| Session 1: VCF Private Cloud: Overview and Architecture |
- Define VCF and its key features
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- Describe the use cases of VCF
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- Explain the capabilities of VCF
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- Describe the integrated security across all layers in VCF
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- Explain the advanced services of VCF
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- Explain the architecture of the VCF private cloud
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- Recognize the components of the VCF private cloud
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- Distinguish between VCF fleet-level components and VCF instance-level components
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- Describe the various roles in VCF private cloud
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| Session 2: VCF Private Cloud Deployment |
- Identify the VCF fleet deployment considerations
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- Describe the process for planning and preparing a VCF deployment
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- Identify the information required for the Planning and Preparation Workbook
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- Explain the high-level steps to deploy VCF private cloud
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- Outline the sequence for deploying the VCF private cloud
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- Describe the deployment configuration of VCF instance core components
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- Explain the deployment configuration of VCF fleet management components
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- Use the VCF Installer deployment wizard to deploy a new VCF fleet
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| Session 3: VCF Post-deployment Tasks |
- Navigate the VCF Operations user interface
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- Navigate the VMware Cloud Foundation Automation user interface
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- Navigate the vSphere Client user interface
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- Explain VCF Operations for networks, VCF Operations for logs, and VCF Identity Broker
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- Deploy VCF Operations for networks, VCF Operations for logs, and VCF Identity Broker
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| Session 4: VCF Fleet Management |
- Describe the VCF licensing model
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- Assign and manage VCF licenses
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- Identify key log files to troubleshoot licensing issues
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- Discuss single sign-on in VCF
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- Describe the single sign-on architecture in VCF
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- Discuss VCF Identity Broker in VCF
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- Identify the steps to configure single sign-on in VCF
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- List the supported directories and IDPs in VCF
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- Configure SSO and enablement for all components in a VCF Instance
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- Manage users and user groups in VCF
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| Session 5: VCF Workload Domain |
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- Describe the management of the workload domains
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- List design considerations for workload domains
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- Describe design prerequisites for a workload domain
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- Outline the steps to create a workload domain
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- Configure vCenter linked groups
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- Import vCenter as a workload domain using VCF Operations
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| Session 6: VCF Networking |
- Describe the role of VMware NSX in VCF
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- Describe the default NSX objects that are created during the VCF deployment
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- Discuss the Workload domain networking options
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- Describe the networking constructs in NSX
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- Explain Virtual Private Cloud concepts and constructs
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- Differentiate between Centralized and Distributed Network Connectivity
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- Configure Distributed Network Connectivity
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- Configure Centralized Network Connectivity
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- Identify key CLI commands to determine the NSX Edge cluster status and BGP peering
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- Create a Virtual Private Cloud
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| Session 7: VCF Storage Management |
- Define the key components involved in Fibre Channel storage systems
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- Describe the process for configuring Fibre Channel storage
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- Identify the components of an iSCSI storage system
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- Explain how iSCSI addressing works
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- Describe the benefits and considerations of using multipathing with iSCSI storage
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- List the requirements to use NFS as principal and supplemental storage
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- Outline the process of provisioning NFS storage to ESX hosts
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- Describe the steps involved in deploying a vSAN cluster
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- Identify and use built-in tools to validate a successful vSAN deployment
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- Compare the various tools used to monitor a vSAN cluster
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- Explain the types of vSAN reports available in VCF Operations
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- Compare different maintenance mode options and their impact on object health
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| Session 8: VCF Certificate Management |
- Describe public key infrastructure
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- Explain the purpose of certificate signing requests
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- Outline the steps to integrate certificates in VCF
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- List the available CA options in SDDC Manager
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- Integrate VCF Operations with Microsoft CA and OpenSSL CA
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- Manage certificates in VCF
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| Session 9: VCF Life Cycle Management |
- Discuss life cycle management in VCF
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- Explain the life cycle management of VCF fleet management
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- Describe how to configure software depots
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- Describe how to upgrade and patch fleet management components
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- Explain the life cycle management of VCF components
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- Describe how to upgrade and patch the VCF management components
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- Explain the process for backing up and restoring fleet-level management components
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- Explain the process for backing up and restoring VCF management components
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| Session 10: VCF Security |
- Define security, compliance and resilience in VCF
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- Describe the integrated security features across all layers in VCF
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- Explain the advanced networking and security capabilities of VCF
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- Outline the steps to monitor User and Infrastructure Security
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- Explain how Compliance Benchmark works
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- Outline the steps to monitor Configuration Drift
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| Session 11: VCF Upgrade Paths |
- Identify the supported upgrade paths to VCF 9.0
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- Explain the upgrade key consideration
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- Evaluate both existing and future compatibility assessments
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- Explain the upgrade sequence to the VCF 9 fleet using the existing vSphere
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- Explain the upgrade sequence to the VCF 9 fleet using the existing vSphere and VCF Operations
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- Explain the upgrade sequence to the VCF 9 fleet using the existing VCF 5.2 with multiple Aria components
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