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NSX-T VCF Interview Guide

This document serves as a comprehensive guide for NSX-T and VCF interviews, covering fundamental concepts, advanced topics, and scenario-based questions. It includes sections on interview questions and answers, advanced topics for architects, scenario-based troubleshooting, and a CLI cheatsheet for troubleshooting. The guide is designed to help candidates prepare effectively for NSX-T and VCF related interviews.

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NSX-T VCF Interview Guide

This document serves as a comprehensive guide for NSX-T and VCF interviews, covering fundamental concepts, advanced topics, and scenario-based questions. It includes sections on interview questions and answers, advanced topics for architects, scenario-based troubleshooting, and a CLI cheatsheet for troubleshooting. The guide is designed to help candidates prepare effectively for NSX-T and VCF related interviews.

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NSX-T + VCF Interview Guide

This document is a complete reference for NSX-T + VCF interviews, including


basic concepts, advanced topics, scenario-based questions, and CLI troubleshooting.

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## 1. NSX-T Interview Questions & Answers (L2-L3)

1. What is NSX-T and difference with NSX-V?


2. NSX-T Architecture Components
3. T0 vs T1 Gateway
4. Transport Zone
5. Transport Node
6. NSX-T Data Planes
7. Geneve Protocol
8. Edge Nodes & Edge Cluster
9. Logical Segments
10. Routing Types
11. Distributed Firewall (DFW)
12. Service Insertion
13. Tunnel Endpoints (TEPs)
14. NSX-T Backup & Restore
15. NSX-T Upgrade Sequence
16. Security Groups & Tags
17. NSX Federation & Global Manager
18. Context Profile in Firewall
19. VDS Integration
20. Troubleshooting NSX-T Connectivity

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## 2. Advanced NSX-T Interview Questions (L3 / Architect)

1. NSX-T Federation
2. Disaster Recovery in NSX-T
3. Tier-0 VRF Usage
4. NSX-T Integration with VCF
5. Edge Node Form Factors & Placement
6. Routing Redundancy (Active-Standby / ECMP)
7. Physical Network Integration (BGP/Static)
8. NSX-T Load Balancer Architecture
9. Distributed vs Service Router (DR vs SR)
10. Traceflow
11. TEP Communication Troubleshooting
12. NSX-T 4.x New Features
13. Integration with HCX
14. Automation via Terraform / API
15. Distributed IDS/IPS
16. Packet Capture
17. NSX Intelligence
18. Overlay vs VLAN Segments
19. Upgrade Best Practices
20. Scenario-based Troubleshooting Example

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## 3. Scenario-Based NSX-T + VCF Questions

1. ESXi Host Transport Node “Not Ready”


2. TEPs Not Reachable Between Clusters
3. Edge Node “Degraded”
4. DFW Rules Not Applying
5. T0 → Physical Router Routing Issues
6. NSX Manager Upgrade Failed
7. Edge Cluster Upgrade Failed
8. North-South Traffic Down After Edge Redeploy
9. Overlay VMs Cannot Reach External Network
10. NSX Manager Backup Failed
11. Edge Redeploy After Corruption
12. VCF NSX Manager Bundle Failed
13. T0-T1 Routing Loop Detected
14. Segment Creation Fails
15. DFW Dropped Packets

Tips: Use STAR method to explain scenarios

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## 4. NSX-T + VCF Troubleshooting CLI Cheatsheet

1. NSX Manager & Cluster Health


2. Transport Node / Host Validation
3. Edge Node & Edge Cluster Validation
4. Logical Routing & Connectivity
5. Segments / Logical Switch Validation
6. Distributed Firewall (DFW)
7. Transport Zone & TEP Validation
8. Backup / Restore Validation
9. Packet Capture / Flow Analysis
10. NSX Upgrade Validation
11. BGP / Routing Validation
12. Common Troubleshooting Flow

Tips: Mention structured troubleshooting, TEP, MTU, Geneve, Traceflow, logs

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