VMware NSX-T Data Center is the network virtualization and security platform that enables the virtual cloud network, a software-defined approach to networking that extends across data centers, clouds, endpoints, etc.
NSX-T Data Center Features at a glance
| Platform | Service | Networking |
| • Policy-driven configuration • Multi-hypervisor support (ESXi and KVM) • Bare metal server support • Support for VMs and containers • Support for AWS and Microsoft Azure instances • vCenter Server agnostic • HTML 5 UI for management plane • Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK)-based NSX Edge nodes | • NAT and load balancing • VPN (L3/L2) • DHCP server and relay • IP address management • Gateway firewall • Distributed firewall • Network introspection • Endpoint protection | • Overlay or VLAN-backed logical switching • Layer 2 bridging and QoS • Distributed routing • Static routinf and equal cost multipath (ECMP) routing • Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) support • Duplicate IP detection |
Basic Things to Know
All core things about NSX-TAll services (VPN, NAT, DFW, Edge FW etc)
CLIs (NSX, KVM, ESXCLI)
How to manage a KVM instance and work with it
How to troubleshoot and take backups and how to restore
How network traffic flows in a multi-tier environment
About the exam
Have a look at the exam guide from VMware. That guide should be the first thing you study.
- 70 questions
- 100 minutes (plus additional time for non-native English speakers)
- Passing score 300
VMware online resources
Documentation for NSX-T: https://docs.vmware.com/en/VMware-NSX-T
VMware Communities: http://communities.vmware.com
• Start a discussion
• Access the knowledge base
• Access documentation, technical papers, and compatibility guides
• Access communities
• Access user groups
I have randomly selected a few questions to get you in the right frame of mind. Don’t be surprised if you find some of them in the official exam 🙂