Course Overview

The Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations course helps you prepare for entry-level data center roles. In this course, you will learn the foundational knowledge and skills you need to configure Cisco® data center technologies including: networking, virtualization, storage area networking, and unified computing. You will get an introduction to Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™), automation, and cloud computing.  You will get hands-on experience with configuring features on Cisco Nexus® Operating System (Cisco NX-OS) and Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®).

This course does not lead directly to a certification exam, but it does cover foundational knowledge that can help you prepare for several professional-level data center courses and exams.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe the foundations of data center networking
  • Describe Cisco Nexus products and explain the basic Cisco NX-OS functionalities and tools
  • Describe Layer 3 first-hop redundancy
  • Describe Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) connectivity
  • Describe Ethernet port channels and virtual port channel (VPCs)
  • Introduce switch virtualization, machine virtualization, and network virtualization
  • Compare storage connectivity options in the data center
  • Describe Fibre Channel communication between the initiator server and the target storage
  • Describe Fibre Channel zone types and their uses
  • Describe N-Port Virtualization (NPV) and N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV)
  • Describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric
  • Describe Fibre Channel over EthernetFCoE
  • Describe data center server connectivity
  • Describe Cisco UCS Manager
  • Describe the purpose and advantages of APIs
  • Describe Cisco ACI
  • Describe the basic concepts of cloud computing

Course Content

Describing Network Virtualization

  • Overlay Network Protocols
  • Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Overlay
  • VXLAN Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Control Plane
  • VXLAN Data Plane
  • Cisco Nexus 1000VE Series Virtual Switch
  • VMware vSphere Virtual Switches

Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts

  • Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
  • Fibre Channel Storage Networking
  • Virtual Storage Area Network (VSAN) Configuration and Verification

Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage

  • Fibre Channel Layered Model
  • Fabric Login (FLOGI) Process
  • Fibre Channel Flow Control

Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses

  • Fibre Channel Zoning
  • Zoning Configuration
  • Zoning Management

Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV

  • Cisco NPV Mode
  • NPIV Mode

Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Data Center Bridging
  • Priority Flow Control
  • Enhanced Transmission Selection
  • Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX) Protocol
  • Congestion Notification

Describing FCoE

  • Cisco Unified Fabric
  • FCoE Architecture
  • FCoE Initialization Protocol
  • FCoE Adapters

Describing Cisco UCS Components

  • Physical Cisco UCS Components
  • Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform
  • Cisco Fabric Interconnect Product Overview
  • Cisco I/O Module (IOM) Product Overview
  • Cisco UCS Mini
  • Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Supervisor
  • Cisco Intersight™

Describing Cisco UCS Manager

  • Cisco UCS Manager Overview
  • Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction
  • Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates
  • Cisco UCS Central Overview

Automating the Data Center

  • Automation Basics
  • Choosing the Automation Toolset
  • Management and Orchestration Systems

Describing Cisco ACI

  • Cisco ACI Overview
  • Cisco ACI Topology and Hardware
  • Cisco ACI Policy Model
  • Cisco ACI External Connectivity Options
  • Cisco ACI and VMM Integration
  • Cisco ACI and Layer4-Layer 7 Integration
  • Cisco ACI Management and Automation
  • Cisco ACI Anywhere

Describing Cloud Computing

  • Cloud Computing Overview
  • Cloud Deployment Models
  • Cloud Computing Services

Labs

  • Explore the Cisco NX-OS CLI
  • Explore Topology Discovery
  • Configure Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
  • Configure VPCs
  • Configure Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
  • Explore the Virtual Device Contexts (VDC) Elements
  • Install VMware ESXi and vCenter
  • Configure VSANs
  • Validate FLOGI and FCNS
  • Configure Zoning
  • Configure Unified Ports on a Cisco Nexus Switch and Implement FCoE
  • Explore the Cisco UCS Server Environment
  • Configure a Cisco UCS Server Profile
  • Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs
  • Explore the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree
  • Explore Cisco ACI

Course Overview

The Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) course shows you how to troubleshoot LAN, SAN, Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), and Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI). You will get extensive hands-on practice troubleshooting installation, configuration and interconnectivity issues on Cisco MDS switches, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEXs), Cisco UCS, Cisco ACI, and more.

