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VMware NSX: Design V4.x

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This Advanced course is run directly by VMware.

This five-day course provides comprehensive training on considerations and practices to design a VMware NSX® environment as part of a software-defined data center strategy. This course prepares the student with the skills to lead the design of an NSX environment, including design principles, processes, and frameworks. The student gains a deeper understanding of the NSX architecture and how it can be used to create solutions to address the customer’s business needs.

Course Contents

  • Course Introduction
  • NSX Design Concepts
  • NSX Architecture and Components
  • NSX Edge Design
  • NSX Logical Switching Design
  • NSX Logical Routing Design
  • NSX Security Design
  • NSX Network Services
  • Physical Infrastructure Design
  • NSX Multilocation Design
  • NSX Optimization and DPU-Based Acceleration

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from VMware as an e-book.

Target Group

Network and security architects and consultants who design the enterprise and data center networks and NSX environments.

Knowledge Prerequisites

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

  • VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.0]

    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 and L3)
  • Network and application delivery services (L4 through L7)
  • Firewalling (L4 through L7)
  • vSphere environments

The VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization certification is recommended.

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses
PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.

This Advanced course is run directly by VMware.

This five-day course provides comprehensive training on considerations and practices to design a VMware NSX® environment as part of a software-defined data center strategy. This course prepares the student with the skills to lead the design of an NSX environment, including design principles, processes, and frameworks. The student gains a deeper understanding of the NSX architecture and how it can be used to create solutions to address the customer’s business needs.

Course Contents

  • Course Introduction
  • NSX Design Concepts
  • NSX Architecture and Components
  • NSX Edge Design
  • NSX Logical Switching Design
  • NSX Logical Routing Design
  • NSX Security Design
  • NSX Network Services
  • Physical Infrastructure Design
  • NSX Multilocation Design
  • NSX Optimization and DPU-Based Acceleration

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from VMware as an e-book.

Target Group

Network and security architects and consultants who design the enterprise and data center networks and NSX environments.

Knowledge Prerequisites

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

  • VMware NSX: Install, Configure, Manage [V4.0]

    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 and L3)
  • Network and application delivery services (L4 through L7)
  • Firewalling (L4 through L7)
  • vSphere environments

The VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization certification is recommended.

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses

PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.