Detailed Course Outline
1 Course Introduction
- Introduction and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 Introduction to NSX-T Data Center
- Describe the motivation for migrating to NSX-T Data Center
- Contrast NSX-T Data Center and NSX Data Center for vSphere architectures
- Describe the logical switching components in NSX-T Data Center
- Describe the components and functions of NSX-T Data Center logical routing
- Describe the security features of NSX-T Data Center
- Explain the implementation of networking services in NSX-T Data Center
3 Migration Approaches
- Describe the end-to-end migration approach
- Describe the lift-and-shift migration approach
- Compare the migration approaches
- Determine the best migration strategy based on customer requirements
4 Fixed Topologies for Migration
- Identify the NSX Data Center for vSphere fixed network topologies that can be migrated to NSX-T Data Center without a user-defined topology
- Explain how network and security objects from the fixed topologies are translated from NSX Data Center for vSphere to NSX-T Data Center
5 End-to-End Migration
- Describe the prerequisites for end-to-end migration
- Prepare the NSX Data Center for vSphere environment for migration
- Prepare the NSX-T Data Center environment for migration
- Migrate the NSX Data Center for vSphere environment with the migration coordinator using a fixed topology
- Migrate the NSX Data Center for vSphere environment with the migration coordinator using a user-defined topology
- Perform postmigration tasks
6 Other Migration Modes
- Describe the steps to migrate NSX Data Center for vSphere when integrated with VMware vRealize® Automation™
- Describe the Edge Cutover migration mode
- Describe the Distributed Firewall migration mode
- Describe the Distributed Firewall, Host, and Workload migration mode
- Describe the vSphere Networking migration feature
7 Lift-and-Shift Migration
- Describe the prerequisites for lift-and-shift migrations
- Configure L2 bridging in preparation for lift-and-shift migrations
- Migrate the network and security configuration
- Migrate workloads
- Describe the DFW-only migration mode
8 Troubleshooting Migrations
- Troubleshoot migration problems
- Identify the log files used in troubleshooting
- Identify and resolve common issues related to migrations.
9 Cross-vCenter NSX to NSX Federation Migration
- Contrast cross-vCenter NSX and NSX Federation architectures
- Describe the steps for a multisite migration
- Demonstrate how to perform a cross-vCenter NSX to NSX Federation migration