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NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage

Last Update May 21, 2025

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About This Course

Course Overview

This five-day, fast-paced course provides comprehensive training on how to install, configure, and manage a VMware NSX-T™ Data Center environment. This course covers key NSX-T Data Center features and functionality offered in the NSX-T Data Center 3.0 release, including the overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, networking and security services, micro-segmentation and firewalls, and more.

Access to a software-defined data center environment is provided through hands-on labs to reinforce the skills and concepts presented in the course.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

Describe VMware Virtual Cloud Network and the NSX-T Data Center architecture

Describe the NSX-T Data Center components and main functions ·

Explain the NSX-T Data Center key features and benefits ·Deploy and configure NSX-T Data Center infrastructure · Configure layer 2 logical switching and bridging ·

Explain the tiered routing architecture and configure gateways· Configure advanced services such as VPN and load balancing ·

Describe the NSX-T Data Center security model with micro-segmentation ·

Configure Distributed Firewall and Gateway Firewall to protect east-west and north-south traffic ·

Explain advanced security enforcement with URL analysis, IDS, and partner service insertion ·

Integrate VMware Identity ManagerTM or LDAP with NSX-T Data Center and configure role-based access control

Describe NSX-T Data Center Federation use-cases and architecture for switching, routing, and

Target Audience

Experienced system administrators or network administrators

Prerequisites

Good understanding of TCP/IP services and network security and working experience with firewalls
Working experience with enterprise switching and routing

Solid understanding of concepts presented in the following courses:

VMware Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals
VMware Introduction to Network Virtualization with NSX
VMware Network Virtualization Fundamentals

Course Delivery Options

Classroom
Live Online
Onsite

Product Alignment

NSX-T Data Center 3.0

Curriculum

68 Lessons

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logisticsPreview

• Course objectivesPreview

2 VMware Virtual Cloud Network and NSX-T Data Center

3 Deployment Preparing the NSX-T Data Center Infrastructure

4 NSX-T Data Center Logical Switching

5 NSX-T Data Center Logical Routing

6 NSX-T Data Center Bridging

7 NSX-T Data Center Security

8 NSX-T Data Center Services

9 NSX-T Data Center Monitoring

10 NSX-T Data Center User and Role Management

11 NSX-T Data Center Federation

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NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage

About This Course

Course Overview

Course Objectives

Target Audience

Prerequisites

Course Delivery Options

Product Alignment

Curriculum

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logisticsPreview

• Course objectivesPreview

2 VMware Virtual Cloud Network and NSX-T Data Center

• Introduce VMware’s Virtual Cloud Network visionPreview

• Discuss NSX-T Data Center solutions, use cases, and benefitsPreview

• Explain NSX-T Data Center architecture and componentsPreview

• Describe VMware NSX® product portfolio and featuresPreview

• Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and functionPreview

3 Deployment Preparing the NSX-T Data Center Infrastructure

• Describe NSX Management ClusterPreview

• Deploy VMware NSX® Manager™ nodes on VMware ESXi and KVM hypervisorsPreview

• Navigate through the NSX Manager UIPreview

• Explain data-plane components such as N-VDS, transport nodes, transport zones, profiles, and morePreview

• Perform transport node preparation and establish the data center infrastructurePreview

• Verify transport node status and connectivityPreview

4 NSX-T Data Center Logical Switching

• Introduce key components and terminology in logical switchingPreview

• Describe the function and types of L2 segmentsPreview

• Explain tunneling and the GENEVE encapsulationPreview

• Configure logical segments and attach hosts using NSX Manager UIPreview

• Describe the function and types of segment profilesPreview

• Create segment profiles and apply them to segments and portsPreview

• Explain the function of MAC, ARP, and TEP tables used in packet forwardingPreview

• Demonstrate L2 unicast packet flowPreview

• Explain ARP suppression and BUM traffic handling.Preview

5 NSX-T Data Center Logical Routing

• Describe the logical routing function and use casesPreview

• Introduce the two-tier routing architecture, topologies, and componentsPreview

• Explain the Tier-0 and Tier-1 Gateway functionsPreview

• Describe the logical router components: Service Router and Distributed RouterPreview

• Discuss the architecture and function of VMware NSX® Edge™ nodesPreview

• Discuss deployment options of NSX Edge nodesPreview

• Configure NSX Edge nodes and create NSX Edge clustersPreview

• Configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 GatewaysPreview

• Examine the single-tier and multitier packet flowPreview

• Configure static routing and dynamic routingPreview

• Enable ECMP on Tier-0 GatewayPreview

• Describe NSX Edge HA, failure detection, and failback modesPreview

6 NSX-T Data Center Bridging

• Describe the function of logical bridgingPreview

• Discuss the logical bridging use casesPreview

• Compare routing and bridging solutionsPreview

• Explain the components of logical bridgingPreview

• Create bridge clusters and bridge profilesPreview

7 NSX-T Data Center Security

• Introduce the NSX-T Data Center security approach and modelPreview

• Describe the micro-segmentation benefits and use casesPreview

• Describe the Distributed Firewall architecture, components, and functionPreview

• Configure Distributed Firewall sections and rulesPreview

• Describe the Gateway Firewall architecture, components, and functionPreview

• Configure Gateway Firewall sections and rulesPreview

• Describe URL analysis and distributed intrusion system importance and use-casesPreview

• Describe the service insertion functionality for east- west and north-south securityPreview

• Discuss the integration and benefits of partner security solutions with NSX-T Data CenterPreview

8 NSX-T Data Center Services

• Describe NSX-T Data Center servicesPreview

• Explain and configure Network Address Translation (NAT) and NAT 64Preview

• Explain and configure DNS and DHCP servicesPreview

• Describe the load-balancing function, topologies, components, and use casesPreview

• Configure L4-L7 load balancingPreview

• Discuss the IPSec VPN and L2 VPN function and use casesPreview

• Configure IPSec VPN and L2 VPN using NSX Manager UIPreview

9 NSX-T Data Center Monitoring

• Explain the importance and functionality of VMware NSX® Intelligence™Preview

• Navigate through the NSX Topology UI and identify the various key elements in the UIPreview

• Discuss the importance and use-cases of alarms and eventsPreview

10 NSX-T Data Center User and Role Management

• Describe the function and benefits of VMware Identity Manager in NSX-T Data CenterPreview

• Integrate VMware Identity Manager with NSX- T Data CenterPreview

• Integrate LDAP with NSX-T Data CenterPreview