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Course Overview

The Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure course shows you how to deploy and manage 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, how to connect the Cisco ACI fabric to external networks and services, and fundamentals of Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) integration. You will gain hands-on practice implementing key capabilities such as fabric discovery, policies, connectivity, VMM integration, and more. This course is based on ACI Software v5.2 release.

This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (300-620 DCACI), which leads to CCNP® Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center ACI Implementation certifications.

This course earns you 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Describe Cisco ACI Fabric Infrastructure and basic Cisco ACI concepts
Describe Cisco ACI policy model logical constructs
Describe Cisco ACI basic packet forwarding
Describe external network connectivity
Describe VMM Integration
Describe Layer 4 to Layer 7 integrations
Explain Cisco ACI management features

Course Content

Introducing Cisco ACI Fabric Infrastructure and Basic Concepts

What Is Cisco ACI?
Cisco ACI Topology and Hardware
Cisco ACI Object Model
Faults, Event Record, and Audit Log
Cisco ACI Fabric Discovery
Cisco ACI Access Policies

Describing Cisco ACI Policy Model Logical Constructs

Cisco ACI Logical Constructs
Tenant
Virtual Routing and Forwarding
Bridge Domain
Endpoint Group
Application Profile
Tenant Components Review
Contracts

Describing Cisco ACI Basic Packet Forwarding

Endpoint Learning
Basic Bridge Domain Configuration Knob

Introducing External Network Connectivity

Cisco ACI External Connectivity Options
External Layer 2 Network Connectivity
External Layer 3 Network Connectivity

Introducing VMM Integration

VMware vCenter VDS Integration
Resolution Immediacy in VMM
Alternative VMM Integrations

Describing Layer 4 to Layer 7 Integrations

Service Appliance Insertion Without ACI L4-L7 Service Graph
Service Appliance Insertion via ACI L4-L7 Service Graph
Service Graph Configuration Workflow
Service Graph PBR Introduction

Explaining Cisco ACI Management

Out-of-Band Management
In-Band Management
Fabric-Wide System Settings
Syslog
Simple Network Management Protocol
Configuration Backup
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
Role-Based Access Control
Cisco ACI Upgrade
Collect Tech Support

Labs

Validate Fabric Discovery
Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP)
Create Access Policies and Virtual Port Channel (vPC)
Enable Layer 2 Connectivity in the Same Endpoint Group (EPG)
Enable Inter-EPG Layer 2 Connectivity
Enable Inter-EPG Layer 3 Connectivity
Compare Traffic Forwarding Methods in a Bridge Domain
Configure External Layer 2 (L2Out) Connection
Configure External Layer 3 (L3Out) Connection
Integrate Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) With VMware vCenter Using VMware Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS)

Course Overview

(DCAUI) course teaches you how to implement Cisco® Data Center automated solutions including programming concepts, orchestration, and automation tools.

The goal of this course is to highlight the tools and benefits of leveraging programmability and automation in the Cisco-powered Data Center. Examined platforms include Cisco ACI (the controller-based Data Center environment), Cisco NX-OS on all Cisco Nexus platforms for device-centric automation, and Cisco UCS for Data Center compute. Their current ecosystem of APIs, software development toolkits, and relevant workflows is inspected in detail together with open industry standards, tools, and APIs, such as Python, Ansible, Git, JSON/YAML, NETCONF/RESTCONF, and YANG.

Course Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Review Cisco ACI fundamental concepts, GUI workflows, and create the case for implementing automation
Introduce the Cisco ACI REST API, the tools already available on the Cisco APIC, and understand basic API interaction using Postman
Understand the functionality provided by the Python ACI libraries and write scripts that apply configuration and verify state on the Cisco ACI fabric
Understand Cisco ACI Ansible modules, build playbooks that apply Infrastructure-as-Code concepts to Cisco ACI tenant configuration, and generate a health report using Ansible
Understand Cisco ACI Apps Center integration and the benefits of integrating Kubernetes infrastructure with Cisco ACI
Understand the API types and capabilities available on Cisco Nexus product family
Understand Day 0 operations and how ZTP, POAP, and iPXE fulfill these goals with their respective tooling
Understand functionality provided by the on-box tooling on the Cisco Nexus series switches and implement simple solutions to improve daily operations
Use Python and Ansible to leverage the NX-API to implement and verify configuration state using modern workflows
Understand the paradigm shift of Model-Driven Telemetry and explore a fully set up pipeline for data collection and analysis
Understand the Cisco UCS developer tools and implement management workflows leveraging Cisco UCS APIs, Python, and Ansible modules
Review Cisco NDFC product capabilities and understand how its API can be leveraged to automate the Cisco Data Center
Understand the advantages of using Cisco Intersight and how to implement automation tasks using its REST APIs via Python and Ansible
Describe Terraform plans for Cisco ACI deployments

