Hello, and welcome.
My name is Keith Barker.
And one of the things that I really enjoy working on
are the nuts and bolts of IP networking,
whether it's IP version four, or IP version six.
I love IP networking.
And so when CBT Nuggets came to me and said,
"Hey, Keith, we're gonna create this VMware NSX course.
Do you wanna be part of it?"
I said, "You betcha.
Two thumbs way, way up.
I love networking and I love VMware."
And NSX brings those both together.
Now, one of the things that I've discovered
is that those individuals
who are just starting off with NSX, WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
who are just starting off with NSX,
because there are quite a few moving parts
and pieces and terms and new vocabulary,
that sometimes at the beginning
it's a little bit overwhelming.
So here's what you and I get to do in this skill.
We are going to walk through logically the big picture
of how NSX works, including a lot of the vocabulary
and terms and logic.
And our objective together in this skill is simple.
We wanna have a solid foundation on which we can build upon,
so that as we proceed forward, if we hear the terms
of "transport nodes," or "edge nodes," or "TEPs,"
or "tier-0," or "tier-1 gateways," WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
or "tier-0," or "tier-1 gateways,"
they won't be foreign to us.
We'll have good kinda a feeling for where those fit in
and what those are in the infrastructure.
And one of the important aspects to be aware of
is that the NSX and a VMware vSphere environment
is built upon the software-defined
data center infrastructure that vSphere presents.
So here's our roadmap for this set of videos in this skill.
We're gonna first take a look at a quick overview
of software-defined data centers,
just the basic nuts and bolts regarding vSphere and vCenter
and ESXi host and how that all fits together. WEBVTT X-TIMESTAMP-MAP=LOCAL:00:00:00.000,MPEGTS:900000
and ESXi host and how that all fits together.
And then with that in mind, we'll take the next logical step
and we'll add onto it the components
that NSX brings to the table,
including the features it brings,
and also the terms and the vocabulary,
and some of the core elements that make it possible.
So if you, my friend, are ready for a big picture look
at the world of NSX, you are in the right place.
And I'll see you, my friend, in the next video.