1.  Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2.  NSX-T Data Center Operations and Tools

• Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools (dashboards, traceflow, port mirroring) for the NSX-T Data Center environment
• Configure syslog, IPFIX, and log collections for the NSX-T Data Center environment
• Integrate NSX-T Data Center with vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Network Insight
• Validate and review the APIs methods available to configure the NSX-T Data Center environment

3.  Troubleshooting the NSX Management Cluster

• Describe the NSX Management cluster architecture, components, and communication channels
• Identify the workflows involved in configuring the NSX Management cluster
• Validate and troubleshoot the NSX Management cluster formation

4.  Troubleshooting Infrastructure Preparation

• Describe the data plane architecture, components, and communication channels
• Explain and troubleshoot VMware ESXi™ transport node preparation issues
• Explain and troubleshoot KVM transport node preparation issues
• Explain and troubleshoot VMware NSX® Edge™ transport node preparation issues

5. Troubleshooting Logical Switching

• Understand the architecture of logical switching
• List the modules and processes involved in configuring logical switching
• Explain the importance of N-VDS and VDS in transport nodes
• Review the architecture and workflows involved in configuring
• Identify and troubleshoot common logical switching issues

6.  Troubleshooting Logical Routing

• Review the architecture of logical routing and NSX Edge nodes
• Explain the workflows involved in the configuration of Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways Explain the HA modes and logical router placements
• Identify and troubles
• hoot common logical routing issues

7.  Troubleshooting Security

• Review the architecture of the Distributed Firewall
• Explain the workflows involved in configuring the Distributed Firewall
• Review the architecture of the Gateway Firewall
• Explain the workflows involved in configuring the Gateway Firewall
• Identify and troubleshoot common distributed firewall and Gateway Firewall issues

8.  Troubleshooting Load Balancing and VPN Services

• Review load balancer architecture and components
• Identify and troubleshoot common load balancing issues
• Review of IPsec and L2 VPN architecture and components
• Identify and troubleshoot common IPsec and L2 VPN issues

9.  Datapath Walkthrough

• Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX-T datapath (East-West and North-South)
• Identify and perform packet captures at various points in the datapath
• Use nsxcli to retrieve configurations involved in the NSX-T datapath