Overview
This three-day course is designed to provide VMware vSphere® administrators with the knowledge and hands-on experience in managing VMware Cloud Foundation™ in a hybrid cloud environment and utilizing VMware HCX® for workload migration.
Audience
Experienced System Administrators, System Engineers, System Integrators, Migration Engineers, Migration Architects
Products
- VMware Cloud Foundation
Product Alignment
- VMware Cloud Foundation 5.0
- VMware HCX 4.7
Prerequisites
This course requires completion of the following courses:
- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage or experience administering vSphere environment
- VMware Cloud Foundation: Deploy, Configure, Manage [V5.0] or experience administering VMware Cloud Foundation environment
Delegates will learn how to
By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Describe the components and architecture of VMware Cloud Foundation
- Describe the key features and capabilities of VMware HCX
- Explain the architecture of VMware HCX and its components
- Understand the migration types that VMware HCX supports, including VMware HCX® vMotion®, HCX Bulk migration, and HCX Replication Assisted vMotion
- Plan and execute migrations using VMware HCX migration plans
- Describe how VMware HCX addresses migration challenges through its network extension capabilities
- Define the concept of network extension within the context of VMware HCX
Outline
1 Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 VMware Cloud Foundation Overview
- Describe the components and architecture of VMware Cloud Foundation
- Explain the benefits of VMware Cloud Foundation in a hybrid cloud environment
- Identify the features of VMware Cloud Console
3 Introduction to VMware HCX
- Describe the key features and capabilities of VMware HCX
- Explain the architecture of VMware HCX and its components
- Discuss the purpose of HCX Manager, HCX Interconnect, and HCX mobility components
- Install and configure HCX Manager
- Set up interconnects between a legacy vSphere environment and VMware Cloud Foundation
- Manage VMware HCX services and networks
4 Workload Migration with VMware HCX
- Describe the migration types that VMware HCX supports, including vSphere vMotion, HCX Bulk migration, and HCX Replication Assisted vMotion
- Perform live migration of workloads between legacy vSphere and VMware Cloud Foundation environments using VMware HCX
- Plan and execute migrations using VMware HCX migration plans
- Explain how VMware HCX enables seamless connectivity between on-premises data centers and cloud environments
- Identify common challenges associated with establishing network connectivity in hybrid cloud scenarios
- Describe how VMware HCX addresses these challenges through its network extension capabilities
- Define the concept of network extension in the context of VMware HCX
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