Dell - VCF 4.2 on VxRail Administration

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$2,200.00 USD

Duration
2 Days

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

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Course Overview

This course enables an administrator to manage a VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) on VxRail solution. It covers reviewing the management interfaces, managing users, roles, and passwords, managing certificates and licenses, managing the workload domains, deploying NSX-T Edge cluster, performing lifecycle management, configuring multi-instance management, and exploring troubleshooting and support options. Hands on labs and simulated interactions are included in the course to provide a walk-through of the key steps involved in the administration of a VCF on VxRail solution.

Course Objectives

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

Who Should Attend?

This course is intended for customers, partners and Dell Technologies employees who are responsible for administering and managing a VCF on VxRail solution.

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Course Prerequisites

Basic understanding of VMware Cloud Foundation
Technical proficiency with VMware ESXi, vSphere and NSX-T components and user interfaces
Experience of administering VxRail systems

Agenda

Describe the VCF on VxRail Solution

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

Navigate the Newly Deployed VCF on VxRail Solution and Describe the Components

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

Configure Active Directory as an Identity Source

vCenter Single Sign-On
Supported External Identity Sources
Lab: Join WLDs vCenters to Active Directory (AD)
Lab: Add AD as the Default Identity Source

Manage Use Accounts, Roles and Passwords

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

Perform Certificate Management Certificate Management

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

Manage Licenses in VCF on VxRail

Available Licenses for VCF on VxRail
Using Licenses
Lab: Explore Available Licenses in the SDDC Manager UI

Manage Workload Domains

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