Migration from VMware NSX for vSphere to NSX-T

• Experienced system administrators and network administrators
• Network and security professionals who work with enterprise and data center networks

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Contrast NSX-T Data Center and NSX Data Center for vSphere architectures
• Understand the networking and security features of NSX-T Data Center
• Compare end-to-end and lift-and-shift migration approaches
• Identify common fixed network topologies supported in end-to-end migrations
• Perform end-to-end migrations for fixed and user-defined topologies
• Describe other migration modes supported by the migration coordinator
• Describe lift-and-shift migration techniques 
• Troubleshoot common problems with end-to-end and lift-and-shift migrations
• Describe the steps to perform a cross-vCenter NSX to NSX Federation migration

Before taking this course, you must complete the following course:

• VMware NSX-T Data Center: Install, Configure, Manage [V3.2]
• You should also have understanding or knowledge of these technologies:
  • Good understanding of TCP/IP services and protocols
• Knowledge and working experience of computer networking and security, including:
  • Switching and routing technologies (L2-L3)
  • Network and application delivery services (L4-L7)
  • Firewalling (L4-L7)
  • VMware vSphere® environments
• The VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization certification is recommended.

1 Course Introduction

• Introduction and course logistics
• Course objectives
   

2 Introduction to NSX-T Data Center

• Describe the motivation for migrating to NSX-T Data Center
• Contrast NSX-T Data Center and NSX Data Center for vSphere architectures
• Describe the logical switching components in NSX-T Data Center
• Describe the components and functions of NSX-T Data Center logical routing
• Describe the security features of NSX-T Data Center
• Explain the implementation of networking services in NSX-T Data Center
   

3 Migration Approaches

• Describe the end-to-end migration approach
• Describe the lift-and-shift migration approach
• Compare the migration approaches
• Determine the best migration strategy based on customer requirements
   

4 Fixed Topologies for Migration

• Identify the NSX Data Center for vSphere fixed network topologies that can be migrated to NSX-T Data
• Center without a user-defined topology
• Explain how network and security objects from the fixed topologies are translated from NSX Data Cente for vSphere to NSX-T Data Center
   

5 End-to-End Migration

• Describe the prerequisites for end-to-end migration
• Prepare the NSX Data Center for vSphere environment for migration
• Prepare the NSX-T Data Center environment for migration
• Migrate the NSX Data Center for vSphere environment with the migration coordinator using a fixed topology
• Migrate the NSX Data Center for vSphere environment with the migration coordinator using a user-defined topology
• Perform postmigration tasks
   

6 Other Migration Modes

• Describe the steps to migrate NSX Data Center for vSphere when integrated with VMware vRealize® Automation™
• Describe the Edge Cutover migration mode
• Describe the Distributed Firewall migration mode
• Describe the Distributed Firewall, Host, and Workload migration mode
• Describe the vSphere Networking migration feature
   

7 Lift-and-Shift Migration

• Describe the prerequisites for lift-and-shift migrations
• Configure L2 bridging in preparation for lift-and-shift migrations
• Migrate the network and security configuration
• Migrate workloads
• Describe the DFW-only migration mode
   

8 Troubleshooting Migrations

• Troubleshoot migration problems
• Identify the log files used in troubleshooting
• Identify and resolve common issues related to migrations.
   

9 Cross-vCenter NSX to NSX Federation Migration

• Contrast cross-vCenter NSX and NSX Federation architectures
• Describe the steps for a multisite migration
• Demonstrate how to perform a cross-vCenter NSX to NSX Federation migration