This course helps you to prepare to take the Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-615 DCIT) exam, which is one of the concentrations for CCNP Data Center. You will also achieve  the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Operations certifications.

This course is worth 50 Continuing Education Credits (CE).

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

  • Describe how to troubleshoot the data center network
  • Describe the troubleshooting tools and methodologies that are available from the CLI and are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco Data Center network architecture
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to: VLANs and PVLANs, port channels and virtual port channels; VXLAN
  • Describe troubleshooting of routing and high-availability protocols
  • Describe troubleshooting of the LAN security features
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to a single device
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
  • Identify and resolve Fibre Channel switching issues when the Cisco NX-OS Software is used in switched mode and NPV mode
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to FIP and FCoE, including FCoE performance
  • Describe Cisco UCS architecture, initial setup, tools, and service aids that are available for Cisco UCS troubleshooting and interpretation of the output
  • Describe Cisco UCS configuration and troubleshoot
  • Describe Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues
  • Describe Cisco UCS B-Series LAN, SAN, and Fibre Channel operations, including in-depth troubleshooting procedures
  • Describe Cisco IMC tools for validating performance and facilitating data-gathering activities for Cisco UCS C-Series server troubleshooting, and the troubleshooting approach for hardware and firmware failures
  • Define the proper procedures for configuring Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding issues with the VIC, and troubleshooting connectivity issues
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series server integration with Cisco UCS Manager
  • Identify the tools, protocols, and methods to effectively troubleshoot Cisco ACI
  • Describe how to troubleshoot automation, scripting tools, and programmability

Course Content

Troubleshooting Process Overview

  • Troubleshooting Overview
  • Narrow Down the Cause of the Problem

Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools

  • Ping, Pong, and Traceroute
  • Debugging, Event History, and System Monitoring
  • SPAN and Encapsulated Remote SPAN
  • Ethanalyzer and Data Plane Sampling Capture
  • Logging
  • Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics
  • SNMP, Cisco EEM, and RMON

Troubleshooting VLANs and PVLANs

  • Troubleshoot VTP
  • Troubleshoot Layer 2 Issues
  • VLANs and SVIs on Cisco Nexus Series Switches
  • Troubleshoot VLANs, PVLANs, and SVIs
  • Troubleshoot Rapid PVST+

Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels

  • Port Channel Overview
  • vPC Overview
  • Common vPC Issues

Troubleshooting VXLAN

  • VXLAN Overlay Features
  • VXLAN MP-BGP Ethernet VPN
  • Common VXLAN Issues
  • VXLAN Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting Routing and High-Availability Protocols

  • Troubleshoot Basic Routing Issues
  • Troubleshoot OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
  • Troubleshoot EIGRP
  • Troubleshoot PIM
  • Troubleshoot FHRP
  • Troubleshoot Data Center LAN Security
  • Troubleshoot AAA and RBAC
  • Troubleshoot First-Hop Security
  • Troubleshoot ACLs

Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues

  • Cisco Fabric Services Overview
  • Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
  • Configure and Troubleshoot Configuration Profiles
  • Common VDC Issues
  • Troubleshoot VDC
  • Troubleshoot VRF
  • Cisco FEX Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshoot Cisco ISSU

Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces

  • Fibre Channel Overview
  • Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces and Device Registration
  • Troubleshoot SAN Port Channels
  • Troubleshoot Port Security and Fabric Binding

Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Services

  • Troubleshoot VSANs
  • Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Domain and Name Services
  • Troubleshoot Zoning and Fabric Merges
  • Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services

Troubleshooting NPV Mode

  • NPIV and NPV Overview
  • Troubleshoot NPV Mode
  • Troubleshooting FCoE
  • FCoE and FIP Overview
  • Troubleshoot FIP
  • Troubleshoot FCoE- and QoS-Related Issues
  • Troubleshoot DCB

Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Architecture and Initialization

  • Troubleshoot Fabric Interconnect in Standalone and Cluster Mode
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management Access
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Manager CLI
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS with Embedded Tools
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Hardware Discovery
  • Cisco Intersight Overview
  • Cisco Nexus Dashboard Overview

Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Configuration

  • Stateless Computing
  • Troubleshoot Service Profile Association Issues
  • Cisco UCS Manageability
  • Troubleshoot Authentication Failures

Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Servers

  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS B-Series Server Boot
  • Troubleshoot Operating System Drivers
  • Troubleshoot Remote Access
  • Troubleshoot Server Hardware

Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity

  • Troubleshoot Link-Level Issues
  • Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues for Specific Servers
  • Troubleshoot Intermittent Connectivity
  • Troubleshoot Disjoint Layer 2 Networks
  • Troubleshoot Redundant Connectivity
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS B-Series SAN Connectivity
  • Troubleshoot Directly Attached Storage
  • Troubleshoot Server Boot from SAN and iSCSI
  • Use SPAN for Troubleshooting
  • Analyze Packet Flow

Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Servers

  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Initialization and Cisco IMC
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Hardware and Firmware
  • Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
  • Troubleshoot the Cisco UCS C-Series VIC Module and Connectivity to Cisco IMC
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series LAN Connectivity
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series SAN Connectivity
  • Use SPAN to Capture Cisco UCS C-Series Server Traffic
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Boot from the Fibre Channel LUN
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series iSCSI Boot

Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration

  • Integrate Cisco UCS C-Series Servers with Cisco UCS Manager
  • Troubleshoot FEX Discovery and VIC Issues

Exploring the Tools and Methodologies for Troubleshooting Cisco ACI

  • Troubleshoot the Fabric Discovery Process
  • Traditional Troubleshooting Methods in Cisco ACI
  • Atomic Counters, Faults, and Health Scores
  • Troubleshoot Tenant-Based Policies
  • Packet Flow Through Cisco ACI Fabric
  • Troubleshoot AAA and RBAC

Troubleshoot Automation and Scripting Tools

  • Troubleshoot Cisco IOS EEM
  • Troubleshoot the Cisco NX-OS Scheduler

Troubleshooting Programmability

  • Troubleshoot Bash Shell and Guest Shell for NX-OS
  • Troubleshoot REST API, JSON, and XML Encodings
  • On-Box Programmability on Cisco NX-OS

Labs

  • Discovery Lab 1: Document the Network Baseline
  • Discovery Lab 2: Troubleshoot Rapid PVST+
  • Discovery Lab 3: Troubleshoot LACP
  • Discovery Lab 4: Troubleshoot vPC
  • Discovery Lab 5: Troubleshoot VXLAN
  • Discovery Lab 6: Troubleshoot OSPF
  • Discovery Lab 7: Troubleshoot FHRP
  • Discovery Lab 8: Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
  • Discovery Lab 9: Troubleshoot VRF
  • Discovery Lab 10: Troubleshoot Cisco FEX
  • Discovery Lab 11Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces
  • Discovery Lab 12: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services
  • Discovery Lab 13 Troubleshoot NPV Mode
  • Discovery Lab 14 Troubleshoot FCoE
  • Discovery Lab 15: Troubleshoot DCB
  • Discovery Lab 16: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
  • Discovery Lab 17: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server LAN Connectivity
  • Discovery Lab 18: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from the Fibre Channel LUN
  • Discovery Lab 19: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Management Connectivity
  • Discovery Lab 20: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI Integration with VMware vCenter
  • Discovery Lab 21 Troubleshoot Contracts in Cisco ACI
  • Discovery Lab 22: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 3 Connectivity
  • Discovery Lab 23: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 2 Connectivity

Course Overview

This course teaches you the key components and procedures that you need to know to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco® Nexus® 9000 Series Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode. This course is for advanced engineers who have installed and managed existing fabrics or for those who have completed the Implementing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure-Advanced (DCACI) course.

This course will help you:

  • This course teaches you the key components and procedures that you need to know to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco® Nexus® 9000 Series Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode. This course is for advanced engineers who have installed and managed existing fabrics or for those who have completed the Implementing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure-Advanced (DCACI) course.
  • This course will help you:

Course Objectives

  • Apply troubleshooting methodology to Cisco ACI networks
  • Troubleshoot logical and physical constructs of the Cisco ACI policy
  • Understand Cisco APIC and its troubleshooting aspects
  • Troubleshoot endpoint learning in Cisco ACI
  • Troubleshoot Layer 2 traffic bridging and Layer 3 routing in the Cisco ACI network
  • Troubleshoot hypervisor integration in Cisco ACI
  • Troubleshoot Layer 4 to Layer 7 service insertion
  • Troubleshoot contracts and route leaking in Cisco ACI

Course Content

Describing Cisco ACI Troubleshooting Methodology

  • Logical Constructs Review
  • Physical Constructs Review
  • Cisco ACI Troubleshooting Approaches
  • VMM/Container Integration Review
  • VMware Networking Review
  • Cisco ACI APIC and Built-In Tools

Troubleshooting Logical and Physical Constructs

  • Troubleshooting Logical Constructs Methodology
  • Troubleshooting Physical Constructs Methodology

Troubleshooting Cisco APIC

  • Verifying Cisco APIC Cluster
  • Troubleshooting Cisco APIC Cluster

Troubleshooting Endpoint Learning

  • Verifying Endpoint Connectivity
  • Controlling Endpoint Learning
  • Troubleshooting Endpoint Learning

Troubleshooting Layer 2

  • VLAN and VXLAN Mapping
  • Traffic Flow
  • Layer 2 Unknown Unicast Flooding
  • ARP Flooding
  • ARP Gleaning
  • Spanning Tree and BPDUs
  • BPDU Flooding
  • Verifying VLANs and Endpoints

Troubleshooting Layer 3 Routing

  • Troubleshooting Layer 3 Connectivity Within Cisco ACI
  • Troubleshooting L3Outs
  • Layer 3 Transit Routing

Troubleshooting VMM Integration

  • Troubleshooting VMware
  • Verifying Blade Chassis
  • Verifying Leafs
  • Verifying VMM Integration

Troubleshooting Layer 4-7 Service Insertion

  • Layer 4–7 Service Graph Overview
  • Layer 4–7 Service Insertion Modes
  • Troubleshooting Service Insertion with PBR 

Troubleshooting Contracts and Route Leaking

  • VRF-VRF Contracts and Route Leaking

Labs:

  • Verify Endpoints
  • Examine VLANs
  • Troubleshoot ACI Policy
  • Troubleshoot CMM integration and External Connectivity
  • Troubleshoot Contracts

Course Overview

This course provides an overview about the functions and innovations of sourcing and procurement SAP S/4HANA. It is specifically targeted at learners coming with background knowledge about sourcing and procurement in SAP ERP who want upskill to SAP S/4HANA. For learners without previous SAP ERP experiences, we recommend to start with the course S4500 (Business Processes in SAP S/4HANA Sourcing and Procurement).

Course Objectives

This course will prepare you to:

  • Explain SAP S/4HANA features and functions in sourcing and procurement
  • Use the SAP S/4HANA simplification list
  • Describe the relevant simplifications compared to SAP ERP
  • Execute procurement processes using the Fiori Launchpad
  • Get to know the Fiori apps for SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management Sourcing and Procurement

Course Content

  • Overview and Master Data
    • Explain the Procure to Pay solution capabilities
    • Describe the Business Partner approach
    • List changes for the Material Master
  • Procurement Process
    • Describe operational procurement
    • Receive goods receipts and goods movements
    • Describe invoice processing
    • Describe sourcing and contract management
    • Explain supplier information and evaluation
  • Other new Functions and Changes in SAP S/4HANA
    • Explain further SAP Fiori apps
    • Provide an overview about further simplifications

Course Overview

This course is designed to give participants an overview of sales processes in SAP S/4HANA and the differences to the SAP ECC sales solution.

Course Objectives

This course will prepare you to:

  • Explain the features and functions of the S/4HANA innovation in Sales
  • Describe the relevant simplifications compared to SAP ECC
  • Execute sales processes using the Fiori Launchpad

Course Content

  • SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management: Sales Innovations Overview
    • SAP S/4HANA Enterprise Management: Sales Innovations Overview
  • Business Roles and Business Catalogs in Sales and Billing
    • Overview of Sales Roles, Sales Catalogs, and SAP Fiori for Sales
  • Simplifications in SAP S/4HANA Sales
    • Overview
    • Data Model Simplifications
    • Business Partner Approach
  • Best Practices in Sales Order and Contract Management
    • Advanced Available-To-Promise
    • Sale from Stock
    • Billing Document Output Management
    • Credit Management
    • Revenue Accounting
    • Settlement Management: Rebate
    • New customer return and credit memo functions
  • Performance Management and Analytics in SAP S/4HANA Sales
    • Overview of Performance Management and Analytics in Sales
    • SAP Smart Business for Sales Order Fulfillment
    • Sales Planning and Controlling
  • An introduction to Leonardo
    • Leonardo capabilities in the context of the sales solution

Course Overview

This course covers all key capabilities of SAP HANA 2.0 SPS04 database system in the areas of High Availability and Disaster Tolerance. Through the lectures and exercises you will learn about scale-out and auto host- failover, SAP HANA storage and system replication with Active/Active. You will install and configure these setups in our lab environment. The course will also cover the topics on tenant creation, rename and delete tenants in an SAP HANA multitenant database container system. As a last topic, you will gain insight in some SAP HANA Python scripts provided by SAP.

The information provided in the HA201 course is valid for participants who have followed the HA200 in SAP HANA 1.0 and/or the SAP HANA 2.0.

Course Objectives

This course will prepare you to:

  • Install and configure a high available multi host SAP HANA scale- out database system.
  • Understand what happens to SAP HANA scale-out system during a failure of a slave or master node.
  • Install and configure SAP HANA system replication with the classic setup and the new Active/Active setup.
  • Perform tenant administration tasks like create, rename and delete of a tenant in a multitenant SAP HANA 2.0 database system.
  • Understand the SAP HANA Python scripts provided by SAP.

Course Content

  • This course is the best starting point to learn about SAP HANA high availability, disaster tolerance and multitenant capabilities in larger SAP HANA landscapes.
  • The course is independent from the SAP NetWeaver administration world, as it teaches how to perform system administration on the SAP HANA platform. The system administration tools used are native to the SAP HANA database platform.
  • Throughout the course, you will learn about the following advanced SAP HANA administration topics.
    • SAP HANA scale-out and host auto failover.
    • SAP HANA multitenant features in an SAP HANA scale-out database system.
    • SAP HANA system replication between datacenters
    • SAP HANA Python scripts provided by SAP
  • Contents:
    • SAP HANA High Availability and Disaster Tolerance
    • SAP HANA multi host scale-out and host auto failover
    • SAP HANA storage and system replication
    • SAP HANA system replication options
    • SAP HANA multitenant features
    • SAP HANA Python scripts provided by SAP

Course Overview

This 5-day class on Nexus Dashboard covers data center and campus operations with VXLAN and EVPN, then dives into Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) to deploy and manage VXLAN and EVPN.

Virtual Learning

This interactive training can be taken from any location, your office or home and is delivered by a trainer. This training does not have any delegates in the class with the instructor, since all delegates are virtually connected. Virtual delegates do not travel to this course, Global Knowledge will send you all the information needed before the start of the course and you can test the logins.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Understand, configure and troubleshoot VXLAN with EVPN
  • Understand, Articulate, and Operationalize Nexus Dashboard Use Cases and Benefits
  • Operate and Configure Nexus Dashboard
  • Install and Operate Nexus Dashboard Apps
  • Configure Nexus Fabric Controller
  • Explore Fabric Telemetry with Nexus Insights
  • Explore Nexus Dashboard APIs

Course Content

Module 1: VXLAN EVPN with MP-BGP

  • Spine and Leaf Fabric
  • VXLAN as an Overlay
  • BGP, OSPF and IS-IS
  • EVPN MP-BGP
  • Multicast Control Plane
  • BGP Control Plane   
  • Distributed IP Anycast-Gateway
  • Forwarding with Dual-Homed Endpoint (vPC)
  • Inter-Subnet Forwarding (Routing)
  • Non-IP Forwarding (Bridging)
  • Cisco VXLAN QoS Configuration
  • Multitenancy
  • External Fabrics
  • Troubleshooting Commands

Module 2: Nexus Dashboard Overview

  • Introduction to Cisco Nexus Dashboard
  • Introduction to Nexus Dashboard Architecture
  • Nexus Dashboard Federation/SPOG
  • Nexus Dashboard Installation, Configuration, and Deployment
  • Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator

Module 3: Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)

  • Introduction to NDFC
  • DCNM Migration to Nexus Dashboard
  • Cisco NDFC LAN Solution Overview

Module 4: Discovering Existing Network Devices with Cisco NDFC

  • Configure Switches for Discovery

Module 5: Nexus Dashboard for Multi-Site

  • NDFC Multi-Site Architecture
  • NDFC VRF Management

Module 6: Managing and Monitoring the Data Center with Cisco NDFC

  • Access Topology View
  • Navigate the Map Views and Layout
  • Deploy Changes to the Fabric

Module 7: Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Templates

  • NDFC Templates
  • Configuration Changes with Templates

Module 8: Nexus Dashboard Insights

  • Introduction to Nexus Dashboard Insights
  • GUI Overview
  • Insight Explorer
  • Connectivity Analysis Tool for NX-OS Based Fabrics
  • Insight Resource Browser/Bug Advisory
  • Flow Telemetry
  • Delta Analysis
  • Firmware Update Analysis
  • Licensing

Module 9: Nexus Dashboard Integrations

  • Nexus Dashboard API
  • Splunk Integration
  • AppDynamics (AppD) Integration
  • ServiceNow Integration
  • NDFC SAN

Module 10: Accessing Nexus Dashboard Programmatically

  • RESTful API
  • JSON
  • REST API Tools
  • Python Programming Fundamentals
  • Python Programming with RESTful API to Nexus Dashboard

Module 11: Nexus Dashboard Troubleshooting

  • NDFC Backup and Restore
  • NDFC Alarms
  • Fabric Troubleshooting Tools
  • NDFC Command Execution

Lab Outline:

Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:

  • Discovery Lab 0: Access the NterOne Lab Devices
  • Discovery Lab 1: Explore and Test the Nexus and Catalyst Lab Topology
  • Discovery Lab 2: Configure NX-OS VXLAN with Multicast Control Plane Using CLI
  • Discovery Lab 3: Configure EVPN BGP with Unicast Forwarding
  • Discovery Lab 4: Configure EVPN BGP with Multicast Routing
  • Discovery Lab 5: Configure EVPN BGP with Route Reflectors
  • Discovery Lab 6: Configuring VXLAN Routing
  • Discovery Lab 7: Adding an External Router
  • Discovery Lab 8: Troubleshoot VXLAN with EVPN and BGP in the CLI
  • Discovery Lab 9: Nexus Dashboard Admin Console
  • Discovery Lab 10: Introduction to Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
  • Discovery Lab 11: NDFC Bootstrap New NX-OS Data Center Fabric
  • Discovery Lab 12: Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Templates
  • Discovery Lab 13: Nexus Dashboard External Fabric with IOS XE
  • Discovery Lab 14: NDFC Multi-Site Configuration with Multisite Domain (MSD) Template
  • Discovery Lab 15: Managing and Monitoring the Network Using NDFC
  • Discovery Lab 16: Nexus Dashboard Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Discovery Lab 17: Nexus Dashboard and NDFC RESTful API 
  • Discovery Lab 18: Python Programming to Nexus Dashboard and NDFC
  • Discovery Lab 19: Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Challenge Configuration
  • Discovery Lab 20: Troubleshooting with VXLAN with EVPN and BGP

Course Overview

The Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS) v1.0 is an introductory course that shows you how to deploy, secure, operate and maintain the Cisco Unified Computing system (Cisco UCS) B-Series blade server, Cisco UCS C-Series and S-Series rack servers, and Cisco HyperFlex product family, for use in data centers. You will gain hands-on practice on basic Cisco UCS server configuration and performing backup and restore activities.