Course Content

Describing the Cisco ACI Policy Model

Cisco ACI Overview
Cisco ACI Object Model Hierarchy
Reasons for Automating Cisco ACI

Describing the Cisco APIC REST API

Introduction to the Cisco ACI REST API
Cisco ACI REST API Clients

Using Python to Interact with the ACI REST API

Python for Cisco ACI Automation
Cobra SDK and Arya

Using Ansible to Automate Cisco ACI

Ansible ACI Modules

Describing Cisco ACI Apps Center and Kubernetes

Cisco ACI Hosting Capabilities
Cisco ACI Application Types
Integrating the Kubernetes Infrastructure and Cisco ACI

Understanding Terraform for Cisco ACI

Construct a Terraform Plan to Use and ACI
Interpret a Terraform Plan to Use the Cisco Intersight Provider
Identify the Steps in the Cisco Intersight API Authentication Method
Manage Cisco UCS Servers Through Cisco Intersight API

Introducing Cisco NX-OS Programmability

Cisco Nexus Platform
Cisco NX-OS Programmability

Describing Day-Zero Provisioning with Cisco NX-OS

Day-Zero Operations
Describing iPXE
Power on Auto Provisioning

Implementing On-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco NX-OS

On-Box Programmability on Cisco NX-OS

Implementing Off-Box Programmability and Automation with Cisco NX-OS

NX-API Enhancement
Model-Driven Programmability on Cisco NX-OS
Ansible for Cisco NX-OS

Understanding Model-Driven Telemetry

Model-Driven Telemetry

Automating Cisco UCS Using Developer Tools

Cisco UCS Overview
Cisco UCS Manager XML API
Cisco IMC XML API
Python SDK
Cisco UCS Manager Ansible Modules

Describing Cisco NDFC

Cisco NDFC
Cisco NDFC API

Describing Cisco Intersight

Cisco Intersight
Cisco Intersight APIs

Labs:

Discovery Lab 1: Use Cisco APIC Web GUI
Discovery Lab 2: Discover the Cisco APIC REST API
Discovery Lab 3: Use Postman with the APIC REST API
Discovery Lab 4: Use Python with the Cisco APIC REST API
Discovery Lab 5: Configure and Verify Cisco ACI Using Acitoolkit
Discovery Lab 6: Use Cobra and Arya to Recreate a Tenant
Discovery Lab 7: Manage Configuration Using Ansible
Discovery Lab 8: Set Up a New Tenant the NetDevOps Way
Discovery Lab 9: Create an Infrastructure Health Report
Discovery Lab 10: Set Up Power on Auto Provisioning on the Cisco Nexus 9000
Discovery Lab 11: Use Bash and Guest-Shell on Cisco NX-OS
Discovery Lab 12: Use Python to Enhance CLI Commands
Discovery Lab 13: Trigger a Python Script Using Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
Discovery Lab 14: Configure and Verify Using NX-API and Python
Discovery Lab 15: Configure and Verify Using NETCONF/YANG
Discovery Lab 16: Use Ansible with Cisco NX-OS
Discovery Lab 17: Connect, Query, and Modify Cisco UCS Manager Objects Using Cisco UCS PowerTool
Discovery Lab 18: Connect, Query, and Modify Cisco UCS Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Objects Using Cisco IMC PowerTool
Discovery Lab 19: Utilize Cisco UCS Python Software Development Kit (SDK)
Discovery Lab 20: Utilize Cisco IMC Python SDK
Discovery Lab 21: Implement Ansible Playbooks to Modify and Verify the Configuration of Cisco UCS Manager

Course Overview

This course is designed to give participants foundational knowledge and experience with SAPUI5. The course will begin with an introduction to SAP’s UX Strategy, then move on to fundamental and complex SAPUI5 topics. It is assumed that learners are already familiar with web technologies such as HTML, and JavaScript. Topics include: SAP Web IDE, loading and initializing SAPUI5, managing SAPUI5 dependencies, using views and controllers, and layout controls and fragments, implementing models, data binding, and localization, consuming OData services, implementing components and developing a worklist app.

