Course Overview
TOPThis five day course explores the architecture and design considerations for an initial deployment of VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF). The course explains the architecture framework and language, as well as design considerations for building, operationalizing, and consuming a VMware Cloud Foundation deployment. The scope of the course is centered on the core design considerations applicable to a VMware Cloud Foundation deployment in a single site.
Scheduled Classes
TOP| 12/01/25 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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| 01/19/26 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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| 02/16/26 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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| 03/16/26 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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| 04/13/26 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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| 05/11/26 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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| 06/08/26 - TDV - Virtual-Instructor Led - Virtual-Instructor Led | (click to enroll)
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What You'll Learn
TOPDescribe and apply an appropriate design framework.
- Understand future opportunities to extend the VCF platform with advanced services.
- Apply a design process for gathering requirements, constraints, assumptions and risks.
- Understand VMware VCF constructs such as site, fleet and instance.
- Understand data center fabric needs to support VCF.
- Understand VCF storage and network design options.
- Design a single site single fleet deployment of VCF with recommended design options.
- Design management and workload domains with appropriate compute and storage resources.
- Design a consumption layer leveraging VCF Automation and Supervisor.
- Understand the day-2 operating model, operations metrics, and reporting needs of VCF.
- By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
Outline
TOPVCF Automation Overview
- VCF Automation Tenancy Models
- VCF Automation and Supervisor Components
- VCF Automation and Supervisor Design Considerations
- Day 2 Operations Overview
- VCF Operations Overview and Metric/Dashboard Design
- VCF Operations Key Metrics for Compute, Storage and Networks
- VCF Operations for Networks Overview and Design
- VCF Upgrade Overview
- VCF Upgrade Key Considerations
- Introduction to Private AI
- Introduction to VMware Live Recovery
- Introduction to Advanced Security
- Introduction and course logistics
- Course Objectives
- Architecture Frameworks
- Business Objectives
- Design Models
- VCF Design Blueprints and Use Cases
- Upgrade Overview
- License Management Overview
- Sites, Fleets and Instances
- Management and Workload Domains
- Designing Conceptual and Logical Designs
- VCF Operations Platform Design
- Networking Fabric Design
- VCF Networking Design
- VCF Storage Overview
- Storage Design Considerations
- Management Domain Design Overview
- Management Domain Design Sizing Considerations
- Management Domain Design Decisions
- Storage Requirements for Management Workloads
- Networking Requirements for Management Workloads
- Platform-Based Protection Mechanisms
- Workload Domain Design Overview
- Cluster Design Overview
- Storage Requirement for Workload Domains
- Networking Requirements for Workload Domains
- Security Design Considerations
- Designing for Availability
- Designing for Manageability
- Designing for Performance
- Designing for Recoverability
- Designing for Security
Prerequisites
TOPWho Should Attend
TOPTechnical and Solution Architects and Consultants who design enterprise-grade private cloud environments.
