VMware Cloud Foundation: Solution Architecture and Design (VCFSAD) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Course Introduction
  • Introduction and course logistics
  • Course Objectives
Architecture Frameworks and Models
  • Architecture Frameworks
  • Business Objectives
  • Design Models
VMware Cloud Foundation Overview
  • VCF Design Blueprints and Use Cases
  • Upgrade Overview
  • License Management Overview
VCF Fleet and Instance Design
  • Sites, Fleets and Instances
  • Management and Workload Domains
  • Designing Conceptual and Logical Designs
  • VCF Operations Platform Design
Building the Physical Fabric and VCF Networking Design
  • Networking Fabric Design
  • VCF Networking Design
Storage and vSAN Essentials
  • VCF Storage Overview
  • Storage Design Considerations
Management Domain
  • Management Domain Design Overview
  • Management Domain Design Sizing Considerations
  • Management Domain Design Decisions
  • Storage Requirements for Management Workloads
  • Networking Requirements for Management Workloads
  • Platform-Based Protection Mechanisms
Workload Domains
  • Workload Domain Design Overview
  • Cluster Design Overview
  • Storage Requirement for Workload Domains
  • Networking Requirements for Workload Domains
  • Security Design Considerations
VCF AMPRS Considerations Summary
  • Designing for Availability
  • Designing for Manageability
  • Designing for Performance
  • Designing for Recoverability
  • Designing for Security
VCF Consumption Design with VCF Automation and Supervisor
  • VCF Automation Overview
  • VCF Automation Tenancy Models
  • VCF Automation and Supervisor Components
  • VCF Automation and Supervisor Design Considerations
Day 2 Operations with VCF
  • Day 2 Operations Overview
  • VCF Operations Overview and Metric/Dashboard Design
  • VCF Operations Key Metrics for Compute, Storage and Networks
  • VCF Operations for Networks Overview and Design
VCF Upgrade Considerations
  • VCF Upgrade Overview
  • VCF Upgrade Key Considerations
VCF Advanced Services
  • Introduction to Private AI
  • Introduction to VMware Live Recovery
  • Introduction to Advanced Security