{"product_id":"vmware-cloud-foundation-automate-and-operate-v9-0-vcfao","title":"VMware Cloud Foundation: Automate and Operate [V9.0] (VCFAO9)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis five-day course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to achieve competence in automating and operating a VCF private cloud using VMware Cloud Foundation® Automation and VMware Cloud Foundation® Operations. You will learn about the architecture of VCF Automation, provider and organization management, provider and organization networking, and content library management. The course covers blueprints, catalogs, Supervisor management, and deploying workloads using the Catalog and IaaS portals.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eYou will learn about VCF Operations overview, architecture, and navigating the user interface. You will explore customizing alerts, views, reports, dashboards, and policies. This course also explains VCF logs, storage, and network operations, health and diagnostics, service discovery, and application monitoring concepts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVMware Cloud Foundation: Automate and Operate [V9.0] (VCFAO9) Benefits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou Will Learn How To:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe VCF Automation components and supporting architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerform infrastructure management as a cloud provider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeploy Regions and Organizations as the cloud provider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure networking at the cloud provider and organization levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure and manage content libraries at the provider and organization levels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage access control in the organization using users and groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and manage infrastructure blueprints and catalogs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the use of the embedded orchestrator to create workflows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeploy VM workloads using catalog deployment and Kubernetes-based IaaS deployments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList the key features of VCF Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline VCF Operations use cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate custom views and reports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the functions of dashboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate custom dashboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate custom symptoms and alert definitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline the role of VCF Health and Diagnostics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain Troubleshooting Workbench\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the VMware Cloud Foundation® Operations for logs overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify performance and health sues with the Storage clusters using Storage Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify performance and health issues with the VCF Network objects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate policies to meet the operational needs of your environment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure service discovery and application monitoring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrerequisites\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore taking this course, students should take the following courses:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVMware Sphere: Install, Configure, Manage (v8.0) (VSICM80)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho Should Attend\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSystem architects and system administrators\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCloud Foundation Automate Operate Course Outline\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eLearning Objectives\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1. VCF Automation Overview and Architecture\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the features, benefits, and purposes of VCF Automation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain the architecture of VCF Automation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e2. Provider Infrastructure Management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the provider management and provider consumption portals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList the supported options for provider administrator from the provider portal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain managing tasks and events from the provider portal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the features of the provider consumption organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe how to discover infrastructure resources\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain how to manage IP spaces and provider gateways\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e3. Provider Identity Management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain how to enable VCF SSO for the Automation appliance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss configuring VMware Cloud Foundation® Identity Broker as the identity provider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList the supported IdP (ODIC, SAML, LDAP)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss how to register a provider-scoped identity provider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain managing VCF Automation roles and rights\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss managing VCF Automation users and groups\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss provider-scoped service accounts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e4. Regions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain the basics of a Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the utilization of the Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss prerequisites and available options for creating a Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e5. Organizations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the different Organizations offered in VCF Automation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the use cases for manual setup and multitenancy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify use cases for Quick Setup\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a VCF Automation VM Apps Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate a VCF Automation All Apps Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e6. Provider Networking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss prerequisites for creating the provider network\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the workflow for configuring the provider network\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe IP Spaces\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss Edge nodes, Edge clusters, and the network services it offers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure IP Spaces and verify the configuration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure the Provider Gateway and verify the status\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynchronize Edge clusters and verify the status\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure regional networking for an Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss steps to verify the creation of network resources in VMware NSX®, VMware vCenter®, and VCF Automation.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the mapping of resources between VCF Automation, NSX, and vCenter\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e7. Organization Networking with VPC\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss Organization Networking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the architecture of the VPC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss access modes and subnet types in VPC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the scope of different subnet types in VPC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss Outbound Routing and Network Address Translations in VPC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure VPC with a default, custom connectivity profile and verify its status\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure Private-TGW IP Block, associate it with a VPC, and verify its status\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8. Provider Content Library\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the Provider Content Library creation workflow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain publishing and subscribing to a Content Library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e9. Organization Management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the key components of an All Apps Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain namespace classes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain creating and managing Projects\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss Chargeback for Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntegrate identity providers into Organizations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage users and groups in an Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and manage deployment-centric policies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate and manage Supervisor resource-centric policies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e10. Organization Content Management\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify and manage the different content available in Content Hub\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDifferentiate between catalog self-service versus IaaS self-service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish