Course
Name: Configuring Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCCNX)
v1.0

Duration:
3 Days

What you’ll learn in this course:

The Configuring Cisco Nexus Switches (DCCNX) v1.0 course shows you
how to install, configure, and manage Cisco Nexus® Series Switch platforms
using Cisco® NX-OS to support highly available, secure, scalable virtualized
data centers. Through expert instruction and hands-on practice, you will learn
how to deploy Cisco NX-OS software features including networking,
virtualization, security, storage services, system management, and monitoring.
You will also gain an introduction to automating Cisco Nexus devices using Cisco
NX-OS Software programmability features.

For a technical overview of the Cisco Nexus Switches, you may
consider taking Introducing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center
(DCINX) v1.0 along with this course.

How you’ll benefit:

• Gain deep-dive knowledge and skills to deploy the advanced
  capabilities of Cisco Nexus NX-OS Software and Cisco Nexus Series data center
  switches
• Learn through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on
  practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center
  equipment, and software
• Succeed in today’s demanding data center operations roles

Who should enroll:

• Data center systems engineers
• Data center field engineers
• Data center architects
• Technical decision makers
• Network architects
• Cisco integrators and partners

Course
Objectives:

After
taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the Cisco Nexus devices routing and forwarding
• Describe Overlap Transport Virtualization (OTV)
• Describe and configure Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
• Describe Locator/ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
• Describe the key features of Cisco Nexus devices
• Describe Cisco Intelligent Traffic Director
• Describe Quality of Service (QoS) on Cisco Nexus devices
• Understand Cisco Nexus storage services
• Configure device alliances and zoning
• Configure Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
• Configuring N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV) and N-Port
  Virtualization (NPV) Modes
• Describe NX-API and network orchestration solutions, and program
  Cisco NX-OS with Python
• Explain system management, monitoring, and troubleshooting
  processes
• Explain the troubleshooting processes

Course Prerequisites:

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

• Familiarity with Cisco data center technologies
• Understand networking protocols, routing, and switching

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

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)
• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
• Introducing Cisco Nexus Series Switches (DCINX)
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core
  Technologies (ENCOR)

Course Outline:

• Describing the Cisco NX-OS Routing and Forwarding
  • Routing Overview
  • Multicast Routing
  • Cisco NX-OS Routing and Forwarding
  • Unicast and Multicast Routing Information Base (RIB) and
    Forwarding Information Base (FIB)
• Describing Overlay Transport Virtualization
  • Cisco OTV Overview
  • Cisco OTV Control and Data Planes
  • Failure Isolation
  • Cisco OTV Features
  • Optimizing Cisco OTV
• Describing Virtual Extensible LAN
  • VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
  • Layer 2 and Layer 3 VXLAN Overlay
  • VXLAN Multiprotocol-Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP)
    Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Control Plane
  • VXLAN Data Plane
• Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol
  • Locator/ID Separation Protocol
  • LISP VM Mobility
  • LISP Embedded Syslog Manager (ESM) Multihop Mobility
  • LISP VPN Virtualization
• Explaining Cisco Nexus Security Features
  • Access Control Lists
  • Port Security
  • Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DCHP) Snooping
  • Dynamic Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) Inspection
  • IP Source Guard
  • Unicast Reverse-path Forwarding (RPF)
  • Traffic Storm Control
  • Control Plane Policing
• Cisco Intelligent Traffic Director
  • Cisco ITD Overview
  • Cisco ITD Deployment Models
  • Cisco ITD Configuration and Verification
• Describing QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
  • QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
  • Configure QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
  • Monitor QoS Statistics
• Introducing Cisco Nexus Storage Services
  • Fibre Channel
  • Fibre Channel Flow Control
  • Fibre Channel Domain Initialization
  • Fibre Channel Addressing
  • Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) Protocol
• Describing Device Aliases and Zoning
  • Distributed Device Alias Services Overview
  • Zoning Overview
  • Zone Merging
  • Recovering from Zone Merge Failures
  • Enhanced Zoning Overview
• Configuring Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
  • Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
  • FCoE Requirements
  • Data Center Bridging
  • FCoE Addressing Scheme
  • FCoE Initialization Protocol
  • FCoE Port Types
  • Storage Virtual Device Context (VDC)
• Configuring NPIV and NPV Modes
  • Cisco NPV Mode
  • N-Port ID Virtualization
• Managing Automation and Programmability of Cisco Nexus Devices
  • Cisco NX-OS Representational State Transfer (RESTful) API
  • Network Orchestration
  • Programming Cisco NX-OS with Python
• Configuring System Management and Monitoring
  • System Management Overview
  • System Monitoring Tools
• Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus Switches
  • Cisco Nexus Troubleshooting Tools
  • Shell Access and Linux Containers
  • Troubleshooting Memory and Packet Flow Issues

Labs Outline:

• Configure Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
• Configure Cisco OTV
• Configure VXLAN
• Configure Cisco Nexus Security Features
• Configure Basic Fibre Channel Features
• Configure Device Aliases and Zoning
• Configure FCoE
• Configure NPV
• Manage Switch over Cisco NX-API
• Program a Switch with Python
• Configure System Management and Monitoring
• Troubleshoot Cisco Nexus Switches CPU and Memory Issues