COURSE OBJECTIVE:
After completing this course you should be able to:
• Describe the platforms that make the Cisco Nexus 9000, 7000, 3000, and 2000 product families
• Describe Cisco Nexus platform implementations
• Explain Cisco Nexus platform management
• Describe Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
• Configure First Hop Redundancy protocols
• Configure security features of Cisco Nexus devices
• Describe the Cisco Nexus devices routing and forwarding
• Describe Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
• Describe Quality of Service (QoS) on Cisco Nexus Devices
• Explain system management and monitoring processes
• Describe Cisco NX-OS programmability
• Describe Cisco Nexus storage services
• Configure device aliases and zoning
• Configure FCoE
• Configure NPIV and NPV modes
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Engineers using the Cisco Nexus Series Switch Platforms.
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:
• Be familiar with Cisco data center technologies
• Understand networking protocols, routing, and switching
COURSE CONTENT:
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
• Describe Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
• Describe Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
• Describe Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
• Describe Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
Cisco Nexus Platforms Implementation
• Describe Cisco Nexus in the Data Center Architecture
• Describe Cisco NX-OS Software
• Describe the Licensing Model
Cisco Nexus Platforms Management
• Describe Cisco Nexus CLI and GUI Management Interfaces
• Describe Cisco NX-OS Setup Utility
• Describe Virtual Device Context on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
• Describe PowerOn Auto Provisioning
• Describe Cisco NX-OS User Management
• Describe Cisco NX-OS AAA Services
Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
• Describe Port Channel Operation
• Describe vPC Concepts and Benefits
• Describe vPC Architecture
• Describe vPC Control and Data Plane
First Hop Redundancy Protocols
• Describe HSRP
• Describe VRRP
Cisco Nexus Security Features
• Configure Access Control Lists
• Configure Port Security
• Configure DHCP Snooping
• Configure Dynamic ARP Inspection
• Configure IP Source Guard
• Configure Unicast RPF
• Configure Keychain Management
• Configure Control Plane Policing
• Configure MACsec
Cisco NX-OS Routing and Forwarding
• Describe Routing in Cisco NX-OS
• Describe Multicast Routing in Cisco NX-OS
• Describe Unicast and Multicast RIB and FIB in NX-OS
• Describe Layer 3 Best Practices for vPC
Virtual Extensible LAN
• Describe VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
• Describe VXLAN Overlay
• Describe VXLAN MP-BGP EVPN Control Plane
• Describe VXLAN Data Plane
QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
• Describe QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
• Configure QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
• Describe Monitoring of QoS Statistics
System Management and Monitoring
• Configure System Management
• Configure System Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools
Cisco NX-OS Programmability
• Describe On-Box Programmability on Cisco NX-OS
• Describe Ansible for Cisco NX-OS
Cisco Nexus Storage Services
• Describe IP Storage on Cisco Nexus Switches
• Describe Fibre Channel
• Describe Fibre Channel Flow Control
• Describe Fibre Channel Domain Initialization
• Describe Fibre Channel Addressing
Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
• Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet
• Describe FCoE Requirements
• Describe Data Center Bridging
• Describe FCoE Addressing Scheme
• Describe FCoE Initialization Protocol
• Describe FCoE Port Types
Device Aliases and Zoning
• Describe Distributed Device Alias Services
• Describe Zoning
• Describe Zone Merging
• Describe Recovering from Zone Merge Failures
• Describe Enhanced Zoning
NPIV and NPV Modes
• Describe N-Port ID Virtualization
• Describe Fibre Channel NPV Mode
• Describe FCoE NPV Mode
Labs
• Discovery Lab 1: Test Cisco Nexus Platforms
• Discovery Lab 2: Configure User Management
• Discovery Lab 3: Configure vPC
• Discovery Lab 4: Configure First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) Protocols
• Discovery Lab 5: Configure Cisco Nexus Security Features
• Discovery Lab 6: Configure Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Discovery Lab 7: Configure VXLAN
• Discovery Lab 8: Configure QoS
• Discovery Lab 9: Configure System Management
• Discovery Lab 10: Configure Cisco NX-OS On-Box Programmability
• Discovery Lab 11: Configure Containers on Cisco NX-OS
• Discovery Lab 12: Configure Cisco NX-OS Using Ansible
• Discovery Lab 13: Configure Basic Fibre Channel Features
• Discovery Lab 14: Configure FCoE
• Discovery Lab 15: Configure Fiber Channel Device Aliases and Zoning
• Discovery Lab 16: Configure NPV
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