Course structure
Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
VMware Cloud Foundation Overview
- Describe the VMware Cloud Foundation 4 solution
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation 4 architecture
- Identify VMware Cloud Foundation 4 components
- Describe VMware Cloud Foundation 4 topology
- Define VMware Cloud Foundation 4 terminology
Post Deployment Operations
- Integrate VMware Cloud Foundation with VMware vCenter® Single Sign-On
- Configure user accounts in VMware Cloud Foundation
- Manage passwords in VMware Cloud Foundation
- Describe the two roles in VMware Cloud Foundation
Licensing
- Add license keys to the VMware Cloud Foundation inventory
- Assign license keys
- Remove license keys
- Replace expiring licenses
Managing Workload Domains
- Define a workload domain
- Create, scale, and delete workload domains
- Describe use cases for multiple clusters in a workload domain
- Manage storage options for workload domains
- Plan and implement network pools for consumption by workload domains
- Compare multiple workload domains and multi-cluster options
VMware Cloud Foundation Networking with NSX-T
- Discuss NSX-T automation in VMware Cloud Foundation
- Discuss NSX-T in the Management Domain
- Learn About Application Virtual Networks (AVNs)
- Use of AVNs in the Deployment Parameter Sheet
- Learn other AVN uses
- Use SDDC Manager to automate NSX edge cluster deployment
Kubernetes Enabled Workload Domains
- Describe vSphere with Tanzu
- Describe vSphere with Tanzu containers, pods, and supervisor clusters
- Configure Namespaces
- Implement vSphere with Tanzu in a VMware Cloud Foundation workload domain
VMware Cloud Foundation Storage Management
- Identify vSAN architecture and components
- Discuss how to scale vSAN clusters in VMware Cloud Foundation
- Explain how storage policies work with VMware Cloud Foundation vSAN clusters
- Discuss external storage as supplemental storage
- Describe Cloud Native Storage
- Describe vSphere with Tanzu for Cloud Native Storage consumption
VMware Cloud Foundation Certificate Management
- Describe the initial deployment state of certificates
- Manage SDDC certificate rotation
- Describe certificate creation options
- Describe certificate rotation using Active Directory
- Use SDDC Manager to create Certificate Signing Requests (CSRs)
Life Cycle Management
- Describe the role of SDDC Manager in life cycle management
- Describe the different LCM options available in VMware Cloud Foundation 4
- Describe the upgrade prerequisites and upgrade precheck process
- Upgrade VMware Cloud Foundation software and components
- Describe the role of VMware vRealize® Suite Lifecycle Manager™
VMware Cloud Foundation Troubleshooting
- Use SOS commands to perform health checks and log bundle operations.
- Create service requests using best practices
- Troubleshoot failed workflows using log files and token IDs
- Restart services using the correct procedures
