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Illumio Core Expert: On-premises

Through this certification level, you will gain a deeper understanding of Illumio Core. You will be an expert in labeling workloads, advanced policy writing, working with Core Services in your environment, visualizing traffic using various tools, role-based access control, administering the PCE and the VENs on an advanced level. You will learn about the Illumio Supercluster, how to install and build a PCE, and how to protect your applications running in containers using containerized VEN (C-VEN). You will also learn about the Illumio API.

This certification level is ideal for users in advanced App Owner and Admin Roles.

You must have completed a minimum of 8 instructor-led courses below before scheduling a certification exam. Contact training@illumio.com to schedule an examination session.

Course Type Description
Self-Paced The self-paced option contains slides and quizzes allowing you to prepare for the certification exam at your own convenience.
Instructor-Led The instructor-led option provides a virtual session where users walk through different concepts with the help of an instructor. A lab environment is also provided where users will have temporary access to sandbox PCE instances allowing the skills learned in the virtual session to be tested.

101 Intro to Illumio ZTS

This introductory course provides an overview of the Illumio platform, designed for those with basic network knowledge. You’ll learn about the company, understand segmentation and how it functions in the platform, and explore how Illumio protects your systems. The course also introduces the main components of the platform and their roles, giving you a foundational understanding of how the Illumio solution works. Previously: 101 Intro to Core   

110 Labels & Policy Objects

This course covers a detailed introduction to labels and policy objects within the Illumio platform, building on the "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" course. You’ll learn the importance of labels in workload identification and policy rules, and how to define and use both standard and flexible labels. Additionally, the course covers IP Lists, Label Groups, and Services, providing a comprehensive understanding of their role in enforcing security policies. Previously: 110 Workloads ​&​ Labeling   

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 09, 2024 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 15, 2024 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 06, 2025 12:00 AM - 01:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 13, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Jan 21, 2025 01:00 PM - 02:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Feb 03, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 10, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 16, 2025 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 03, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 10, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 16, 2025 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 31, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 07, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Apr 13, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania

120 Workloads

This intermediate course helps you understand managed and unmanaged workloads within the Illumio Platform, with a focus on managing and troubleshooting Virtual Enforcement Nodes (VENs). Building on the "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" course, it covers the basics of workloads, VEN architecture, how to pair VENs, and the steps to troubleshoot common VEN issues. Previously: 120 VEN Administration   

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 02, 2024 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Dec 09, 2024 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 15, 2024 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 06, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 13, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Jan 21, 2025 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Feb 03, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 10, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 16, 2025 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 03, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 10, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 16, 2025 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 31, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 07, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Apr 13, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania

130 Policy Management I

This intermediate course teaches the fundamentals of policy management within the Illumio platform, requiring completion of the "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" course. You’ll explore how policies work, including various options and types, and learn to create and apply rules. The course also covers the use of Illumio’s visualization tools for evaluating network flows.   

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 03, 2024 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Dec 10, 2024 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 16, 2024 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 07, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 14, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Jan 22, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Feb 04, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 11, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 18, 2025 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 04, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 11, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 17, 2025 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 01, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 08, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Apr 14, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania

150 Policy Management II and Endpoint

This course builds on your knowledge of policy management in the Illumio platform, following the completion of "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" and "Illumio Policy Management Level 1." You’ll learn advanced policy concepts, how to write scopeless and scoped rules, apply segmentation strategies, and manage policy changes. The course also introduces Endpoint policies and covers how to implement and troubleshoot them.   

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 03, 2024 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Dec 10, 2024 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 16, 2024 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 07, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 14, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Jan 22, 2025 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Feb 04, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 11, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 18, 2025 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 04, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 11, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 17, 2025 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 01, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 08, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Apr 14, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania

160 User Administration

Focused on User Administration within the Illumio platform, this intermediate course requires prior completion of "Introduction to Illumio ZTS." The course covers essential user management tasks, including the difference between local and external users, adding and removing users from the PCE, applying access restrictions, adding service accounts, and troubleshooting basic user permission issues. Previously: 160 RBAC   

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 04, 2024 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Dec 11, 2024 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 17, 2024 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 08, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 15, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Jan 23, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Feb 05, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 12, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 19, 2025 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 05, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 12, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 18, 2025 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 02, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 09, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Apr 15, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania

201 PCE Administration I

This course introduces the administration of the Policy Compute Engine (PCE) for those who have completed "Introduction to Illumio ZTS" course. You’ll learn how to use PCE commands, handle database operations and certificates, and perform basic troubleshooting, providing a solid foundation for managing the PCE.   

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 12, 2024 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 18, 2024 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 09, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 16, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 06, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 13, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 20, 2025 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 06, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 13, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 19, 2025 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 03, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 10, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Apr 16, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania

202 PCE Administration II

This course offers a deep dive into the architecture and setup of the Policy Compute Engine (PCE), requiring completion of "Introduction to Illumio" course and "PCE Administration I." You’ll explore PCE types, installation and deployment options, health monitoring, report generation, and upgrade procedures.   

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 12, 2024 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 18, 2024 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 09, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 16, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 06, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 13, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 20, 2025 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 06, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 13, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 19, 2025 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 03, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 10, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Apr 16, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania

210 API

This intermediate course focuses on the functions of the Illumio API, requiring prior completion of "Introduction to Illumio" course. You’ll learn about the core API functions (POST, GET, PUT, DELETE) and various authentication methods. The course also introduces the basics of using an Illumio API tool, such as the Workloader command-line tool.   

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 11, 2024 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 17, 2024 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 08, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 15, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Jan 23, 2025 06:00 PM - 10:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Feb 05, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 12, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 19, 2025 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 05, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 12, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 18, 2025 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 02, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 09, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Apr 15, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania

301 Policy Management III

This course will teach you advanced rule writing concepts for complex policies and how to troubleshoot policy issues as well as how to tighten policies, identify core services and write core services rules. This course utilizes Illumination+Before you take this course, please make sure you have taken the following course(s): Introduction to Illumio Core (Self Paced), Workloads ​&​ Labeling, Policy Management Level 1 and 2, Traffic Visualization Tools.

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 06, 2024 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Dec 13, 2024 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 19, 2024 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 10, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 17, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 07, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 14, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 20, 2025 04:00 PM - 08:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 07, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 14, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 20, 2025 02:00 PM - 06:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 04, 2025 12:00 AM - 04:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 11, 2025 08:00 AM - 12:00 PM PST Americas
Apr 17, 2025 05:00 PM - 09:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania

330 Containers

This course will teach you the architecture, key concepts, and the integration requirements to use Illumio Core with Kubernetes or OpenShift.You will learn how Illumio Core provides visibility and segmentation for containerized applications. Before you take this course, please make sure you have taken the following course(s): Introduction to Illumio Core (Self-paced) before taking this course. 

Instructor-Led Schedule
Schedule displayed in timezone PST (Los Angeles)
Date Time Targeted Region
Dec 06, 2024 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Dec 13, 2024 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Dec 19, 2024 09:00 PM - 01:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Jan 10, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Jan 17, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 07, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Feb 14, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Feb 20, 2025 08:30 PM - 09:30 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Mar 07, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Mar 14, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas
Mar 20, 2025 07:00 PM - 11:00 PM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 04, 2025 05:00 AM - 09:00 AM PST Europe, Middle East, and Africa
Apr 17, 2025 10:00 PM - 02:00 AM PST Asia Pacific and Oceania
Apr 18, 2025 01:00 PM - 05:00 PM PST Americas

Illumio Core Expert: On-premises Certification Exam

Once you feel prepared, contact training@illumio.com to schedule an examination session.