Migrating to VMware Cloud Foundation [V5.0]

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.

Duration

3 days

Audience

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

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

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

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