1 Course Introduction
- Introduction and course logistics
- Course objectives
2 Introduction to NSX Advanced Load Balancer
- Introduce NSX Advanced Load Balancer
- Discuss NSX Advanced Load Balancer use cases and benefits
- Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components
- Explain the management, control, data, and consumption planes and their
respective functions
3 Virtual Services Configuration Concepts
- Explain Virtual Service components
- Explain Virtual Service types
- Explain and configure basic Virtual Service components such as Application
Profiles and Network Profiles
4 Virtual Services Configuration Advanced Concepts
- Explain Virtual Service Advanced components such as Wildcard VIP, Server
Name Identification (SNI), and
- Enhanced Virtual Hosting (EVH)
- Explain the concept of Virtual Service VIP Sharing
- Explain different authentication mechanisms used for a Virtual Service
such as LDAP, SAML, JSON Web Token, and OAUTH
5 Profiles and Policies
- Explain Application Profiles and types such as L4, DNS, Syslog, HTTP, and
Horizon VDI
- Explain and configure advanced application HTTP profile options
- Describe Network Profiles and types
- Explain and configure SSL profiles and Certificates
- Explain and configure HTTP, network, and DNS policies
6 Pools Configuration Concepts
- Explain Pools configuration options
- Describe the available load balancing algorithms
- Explain multiple Health monitor types
- Explain multiple Persistence profiles
- Explain and configure Pool groups
7 Modifying Application Behavior
- Design and apply application solutions by using application profiles
- Design and apply application solutions by using Network, HTTP Policies,
and DataScripts
- Explain DataScript fundamentals
- Explain and use NSX Advanced Load Balancer analytics to understand
application behavior
- Describe and configure Client SSL Certificate Validation
- Describe and configure Virtual Service DDoS, Rate limiting, and Throttling
capabilities
- Modify Network profiles properties such as TCP connection properties
- Design and apply application solutions by using Persistence
profiles
8 NSX Advanced Load Balancer Infrastructure
Architecture
- Explain management, control, data, and consumption planes and
functions
- Describe Control Plane Clustering and High Availability
- Describe Controller Sizing and Process Sharing
- Describe Service Engine CPU and NIC Architecture
- Explain Tenants
- Configure properties of Service Engine groups
- Explain Service Engine Group High Availability Modes
- Describe and configure Active-Standby High Availability Mode
- Explain Service Engine Placement in multiple availability zones for Public
Clouds
- Describe and configure Elastic HA High Availability Mode (Active/Active,
N+M)
- Explain Service Engine Failure Detection and Self-Healing
- Describe Service Engine as a Router
- Explain Virtual Service scale out options such as Layer 2 (Native), Layer
3 (BGP), and DNS-based
- Describe how to upgrade NSX Advanced Load Balancer
9 Introduction to Cloud Connector
- Explain Cloud Connectors
- Review Cloud Connector integration modes
- List Cloud Connector types
- Review the different Service Engine Image types in different
ecosystems
10 Installing, Configuring, and Managing NSX Advanced Load
Balancer in No-Access Cloud
- Explain No Access Cloud concepts
- Configure No Access Cloud integration
- Explain and configure Linux Server Cloud
- Explain and configure VMware No Orchestrator
- Describe the Advanced Configuration options available in bare metal (Linux
Server Cloud)
11 Installing, Configuring, and Managing NSX Advanced Load
Balancer in VMware Environment: Cloud Configuration
- Introduce VMware integration options
- Explain and configure VMware Write Access Cloud Connector
- Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer integration options in VMware NSX
environment
- Explain and configure NSX Cloud Connector for Overlay and VLAN-backed
segments
12 AWS Cloud Configuration
- Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer Public Cloud integrations
- Explain different AWS components
- Explain and demonstrate AWS Public Cloud Integration
- Deploy NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller, SEs, and Virtual Services in
AWS Cloud
- Review Multi-AZ Support for Virtual Services in AWS cloud
13 GCP Cloud Configuration
- Explain different GCP components
- Explain and demonstrate GCP Public Cloud Integration
- Deploy NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller, SEs, and Virtual Services in
GCP Cloud
14 Azure Cloud Configuration
- Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer Public Cloud integrations
- Explain different Azure components
- Explain and demonstrate Azure Public Cloud integration
- Deploy NSX Advanced Load Balancer Controller, SEs, and Virtual Services in
Azure Cloud
15 NSX Advanced Load Balancer Enterprise with Cloud Services (Avi
Pulse)
- Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer Public Cloud Services
- Explain different features of NSX Advanced Load Balancer Cloud
Services
- Registering Controller with Cloud Services
16 DNS Foundations
- Review, discuss, and explain DNS fundamentals
- Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer DNS and IPAM providers
17 Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
- Introduce Global Server load balancing concepts and benefits
- Explain and configure the NSX Advanced Load Balancer infrastructure
- Explain and configure the DNS Virtual Service components
- Explain and configure GSLB Service Engine Group
- Describe and configure GSLB Sites
- Explain and configure basic GSLB Services to include pools and health
monitors
- Describe GSLB Service Load Balancing algorithms
- Explain and configure Data and Control Plane-based Health Monitors
- Describe GSLB Health Monitor Proxy
- Explain GSLB Site-Cookie Persistence
- Explain the different GSLB replication methods
18 Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Introduce Local Authentication in NSX Advanced Load Balancer
- Introduce Remote Authentication in NSX Advanced Load Balancer
- Review the different types of Remote Authentication
- Explain Granular RBAC using labels
19 NSX Advanced Load Balancer: Troubleshooting
- Introduce infrastructure and application troubleshooting concepts
- Describe Control Plane and Data Plane-based Troubleshooting
- Explain Application Analytics and Logs
- Describe client logs analysis
- Explain Headers troubleshooting and Packet Capture mechanism
- Describe how to use CLI for detailed data plane troubleshooting
- Explain Service Engine Logs
- Explain Health Monitors troubleshooting
- Explain BGP session troubleshooting
- Describe Control Plane Troubleshooting, Clustering, and Cloud Connector
issues
20 Events and Alerts
- Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer events
- Describe and configure NSX Advanced Load Balancer alerts
- Describe NSX Advanced Load Balancer monitoring capabilities with SNMP,
Syslog, and Email
21 Introduction to NSX Advanced Load Balancer Rest
API
- Introduce the NSX Advanced Load Balancer REST API interface
- Describe REST API Object Schema
- Explain and interact with REST API interface with browser and command-line
utility
- Explain Swagger-based API documentation
- Review the different types of SDKs available in NSX Advanced Load
Balancer
- Explain and configure VMware Write Access Cloud Connector
- Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer integration options in VMware NSX
environment
- Explain and configure NSX Cloud Connector for Overlay and VLAN-backed
segments
- Introduce VMware integration options
- Explain and configure VMware Write Access Cloud Connector
- Explain NSX Advanced Load Balancer integration options in VMware NSX
environment
- Explain and configure NSX Cloud Connector for Overlay and VLAN-backed
segments