content to Catalog for end-user consumption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeploy and modify Catalog items\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure and use custom forms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain the role of YAML in configuring and managing infrastructure as code\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Content to Catalog for End User Consumption\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the use of the embedded orchestrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the use cases of an external orchestrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e11. IaaS Platform Architecture and Deployment\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain Supervisor architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss Supervisor requirements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList Supervisor use cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the vSphere administrator workflow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList the components of the Supervisor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the types of Supervisor deployment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the requirements of Supervisor deployment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe Supervisor deployment during the VI Workload Domain creation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e12. Deploying Modern Apps with IaaS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss self-service consumption with IaaS services in VCF 9\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the features of the IaaS console\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe how to get instance information from the console\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain the YAML Spec for the VM service\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss VCF CLI commands\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e13. VCF Operations Overview\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList the key features of VCF Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline VCF Operations use cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNavigate the VCF Operations console\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the components of a VCF Operations node\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the different roles of the node in a VCF Operations cluster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14. VCF Metrics, Views, and Reports\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline the role of metrics in VCF Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline the role of views in VCF Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList the steps to create a basic custom view and configure view settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline the roles of reports in VCF Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList the steps to create a basic report and configure report settings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15. VCF Dashboards\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the functions of dashboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate dashboards that use predefined and custom widgets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage dashboards by grouping and sharing with users\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain the use cases of predefined dashboards and custom dashboards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList VCF Operations use cases\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e16. VCF Symptoms and Alerts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the purpose of using alerts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the components of an alert definition\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCreate symptom definitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eView and manage triggered alerts in the VCF Operations console\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure a custom alert using the Create Alert Definition workflow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e17. VCF Health and Diagnostics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline the role of VCF Health and Diagnostics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the VCF Health and Diagnostic Findings features\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMonitor the operational state of VCF instances\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplain Troubleshooting Workbench\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnable support teams with full context using Log Assist\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18. VCF Logs, Storage, and Network Operations\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the VCF Operations for logs overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the key benefits of the VCF Operations for logs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the capabilities of VCF Operations for logs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the VCF Storage Operations overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify performance and health issues with the Storage clusters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the benchmarking and optimization tool to detect issues for a new cluster\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the VCF Network Operations overview\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscuss the different widgets available in VCF Network Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdentify the performance and health issues with the VCF Network object\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e19. VCF Operations Policies\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the purposes of policies in VCF Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigure policies and other components\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e20. VCF Centralized Monitoring\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the infrastructure services monitoring capabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the application monitoring capabilities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the different types of application metrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOutline the requirements to enable service discovery and application monitoring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDescribe the different types of service metrics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse collected metrics to interpret the status of services\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLab Outline\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 1 Case Study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 2 Exploring VMware Cloud Foundation Automation Portals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 3 Discovering VMware Cloud Foundation Entities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 4 Configuring an Identity Provider\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 5 Creating a Custom Role\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 6 Creating a Region\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 7 Setting Up the PCO Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 8 Creating an Organization\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 9 Configuring Provider Networking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 10 Creating a VPC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 11 Creating a Provider Content Library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 12 Creating a Project\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 13 Managing Users and Roles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 14 Configuring VCF Automation Policies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 15 Creating a Local Content Library as an Organization Administrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 16 Creating and Deploying a Blueprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 17 Managing Catalogs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 18 Using an Orchestrator Workflow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 19 Deploying a VMUsing the Catalog Option\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 20 Deploying a VM Using the IaaS Console\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 21 Navigating the VCF Operations UI\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 22 Creating a Custom View89\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 23 Creating Custom Report Templates\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 24 Creating Dashboards and Configuring Widgets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 25 Creating Custom Policies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 26 Creating Custom Symptoms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 27 Creating Custom Alert Definitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 28 Monitoring VCFHealth andDiagnostics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 29 VCF OperationsforLogs Appliance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 30 Monitoring Storage Operations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 31 Configuring Service Discovery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLab 32 Configuring ApplicationMonitoring\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"EnterOne","offers":[{"title":"267D69US \/ 2026-07-20T10:00:00 \/ Online","offer_id":53385554493806,"sku":"US-2283-IL","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"269C79US \/ 2026-09-14T10:00:00 \/ Online","offer_id":53385554526574,"sku":"US-2283-IL","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/learningtreeinternationalsita.myshopify.com\/products\/vmware-cloud-foundation-automate-and-operate-v9-0-vcfao","provider":"SITA Training","version":"1.0","type":"link"}