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Dell - VCF 4.2 on VxRail Administration
Administer VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail.
2 daysIntermediate14 modules
About this course
Administer VMware Cloud Foundation on VxRail. You will navigate the solution, set Active Directory as identity source, manage accounts, roles, passwords, certificates and licences, add and remove workload hosts, and deploy NSX-T Edge clusters.
What you'll learn
- Describe the VCF on VxRail architecture
- Manage user accounts, roles and, passwords
- Manage VCF on VxRail components certificates and licenses
- Add and remove Tenant workload hosts
- Explore Developer Center
- Deploy NSX-T Edge cluster
- Describe VCF multi-instance management
- Perform lifecycle management
- Describe the prerequisites and the process to deploy vRealize Suite
- Use Supportability and Serviceability (SoS) utility to perform health check and collect logs
- Update DNS and NTP servers for VCF on VxRail components
- Locate VCF knowledgebase and advisories
Curriculum
14 modules
- VCF Introduction and Benefits
- VCF Use Cases
- VCF on VxRail Architecture Models
- VCF on VxRail Deployment Options
- External Storage for VCF on VxRail
- vSAN HCI Mesh for Virtual
- Infrastructure (VI) Workload
- Domains (WLD)
- VCF on VxRail Hardware and Software Options
- Helpful Resources
- VCF on VxRail Lab Use Case
- User Interfaces - vSphere Client, VxRail Manager Plugin, SDDC Manager
- Using the Right UI for an Administrative Tasks
- Lab: Use vSphere Client to Explore the Newly Deployed VCF on VxRail solution
- Lab: Explore the SDDC Manager UI
- vCenter Single Sign-On
- Supported External Identity Sources
- Lab: Join WLDs vCenters to Active Directory (AD)
- Lab: Add AD as the Default Identity Source
- SDDC Manager Roles
- SDDC Manager Accounts
- Lab: Create an Administrative User and Group in AD
- Lab: Review Existing AD Groups
- Lab: Assign SDDC Manager Roles
- Lab: Unassign an SDDC Manager Role
- Lab: Verify SDDC Manager Roles
- Configure Certificate Authority (CA) in SDDC Manager
- Remove Old or Unused Certificates
- Lab: Create and Add a Microsoft CA Template
- Lab: Configure Internet Information Services (IIS) to Allow Access to the CA
- Lab: Configure Access to CA in SDDC Manager
- Lab: Generate a Certificate Signing Request
- Lab: Generate and Install a Signed Certificate
- Available Licenses for VCF on VxRail
- Using Licenses
- Lab: Explore Available Licenses in the SDDC Manager UI
- Add Host to a Tenant Workload Domain
- Rename a Tenant Workload Domain
- Remove a VxRail Host from a Cluster in a Workload Domain Simulation: Use VxRail Plugin to Add a Node to the Tenant Workload Domain cluster
- Simulation: Use SDDC Manager to Add the New Node to the Tenant Workload Domain
- Lab: Remove a host from the Tenant Workload Domain
- Developer Center Interface
- VCF on VxRail API Considerations
- VCF APIs vs. VxRail API
- Lab: Explore Developer Center
- Lab: Create an SDDC Manager Service Account
- NSX-T Edge Clusters with VCF on VxRail
- NSX-T Edge Cluster Deployment Automation
- NSX-T Edge Cluster Deployment Prerequisites
- Lab: Deploy an NSX-T Edge Cluster on the VI WLD using the Postman API Tool.
- Upgrading Workload Domains Skip-Level Upgrade
- Lab: Review Downloaded Bundles and the Current Version of SDDC Manager
- Lab: Install Update Bundles
- vRealize Suite Overview vRealize Suite and VCF on VxRail Integration
- vRealize Suite Prerequisites
- vRealize Suite Use Case
- Demonstration: Deploy vRealize Lifecycle Manager Using SDDC Manager
- VCF on VxRail Multi-Instance Management
- Multi-Instance Management - Federation
- Lab: Create a Federation
- Backup and Restore SDDC Manager and NSX-T Manager
- Default File-Based Backup
- Configuration in SDDC Manager
- Using External SFTP Server for File-Based Backups
- Supportability and Serviceability (SoS) Utility Overview
- Update DNS and NTP Servers
- Locate VCF on VxRail Knowledgebase and Advisories
- Log Files in SDDC Manager
- Troubleshooting Failed Workflows in SDDC Manager
- Lab: Perform Fix-It-Up and Health Check Operations
- Lab: Generate and Collect SDDC Manager Logs
Who it's for
Administrators of VCF on VxRail environments.
Before you start
- Basic understanding of VMware Cloud Foundation
- Technical proficiency with VMware ESXi, vSphere and NSX-T components and user interfaces
- Experience of administering VxRail systems
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