Duration
30 days.
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you must complete the following course: VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V3.2]. You should also have understanding or knowledge of these technologies:
- Good understanding of TCP/IP services and protocols
- Knowledge and working experience of computer networking and security, including:
- Switching and routing technologies (L2-L3)
- Network and application delivery services (L4-L7)
- Firewalling (L4-L7)
- VMware vSphere® environments
- The VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization certification is recommended.
Skills Gained
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Contrast NSX-T Data Center and NSX Data Center for vSphere architectures
- Understand the networking and security features of NSX-T Data Center
- Compare end-to-end and lift-and-shift migration approaches
- Identify common fixed network topologies supported in end-to-end migrations
- Perform end-to-end migrations for fixed and user-defined topologies
- Describe other migration modes supported by the migration coordinator
- Describe lift-and-shift migration techniques
- Troubleshoot common problems with end-to-end and lift-and-shift migrations
- Describe the steps to perform a cross-vCenter NSX to NSX Federation migration
Who Can Benefit?
- Experienced system administrators and network administrators
- Network and security professionals who work with enterprise and data center networks
Outline for Migration from VMware NSX for vSphere to NSX-T – On Demand Training
Outline
Course Introduction
- Introduction and course logistics
- Course objectives
Introduction to NSX-T Data Center
- Describe the motivation for migrating to NSX-T Data Center
- Contrast NSX-T Data Center and NSX Data Center for vSphere architectures
- Describe the logical switching components in NSX-T Data Center
- Describe the components and functions of NSX-T Data Center logical routing
- Describe the security features of NSX-T Data Center
- Explain the implementation of networking services in NSX-T Data Center
Migration Approaches
- Describe the end-to-end migration approach
- Describe the lift-and-shift migration approach
- Compare the migration approaches
- Determine the best migration strategy based on customer requirements
Fixed Topologies for Migration
- Identify the NSX Data Center for vSphere fixed network topologies that can be migrated to NSX-T Data Center without a user-defined topology
- Explain how network and security objects from the fixed topologies are translated from NSX Data Center for vSphere to NSX-T Data Center
End-to-End Migration
- Describe the prerequisites for end-to-end migration
- Prepare the NSX Data Center for vSphere environment for migration
- Prepare the NSX-T Data Center environment for migration
- Migrate the NSX Data Center for vSphere environment with the migration coordinator using a fixed topology
- Migrate the NSX Data Center for vSphere environment with the migration coordinator using a user-defined topology
- Perform postmigration tasks
Other Migration Modes
- Describe the steps to migrate NSX Data Center for vSphere when integrated with VMware vRealize® Automation™
- Describe the Edge Cutover migration mode
- Describe the Distributed Firewall migration mode
- Describe the Distributed Firewall, Host, and Workload migration mode
- Describe the vSphere Networking migration feature
Lift-and-Shift Migration
- Describe the prerequisites for lift-and-shift migrations
- Configure L2 bridging in preparation for lift-and-shift migrations
- Migrate the network and security configuration
- Migrate workloads
- Describe the DFW-only migration mode
Troubleshooting Migrations
- Troubleshoot migration problems
- Identify the log files used in troubleshooting
- Identify and resolve common issues related to migrations.
Cross-vCenter NSX to NSX Federation Migration
- Contrast cross-vCenter NSX and NSX Federation architectures
- Describe the steps for a multisite migration
- Demonstrate how to perform a cross-vCenter NSX to NSX Federation migration
Product Alignment
- VMware NSX-T Data Center 3.2