Overview/Description
Virtual network security is as important as physical network security - perhaps even more so, given the nature and scale of the connectivity. In this course, you will learn about managing and configuring Service Composer, Logical Firewall Services, and Distributed Firewall Services, all key to ensuring high levels of network security in a VMware NSX environment. This course is one of a series of Skillsoft courses that cover the objectives for VMware certification exam VCA-NV: VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization.

Target Audience
virtual network administrators, data center operatives who already possess core networking skills

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.4

Lesson Objectives

VMware NSX Network Virtualization: NSX Network Security

start the course

describe service composer, identify security group assets and services in a security policy

add and edit security groups in Service Composer

create a security policy in Service Composer

apply a security policy to a security group

add, edit, delete, assign, and view security tags

create and edit an Edge Firewall rule

compare Layer 2 and Layer 3 distributed firewall rules, entity-based and Identity-based rules, and describe rule processing order and rule segregation

create and edit a Distributed Firewall rule and configure the source, destination, service, and action rule components

configure the order of Distributed Firewall rules, add, merge, delete, and import and export Distributed Firewall rules

identify reasons why virtual machines should be excluded from Distributed Firewall protection and recognize the steps to exclude the VMs

create a SpoofGuard policy and approve IP addresses

edit and clear IP addresses in a SpoofGuard policy

create a new Distributed Firewall rule, enable a rule, change the order of a rule, and add a new rule section

Course Number:
cl_vmnv_a07_it_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate