VMware Telco Cloud Automation: Install, Configure, Manage

Course Content

VMware Telco Cloud Automation: Install, Configure, Manage

• Lesson 1: Course Introduction
  • Introductions and course logistics
  • Course objectives
• Lesson 2: VMware Telco Cloud Automation Installation
  • Describe day-zero operations for VMware Telco Cloud Automation
  • Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation architecture
  • List the steps to perform VMware Telco Cloud Automation deployment
  • List the steps to perform VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane integration
  • Describe VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane scaling
  • Describe the requirements on other applications such as VMware vRealize® Orchestrator and Harbor
  • Describe where, when, and how to use VMware Telco Cloud Automation tagging
• Lesson 3: Day One Operations: Infrastructure Settings
  • Describe the VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure options
  • Describe VMware Telco Cloud Automation infrastructure requirements
  • Outline the role of virtual infrastructure and TCA
  • Identify the benefits of public versus private infrastructure
  • List the steps to integrate a VM-based virtual infrastructure
  • List the steps to integrate a container-based virtual infrastructure
  • Describe private infrastructure requirements
• Lesson 4: Day One Operations: Containers as a Service
  • Define Containers as a Service (CaaS)
  • List the challenges of CNF deployment without automation
  • Describe the Kubernetes and VMware Tanzu Kubernetes Grid architectures
  • Describe supporting technologies like Cluster API
  • List steps to create a Kubernetes cluster template
  • Describe the process for deploying node pools and groups
  • Describe cluster monitoring
  • List CaaS scale options
• Lesson 5: Day One Operations: Partner Integration
  • Describe partner integration and the types of partners
  • Describe Harbor and the various Harbor platforms
  • List the steps to interface with a Harbor platform
  • Compare and contrast specialized VNF managers (S-VNFMs) and generic VNF managers (G-VNFMs)
  • Explain how to add an S-VNFM
  • Define S-VNFM use cases
• Lesson 6: Day One Operations: Zero Touch Provisioning and Infrastructure Deployment
  • Describe zero-touch provisioning
  • List the use cases of zero-touch provisioning
  • List the benefits of zero-touch provisioning
  • Describe the infrastructure requirements of zero-touch provisioning
  • Describe the zero-touch provisioning domains
  • List the steps to deploy an infrastructure using zero-touch provisioning
• Lesson 7: Day One Operations: Network Functions ad Network Services
  • Describe the roles of network services and network functions
  • List the types of descriptors
  • Describe the role of TOSCA
  • Describe the role of onboarding
  • List the steps to onboard network functions and network services
  • Examine the results of the onboarding process
  • List the steps to instantiate network functions and network services
  • Examine the results of the instantiation process
• Lesson 8: Day Two Operations: Authorization Model
  • Explain the resources that can be accessed in vSphere
  • Define the role of a VMware vCenter Server® system in credential management
  • Describe the procedures to create, delete, and modify rules using vCenter Server
  • Explain how to control and verify access to vSphere resources
  • List roles in VMware Telco Cloud Automation
  • Explain the tasks and list the levels of permissions needed in VMware Telco Cloud Automation
  • List all the permissions and filters that can be implemented in VMware Telco Cloud Automation
  • Summarize the role-based access control model of VMware Telco Cloud Automation
• Lesson 9: Day Two Operations: Platform Life Cycle Management
  • Explain the life cycle stages in VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane
  • Explain the life cycle stages in VMware Telco Cloud Automation
  • Define an upgrade schedule
  • Apply an upgrade schedule to manage life cycle management of the VMware Telco Cloud Automation control plane
  • Apply an upgrade schedule to manage life cycle management of VMware Telco Cloud Automation
  • Describe network function and network service life cycle management events
  • Execute network function and network service healing
  • Set up Network Function and Network Service monitoring
  • Perform Network Function and Network Service termination
• Lesson 10: Day Two Operations: Troubleshooting
  • List the components of the VMware Telco Cloud Automation dashboard
  • Explain the features of fault management in VMware Telco Cloud Automation
  • Explain the features of performance management in VMware Telco Cloud Automation
  • Describe the use of fault management of VMware Telco Cloud Automation for VNFs and CNFs
  • Describe the use of performance management of VMware Telco Cloud Automation for VNFs and CNFs
  • Troubleshoot using tcf_manager, app.log, and web.log
  • Define the procedures to integrate VMware vRealize® Operations Manager with VMware Telco Cloud Automation
  • Usage of VMware vRealize® Operations
• Lesson 11: Day Two Operations: API Management
  • Define the VMware Telco Cloud Automation API
  • Explain the API architecture
  • Describe VMware Telco Cloud Automation API use cases
  • Explain how to configure an external REST API
  • Describe how to request security tokens for implementation
  • Explain how to implement commands through external systems using APIs
• Lesson 12: Day Two Operations: Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery
  • Describe continuous integration and continuous delivery (CICD)
  • List the benefits and challenges of CICD
  • Describe how VMware Telco Cloud Automation can be used in a CICD environment
  • Explore VMware Telco Cloud Automation CICD examples

What certification does this course provide?

None.

FAQs

• Is this course for me?

  The primary audience for this course is:

  • Telco cloud system administrators and telco network operations engineers
  • Professionals who work with telco or enterprise and data center networks
  • Designers and operations engineers who manage telco workloads
• What products does this course align with?

  This course aligns with:

  • VMware Telco Cloud Automation 1.8
• How do I enrol in this training?

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