WEBVTT 1 00:00.968 --> 00:01.860 Hello, and welcome. 2 00:01.860 --> 00:03.960 My name is Keith Barker. 3 00:03.960 --> 00:06.510 And one of the things that I really enjoy working on 4 00:06.510 --> 00:08.970 are the nuts and bolts of IP networking, 5 00:08.970 --> 00:11.640 whether it's IP version four, or IP version six. 6 00:11.640 --> 00:13.560 I love IP networking. 7 00:13.560 --> 00:16.168 And so when CBT Nuggets came to me and said, 8 00:16.168 --> 00:18.780 "Hey, Keith, we're gonna create this VMware NSX course. 9 00:18.780 --> 00:20.396 Do you wanna be part of it?" 10 00:20.396 --> 00:21.368 I said, "You betcha. 11 00:21.368 --> 00:22.498 Two thumbs way, way up. 12 00:22.498 --> 00:24.060 I love networking and I love VMware." 13 00:24.060 --> 00:26.460 And NSX brings those both together. 14 00:26.460 --> 00:27.750 Now, one of the things that I've discovered 15 00:27.750 --> 00:28.680 is that those individuals 16 00:28.680 --> 00:30.120 who are just starting off with NSX, WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 16 00:28.680 --> 00:30.120 who are just starting off with NSX, 17 00:30.120 --> 00:32.612 because there are quite a few moving parts 18 00:32.612 --> 00:34.919 and pieces and terms and new vocabulary, 19 00:34.919 --> 00:36.480 that sometimes at the beginning 20 00:36.480 --> 00:37.710 it's a little bit overwhelming. 21 00:37.710 --> 00:40.110 So here's what you and I get to do in this skill. 22 00:40.110 --> 00:43.390 We are going to walk through logically the big picture 23 00:43.390 --> 00:46.770 of how NSX works, including a lot of the vocabulary 24 00:46.770 --> 00:48.240 and terms and logic. 25 00:48.240 --> 00:50.400 And our objective together in this skill is simple. 26 00:50.400 --> 00:54.060 We wanna have a solid foundation on which we can build upon, 27 00:54.060 --> 00:56.520 so that as we proceed forward, if we hear the terms 28 00:56.520 --> 00:59.970 of "transport nodes," or "edge nodes," or "TEPs," 29 00:59.970 --> 01:02.220 or "tier-0," or "tier-1 gateways," WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 29 00:59.970 --> 01:02.220 or "tier-0," or "tier-1 gateways," 30 01:02.220 --> 01:03.330 they won't be foreign to us. 31 01:03.330 --> 01:05.580 We'll have good kinda a feeling for where those fit in 32 01:05.580 --> 01:07.522 and what those are in the infrastructure. 33 01:07.522 --> 01:09.450 And one of the important aspects to be aware of 34 01:09.450 --> 01:11.936 is that the NSX and a VMware vSphere environment 35 01:11.936 --> 01:14.610 is built upon the software-defined 36 01:14.610 --> 01:17.670 data center infrastructure that vSphere presents. 37 01:17.670 --> 01:20.490 So here's our roadmap for this set of videos in this skill. 38 01:20.490 --> 01:22.680 We're gonna first take a look at a quick overview 39 01:22.680 --> 01:24.210 of software-defined data centers, 40 01:24.210 --> 01:28.350 just the basic nuts and bolts regarding vSphere and vCenter 41 01:28.350 --> 01:30.570 and ESXi host and how that all fits together. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000 41 01:28.350 --> 01:30.570 and ESXi host and how that all fits together. 42 01:30.570 --> 01:32.670 And then with that in mind, we'll take the next logical step 43 01:32.670 --> 01:34.530 and we'll add onto it the components 44 01:34.530 --> 01:36.660 that NSX brings to the table, 45 01:36.660 --> 01:37.890 including the features it brings, 46 01:37.890 --> 01:39.690 and also the terms and the vocabulary, 47 01:39.690 --> 01:42.450 and some of the core elements that make it possible. 48 01:42.450 --> 01:45.229 So if you, my friend, are ready for a big picture look 49 01:45.229 --> 01:47.490 at the world of NSX, you are in the right place. 50 01:47.490 --> 01:49.893 And I'll see you, my friend, in the next video.