VMware vSphere with Tanzu: Deploy and Manage (VSKDM7)

Virtualization, VMware

This three-day course covers planning, deploying and operating VMware vSphere with Tanzu. You will learn to orchestrate the delivery of Kubernetes clusters and to run containerized applications in vSphere.

Through hands-on labs you will explore core components, architecture, networking, storage, and cluster lifecycle. Topics include NSX integration, Harbor registry, Tanzu Kubernetes Grid, monitoring, and troubleshooting for production.

THIS TRAINING COURSE WILL HELP YOU:

  • Plan and deploy vSphere with Tanzu clusters
  • Manage containerized apps and namespaces
  • Configure NSX networking and network policies
  • Use kubectl, Harbor registry, and storage features
  • Monitor and troubleshoot vSphere with Tanzu

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

  • Experienced system administrators
  • System integrators and implementers
  • Platform or cloud infrastructure engineers
  • IT architects planning Kubernetes on vSphere

COURSE LOCATION AND AVAILABLE DATES

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Course content:

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  • Course Introduction
    1. Introductions and course logistics
    2. Course objectives
  • Introduction to Containers and Kubernetes
    1. Describe virtual machines and containers
    2. Describe container hosts
    3. Describe container engines
    4. Describe Dockerfile
    5. Describe container images
    6. Describe image registries
    7. Describe the purpose and functionality of Kubernetes
    8. Describe YAML manifest files
    9. Explain pods
    10. Explain ReplicaSets
    11. Explain services
    12. Explain deployments
    13. Explain network policies
  • Introduction to vSphere with Tanzu
    1. Introduce the Cloud Native Computing Foundation
    2. Introduce the VMware Tanzu portfolio
    3. Describe the purpose and functionality of vSphere with Tanzu
    4. Describe the capabilities of vSphere with Tanzu
    5. Describe the components of vSphere with Tanzu
    6. Contrast vSphere with Tanzu to traditional Kubernetes
    7. Describe the requirements for vSphere with Tanzu
    8. Describe the NSX components required for vSphere with Tanzu
    9. Describe the network topology of vSphere with Tanzu
    10. Explain the networking requirements of vSphere with Tanzu
    11. Compare NSX networking objects with Kubernetes networking objects
    12. Describe the kubectl command-line interface
  • vSphere with Tanzu Core Services
    1. Explain the architecture of the vSphere with Tanzu core services
    2. Describe common use cases for vSphere with Tanzu
    3. Enable vSphere with Tanzu
    4. Deploy the Harbor registry
    5. Describe a vSphere with Tanzu namespace
    6. Describe resource quotas
    7. Explain authentication and authorization for vSphere with Tanzu
    8. Create a namespace
    9. Use kubectl to interact with vSphere with Tanzu
    10. Describe deploying pods with kubectl
    11. Explain scaling a pod deployment
    12. Explain deleting pods
    13. Use kubectl to deploy a pod
    14. Use kubectl to scale a pod
    15. Describe the Container Storage Interface (CSI)
    16. Explain VM storage policies and persistent volumes
    17. Monitor Cloud Native Storage
    18. Create a persistent volume
    19. Describe the NSX Container Plugin
    20. Explain Supervisor Cluster network topology
    21. Explain container-related objects in NSX
    22. Describe Kubernetes services
    23. Describe Kubernetes network policies
    24. Describe vSphere with Tanzu on vSphere Distributed Switch
    25. Describe Harbor image registry
    26. Explain Harbor integration with vSphere with Tanzu
    27. Enable Harbor
    28. Push container images to Harbor
    29. Deploy containers from Harbor
  • VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid service
    1. Introduce the Kubernetes Cluster API
    2. Explain the Tanzu Kubernetes Grid service
    3. Describe use cases for Tanzu Kubernetes Grid clusters
    4. Describe enabling Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters
    5. Deploy a Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster
    6. Scale a Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster
    7. Explain the lifecycle of Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters
    8. Deploy pods to a Tanzu Kubernetes Cluster
    9. Describe monitoring of Tanzu Kubernetes Clusters
  • Monitoring and Troubleshooting
    1. Describe monitoring tools for vSphere with Tanzu
    2. Describe troubleshooting tools for vSphere with Tanzu
    3. Describe VMware vRealize Operations Manager integration
    4. Describe VMware Tanzu Mission Control
    5. Describe integration between vSphere with Tanzu and Tanzu Mission Control
    6. Describe vCenter Server events
    7. Describe vSphere with Tanzu events
    8. Describe gathering vSphere with Tanzu support log bundles
  • vSphere with Tanzu Life Cycle
    1. Introduce Kubernetes versions
    2. Explain the Kubernetes release cadence
    3. Describe the vSphere with Tanzu lifecycle
    4. Describe NSX component lifecycle
    5. Describe vSphere with Tanzu certificate management
Prerequisites:
Experienced system administrators or system integrators responsible for designing and implementing vSphere with Tanzu.
Schedule:
3 days (9:00-17:00)
Price per person:
1 360.00 € (1 645.60 € incl. 21% VAT)
Training Partner:
TD SYNNEX AS Czech

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