1 Course Introduction
- • Introductions and course logistics
- • Course objectives
2 NSX-T Data Center Operations and Tools
- • Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools (dashboards, traceflow, port mirroring) for the NSX-T Data Center environment
- • Configure syslog, IPFIX, and log collections for the NSX-T Data Center environment
- • Integrate NSX-T Data Center with vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Network Insight
- • Validate and review the APIs methods available to configure the NSX-T Data Center environment
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
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 KVM transport node preparation issues
• Explain and troubleshoot VMware NSX® Edge™ transport node preparation issues
5 Troubleshooting Logical Switching
- • Understand the architecture of logical switching
- • List the modules and processes involved in configuring logical switching
- • Explain the importance of N-VDS and VDS in transport nodes
- • Review the architecture and workflows involved in configuring
- • Identify and troubleshoot common logical switching issues
6 Troubleshooting Logical Routing
- • Review the architecture of logical routing and NSX Edge nodes
- • Explain the workflows involved in the configuration of Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways
- • Explain the HA modes and logical router placements
- • Identify and troubleshoot common logical routing issues
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
8 Troubleshooting Load Balancing and VPN Services
- • Review load balancer architecture and components
- • Identify and troubleshoot common load balancing issues
- • Review of IPsec and L2 VPN architecture and components
- • Identify and troubleshoot common IPsec and L2 VPN issues
9 Datapath Walkthrough
- • Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX-T datapath (East-West and North-South)
- • Identify and perform packet captures at various points in the datapath
- • Use nsxcli to retrieve configurations involved in the NSX-T datapath