VMware vCloud Director: Install, Configure, Manage [V10.4] Training

Introductions and course logistics

Course objectives

Discuss VMware Validated Solution

Define software-defined data center (SDDC)

Discuss multitenancy with VMware Cloud Director

Recognize the design considerations when creating a cloud environment on the SDDC using VMware Cloud Foundation™

Describe the VMware Cloud Director cell and server group

Explain the two-stage deployment of VMware Cloud Director cells

Demonstrate backing up and restoring a VMware Cloud Director appliance

Discuss VMware Cloud Director Appliance Clustering

Discuss failover mechanisms (automatic and manual) with VMware Cloud Director cells

Define the switchover, and promote options of the VMware Cloud Director appliance

Showcase VMware Cloud Director integration with VMware vCenter Server® and VMware NSX

Describe how the compute resources are provided to VMware Cloud Director

Describe how storage is provided to VMware Cloud Director

Configure and manage storage for Virtual Data Centers (VDCs)

Discuss network pools, external networks, and provider gateways

Describe VMware Cloud Director organizations

Understand organization policies

Explain how to access an organization using various portals

Understand the use cases of Allocation Models

Understand organization VDC

Discuss Linked Clone and Fast Provisioning

Discuss rights bundle

Describe role-based access

Explain custom roles and rights

Describe and configure LDAP integration with Active Directory

Discuss OIDC integration with VMware Cloud Director

Discuss configuring the SAML identity provider in VMware Cloud Director

Discuss API Access Token and Service Accounts

Explain Quota Management and its use cases

Understand standalone VMs

Discuss deployment methods of virtual machines

Explain VM properties

Discuss deployment methods of vApps

Discuss the vApp lease policies

Understand the vApps and VM actions

Explain vApp and VM badges

Demonstrate auto scaling groups

Explain the purpose of catalogs and how to create a catalog

Discuss catalog management and sharing catalogs

Understand media files in VMware Cloud Director and their usage

Discuss vApp templates

Understand vApp template operations

Discuss organization VDC templates

Discuss Fast Cross vCenter Server vApp Instantiation Utilizing Shared Storage

Discuss provider gateway, external networks

Describe edge gateway

Discuss organization VDC networks

List the types of organization VDC networks

Discuss vApp networks

List the various types of vApp networks

List the edge gateway services

Discuss DHCP, NAT, and firewall services on the edge gateway

Discuss SNAT, DNAT, NO SNAT, and NO DNAT use cases

Explain routing and distributed firewall services

Understand IP space and its types

Showcase VMware Cloud Director integration with VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer

Describe the segment profile template

Describe named disks and shared named disks

Demonstrate how to attach and detach a named disk and a shared named disk

Discuss how VMware Cloud Director VMs and disks are encrypted

Discuss vCenter Server and VMware Cloud Director IOPS storage policies usage

Discuss how to enable and use the storage IOPS limitation in VMware Cloud Director

Demonstrate VM sizing and placement in VMware Cloud Director

Discuss vGPU implementation in VMware Cloud Director

Describe the usage and functionality of advisories

Demonstrate quick search

Discuss guided tours and use cases

Discuss Transfer Server Storage Monitoring

Demonstrate the VMware Cloud Director branding themes

Explain the Solution Add-Ons feature in Vmware Cloud Director

Briefly discuss VMware Cloud Director integration with the following solutions:

VMware Cloud Director Availability

VMware Cloud Director App Launchpad

VMware Cloud Director Container Service Extension

VMware Cloud Director Object Storage Extension

VMware vCloud Usage Meter

VMware Aria Operations for Logs

VMware Aria Operations

VMware Chargeback

VMware Aria Automation

VMware Cloud Director Extension for Data Solutions

VMware Cloud Provider Lifecycle Manager

Terraform

VMware Workspace ONE

It updates the vCloud Director appliance base OS and vCloud Director open-source components. The list of new features includes HTML5 Tenant Portal Enhancements, Per-Tenant Branding Options, HTML5 Provider Portal Enhancements, Access to Dedicated Private vCenter Instances through a Tenant Portal, vCD Appliance Improvements, NSX Edge Placement Enhancements etc.

VMware vCloud Director Badge exam is a 60 items exam. The passing score is 300. You will get 105 minutes to complete the exam. You are entitled for automatic 30 minutes time extension if you are a non-native English speaker.

Yes, VMware vCloud Director is the latest up to August 2019. After February 5, 2019, VMware certifications don't need a recertification essentially. However, recertifying by upgrading your certification will keep your skills brushed up to take competitive performance advantage.