This five-day, hands-on training is designed for IT professionals to master the deployment, configuration, and administration of VMware Cloud Director 10.6 in an on-premises or hybrid cloud environment. The course covers multi-tenant resource provisioning, organization and virtual data center (VDC) creation, catalog and template management, network configurations using NSX, and advanced access control. Participants will also explore integration with modern VMware solutions like App Launchpad, vCloud Availability, and VMware Avi Load Balancer.
Prior completion or equivalent knowledge of:
VMware vSphere: Install, Configure, Manage [V8]
VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.0]
Cloud Architects
System Engineers
Data Center Administrators
Cloud Admins working in service provider environments
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Describe the core architecture and components of VMware Cloud Director
Deploy and manage provider and organization VDCs
Configure and provision vApps and virtual machines
Implement user and group access through LDAP, SAML, and OpenID
Set up provider and tenant-level networks using NSX
Manage Cloud Director catalogs, templates, and content sharing
Define and enforce quotas, access rights, and placement policies
Operate Sub-Provider environments with segmented management
Integrate VMware NSX Advanced Load Balancer (Avi)
Connect Cloud Director to additional VMware tools and extensions
Introduction & Objectives
VCDA Deployment and Architecture
HA deployment, two-stage appliance setup, backup & failover
Provider Configuration
Provider portal, VDC provisioning, resource pools, storage policies
User, Role & Quota Management
AD/LDAP/SAML, RBAC, rights bundles, OpenID Proxy
Virtual Machines & vApps
VM lifecycle, encryption, placement, vGPU/NVIDIA support
Catalogs and Templates
Content Hub, Helm Charts, shared templates across tenants
Networking in VCD
NSX integration, Org VDC, vApp networks, Edge services
Sub-Provider Architecture
Independent org management, isolated identities and networks
Avi Load Balancer Integration
Data Center Group Networking
NSX Edge, distributed firewall, federation setup
Advanced Features & Integrations
App Launchpad, CSE, Availability, Usage Meter, Aria Suite
Join our public courses in our Istanbul, London and Ankara facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.