Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introduction and course logistics
- Course objectives
Module 2: NSX Operations and Tools
- Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools for NSX
- Configure syslog, IPFIX, and log collections for the NSX environment
- Integrate NSX with VMware Aria Operations for Logs and VMware Aria Operations for Networks
- Validate and review the API methods available to configure the NSX environment
Module 3: Troubleshooting the NSX Management Cluster
- Describe the NSX Management cluster architecture, components, and communication channels
- Identify the workflows involved in configuring the NSX Management cluster
- Validate and troubleshoot the NSX Management cluster formation
Module 4: Troubleshooting Infrastructure Preparation
- Describe the data plane architecture, components, and communication channels
- Explain and troubleshoot VMware ESXi transport node preparation issues
- Explain and troubleshoot NSX Edge deployment issues
Module 5: Troubleshooting Logical Switching
- Describe the architecture of logical switching
- List the modules and processes involved in configuring logical switching
- Explain the importance of VDS in transport nodes
- Review the architecture and workflows involved in attaching workloads to segments
- Identify and troubleshoot common logical switching issues
Module 6: Troubleshooting Logical Routing
- Review the architecture of logical routing
- Explain the workflows involved in the configuration of Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways
- Explain the high availability modes and validate logical router placements
- Identify and troubleshoot common logical routing issues using both BGP and OSPF
Module 7: Troubleshooting Security
- Review the architecture of the Distributed Firewall
- Explain the workflows involved in configuring the Distributed Firewall
- Review the architecture of the Gateway Firewall
- Explain the workflows involved in configuring the Gateway Firewall
- Identify and troubleshoot common Distributed firewall and Gateway Firewall issues
- Review the architecture and workflows involved in configuring Distributed IDS/IPS
- Identify and troubleshoot common Distributed IDS/IPS problems
Module 8: Troubleshooting Services
- Review the NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components
- Identify and troubleshoot common NSX Advanced Load Balancer issues
- Review the IPsec and L2 VPN architecture and components
- Identify and troubleshoot common IPsec and L2 VPN issues
Module 9: Datapath Walkthrough
- Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX datapath
- Identify and perform packet captures at various points in the datapath
- Use NSX CLI and native hypervisor commands to retrieve configurations involved in the NSX datapath