There will be hands-on exercises performed during the course to gain experience with the SAPUI5 topics covered in the course. This course is a pre-requisite course for more advanced courses on SAPUI5 and SAP Fiori development.

Course Objectives

This course will prepare you to:

Describe SAP’s UX Strategy
Describe SAPUI5
Use the SAP Web IDE
Load and initialize SAPUI5
Manage SAPUI5 dependencies
Use views and controllers
Use layout controls
Use fragments
Implement models and data binding
Implement localization
Consume OData services
Implement components
Develop a worklist app

Course Content

Content:

SAP’s UX Strategy
SAPUI5 Overview
SAP Web IDE
Loading and Initializing SAPUI5
Dependency Management
Views and Controllers
Layout Controls
Fragments
Models and Data Binding
Localization
OData Models
Component Implementation
Worklist App Development

Course Overview

Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) focuses on data center design based on Cisco solutions and technologies. Topics covered include network designs with virtualization technologies, Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies and routing protocols and data center interconnect design options.

You’ll learn design practices for the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) solution based on Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Unified Fabric, while gaining experience with network management technologies including Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller and Cisco UCS Director.

Course Objectives

After completing this courses you should be able to:

Describe the Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding options and protocols used in a data center
Describe the rack design options, traffic patterns, and data center switching layer access, aggregation, and core
Describe Locator/ID separation protocol
Design a solution that uses Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) for traffic forwarding
Describe the hardware redundancy options; how to virtualize the network, compute, and storage functions; and virtual networking in the data center
Describe solutions that use fabric extenders and compare Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (FEX) with single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV)
Describe security threats and solutions in the data center
Describe advanced data center security technologies and best practices
Describe device management and orchestration in the data center
Describe the storage options for the compute function and the different Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) levels from a high-availability and performance perspective
Describe Fibre Channel concepts and architecture
Describe Fibre Channel topologies and industry terms
Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Describe security options in the storage network
Describe the management and automation options for the storage networking infrastructure
Describe Cisco UCS servers and use cases for various Cisco UCS platforms
Explain the connectivity options for fabric interconnects for southbound and northbound connections
Describe the hyperconverged solution and integrated systems
Describe the systemwide parameters for setting up a Cisco UCS domain
Describe role-based access control (RBAC) and integration with directory servers to control access rights on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe the pools that may be used in service profiles or service profile templates on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe the different policies in the service profile
Describe the Ethernet and Fibre Channel interface policies and additional network technologies
Describe the advantages of templates and the difference between initial and updated templates
Describe data center automation tools

Course Content

High Availability on Layer 2

Overview of Layer 2 High-Availability Mechanisms
Virtual Port Channels

Layer 3 Connectivity

First Hop Redundancy Protocols
Improving Routing Protocol Performance and Security
Enhance Layer 3 Scalability and Robustness

Data Center Topologies

Data Center Traffic Flows
Cabling Challenges
Access Layer
Aggregation Layer
Core Layer
Spine-and-Leaf Topology
Redundancy Options

Locator/ID Separation Protocol

Locator/ID Separation Protocol
LISP VM Mobility
LISP ESM Multihop Mobility
LISP VPN Virtualization

VXLAN Overlay Networks

VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
Layer 2 and Layer 3 VXLAN Overlay
MP-BGP EVPN Control Plane Overview
VXLAN Data Plane

Hardware and Device Virtualization

Hardware-Based High Availability
Device Virtualization
Cisco UCS Hardware Virtualization
Server Virtualization
SAN Virtualization
N-Port ID Virtualization

Cisco FEX Options

Cisco Adapter FEX
Access Layer with Cisco FEX
Cisco FEX Topologies
Virtualization-Aware Networking
Single Root I/O Virtualization
Cisco FEX Evaluation

Basic Data Center Security

Threat Mitigation
Attack and Countermeasure Examples
Securing the Management Plane
Protecting the Control Plane
RBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)

Advanced Data Center Security

Cisco TrustSec in Cisco Secure Enclaves Architecture
Cisco TrustSec Operation
Firewalling
Positioning the Firewall Within Data Center Networks
Cisco Firepower® Portfolio
Firewall Virtualization
Designing for Threat Mitigation

Management and Orchestration

Network and License Management
Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco UCS Director
Cisco Intersight
Cisco NDFC Overview

Storage and RAID Options

Positioning DAS in Storage Technologies
Network-Attached Storage
Fibre Channel, FCoE, and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
Evaluating Storage Technologies

Fibre Channel Concepts

Fibre Channel Connections, Layers, and Addressing
Fibre Channel Communication
Virtualization in Fibre Channel SAN

Fibre Channel Topologies

SAN Parameterization
SAN Design Options
Choosing a Fibre Channel Design Solution

FCoE

FCoE Protocol Characteristics
FCoE Communication
Data Center Bridging
FCoE Initialization Protocol
FCoE Design Options

Storage Security

Common SAN Security Features
Zones
SAN Security Enhancements
Cryptography in SAN

SAN Management and Orchestration

Cisco DCNM for SAN
Cisco DCNM Analytics and Streaming Telemetry
Cisco UCS Director in the SAN
Cisco UCS Director Workflows

Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases

Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
Fabric Interconnects and Blade Chassis
Cisco UCS B-Series Server Adapter Cards
Stateless Computing
Cisco UCS Mini

Fabric Interconnect Connectivity

Using Fabric Interconnect Interfaces
VLANs and VSANs in a Cisco UCS Domain
Southbound Connections
Northbound Connections
Disjoint Layer 2 Networks
Fabric Interconnect High Availability and Redundancy

Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems

Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems Overview
Cisco HyperFlex™ Solution
Cisco HyperFlex Scalability and Robustness
Cisco HyperFlex Clusters
Cluster Capacity and Multiple Clusters on One Cisco UCS Domain
External Storage and Graphical Processing Units on Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex Positioning

Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters

Cisco UCS Setup and Management
Cisco UCS Traffic Management

Cisco UCS RBAC

Roles and Privileges
Organizations in Cisco UCS Manager
Locales and Effective Rights
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
Two-Factor Authentication

Pools for Service Profiles

Global and Local Pools
Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) Suffix and Media Access Control (MAC) Address Pools
World Wide Name (WWN) Pools
Server and iSCSI Initiator IP Pools

Policies for Service Profiles

Global vs. Local Policies
Storage and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Policies
Boot and Scrub Policies
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and Maintenance Policies

Network-Specific Adapters and Policies

LAN Connectivity Controls
SAN Connectivity Controls
Virtual Access Layer
Connectivity Enhancements

Templates in Cisco UCS Manager

Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
Service Profile Templates
Network Templates

Designing Data Center Automation

Model-Driven Programmability
Cisco NX-API Overview
Programmability Using Python
Cisco Ansible Module
Cisco Intersight Cloud Orchestration Overview

Practice Activities

Design Virtual Port Channels
Design First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
Design Routing Protocols
Design Data Center Topology for a Customer
Design Your VXLAN Network
Create a Cisco FEX Design
Design Management and Orchestration in a Cisco UCS Solution
Design a Fibre Channel Network
Design and Integrate an FCoE Solution
Design a Secure SAN
Design Cisco UCS Director for Storage Networking
Design a Cisco UCS Domain and Fabric Interconnect Cabling
Design a Cisco UCS C-Series Server Implementation
Design a Cisco UCS C-Series Integration with Cisco UCS Domain
Design a Cisco UCS Mini Solution
Design a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Network and Storage Connectivity
Design Systemwide Parameters in a Cisco UCS Solution
Design an LDAP Integration with a Cisco UCS Domain
Design Pools for Service Profiles in a Cisco UCS Solution
Design Network-Specific Adapters and Policies in a Cisco UCS Solution

Course Overview

This five-day course is designed to provide in-depth instruction on IP fabric and EVPN-VXLAN data center design and configuration.

Additionally, the course will cover other data center concepts, including basic and advanced data center design options, Data Center Interconnect (DCI), EVPN multicast enhancements, and in introduction to data center automation concepts.

The course ends with a multisite data center design lab.

This content is based on Junos OS Release 17.4R1 and 18.2R1-S3.

The Data Center Fabric with EVPN and VXLAN (ADCX) course is an advanced level course.

Relevant Juniper Product

• Automation • Data Center • Switching • EX Series • Junos OS • MX Series • QFX Series

Course Objectives

• Describe and configure an IP fabric.

• Describe and configure an EVPN-VXLAN data center.

• Identify and configure centrally routed bridging (CRB) EVPN-VXLAN designs.

• Identify and configure edge-routed bridging (ERB) EVPN-VXLAN designs.

• Evaluate basic and advanced data center design concepts.

• Describe and configure DCI.

• Describe enhancements to multicast functionality in an EVPN-VXLAN.

• Describe the role of multicloud data center controllers.

Course Content

Day 1

Course Introduction

Data Center Fundamentals Overview

• Traditional Multitier Architecture Challenges

• Next Generation Data Center Fabrics

• Juniper Networks Data Center Platforms IP Fabric Configuration

IP Fabrics

• IP Fabric Overview

• IP Fabric Routing

• IP Fabric Scaling

• IP Fabric Configuration

LAB 1: IP Fabric

VXLAN Fundamentals

• VXLAN Functions and Operations

• VXLAN Implementation

• VXLAN Gateways

Day 2

EVPN Controlled VXLAN

• Benefits of EVPN

• VXLAN Using EVPN Control Plane

Configuring EVPN Controlled VXLAN

• Configuring and Monitoring EVPN Signaling for VXLAN Routing

LAB 2: EVPN-VXLAN

Day 3

Basic Data Center Architectures

• Basic Data Center Architecture

• Base Design

• Design Options and Modifications

LAB 3: EVPN-VXLAN Layer 3 Gateways

Data Center Interconnect

• DCI Overview

• DCI Options for a VXLAN Overlay

• EVPN Type 5 Routes

• DCI Example

LAB 4: DCI

Day 4

Advanced Data Center Architectures

• Advanced Data Center Architectures

• Base Design

EVPN Multicast

• Multicast Overview

• Multicast in an EVPN-VXLAN Environment

Introduction to Multicloud Data Center

• Data Center Evolution

• Contrail Enterprise Multicloud Use Cases

Day 5

Comprehensive Data Center Lab

• Data Center Architecture

LAB 5: Data Center Comprehensive Lab

The following Appendices can be covered, if time permits, and is requested by the delegate/s prior to booking:

Appendix A: Virtual Chassis Fabric

Appendix B: Virtual Chassis Fabric Management

Appendix C: Junos Fusion Data Center

Appendix D: Multichassis LAG

Appendix E: Troublehsooting MC-LAG

Appendix F: ZTP

Appendix G: In-Service Software Upgrade

Appendix H: Troubleshooting Basics

Appendix I: Data Center Devices

Course Overview

Data is an important tool in the control of our processes and organisations. To do this effectively and efficiently, we use all kinds of approaches and software tools. This training course familiarises you with the most important concepts so that you can place things in the right context.

Course Objectives

Analysis on the basis of supply structured data (e.g. Data Lake)
Analysis on the basis of demand-structured data (e.g. Star Schemas)
Decoupling point between supply and demand data structures for flexibility (e.g. Data Vault)

Course Content

Is data a liability or an asset?
Identifying the most important data analysis architectures and the differences between them;
Data modelling, what is it good for?
Differences and similarities between star schema and Data Vault models. Which one works best in which situation?
What is a Data Vault and what can you do with it?
Is a Data Vault the same as a data warehouse?
In what ways can we collect data from different sources and make this data available in an integrated way for analysis purposes. (data logistics)
How do we translate source data to a form that is usable for analysis?

Course Overview

The Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS) v1.0 shows you how to deploy, secure, operate, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) B-series blade servers, Cisco UCS C-Series, and S-Series rack servers for use in data centers. You will learn how to implement management and orchestration software for Cisco UCS. You will gain hands-on practice on: configuring key features of Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco UCS Manager; implementing UCS management software including Cisco UCS Director, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Intersight; and more.

