This course covers NSX as a part of the software-defined data center platform, implementation use cases along with features of NSX, and functionality operating at Layer 2 through Layer 7 of the OSI model.
Lecture and hands-on lab activities support the student’s understanding of NSX features, functionality, and on-going management and control.
- Describe the software-defined data center
- Describe how NSX is the next step in the evolution of the software-defined data center
- Describe features and benefits of NSX network virtualization
- Identify prerequisites for NSX
- Configure and deploy NSX management, control, and data plane components
- Configure, deploy, and use logical switch networks
- Configure and deploy NSX distributed router to optimize East-West data center traffic flows
- Configure and deploy VMware NSX Edge™ services gateway appliances
- Configure and use all the main features of the NSX Edge services gateway
- Configure and use NSX virtual private networks
- Configure and use logical load balancing
- Configure NSX Edge firewall and Distributed Firewall policy rules
- Configure service composer security groups and policies
- Use role-based access to control user account privileges
- Use activity monitoring to validate and create security policies
- Describe how VMware vCloud® Automation Center™ and NSX enable automated provisioning of IT services and networks
