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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="36254" language="fr" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-course/vmware-vcfsad" lastchanged="2026-03-19T09:08:28+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/fr/xml-courses"><title>VMware Cloud Foundation: Solution Architecture and Design</title><productcode>VCFSAD</productcode><vendorcode>VM</vendorcode><vendorname>VMware</vendorname><fullproductcode>VM-VCFSAD</fullproductcode><version>9.0</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Describe and apply an appropriate design framework.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Apply a design process for gathering requirements, constraints, assumptions and risks.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand VMware VCF constructs such as site, fleet and instance.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand data center fabric needs to support VCF.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand VCF storage and network design options.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Design a single site single fleet deployment of VCF with recommended design options.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Design management and workload domains with appropriate compute and storage resources.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Design a consumption layer leveraging VCF Automation and Supervisor.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the day-2 operating model, operations metrics, and reporting needs of VCF.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand future opportunities to extend the VCF platform with advanced services.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><audience>&lt;p&gt;Technical and Solution Architects and Consultants who design enterprise-grade private cloud environments&lt;/p&gt;</audience><contents>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Course Introduction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Architecture Frameworks and Models&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VMware Cloud Foundation Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Fleet and Instance Design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Building the Physical Fabric and VCF Networking Design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage and vSAN Essentials&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Management Domain&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Workload Domains&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF AMPRS Considerations Summary&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Consumption Design with VCF Automation and Supervisor&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Day 2 Operations with VCF&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Upgrade Considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Advanced Services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</contents><outline>&lt;h5&gt;Course Introduction&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction and course logistics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Course Objectives&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Architecture Frameworks and Models&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Architecture Frameworks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Business Objectives&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Design Models&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VMware Cloud Foundation Overview&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VCF Design Blueprints and Use Cases&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Upgrade Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;License Management Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VCF Fleet and Instance Design&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Sites, Fleets and Instances&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Management and Workload Domains&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Designing Conceptual and Logical Designs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Operations Platform Design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Building the Physical Fabric and VCF Networking Design&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Networking Fabric Design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Networking Design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Storage and vSAN Essentials&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VCF Storage Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage Design Considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Management Domain&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Management Domain Design Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Management Domain Design Sizing Considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Management Domain Design Decisions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage Requirements for Management Workloads&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Networking Requirements for Management Workloads&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Platform-Based Protection Mechanisms&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Workload Domains&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Workload Domain Design Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cluster Design Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage Requirement for Workload Domains&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Networking Requirements for Workload Domains&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Security Design Considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VCF AMPRS Considerations Summary&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Designing for Availability&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Designing for Manageability&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Designing for Performance&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Designing for Recoverability&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Designing for Security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VCF Consumption Design with VCF Automation and Supervisor&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VCF Automation Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Automation Tenancy Models&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Automation and Supervisor Components&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Automation and Supervisor Design Considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;Day 2 Operations with VCF&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Day 2 Operations Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Operations Overview and Metric/Dashboard Design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Operations Key Metrics for Compute, Storage and Networks&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Operations for Networks Overview and Design&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VCF Upgrade Considerations&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;VCF Upgrade Overview&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;VCF Upgrade Key Considerations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;h5&gt;VCF Advanced Services&lt;/h5&gt;&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Private AI&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to VMware Live Recovery&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduction to Advanced Security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:


- Describe and apply an appropriate design framework.
- Apply a design process for gathering requirements, constraints, assumptions and risks.
- Understand VMware VCF constructs such as site, fleet and instance.
- Understand data center fabric needs to support VCF.
- Understand VCF storage and network design options.
- Design a single site single fleet deployment of VCF with recommended design options.
- Design management and workload domains with appropriate compute and storage resources.
- Design a consumption layer leveraging VCF Automation and Supervisor.
- Understand the day-2 operating model, operations metrics, and reporting needs of VCF.
- Understand future opportunities to extend the VCF platform with advanced services.</objective_plain><audience_plain>Technical and Solution Architects and Consultants who design enterprise-grade private cloud environments</audience_plain><contents_plain>- Course Introduction
- Architecture Frameworks and Models
- VMware Cloud Foundation Overview
- VCF Fleet and Instance Design
- Building the Physical Fabric and VCF Networking Design
- Storage and vSAN Essentials
- Management Domain
- Workload Domains
- VCF AMPRS Considerations Summary
- VCF Consumption Design with VCF Automation and Supervisor
- Day 2 Operations with VCF
- VCF Upgrade Considerations
- VCF Advanced Services</contents_plain><outline_plain>Course Introduction


- Introduction and course logistics
- Course Objectives
Architecture Frameworks and Models


- Architecture Frameworks
- Business Objectives
- Design Models
VMware Cloud Foundation Overview


- VCF Design Blueprints and Use Cases
- Upgrade Overview
- License Management Overview
VCF Fleet and Instance Design


- Sites, Fleets and Instances
- Management and Workload Domains
- Designing Conceptual and Logical Designs
- VCF Operations Platform Design
Building the Physical Fabric and VCF Networking Design


- Networking Fabric Design
- VCF Networking Design
Storage and vSAN Essentials


- VCF Storage Overview
- Storage Design Considerations
Management Domain


- Management Domain Design Overview
- Management Domain Design Sizing Considerations
- Management Domain Design Decisions
- Storage Requirements for Management Workloads
- Networking Requirements for Management Workloads
- Platform-Based Protection Mechanisms
Workload Domains


- Workload Domain Design Overview
- Cluster Design Overview
- Storage Requirement for Workload Domains
- Networking Requirements for Workload Domains
- Security Design Considerations
VCF AMPRS Considerations Summary


- Designing for Availability
- Designing for Manageability
- Designing for Performance
- Designing for Recoverability
- Designing for Security
VCF Consumption Design with VCF Automation and Supervisor


- VCF Automation Overview
- VCF Automation Tenancy Models
- VCF Automation and Supervisor Components
- VCF Automation and Supervisor Design Considerations
Day 2 Operations with VCF


- Day 2 Operations Overview
- VCF Operations Overview and Metric/Dashboard Design
- VCF Operations Key Metrics for Compute, Storage and Networks
- VCF Operations for Networks Overview and Design
VCF Upgrade Considerations


- VCF Upgrade Overview
- VCF Upgrade Key Considerations
VCF Advanced Services


- Introduction to Private AI
- Introduction to VMware Live Recovery
- Introduction to Advanced Security</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="5">5 jours</duration><pricelist><price country="DE" currency="EUR">3450.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">3450.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">3450.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">2950.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">3650.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">3450.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">3450.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">3450.00</price></pricelist><miles/></course>