Course Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Describe and implement Fibre Channel, zoning, and NPV features on Cisco UCS
Describe and implement FCoE on Cisco UCS
Describe Cisco UCS policies for service profiles
Describe Cisco Adapter FEX and Single Root I/O Virtualization
Describe and implement RBAC on Cisco UCS
Describe and implement external authentication providers on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe and implement key management on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe and implement Cisco UCS Director
Describe and implement Cisco Intersight
Describe the scripting options for Cisco UCS Manager
Describe and implement monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager

Course Content

Implementing Fibre Channel on Cisco UCS

Fibre Channel Port Channel Functionality
Purpose of Zoning
Cisco NPV and Fibre Channel Switching Mode

Implementing FCoE on Cisco UCS

FCoE Topologies
FCoE Initialization Protocol
FCoE Communication
Cisco Data Center Bridging
SAN Boot Requirements

Describing Cisco UCS Policies for Service Profiles

Storage Policies
BIOS Policies
Boot Policy
IPMI Policies
Scrub Policies
Maintenance Policies

Describing Cisco Adapter FEX and Single Root I/O Virtualization

Cisco FEX Overview
Cisco Adapter FEX
Single Root I/O Virtualization

Implementing RBAC on Cisco UCS

RBAC in Cisco UCS
Users, Roles, and Privileges
Functions of Organizations and Locales
Effective Rights of a User

Implementing External Authentication Providers

Options for External Authentication Providers

Implementing Key Management on Cisco UCS Manager

Public Key Infrastructure

Implementing Cisco UCS Director

Cisco UCS Director Overview
Install Cisco UCS Director
Virtual and Physical Accounts
Policies, Virtual Data Centers, and Catalogs
Self-Service Portal
Cisco UCS Director with VMware
Managing VMs
Compute Management with Cisco UCS Director
Reporting and Monitoring in Cisco UCS Director

Implementing Cisco Intersight

Cisco Intersight Overview
Key Features of Cisco Intersight

Describing the Scripting Options for Cisco UCS

Cisco UCS Manager XML API
Cisco UCS Management Information Tree
Managed Object Browser
Cisco UCS Manager PowerTool
Cisco UCS Python SDK

Implementing Monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager

Logging Sources in Cisco UCS Manager
Port Monitoring Capabilities of Cisco UCS Manager
SNMP Security Ramifications
Cisco UCS Manager Call Home Feature
Describe the Cisco UCS Manager Call Home feature

Lab Outline

Configure Pod-Specific Device Aliases
Configure Zoning
Configure VSANs in Cisco UCS Manager
Configure Unified Ports on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
Install and Boot VMware ESXi on Cisco UCS from the FCoE LUN
Configure RBAC
Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users via OpenLDAP
Configure a Trusted Point and Key Ring in Cisco UCS Manager
Install Cisco UCS Director
Configure Cisco UCS Director
Discover Infrastructure with Cisco UCS Director
Examine the Cisco UCS Director GUI
Design Services in Cisco UCS Director
Configure Cisco UCS with Cisco Intersight
Configure Cisco UCS Manager Using Scripting
Implement Syslog and Call Home

Course Overview

Cloud computing means implementing and using cloud technology to provide IT-related services hosted off-premise. Usually cloud services are distributed over the internet. Cloud supports businesses by offering flexible IT solutions based on clear service level agreements (SLAs). The Cloud Computing Foundation certification requires insight in the basics of cloud technology, the relation between cloud and other areas of information management, and how cloud computing is incorporated in the business. This insight is based on knowledge of the fundamental concepts behind cloud, which includes understanding cloud architecture, design, and deployment.

Course Objectives

By the end of this course you will have learnt:

Essential elements of cloud computing
Pros and cons of cloud computing
Who’s who in cloud computing and the product and services they offer
The business case for going to the cloud
How to build a cloud network
Virtualization architecture
Products used to implement the virtualization architecture
Security and privacy issues with cloud computing
Federation and presence
Cloud computing standards and best practices
Platforms and applications used by cloud computing end users
How mobile devices can be used in the cloud

Course Content

1. The principles of Cloud computing

The concept of Cloud computing
The development of Cloud computing
Cloud computing architecture
Advantages and disadvantages of Cloud computing

2. Implementing and managing Cloud computing

Building a local Cloud environment
Managing Cloud services

3. Using the Cloud

Accessing the Cloud
The Cloud and Business Processes
Service Providers and the Cloud

4. Cloud Security, Identity and Privacy

Securing the Cloud
Identity and Privacy

5. Evaluation of Cloud Computing

The business case
Evaluating Deployments

Course Overview

The Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure Operations and Troubleshooting (DCACIO) course shows you how to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot Cisco® Nexus® 9000 Series Switches in Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode. Through expert instruction and hands-on practice, you will learn about operational tools, best practices, caveats, and practice troubleshooting common issues on a live fabric. Based on lessons learned in wide range of production deployments, this course gives you the real-world knowledge and skills to boost operational efficiencies in your own deployment. This course is for advanced engineers who have deployed and managed existing fabrics, or completed the Implementing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (DCACI) course.

