Course
Name: Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI) v1.0

Duration:
5 Days

What you’ll learn in this course:

The Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI)
v1.0 course show you how to deploy and manage the Cisco® Nexus® 9000 Series
Switches in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®) mode. The
course gives you the knowledge and skills 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 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.

How you’ll benefit:

• Gain skills and hands-on practice implementing Cisco Nexus 9000
  Series Switches in ACI mode
• Prepare for the Implementing Cisco Application Centric
  Infrastructure (300-620 DCACI) exam
• Qualify for professional-level and expert-level data center job
  roles

Who should enroll:

• Network designers
• Network administrators
• Network engineers
• Systems engineers
• Data center engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Field engineers
• Cisco integrators and partners
• Server administrator
• Network manager

Course
Objectives:

After
taking 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 Prerequisites:

To
fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and
skills:

• Understanding of networking protocols, routing, and switching
• Familiarity with Cisco Ethernet switching products
• Understanding of Cisco data center architecture
• Familiarity with virtualization fundamentals

These
are the recommended Cisco learning offerings that may help you meet these
prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0
• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) v6.2
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) v6.2

Course Outline:

• 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
  • Adding Bare-Metal Servers to Endpoint Groups
  • 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
  • Syslog
  • Simple Network Management Protocol
  • Configuration Backup
  • Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
  • Role-Based Access Control
  • Cisco ACI Upgrade
  • Collect Tech Support

Labs Outline:

• 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 Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) With
  VMware vCenter Using VMware Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS)