CONTENUTI

Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols

• Spanning Tree Protocol
• Port Channels Overview
• Virtual Port Channels Overview

 

Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols

• HSRP Overview
• VRRP Overview

 

Implementing Routing in Data Center

• OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
• Border Gateway Protocol

 

Implementing Multicast in Data Center

• IP Multicast in Data Center Networks
• IGMP and MLD
• Multicast Distribution Trees and Routing Protocols
• IP Multicast on Cisco Nexus Switches

 

Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols

• Virtual Extensible LAN
• VXLAN Control Plane Options
• VXLAN Gateways and Routing

 

Implementing Network Infrastructure Security

• User Accounts and RBAC
• AAA and SSH on Cisco NX-OS
• Keychain Authentication
• First Hop Security
• DHCP Snooping
• IP Source Guard
• Dynamic ARP Inspection
• Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
• MAC Security
• Control Plane Policing
• High-Throughput Converged Fabrics

• Infiniband-to-Ethernet Transition
• Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Portfolio

 

Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure

• Cisco ACI Overview, Initialization, and Discovery
• Cisco Nexus Dashboard Overview
• Cisco CLoud ACI Overview
• Cisco ACI Management
• Cisco ACI Fabric Access Policies

 

Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration

• Tenant-Based Components
• Cisco ACI Endpoints and Endpoint Groups (EPG)
• Controlling Traffic Flow with Contracts
• Virtual Switches and Cisco ACI VMM Domains
• VMM Domain EPG Association
• Cisco ACI Integration with Hypervisor Solutions

 

Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network

• Data Center Traffic Flows
• Packet Flow in Cisco Nexus Switches
• Packet Flow in Cisco ACI Fabric

 

Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models

• Cloud Architectures
• Cloud Deployment Models

 

Cisco ACI Fabric Setup

• Cisco ACI Fabric Discovery

 

Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management

• Time Synchronization
• Network Configuration Management
• Software Updates
• Network Infrastructure Monitoring

 

Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts

• Need for Network Assurance
• Cisco Streaming Telemetry Overview

 

Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric

• Fibre Channel Basics
• VSAN Overview
• SAN Port Channels Overview
• Fibre Channel Domain Configuration Process

 

Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services

• Distributed Device Aliases
• Zoning
• NPIV and NPV
• Fibre Channel over IP
• NAS Concepts
• SAN Design Options

 

Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric

• Fibre Channel over Ethernet Overview
• Describing FCoE
• FCoE Topology Options
• FCoE Implementation

 

Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security

• User Accounts and RBAC
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
• Fibre Channel Port Security and Fabric Binding

 

Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations

• Time Synchronization
• Software Installation and Upgrade
• Storage Infrastructure Monitoring

 

Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors

• Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
• Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
• Cisco UCS X-Series Hardware
• Cisco UCS X-Series Deployment
• Cisco Intersight Managed Mode Overview

 

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity

• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
• Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
• Cisco UCS C-Series Integration

 

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction

• Identity Abstraction
• Service Profile Templates

 

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity

• Cisco Unified Computing Storage Connectivity Options
• iSCSI Overview
• Fibre Channel Overview
• Implement FCoE

 

Implementing Unified Computing Security

• User Accounts and RBAC
• Options for Authentication
• Key Management

 

Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations

• Compute Configuration Management
• Software Updates
• Infrastructure Monitoring
• Cisco Intersigh

 

Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools

• Cisco NX-OS Programmability
• Scheduler Overview
• Cisco Embedded Event Manager Overview
• Open NX-OS Linux Network Architecture
• Bash Shell and Guest Shell for Cisco NX-OS
• Cisco Nexus API
• Cisco NX-OS Model-Driven Programmability
• Cisco NX-SDK

 

Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms

• Cisco and Ansible Integration Overview
• Python in Cisco NX-OS and Cisco UCS
• HashiCorp Terraform Overview

 

• Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure Automation Options

Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies

• Power On Auto Provisioning
• Cisco Nexus Dashboard Overview
• Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Overview
• Cisco UCS PowerTool

 

Labs

• Discovery Lab 1: Configure VXLAN
• Discovery Lab 2: Explore the Cisco ACI Fabric
• Discovery Lab 3: Implement Cisco ACI Access Policies and Out-of-Band Management
• Discovery Lab 4: Implement Cisco ACI Tenant Policies
• Discovery Lab 5: Integrate Cisco ACI with VMware
• Discovery Lab 6: Validate Fabric Discovery
• Discovery Lab 7: Configure Fibre Channel
• Discovery Lab 8: Configure Device Aliases
• Discovery Lab 9: Configure Zoning
• Discovery Lab 10: Configure NPV
• Discovery Lab 11: Provision Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
• Discovery Lab 12: Configure Server and Uplink Ports
• Discovery Lab 13: Configure VLANs
• Discovery Lab 14: Configure Cisco UCS Server Profile Using Hardware Identities
• Discovery Lab 15: Configure Basic Identity Pools
• Discovery Lab 16: Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
• Discovery Lab 17: Configure an iSCSI Service Profile
• Discovery Lab 18: Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users with Microsoft Active Directory
• Discovery Lab 19: Discovery Lab 1:Configure Cisco Nexus Switches with Ansible
• Discovery Lab 20: Program a Cisco Nexus Switch with Python