Course Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Describe Cisco UCS server hardware

Describe Cisco UCS connectivity

Describe the Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform, its data writing and reading processes, and data optimization

Describe and configure Cisco UCS service profiles

Describe and configure Cisco UCS service profile templates

Describe and implement iSCSI on Cisco UCS

Describe and implement Cisco UCS firmware updates

Describe and implement Cisco UCS backups

Course Content

Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware

  • Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
  • Cisco UCS S-Series Rack Servers
  • Cisco Virtual Interface Cards
  • Hyperconvergence Overview 
  • Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series Servers

Describing Cisco UCS Connectivity

  • Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
  • Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Connectivity
  • Cisco UCS S-Series Connectivity
  • Cisco HyperFlex Connectivity Architecture
  • Cisco HyperFlex Edge Connectivity
  • Ethernet End-Host Mode Compared to Switching Mode
  • Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Uplink Pinning
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Integration

Describing the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform

  • Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software
  • Writing Data to Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
  • Reading Data from Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
  • Data Optimization in Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform

Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profiles

  • Portability Issue with Nonabstracted Identities
  • Cisco UCS Service Profile
  • Identity Pools
  • Server Pools
  • IP Pools

Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates

  • Service Profile Templates
  • Implementing iSCSI on Cisco UCS
  • iSCSI Addressing
  • Evolution of SCSI from DAS to SAN
  • iSCSI Multipathing

Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates

  • Update Cisco UCS C-Series Server Firmware
  • Download Tasks for the Infrastructure Image
  • Download Tasks for Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware Packages
  • Best Practices for Updating Firmware in Cisco UCS Manager
  • Firmware Upgrades Using Auto Install
  • Capability Catalog Updates
  • Host Firmware Packages
  • Driver Updates for Operating Systems and Hypervisors

Implementing Cisco UCS Backups

  • Compare Backup Options in Cisco UCS Manager
  • Compare Two Import Types
  • Policy Backup

Lab Outline

  • Explore Cisco UCS Manager GUI
  • Configure Server and Uplink Ports
  • Configure VLANs
  • Configure Basic Identity Pools
  • Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
  • Configure a Service Profile Template
  • Configure an iSCSI Service Profile on Cisco UCS
  • Perform Backup and Restore Activities

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Course Overview

The Implementing Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches in NX-OS Mode – Advanced (DCNXA) course provides advanced training in applying and managing the Cisco Nexus® 9000 Series Switches in NX-OS mode. The Cisco® NX-OS platform deploys Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) and Ethernet VPN (EVPN) using Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), implements Multi-Site VXLAN EVPN, and integrates L4-L7 services into the fabric providing external connectivity, utilizing advanced tenant features. You will also learn how to implement Cisco NX-OS Enhanced Policy-Based Redirect (ePBR) and Intelligent Traffic Director (ITD) features.

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

  • Configure VXLAN EVPN in a single site using Cisco DCNM
  • Configure a Multi-Site VXLAN EVPN
  • Configure L4-L7 service redirection
  • Configure external connectivity from a VXLAN EVPN
  • Configure tenant-level features and Tenant-Routed Multicast (TRM) in VXLAN EVPN
  • Configure Cisco NX-OS Enhanced Policy-Based Redirect (ePBR) and Intelligent Traffic Director (ITD)

Course Content

Describing VXLAN EVPN in Single Site

  • Describe VXLAN EVPN Control Plane
  • Describe VXLAN EVPN Data Plane

Describing Multi-Site VXLAN EVPN

  • Describe VXLAN EVPN Multi-Site Features
  • Describe Supported Multi-Site Topologies

Describing Layer 4-Layer 7 Service Redirection

  • Describe Layer 4-Layer 7 Service Integration Options
  • Describe Integration of Active/Standby and Active/Active Service Devices

Describing External Connectivity from VXLAN EVPN

  • Describe External VRF-Lite Connectivity

Describing VXLAN EVPN Functionality Enhancements

  • Describe Fabric Management Options
  • Describe Tenant-Level Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) Relay

Describing Cisco NX-OS Enhanced Policy-Based Redirect and Intelligent Traffic Director

