Objectives

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Describe the software-defined data center
• Explain the NSX components and their function in the infrastructure
• Deploy NSX for microsegmentation
• Describe the distributed firewall architecture
• Configure and manage NSX with VMware vSphere® Web Client
• Configure distributed firewall policies
• Use the Service Composer to automate security policy application
• Understand partner integration workflows
• Troubleshoot the distributed firewall from the VMware ESXi™ command-line interface (CLI)
• Troubleshoot the distributed firewall from the NSX central CLI