I. Overview:

This three-day course is designed to provide VMware vSphere® administrators with the knowledge and hands-on experience in managing VMware Cloud Foundation™ in a hybrid cloud environment and utilizing VMware HCX® for workload migration.

II. Duration: 03 days (24 hours)

III. Objectives:

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following 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

IV. Intended Audience:

• Experienced System Administrators, System Engineers, System Integrators, Migration Engineers, Migration Architects

V. Prerequisites:

This course requires completion of the following courses:

• VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage or experience administering vSphere environment
• VMware Cloud Foundation: Deploy, Configure, Manage [V5.0] or experience administering VMware Cloud Foundation environment

VI. Course outlines:

1. Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

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

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

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 extension in the context of VMware HCX