  • Describe Enhanced Policy-Based Redirect
  • Describe Tenant-Level DHCP Relay

Labs

  • Import an Existing VXLAN Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) EVPN Fabric into Cisco DCNM
  • Configure vPC and Layer 3 Connectivity
  • Configure Multi-Site VXLAN EVPN
  • Configure Routed Firewall Integration into VXLAN EVPN Using PBR
  • Configure External VRF Lite Connectivity and Endpoint Locator
  • Configure Tenant DHCP Relay
  • Configure Tenant-Routed Multicast
  • Configure Enhanced Policy-Based Redirect
  • Configure Traffic Load-Balancing Using the ITD

Course Overview

The Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure–Advanced (DCACIA) course shows you how to integrate the capabilities of the Cisco® Nexus® 9000 Series Switches in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®) mode. You will learn how to configure and manage Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI mode providing enhanced management and policy framework, along with the protocols used in the underlying fabric. The course also covers how to use Cisco ACI as a policy-driven solution that integrates software and hardware, and how to implement Cisco ACI Multi-Pod and Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO) deployments. You will gain hands-on practice implementing advanced ACI capabilities such as Rogue Endpoint Feature, Transit Routing, VRF Route Leaking, Contracts and Zoning Rules, Policy Based Redirect to Layer 4–7 Service Node, Multi-Pod Fabric and Cisco ACI® Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Explain Cisco ACI advanced fabric packet forwarding
  • Explain advanced ACI policy and tenant configuration
  • Describe Cisco ACI Multi-Pod deployment
  • Explain the details and consideration of implementing and integrating traditional network with Cisco ACI
  • Describe Cisco ACI Service Graph Policy-Based Redirect (PBR)
  • Describe Cisco ACI Multi-site Deployment

Course Content

Describing Cisco ACI Advanced Packet Forwarding

  • Packet Forwarding Between Leaf Switches
  • Endpoint Learning
  • NIC Teaming to ACI Fabric
  • Endpoint Learning Optimizations
  • Endpoint Loop Protection
  • Rogue Endpoint Control

Using Advanced Cisco ACI Policy and Tenant Configuration

  • Layer 3 Outside Transit Routing
  • Using Tenant Common for Shared Services
  • Using VRF Route Leaking for Shared Services
  • Using L3Out VRF Route Leaking for Shared Services
  • Detailed Contract Architecture with pcTag
  • Contract with vzAny
  • Contract Preferred Group
  • Contract Priorities

Implementing Traditional Network in Cisco ACI

  • Integrating Switched Network with Cisco ACI
  • Migrating Existing Switched Network to Cisco ACI
  • Network- vs. Application-Centric Deployment Models

Describing Cisco ACI Service Graph PBR

  • Service Graph PBR Overview
  • PBR End-to-End Packet Flow
  • Service Graph PBR Requirements and Topologies
  • Service Graph PBR Tracking Options

Describing Cisco ACI Multi-Pod Deployment

  • Cisco ACI Multi-Pod Overview
  • Inter-Pod Network Overview
  • Multi-Pod Provisioning and Packet Flow Between Pods
  • Connectivity to External Layer 3 Networks
  • Service Node Integration Considerations
  • Service Graph Considerations

Describing Cisco ACI MultiSite Deployment

  • Cisco ACI MultiSite Overview
  • Cisco Nexus Dashboard Considerations
  • Intersite Network Overview
  • Tenant Configuration Deployment from NDO
  • Packet Flow Between Sites
  • MultiSite Stretched Components
  • MultiSite Vs Multi-Pod Comparsion  

Labs

  • Examine Local and Remote Endpoint Learning
  • Verify Bounce Entries
  • Validate IP Learning
  • Mitigate IP and MAC Flapping with the Rogue Endpoint Feature
  • Enable Transit Routing
  • Implement VRF Route Leaking
  • Configure VRF Route Leaking with L3Out
  • Examine Contracts and Zoning Rules
  • Configure Policy-Based Redirect to Layer 4–7 Service Node
  • Deploy Multi-Pod Fabric
  • Provision Policies with Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator