1  Course Introduction
•  Introduction and course logistics
•  Course objectives

2  NSX-T Data Center Operations and Tools
•  Explain and validate the native troubleshooting tools (dashboards, Traceflow, live traffic analysis, port
   mirroring) for the NSX-T Data Center environment
•  Configure syslog, IPFIX, and log collections for the NSX-T Data Center environment
•  Integrate NSX-T Data Center with vRealize Log Insight and vRealize Network Insight
•  Validate and review the API methods available to configure the NSX-T Data Center environment

3  Troubleshooting the NSX Management Cluster
•  Describe the NSX Management cluster architecture, components, and communication channels
•  Identify the workflows involved in configuring the NSX Management cluster
•  Validate and troubleshoot the NSX Management cluster formation

4  Troubleshooting Infrastructure Preparation
•  Describe the data plane architecture, components, and communication channels
•  Explain and troubleshoot VMware ESXi™ transport node preparation issues
•  Explain and troubleshoot KVM transport node preparation issues
•  Explain and troubleshoot VMware NSX® Edge™ transport node preparation issue

5  Troubleshooting Logical Switching
•  Describe the architecture of logical switching
•  List the modules and processes involved in configuring logical switching
•  Explain the importance of N-VDS and VDS in transport nodes
•  Describe the procedure to migrate from N-VDS to VDS
•  Review the architecture and workflows involved in attaching workloads to segments
•  Identify and troubleshoot common logical switching issues

6  Troubleshooting Logical Routing
•  Review the architecture of logical routing and NSX Edge nodes
•  Explain the workflows involved in the configuration of Tier-0 and Tier-1 gateways
•  Explain the high availability modes and validate logical router placements
•  Identify and troubleshoot common logical routing issues using both BGP and OSPF

7  Troubleshooting Security
•  Review the architecture of the Distributed Firewall
•  Explain the workflows involved in configuring the Distributed Firewall
•  Review the architecture of the Gateway Firewall
•  Explain the workflows involved in configuring the Gateway Firewall
•  Identify and troubleshoot common distributed firewall and Gateway Firewall issues

8  Troubleshooting Services
•  Review the NSX Advanced Load Balancer architecture and components
•  Identify and troubleshoot common NSX Advanced Load Balancer issues
•  Review of IPsec and L2 VPN architecture and components
•  Identify and troubleshoot common IPsec and L2 VPN issues

9  Datapath Walkthrough
•  Verify and validate the path of the packet on the NSX datapath (East-West and South-North)
•  Identify and perform packet captures at various points in the datapath
•  Use NSX CLI and native hypervisor commands to retrieve configurations involved in the NSX datapath