Configuring and Deploying VPCs with Multiple Subnets (Includes Labs)

This course covers the fundamentals of configuring and deploying a virtual private cloud (VPC) with multiple subnets across two Availability Zones. The course also covers best practices and common use scenarios for a variety of basic network architectures built with Amazon VPC.

• Course Level: Intermediate    
• Duration: 2 Hours

Course objectives

In this course, you will learn to:     

• Deploy and configure VPCs, subnets, internet gateways, and route tables    
• Design, deploy, and configure a single-tier VPC with access via the internet    
• Secure your VPC infrastructure using security groups and network access control lists (network ACLs)    
• Expand a single-tier VPC across multiple Availability Zones to provide greater availability    
• Design, deploy, and configure a multi-tier VPC that enables you to reduce or eliminate the public availability of critical resources

Intended audience

This course is intended for:    

• Anyone who wants to know how to use Amazon VPC at a fundamental level

Prerequisites

We recommend that attendees of this course have:    

• A basic understanding of business networking, including routing technology, IP addressing, and network security, and a cursory understanding of Amazon VPC 

Course outline

• Module 1: Review – Deploying a Basic VPC with One Subnet and an Internet Gateway    
  • Explanation of the design and components of a simple VPC    
  • Deployment and configuration of a simple VPC via the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI
• Module 2: Securing VPCs    
  • VPC access management via AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM)    
  • Network ACLs vs. security groups      
  • VPC security best practices
• Module 3: The Basic HA VPC – Two Subnets in Two Availability Zones    
  • Making the simple VPC highly available by adding a second Availability Zone    
  • Adding an application load balancer to distribute traffic between two Availability Zones
• Module 4: Production-Ready – The Three-Tier VPC    
  • Best practice: Limit exposure of resources    
  • Design pattern: Three-tier VPC architecture    
  • When to use a single-tier VPC or a three-tier/n-tier VPC  
  • Hands-On Lab: Build a three-tier VPC
• Module 5: Test What You’ve Learned