Eric Sloof - NTPRO.NL

This updated version of the document aligns with NSX version 3.2. It includes the following updates:

• NSX vCenter server plug-in for the simple security for applications use case
• Distributed Firewall on vCenter distributed virtual port-groups for VLAN-only micro-segmentation
• NSX Application platform as an optional component to support NSX intelligence and Advanced Threat Prevention features for both the simple security for applications and the data center in a box use cases
• NSX Next-Generation gateway firewall as an optional component for the data center in a box use case
• NSX Advanced Load Balancer as an optional component for the data center in a box use case

This document provides guidance and best practices for designing environments that leverage the capabilities of VMware NSX®. It is targeted at virtualization and network architects interested in deploying NSX solutions.

This updated version of the document aligns with NSX version 3.2. It includes a multitude of updates. Highlights are:

• Updated platform overview and positioning 
• OSPF, EVPN, Multicast, Edge HA updates
• Expansion and update of the design guidelines 
• Expansion of the performance and optimization guidelines 

This five-day course teaches you advanced skills for configuring and maintaining a highly available and scalable virtual infrastructure. Through a mix of lecture and hands-on labs, you configure and optimize the VMware vSphere 8 features that build a foundation for a truly scalable infrastructure. You also discuss when and where these features have the greatest effect. Attend this course to deepen your understanding of vSphere and learn how its advanced features and controls can benefit your organization.

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

• Configure and manage a VMware Tools Repository
• Configure vSphere Replication and recover replicated VMs
• Manage VM resource usage with resource pools
• Configure and manage vSphere networking and storage for a large and sophisticated enterprise
• Configure vCenter High Availability
• Use host profiles to manage VMware ESXi host compliance
• Use the vSphere Client to manage certificates
• Monitor the vCenter, ESXi, and VMs performance in the vSphere client
• Secure vCenter, ESXi, and VMs in your vSphere environment
• Use VMware vSphere Trust Authority to secure the infrastructure for encrypted VMs
• Use Identity Federation to configure the vCenter to use external identity sources

More information and the schedule can be found here.

This five-day, fast-paced course provides comprehensive training to install, configure, and manage a VMware NSX® environment. This course covers key features and functionality offered in the NSX 4.0.0.1 and NSX 4.0.1 releases, including the overall infrastructure, logical switching, logical routing, networking and security services, firewalls and advanced threat prevention, and more.

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

• Describe the architecture and main components of NSX
• Explain the features and benefits of NSX
• Deploy the NSX Management cluster and VMware NSX® Edge™ nodes
• Prepare VMware ESXi™ hosts to participate in NSX networking
• Create and configure segments for layer 2 forwarding
• Create and configure Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways for logical routing
• Use distributed and gateway firewall policies to filter east-west and north-south traffic in NSX
• Configure Advanced Threat Prevention features
• Configure network services on NSX Edge nodes
• Use VMware Identity Manager™ and LDAP to manage users and access
• Explain the use cases, importance, and architecture of Federation

More information and the schedule can be found here.