VMware NSX-T Data Center: Troubleshooting and Operations [V2.4] – On Demand

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

• Establish and apply a structured troubleshooting approach and methodology
• Explain the NSX-T Data Center infrastructure components and the communications between them
• Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot problems related to the NSX-T Data Center management, control, and data planes
• Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot problems related to the NSX-T Data Center installation and upgrade
• Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot problems related to the NSX-T Data Center logical switching, logical routing, and load balancer services
• Identify, analyze, and troubleshoot network security problems related to the NSX-T Data Center Distributed firewall and Gateway firewall.
• Identify the components and packet flows involved in the NSX-T Data Center Datapath and troubleshoot various problems that could occur in the Datapath
• List the native tools available in NSX-T Data Center to identify and troubleshoot the problems related to
• NSX-T Data Center environment.

• Experienced system administrators or network administrators
• Network and Security professionals who work with enterprise and data center networks

1 Course Introduction
• Introductions and course logistics
• Overview of modules and course objectives
• Resources and references
• Learning paths and certifications

2 NSX-T Data Center Architecture
• Review of Virtual Cloud Network Framework
• Recap of NSX-T Data Center architecture and components

3 Approach to Troubleshooting
• Develop a structured approach to troubleshooting
• Differentiate between symptoms and root causes
• Identify and isolate problems residing in various areas
• Apply an appropriate methodology and procedure to troubleshooting

4 Troubleshooting the NSX Management Cluster
• 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

5 Troubleshooting Infrastructure Preparation
• Explain and troubleshoot ESXiTM Transport Node preparation issues.
• Explain and troubleshoot KVM Transport Node preparation issues.
• Explain and troubleshoot NSX Edge Transport Node preparation issues.

6 Troubleshooting Logical Switching
• Understand the architecture of Logical Switching
• List the modules and processes involved in configuring Logical Switching
• Explain the importance of N-VDS in Transport Nodes
• Explain the GENEVE protocol and GENEVE header format
• Review the architecture and workflows involved in configuring OVS
• Identify and troubleshoot common Logical Switching issues.

7 Troubleshooting Logical Routing
• 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 HA modes and logical router placements.
• Identify and troubleshoot common Logical Routing issues.

8 Troubleshooting Load Balancing
• Review of Load Balancer architecture and components
• Identify and troubleshoot common Load Balancing issues.

9 Troubleshooting Security
• Review the architecture of Distributed Firewall
• Explain the workflows involved in configuring Distributed Firewall
• Review the architecture of Gateway Firewall
• Explain the workflows involved in configuring Gateway Firewall
• Identify and troubleshoot common Distributed Firewall and Gateway Firewall issues.

10 NSX-T Data Center Operations and Tools
• Review and perform the backup and restore of the NSX-T Data Center environment
• Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools (dashboards, traceflow, port connection tool, port mirroring) involved in troubleshooting the NSX-T Data Center environment
• Configure syslog, IPFIX, and log collections for the NSX-T Data Center environment
• Validate and review the APIs methods available to configure the NSX-T Data Center environment

11 NSX-T Data Center Upgrade
• Identify the proper sequence of steps to upgrade NSX-T Data Center
• Describe the necessary pre-upgrade and port-upgrade checks
• Understand the Upgrade Coordinator architecture
• Review and troubleshoot the upgrade process for NSX-T Data Center Environment

12 Datapath Walk-Through
• Describe the components involved in the NSX-T Data Center Datapath
• Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX-T Datapath
• Identify and perform packet captures at various points in Datapath
• Use nsxcli to retrieve several configurations involved in NSX-T Datapath