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

Describe the Cisco ACI built-in tools for operating and monitoring the fabric.
Describe the complex challenges related to monitoring and Cisco tools that address them: Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights.
Describe fabric installation upgrade, backup, restore, and best practices for Cisco NX-OS-to-ACI migration and Cisco ACI management access.
Describe the tools and best practices for monitoring ACI fabric.
Describe best practices for Cisco ACI naming conventions, Day-0 configuration, VMM integration, and Cisco ACI migrations.

Course Content

Describing Cisco ACI Day-0 to Day-2 Operations

Describing Pre-Deployment and Installation Checklists
Describing Cisco APIC Hardware Installation and Fabric Discovery
Upgrading Cisco ACI Firmware
Describing Cisco Smart Licensing
Converting Cisco NX-OS Switch to ACI Switch
Describing Cisco ACI Fabric Rebuilding or Recovery

Describing Day-2 Operational Tools

Introducing Day-2 Challenges and Solutions
Introducing Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
Describing Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Components
Describing Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Use Cases
Describing Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Describe Cisco Data Center Licensing

Describing Cisco ACI Configuration Management

Describing Cisco ACI Out-of-Band and In-Band Management
Configuring Export and Import Policies
Configuring Snapshots and Rollbacks
Describing Configuration Zones
Configuring Cisco APIC Management Access Protocols
Configuring SNMP in Cisco ACI

Describing Cisco ACI Monitoring

Describing Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools
Describing Health Scores
Viewing Events
Viewing Faults and Audit Logs
Monitoring Cisco ACI
Describing Cisco ACI Syslog Configuration
Describing ELAM Assistant
Describing Object Store Browser
Describing SPAN in Cisco ACI

Cisco ACI Best Practices

Describing Cisco ACI Naming Conventions
Describing Endpoint Learning Optimizations
Configuring VMM Integration
Describing Migration Scenarios

Labs

Safeguard ACI Operation using Nexus Dashboard Insights
Configure SNMP and Perform Export/Import Operations
Monitor Cisco ACI and Configure Syslog
Configure ELAM Assistant
Explore the Management Information Tree
Configure SPAN

Course Overview

CATCPF (Cisco Catalyst Center Programmability Integration Fundamentals) is a 3-day, instructor-led, Cisco Catalyst Center course that will help you to become familiar with programmable infrastructure concepts and integrations that support Catalyst Center and the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series switch programming. In this course you will learn about production solutions that run on or interact with IOS-XE on the Catalyst 9000 switches and with Software Defined Access fabrics as well.

Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly Cisco DNA Center) enables programmable interactions and integrations through APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) and event notifications. This feature allows network administrators and developers to build custom integrations, automate tasks, and enhance network operations within the platform. By leveraging programmability in Catalyst Center, users can extend the functionality of the platform, achieve innovation, business agility, and improved visibility across their network infrastructure by creating custom solutions tailored to their specific needs, driving operational efficiency within their network environments.

Course Objectives

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

Describe what is SDN and Network Programmability
Understand SD-Access
Discuss how to apply Cisco Software-Defined Access programmatically
Understand the Use Cases and Problems Solved with SDN programmability
Explain an overview of OpenFlow and Network Controllers
Describe use cases and examples of Catalyst 9000 programmability
Learn about Python and how it automates the Catalyst 9000
Understand object-oriented programming
Explain an overview of Human Interaction DevOps-Style

Course Content

Module 1: Catalyst Center (formerly DNA Center) Introduction

Overview of Cisco Catalyst Center capabilities
The Role of Cisco Catalyst Center in Network Management
Architecture and components
Network Management with Cisco Catalyst Center
Automated Deployment and Configuration
AI diagnostics for improved resolution times

Module 2: Cisco Catalyst 9K Introduction

Intent Based Networking
Cisco Catalyst 9K Features and Characteristics
Cisco Catalyst 9K IOS-XE
Catalyst 9K Platform Support
Linux Service Containers Introduction
Python Programmability Introduction
Zero-Touch Provisioning, iPXE, PnP
CLI – Legacy, Python CLI, Guest Shell

