Contenuti dettagliati del Corso
Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols
Implement spanning tree protocol, port channels, and virtual port-channels in data center
This lesson includes these topics:
- Spanning Tree Protocol:
Describe Rapid PVST+, MST, and available STP options on Cisco Nexus switches - Port Channels Overview:
Describe the need for port channels and LACP - Virtual Port Channels Overview:
Describe the need for virtual port channels, identify and describe vPC building blocks, and describe vPC features and guidelines - Summary Challenge
Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
Implement first-hop redundancy protocols in data center using HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, and FHRP for IPv6
This lesson includes these topics:
- HSRP Overview:
Describe the need for FHRP and configure HSRP and its features - VRRP Overview:
Describe VRRP differences compared to HSRP - FHRP for IPv6:
Describe the need for FHRP in IPv6 environment - Summary Challenge
Implementing Routing in Data Center
Implement routing in data center using OSPFv2 and OSPFv3, and BGP
This lesson includes these topics:
- OSPFv2 and OSPv3:
Describe the availability of unicast routing protocols on Nexus switches and configure OPSFv2 and OSPFv3, as well as utilize BFD to improve OSPF convergence - Border Gateway Protocol:
Configure basic BGP and MP-BGP - Summary Challenge
Implementing Multicast in Data Center
Implement multicast functionality in data center on Cisco Nexus switches
This lesson includes these topics:
- IP Multicast in Data Center Networks:
Identify components and architecture of IP multicasting in data center - IGMP and MLD:
Configure and verify IGMP and MLD - Multicast Distribution Trees and Routing Protocols:
Describe multicast distribution trees and IP multicast routing protocols - IP Multicast on Cisco Nexus Switches:
Configure multicast on Cisco Nexus switches - Summary Challenge
Implementing Network Infrastructure Security
Implement network infrastructure security features on Cisco Nexus switches
This lesson includes these topics:
- User Accounts and RBAC:
Manage user accounts and RBAC on Cisco Nexus switches AAA and SSH on Cisco NX-OS :
Describe and configure AAA on Cisco Nexus switches, as well as describe SSH as an example that utilizes AAA next to locally stored username and passwords - Keychain Authentication:
Describe keychain authentication on Cisco Nexus switches - First Hop Security:
Configure first hop security using port security, DHCP snooping, IP source guard, dynamic ARP inspection, and uRPF - Media Access Control Security:
Configure MACsec for data encryption on the wire - Control Plane Policing:
Implement control plane policing - Summary Challenge
Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network
Describe packet flow for different types of traffic (unicast, multicast and broadcast) in data center
This lesson includes these topics:
- Data Center Traffic Flows:
Describe the traffic pattern in the data center - Packet Flow in Cisco Nexus Switches:
Describe packet flow in Cisco Nexus switches - Packet Flow in Cisco ACI Fabric:
Describe packet flows within the Cisco ACI, including unicast packet flow, multicast and broadcast - Summary Challenge
Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management, Maintenance, and Operations
Implement network configuration management, describe software updates and their impacts, and implement
network infrastructure monitoring
This lesson includes these topics:
- Time Synchronization:
Describe the purpose of Cisco Fabric Services and configure NTP and PTP - Network Configuration Management:
Implement network configuration management using checkpoints and rollbacks, as well as backup and restore - Software Updates:
Plan and execute software updates on Cisco Nexus switches, including disruptive and non-disruptive updates and EPLD upgrades - Network Infrastructure Monitoring:
Implement network infrastructure monitoring using Syslog and SPAN - Summary Challenge
Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts
Describe Cisco network assurance concepts such as Cisco Streaming Telemetry.
This lesson includes these topics:
- Need for Network Assurance:
Explain the need for network assurance - Cisco Streaming Telemetry Overview:
Understand Cisco Streaming Telemetry - Summary Challenge
Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security
Implement storage infrastructure security features in data center
This lesson includes these topics:
- User Accounts and RBAC:
Manage user accounts and RBAC on Cisco MDS switches - Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting:
Describe and configure AAA on Cisco MDS switches - Fibre Channel Port Security and Fabric Binding:
Implement Fabre Channel Port Security and Fabric Binding - Summary Challenge
Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations
Describe storage infrastructure software updates and their impacts, and implement infrastructure monitoring
This lesson includes these topics:
- Time Synchronization:
Configure NTP on Cisco MDS switches - Software Installation and Upgrade:
Plan and execute software updates on Cisco MDS switches, including disruptive and non-disruptive upgrades and EPLD upgrades - Storage Infrastructure Monitoring:
Configure storage infrastructure monitoring using SPAN - Summary Challenge
Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors
Describe Cisco UCS Server form factors
This lesson includes these topics:
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers:
Describe Cisco UCS B-Series blade servers - Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers:
Describe Cisco UCS C-Series rack servers - Summary Challenge