VMware NSX-T Data Center: Troubleshooting and Operations [V3.2]

• • Introduction and course logistics

  • Course objectives

   

• Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools (dashboards, Traceflow, live traffic analysis, 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 API methods available to configure the NSX-T Data Center environment

• 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

• 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 issue

• Describe 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

• Describe the procedure to migrate from N-VDS to VDS

• Review the architecture and workflows involved in attaching workloads to segments

• Identify and troubleshoot common logical switching issues

• 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 high availability modes and validate logical router placements

• Identify and troubleshoot common logical routing issues using both BGP and OSPF

• 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

• Review the NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components

• Identify and troubleshoot common NSX Advanced Load Balancer issues

• Review of IPsec and L2 VPN architecture and components

• Identify and troubleshoot common IPsec and L2 VPN issues

• Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX datapath (East-West and South-North)

• Identify and perform packet captures at various points in the datapath

• Use NSX CLI and native hypervisor commands to retrieve configurations involved in the NSX datapath