VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer: ICM plus Troubleshooting and Operations Fast Track [V20.x] Course Overview

To ensure that participants can fully benefit from the VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer: ICM plus Troubleshooting and Operations Fast Track [V20.x] course, the following prerequisites are recommended:

• Understanding of enterprise switching and routing concepts, including VLANs and protocols such as TCP/IP.
• Familiarity with network firewall, load balancer, and VPN concepts and operations.
• Basic knowledge of VMware vSphere® environments and operations, such as VMware ESXi™ and VMware vCenter Server®.
• Experience with other VMware NSX® solutions or knowledge of its basic functionalities is helpful but not mandatory.
• The ability to use system administration tools and command-line interfaces for system troubleshooting and configuration.

Please note that while prior experience with VMware products is advantageous, it is not strictly necessary for dedicated learners who are willing to engage fully with the course materials and are open to learning new concepts.

Target Audience for VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer: ICM plus Troubleshooting and Operations Fast Track [V20.x]

1. This comprehensive VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer course is tailored for IT professionals focusing on load balancing, cloud services, and network infrastructure optimization.

   
   

• Network Engineers and Architects
• System Administrators managing virtualized environments
• Cloud Infrastructure Engineers
• DevOps and Site Reliability Engineers (SREs)
• IT professionals involved in data center operations and virtualization
• VMware NSX Users and Administrators
• Cloud Operations Engineers working with AWS environments
• Professionals seeking to learn about global server load balancing (GSLB)
• Network Security Engineers with a focus on application delivery
• Technical Support and Operations personnel specializing in VMware environments
• Professionals interested in automating network services with REST API

Learning Objectives - What you will Learn in this VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer: ICM plus Troubleshooting and Operations Fast Track [V20.x]?

1. This comprehensive course equips students with the skills necessary to install, manage, and troubleshoot VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer, ensuring resilient, scalable virtual networking.

2. Learning Objectives and Outcomes:

• Understand the architecture and components of the NSX Advanced Load Balancer.
• Configure and manage virtual services and application delivery policies.
• Implement profiles and policies for advanced traffic management.
• Set up and manage server pools to optimize application resource utilization.
• Modify application behavior with custom application profiles and scripts.
• Integrate NSX Advanced Load Balancer with different cloud environments, including No-Access Cloud and AWS.
• Learn the foundations of DNS and implement Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB) strategies.
• Monitor events, configure alerts, and interpret logs for proactive management.
• Utilize NSX Advanced Load Balancer Rest API for automation and orchestration.
• Troubleshoot common issues in NSX Advanced Load Balancer infrastructure and service engines.