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Course Description
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Design and architect modern private cloud environments with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) 9.0 through this intensive 5-day VMware Cloud Foundation: Solution Architecture and Design course. The training focuses on the architectural principles and design decisions required to create VCF solutions that meet business, technical, operational, security, and scalability requirements.
You will learn how to translate business and technical requirements into effective VCF 9.0 architecture and design decisions, covering conceptual, logical, and physical design considerations. The course explores key areas including VCF architecture, workload domains, compute, storage, networking, lifecycle management, availability, performance, recoverability, security, monitoring, capacity planning, workload migration, and VCF consumption strategies.
Through instructor-led instruction and practical design exercises, you’ll develop the ability to evaluate architectural requirements, identify constraints and risks, select appropriate VMware technologies, and design solutions that can support current workloads while allowing for future growth.
The course is designed to build the architecture and design knowledge needed to prepare for the VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Architect (2V0-13.25) exam and the VMware Certified Professional – VMware Cloud Foundation Architect (VCP-VCF Architect) certification.
Prerequisites
For the VMware Cloud Foundation 9.0 Architect (2V0-13.25) certification, Broadcom recommends approximately 1–2 years of experience designing VMware-based solutions, including at least 6 months of experience working specifically with VMware Cloud Foundation. Candidates should also understand capacity planning, disaster recovery, scalability, security, interoperability, compatibility, and core data center services such as DNS and NTP.
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What You'll Learn
- 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.
Course Outline
1. Course Introduction
- Introduction and course logistics
- Course Objectives
2. Architecture Frameworks and Models
- Architecture Frameworks
- Business Objectives
- Design Models
3. VMware Cloud Foundation Overview
- VCF Design Blueprints and Use Cases
- Upgrade Overview
- License Management Overview
4. VCF Fleet and Instance Design
- Sites, Fleets and Instances
- Management and Workload Domains
- Designing Conceptual and Logical Designs
- VCF Operations Platform Design
5. Building the Physical Fabric and VCF Networking Design
- Networking Fabric Design
- VCF Networking Design
6. Storage and vSAN Essentials
- VCF Storage Overview
- Storage Design Considerations
7. 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
8. Workload Domains
- Workload Domain Design Overview
- Cluster Design Overview
- Storage Requirement for Workload Domains
- Networking Requirements for Workload Domains
- Security Design Considerations
9. VCF AMPRS Considerations Summary
- Designing for Availability
- Designing for Manageability
- Designing for Performance
- Designing for Recoverability
- Designing for Security
10. 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
11. Day 2 Operations with VCF
- Day 2 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
12. VCF Upgrade Considerations
- VCF Upgrade Overview
- VCF Upgrade Key Considerations
13. VCF Advanced Services
- Introduction to Private AI
- Introduction to VMware Live Recovery
Frequently Asked Questions
What is VMware Cloud Foundation: Solution Architecture and Design?
VMware Cloud Foundation: Solution Architecture and Design is an advanced VMware training course that teaches IT professionals how to design VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) solutions for enterprise private cloud environments. The course focuses on architecture, infrastructure requirements, workload design, availability, manageability, performance, recoverability, security, capacity planning, scalability, and integration.
What does a VMware Cloud Foundation architect need to know?
A VCF architect needs to understand how to translate business requirements into a technical solution. This includes knowledge of VCF architecture, compute, storage, networking, cloud management, availability, performance, recoverability, security, capacity planning, scalability, interoperability, and operational requirements.
What VMware technologies are important for VCF architecture?
VMware Cloud Foundation integrates key VMware technologies including VMware vSphere, VMware vSAN, VMware NSX, and VCF management and operations capabilities. A VCF architect must understand how these technologies work together as an integrated private cloud platform rather than designing each product independently.
What should a VCF architect consider when integrating with existing infrastructure?
A VCF architect should evaluate existing networking, storage, compute, identity, security, management systems, DNS, NTP, applications, and operational processes. Compatibility, interoperability, dependencies, assumptions, risks, and technical constraints should be documented as part of the solution design.
What are the most important design considerations for a production VCF environment?
Production VCF architecture should address availability, manageability, performance, recoverability, security, capacity, scalability, networking, storage, compute, monitoring, interoperability, compatibility, disaster recovery, and operational requirements. Architects should also document assumptions, risks, dependencies, and constraints.
Who should take VMware Cloud Foundation: Solution Architecture and Design?
The course is well suited for solution architects, infrastructure architects, cloud architects, VMware consultants, virtualization architects, systems engineers, senior VMware administrators, and IT professionals responsible for designing private cloud infrastructure.
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