Section 1 – VMware vSphere Architectures and Technologies - There are no testable objectives for this section
Section 2 – VMware Products and Solutions
Objective 2.1 Describe the VMware Virtual Cloud Network Vision
Objective 2.2 Outline the solutions of NSX Portfolio
Objective 2.3 List the use-cases for NSX Data Center
Objective 2.4 Explain the value proposition and features of NSX
Objective 2.5 Identify Physical and Virtual Infrastructure Requirements for NSX-T Data Center
Objective 2.6 Describe NSX Architecture and Component sub-systems
Objective 2.7 Differentiate the functionalities of Management Plane, Control Plane, Data Plane, and Consumption Planes
Objective 2.8 Define NSX-T Data Center Terminology
Objective 2.9 Describe the Logical Switching Architecture and Features
Objective 2.10 Describe the Logical Routing Architecture and Features
Objective 2.11 Describe the NSX-T Data Center Network Services
Objective 2.12 Explain the Edge Architecture and Features
Objective 2.13 Explain the NSX Security Architecture and Features
Objective 2.14 Identify the supported integration platforms of NSX-T (Containers, Public Cloud, Private Cloud,
Hybrid Cloud, DevOps tools, 3rd Party etc.)
Section 3 – There are no testable objectives for this section.
Section 4 – Installing, Configuring, and Setting Up a VMware vSphere Solution
Objective 4.1 Outline the installation and preparation workflow of NSX-T Data Center
Objective 4.2 Deploy and Configure NSX-T Data Center Environment
Objective 4.3 Configure Hypervisor Networking [vSphere and KVM] for NSX-T Data Center
Objective 4.4 Configure and manage Logical Switching Features
Objective 4.5 Configure and manage Logical Routing Features
Objective 4.6 Configure NSX-T Edge Nodes and Edge Cluster
Objective 4.7 Configure NSX-T Data Center Network Services [Layer-3]
Objective 4.8 Configure NSX Security Features
Objective 4.9 Configure Service Insertion with NSX-T Data Center
Section 5 – Performance-tuning and Optimizing Upgrades – There are no testable objectives for this section.
Section 6 – Troubleshooting and Repairing
Objective 6.1 Identify the default log file locations of NSX-T Data Center components
Objective 6.2 Compare and Contrast Tools Available for Troubleshooting
Objective 6.3 Troubleshoot Common NSX Installation/Configuration Issues
Objective 6.4 Troubleshoot Common NSX Component Issues
Objective 6.5 Troubleshoot Common Connectivity Issues
Objective 6.6 Troubleshoot Common physical infrastructure Issues
Section 7 – Administrative and Operational Tasks in a VMware vSphere Solution
Objective 7.1 List Operations Tasks in a VMware NSX Environment (syslog, backup/restore etc.)
Objective 7.2 Configure roles and permissions for NSX-T Data Center environment
Objective 7.3 Generate Log bundles
Objective 7.4 Monitor a VMware NSX Implementation