VMware Cloud Foundation: kūrimas, valdymas ir saugumo užtikrinimas [V9]

Course Introduction

• Introduction and course logistics
• Course objectives.

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
• Recognize 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 Centralized and Distributed Network Connectivity
• Configure Distributed Network Connectivity
• Configure Centralized 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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.