Section 1 – Prepare VMware NSX Infrastructure
Objective 1.1 – Deploy VMware NSX Infrastructure components
Objective 1.2 – Prepare Host Clusters for Network Virtualization
Objective 1.3 – Configure and Manage Transport Zones
Section 2 – Create and Manage VMware NSX Virtual Networks
Objective 2.1 – Create and Manage Logical Switches
Objective 2.2 – Configure and Manage Layer 2 Bridging
Objective 2.3 – Configure and Manage Routing
Section 3 – Deploy and Manage VMware NSX Network Services
Objective 3.1 – Configure and Manage Logical Load Balancing
Objective 3.2 – Configure and Manage Logical Virtual Private Networks (VPNs)
- Configure IPSec VPN service to enable site to site communication
- Configure SSL VPN service to allow remote users to access private networks
- Configure L2 VPN service to stretch multiple logical networks across geographical sites
Objective 3.3 – Configure and Manage Additional VMware NSX Edge Services
Section 4 – Secure a vSphere Data Center with VMware NSX
Objective 4.1 – Configure and Manage Logical Firewall Services
Objective 4.2 – Configure and Manage Service Composer
Section 5 – Perform Operational Management of a VMware NSX Implementation
Objective 5.1 – Backup and Restore Network Configurations
- Schedule/Backup/Restore NSX Manager data
- Export/Restore vSphere Distributed Switch configuration
- Export/Import Service Composer profiles
- Save/Export/Import/Load Distributed Firewall configurations
Objective 5.2 – Monitor a VMware NSX Implementation
Objective 5.3 – Configure and Manage Role Based Access Control
Section 6 – Configure Cross vCenter Networking and Security
Objective 6.1 – Configure Cross vCenter VMware NSX infrastructure components
Objective 6.2 – Configure and Manage Universal Logical Network Objects
Objective 6.3 – Configure and Manage Universal Logical Security Objects
Section 7 – Perform Advanced VMware NSX Troubleshooting
Objective 7.1 – Troubleshoot Common VMware NSX Installation/Configuration Issues
Objective 7.2 – Troubleshoot VMware NSX Connectivity Issues
Objective 7.3 – Troubleshoot VMware NSX Edge Services Issues
Section 8 – Utilize API Commands to Manage a VMware NSX Deployment
Objective 8.1 – Administer and Execute calls using the VMware NSX vSphere API
Tools
VMware NSX Brownfield Deployment Guide
VMware NSX Network Virtualization Design Guide
NSX Command Line Interface Reference Guide