Module 3: SD-Access Overview

SDA Quick Overview
SDA Key Benefits
Technical Overview
Network Fabric
SDA Overlay Key Components
SDA Fabric Roles & Terminology
SDA Deployment
Campus Fabric Automation
Smart CLI
Programmable APIs
Catalyst Center Workflows
Design
Provision
Policy
Assurance

Module 4: Catalyst 9K and Cisco Application Framework

Cisco Application Framework / Virtual Service Infra (IOx)
Cisco Catalyst 9K Application Hosting
Application Hosting Value Proposition
Catalyst 9K Switching Application Ecosystem
Virtual Machines
KVMs
Containers
General LXC (Linux Service Containers)
GuestShell (pre-packaged LXC)
Other pre-packaged LXCs, i.e., PerfSonar
Python Programmability in Depth
Python API
Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and Plug ’n Play

Module 5: Fabric and Non-Fabric Wireless Architecture

Wireless Architecture Overview
Wireless Benefits
Policy Rollout
Wireless Integration in SDA Fabric

Module 6: Catalyst Center Ecosystems Integrations

Event Notifications and Webhooks
Integrations Overview
DevOps Integrations
ChatOps Integrations
Use Cases
ITSM Integrations
Client Insights with Apple Analytics
IP Address Management (IPAM)
Network Orchestrators
Policy Orchestrators
Security Analytics
Firewalls
Public and Private Cloud Integration

Module 7: Python Programming

Programmability Overview
APIs Primer
Python Foundation Overview
Lists, Tuples & Dictionaries
Control Sentences
Functions
Modules
Classes
Error Handling (Exceptions)

Module 8: Programming Catalyst Center

Catalyst Center Architecture Overview
Catalyst Center Controller
Catalyst Center Automation
Catalyst Center APIs
Building Catalyst Center Applications

Module 9: Catalyst 9K EEM Python Module

EEM Overview
Python Scripting in EEM
EEM Python Package
Python-Supported EEM Actions
EEM CLI Library Command Extensions

Module 10: DNA Assurance

Catalyst Center Architecture
Cisco DNA Assurance Introduction
DNA Assurance Architecture
Telemetry Collection Overview
DNA Assurance Getting Started
Full Stack Visibility
Network & Client Experience
Intelligent Capture
Real Time Monitoring RF
Path Trace
Sensor-based Proactive Monitoring
Application Experience
Issue Remediation
AI Network Analytics
Machine Reasoning

Module 11: Data Models & Model Driven Programmability

Why Models are Important
YANG data models
Native models
IETF models
OpenConfig models
Data Encoding
XML
JSON
YANG Tools
YANG Explorer
YANG Catalog
Pyang
NetConf
History
Protocol layers
Operations
Messages
Using NetConf
RESTConf
History
Protocol layers
Operations
Messages
Using RestConf
Telemetry Introduction

Module 12: Model Driven Telemetry

Yang Data Streaming
Telemetry History
gRPC
Collectors & Renderers
ELK
Elastic Search
Logstash
Kibana
TIG
Telegraph
Influx
Grafana
Quick Start with Docker
Publication Types
Telemetry Subscriptions
IOS-XE 16.x and 17.x Yang Model Support
Yang Model Metadata
CLI and XML Configuration Examples
Pipeline
Splunk

Module 13: 3rd Party Integrations

ServiceNow
Splunk

Lab Outline:

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

Lab 1: Exploring Catalyst Center
Lab 2: Python Overview
Lab 3: Catalyst Center API
Lab 4: Using Catalyst Center API and Postman
Lab 5: Using Catalyst Center API and Request library
Lab 6: Using Catalyst Center API and Ansible
Lab 7: Using Catalyst Center SDK
Lab 8: Catalyst Center Automation Configuration Workflow
Lab 9: Catalyst Center Automation Monitoring Workflow
Lab 10: Challenge: ConfigMon Integration Use Case
Lab 11: Cisco Catalyst Center and Splunk Integration
Lab 12: NETCONF on Catalyst 9000
Lab 13: RESTCONF on Catalyst 9000
Lab 14: Configuring Telemetry on Cisco IOS XE
Lab 15: Cisco Catalyst 9300, CSR and Splunk Integration