VCF 5.2.1 on VxRail Administration (VCF521VA)

The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives. Practical experience is included throughout the course.

Describe VCF on VxRail

Overview of VCF on VxRail

VCF on VxRail Architecture

Supported storage and networking options

High-level implementation steps for VCF on VxRail\nUse multiple UIs to identify system components

Describe the various user interfaces and explain their uses

Identify the cluster, hosts and storage for each domain in SDDC manager

Lab: Identify the cluster, hosts and storage for the Management Domain and VI WLD in SDDC manager

Identify the cluster, hosts, and storage for each WLD in the vSphere client

Lab: Identify Mgmt. and VI WLD components using the vSphere Client

Identify NSX components and segments for each WLD in NSX Manager

Lab: Identify Mgmt. and VI WLD components using the NSX Manager\nManage User Accounts and Roles

SSO and identity sources

Lab: Add Active Directory over LDAP external identity source to VCF

VCF users and roles

Lab: Assign roles to groups and test access\nManage System Component Passwords

Component password management options for VCF

Lab: Change a password locally on a system component

Lab: Use the Remediate action to update a component password in SDDC Manager

Lab: Use the Update action to set a specific password for a VCF component

Lab: Use the Rotate Now action to set a random password for a VCF component

Lab: Use the Schedule Rotation action to set an automatic password change schedule

Lab: Use the lookup_password utility to retrieve a component password\nManage TLS Certificates

Certificate management options for VCF

Lab: Manage Certificates\nManage Licenses

How licensing works in SDDC manager

Lab: Add a license to SDDC Manager

Lab: Assign a new license from SDDC Manager\nManage Workload Domain Hosts

Overview of adding a VxRail host to a workload domain

Lab: Add a VxRail host to a VxRail cluster using the vSphere client and VxRail plugin

Lab: Add a VxRail host to a VI workload domain using SDDC Manager.

Considerations for removing a VxRail host from an existing workload domain

Lab: Remove a VxRail host from a VI workload domain using SDDC Manager.\nUse Developer Center to access and manage VCF

VCF developer center and API capabilities

Lab: Retrieve cluster information using developer center

Lab: Create a service account using developer center\nDeploy NSX Edge cluster on a VI WLD using the API

NSX networking for VI workload VMs

Lab: Deploy an NSX Edge cluster using API

Lab: Validate the NSX Edge cluster deployment using NSX Manager\nConfigure SDDC Manager and NSX Manager Backups

Various backup types and options for SDDC Manager and NSX Manager

Lab: Configure an external SFTP server target in SDDC Manager

Backup schedules for VCF

Lab: Configure a backup schedule for SDDC Manager, NSX Manager and vCenter.\nUpgrade SDDC Manager

VCF Lifecycle Management (LCM)

Why and when to perform an update

Lab: Validate that the correct upgrade bundle is available

Lab: Perform a Precheck in SDDC Manager

Lab: Perform an upgrade on SDDC Manager\nDeploy VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle

Lab: Deploy VMware Aria Suite Lifecycle\nSupport VCF

• Supportability and Serviceability (SoS) Utility
• Lab: Disable the ESXi SSH access for all ESXi hosts using the SOS utility
• Lab: Validate system health using the SOS utility
• Lab: Generate logs using the SOS utility and collect the logs
• Describe VCF log files uses and locations
• Describe how to troubleshoot a failed workflow