VMware Cloud Foundation: Build, Manage and Secure [V9.0]

Course subjects

1. Course Introduction

• Introduction and course logistics

• Course objectives

2. VCF Private Cloud: Overview and Architecture

• Define VCF and its key features

• Describe the use cases of VCF

• Explain the capabilities of VCF

• Describe the integrated security across all layers in VCF

• Explain the advanced services of VCF

• Explain the architecture of the VCF private cloud

• Recognise the components of the VCF private cloud

• Distinguish between VCF fleet-level components and VCF instance-level components

• Describe the various roles in VCF private cloud

3. VCF Private Cloud Deployment

• Identify the VCF fleet deployment considerations

• Describe the process for planning and preparing a VCF deployment

• Identify the information required for the Planning and Preparation Workbook

• Explain the high-level steps to deploy VCF private cloud

• Outline the sequence for deploying the VCF private cloud

• Describe the deployment configuration of VCF instance core components

• Explain the deployment configuration of VCF fleet management components

• Use the VCF Installer deployment wizard to deploy a new VCF fleet

• Use a deployment specification JSON file to deploy a new VCF fleet

4. VCF Post-deployment Tasks

• Navigate the VCF Operations user interface

• Navigate the VMware Cloud Foundation® Automation user interface

• Navigate the vSphere Client user interface

• Explain VCF Operations for networks, VCF Operations for logs, and VCF Identity Broker

• Deploy VCF Operations for networks, VCF Operations for logs, and VCF Identity Broker

5. VCF Fleet Management

• Describe the VCF licensing model

• Assign and manage VCF licenses

• Identify key log files to troubleshoot licensing issues

• Discuss single sign-on in VCF

• Describe the single sign-on architecture in VCF

• Discuss VCF Identity Broker in VCF

• Identify the steps to configure single sign-on in VCF

• List the supported directories and IDPs in VCF

• Configure SSO and enablement for all components in a VCF Instance

• Manage users and user groups in VCF

• Outline the steps to manage passwords

6. VCF Workload Domain

• Explain VCF domains

• Describe the management of the workload domains

• List design considerations for workload domains

• Describe design prerequisites for a workload domain

• Outline the steps to create a workload domain

• Describe vCenter Groups

• Configure vCenter linked groups

• Import vCenter as a workload domain using VCF Operations

7. VCF Networking

• Describe the role of VMware NSX in VCF

• Describe the default NSX objects that are created during the VCF deployment

• Discuss the Workload domain networking options

• Describe the networking constructs in NSX

• Explain Virtual Private Cloud concepts and constructs

• Differentiate between Centralised and Distributed Network Connectivity

• Configure Distributed Network Connectivity

• Configure Centralised Network Connectivity

• Identify key CLI commands to determine the NSX Edge cluster status and BGP peering

• Create a Virtual Private Cloud

• Create subnets within a virtual private cloud

8. VCF Storage Management

• Define the key components involved in Fibre Channel storage systems

• Describe the process for configuring Fibre Channel storage

• Identify the components of an iSCSI storage system

• Explain how iSCSI addressing works

• Describe the benefits and considerations of using multipathing with iSCSI storage

• List the requirements to use NFS as principal and supplemental storage

• Outline the process of provisioning NFS storage to ESX hosts

• Describe the steps involved in deploying a vSAN cluster

• Identify and use built-in tools to validate a successful vSAN deployment

• Apply a custom storage policy to an individual virtual machine or virtual disk

• Compare the various tools used to monitor a vSAN cluster

• Explain the types of vSAN reports available in VCF Operations

• Compare different maintenance mode options and their impact on object health

• Summarise the steps to power down a vSAN cluster in a workload domain

9. VCF Certificate Management

• Describe public key infrastructure

• Explain the purpose of certificate signing requests

• Outline the steps to integrate certificates in VCF

• List the available CA options in SDDC Manager

• Integrate VCF Operations with Microsoft CA and OpenSSL CA

• Manage certificates in VCF

10. VCF Life Cycle Management

• Discuss life cycle management in VCF

• Explain the life cycle management of VCF fleet management

• Describe how to configure software depots

• Describe how to upgrade and patch fleet management components

• Explain the life cycle management of VCF components

• Describe how to upgrade and patch the VCF management components

• Explain the process for backing up and restoring fleet-level management components

• Explain the process for backing up and restoring VCF management components

11. VCF Security

• Define security, compliance and resilience in VCF

• Describe the integrated security features across all layers in VCF

• Explain the advanced networking and security capabilities of VCF

• Outline the steps to monitor User and Infrastructure Security

• Explain how Compliance Benchmark works

• Outline the steps to monitor Configuration Drift

12. VCF Upgrade Paths

• Identify the supported upgrade paths to VCF 9.0

• Explain the upgrade key consideration

• Evaluate both existing and future compatibility assessments

• Explain the upgrade sequence to the VCF 9 fleet using the existing vSphere

• Explain the upgrade sequence to the VCF 9 fleet using the existing vSphere and VCF Operations

• Explain the upgrade sequence to the VCF 9 fleet using the existing VCF 5.2 with multiple Aria components