Migrating to VMware Cloud Foundation (v5.0)
This three-day course is designed to provide VMware vSphere® administrators with the knowledge and hands-on experience to manage VMware Cloud Foundation™ in a hybrid cloud environment and utilize VMware HCX® for workload migration.
Retail Price: $2,775.00
Next Date: 10/28/2024
Course Days: 3
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Course Objectives:
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall 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
Who Should Attend
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- Experienced system administrators, system engineers, system integrators, migration engineers, migration architects
Prerequisites:
This course requires completion of the following course:
- VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8] or experience administering vSphere environments
- VMware Cloud Foundation: Deploy, Configure, Manage [V5.0] or experience administering VMware Cloud Foundation environments
Course Outline
Module 1: Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
Module 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
Module 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
Module 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