private Cloud environment
VCF Private Cloud Deployment
- Fleet deployment considerations and planning requirements
- Deployment sequence and core component configuration
- Deployment configuration of instance and fleet management components
- Deploying a new VCF fleet using the Installer wizard or JSON file
VCF Post-Deployment Tasks
- VCF Operations for Networks, Logs, and Identity Broker deployment models
- Deployment considerations for VCF Operations components
- Navigating VCF Operations components and post-deployment management tasks
VCF Fleet Management
- Licensing model including capacity pooling and licensing procedures
- Configuring Single Sign-On and Identity Broker deployment models
- Supported directories and identity providers, SSO enablement
- Managing role-based access control, users, user groups, and credentials
- Password management workflows and API options for credential management
VCF Workload Domain
- Workload domains and vSphere, network, and storage design considerations
- Design prerequisites and creating workload domains
- Configuring vCenter linked groups and managing host and cluster additions
- Importing an existing vCenter as a workload domain
VCF Networking
- Core components of NSX architecture
- NSX overlay networking concepts
- Virtual Private Cloud constructs and subnet configuration
- Network connectivity during fleet deployment, Transit Gateways
VCF Storage Management
- Storage models including principal and supplemental options
- vSAN networking and hardware requirements
- Configuring vSAN clusters and storage policies
- vSAN fault domains and cluster operations
- Analysing vSAN performance and generating storage reports
VCF Certificate Management
- Public key infrastructure concepts and certificate signing requests
- Certificate management workflow in SDDC Manager
- Integrating with Microsoft CA and OpenSSL CA for certificate issuance
- Installing and managing certificates from Microsoft CA, OpenSSL CA, or third-party CAs
VCF Lifecycle Management
- Role and configuration of the software depot
- Managing software depot content, storage, and bundle assignments
- Upgrading and patching management and fleet components
- Configuring backup and restore procedures
- Executing backup and restore operations for fleet-level and management components
VCF Security
- Security, compliance, and resilience principles
- Integrated security features across VCF layers
- Assessing compliance and managing security posture
- Monitoring security health and analysing audit trail events
- Orchestrating Protection and Recovery workflows
VCF Upgrade Paths
- Supported upgrade paths to VCF 9.1 and compatibility assessments
- Upgrade process from vSphere 8.0 to VCF 9.1
- Upgrade stages from vSphere 8.0 with Aria components
- Prerequisites and upgrade sequence from VCF 5.2 with Aria components
- Differentiating vSphere upgrade path and vCenter import process
Exams and assessments
This course helps students prepare for the VMware Certified Professional - VMware Cloud Foundation Administrator exam which is available separately.
Hands-on learning
This course includes:
- Practical deployment and configuration of VCF Private Cloud components
- Performing post-deployment management tasks
- Managing workload domains, NSX networking, and vSAN storage
- Certificate management and lifecycle operations including patching, upgrading, backup, and restore
- Security posture assessment and monitoring using VCF tools
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