Course
Name: Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure–Advanced (DCACIA)
v1.0

Duration:
5 Days

What you’ll learn in this course:

The Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure–Advanced
(DCACIA) v1.0 course shows you how to implement and use the advance features of
the Cisco® Nexus® 9000 Series Switches in Cisco Application Centric
Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®) mode. The course gives you the knowledge and skills
to understand, configure, and manage Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI
mode, how to implement traditional networks in Cisco ACI, and how to implement
Cisco ACI Multi-Pod and Multi-Site 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 Multi-Site
Orchestrator.

How you’ll benefit:

• Gain advanced skills and gain hands-on practice implementing Cisco
  Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI mode
• Qualify for professional-level and expert-level data center job
  roles

Who should enroll:

• Data center engineers
• Network designers
• Network administrators
• Network engineers
• Systems engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Server administrators
• Network managers
• Cisco integrators or partners

Course
Objectives:

After
taking 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 Prerequisites:

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

• Basic understanding of Cisco ACI
• 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 Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI) v1.0
• 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:

• Cisco ACI Advanced Packet Forwarding
  • Packet Forwarding Between Leaf Switches
  • Endpoint Learning
  • Network Interface Card (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 Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) Route Leaking for
    Shared Services
  • Using Layer 3 Outside configuration policy (L3Out) VRF Route
    Leaking for Shared Services
  • Detailed Contract Architecture with pcTag
  • Contract with vzAny
  • Contract Preferred Group
• 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
• 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
• 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 L3 Networks
  • Service Node Integration Considerations
  • Service Graph Considerations
• Cisco ACI Multi-Site Deployment
  • Cisco ACI Multi-Site Overview
  • Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator
  • Inter-Site Network Overview
  • Tenant Configuration Deployment from Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO)
  • Packet Flow Between Sites
  • Multi-Site Stretched Components
  • Multi-Site vs Multi-Pod Comparison

Labs Outline:

• 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 Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator