VMware Cloud Foundation: Solution Architecture and Design [9.0]

Overview

This five day course explores the architecture and design considerations for an initial deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The course explains the architecture framework and language, as well as design considerations for building, operationalizing, and consuming a VMware Cloud Foundation deployment. The scope of the course is centered on the core design considerations applicable to a VMware Cloud Foundation deployment in a single site.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, students should take the following courses:

• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage
• VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

• Technical and Solution Architects and Consultants who design enterprise-grade private cloud environments

Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Describe and apply an appropriate design framework.
• Apply a design process for gathering requirements, constraints, assumptions and risks.
• Understand VMware VCF constructs such as site, fleet and instance.
• Understand data center fabric needs to support VCF.
• Understand VCF storage and network design options.
• Design a single site single fleet deployment of VCF with recommended design options.
• Design management and workload domains with appropriate compute and storage resources.
• Design a consumption layer leveraging VCF Automation and Supervisor.
• Understand the day-2 operating model, operations metrics, and reporting needs of VCF.
• Understand future opportunities to extend the VCF platform with advanced services.

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

Operations with VCF

• 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

Exams and assessments

The VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Architect (2V0-13.25) exam for the VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Architect is available separately

Hands-on learning

This course is delivered through a combination of presentations, demonstrations and practical learner labs