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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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
Explore Developer Center
- Developer Center Interface
- VCF on VxRail API Considerations
- VCF APIs vs. VxRail API
- Lab: Explore Developer Center
- Lab: Create an SDDC Manager Service Account
Deploy NSX-T Edge Clusters
- NSX-T Edge Clusters with VCF on VxRail
- NSX-T Edge Cluster Deployment Automation
- NSX-T Edge Cluster Deployment Prerequisites
- Lab: Deploy an NSX-T Edge Cluster on the VI WLD using the Postman API Tool.
Perform Lifecycle Management Lifecycle Management
- Upgrading Workload Domains Skip-Level Upgrade
- Lab: Review Downloaded Bundles and the Current Version of SDDC Manager
- Lab: Install Update Bundles
Deploy vRealize Suite
- vRealize Suite Overview vRealize Suite and VCF on VxRail Integration
- vRealize Suite Prerequisites
- vRealize Suite Use Case
- Demonstration: Deploy vRealize Lifecycle Manager Using SDDC Manager
VCF on VxRail Multi-Instance Management
- VCF on VxRail Multi-Instance Management
- Multi-Instance Management - Federation
- Lab: Create a Federation
Backup and Restore SDDC Manager and NSX-T Manager
- Backup and Restore SDDC Manager and NSX-T Manager
- Default File-Based Backup
- Configuration in SDDC Manager
- Using External SFTP Server for File-Based Backups
Explore Troubleshooting and Support Options
- Supportability and Serviceability (SoS) Utility Overview
- Update DNS and NTP Servers
- Locate VCF on VxRail Knowledgebase and Advisories
- Log Files in SDDC Manager
- Troubleshooting Failed Workflows in SDDC Manager
- Lab: Perform Fix-It-Up and Health Check Operations
- Lab: Generate and Collect SDDC Manager Logs