Course Details
Course Description:
The DCACI- Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure v1.0 course is a 5-day course that is designed to teach students the knowledge and skills to deploy, configure, and manage Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) mode, to connect the Cisco ACI fabric to external networks and services, and the fundamentals of Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) integration. Students will gain hands-on practice implementing key capabilities such as fabric discovery, policies, connectivity, VMM integration, and more.
The?DCACI - Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure v1.0 course?helps students to prepare to take the Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (300-620 DCACI) exam, which leads to CCNP Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist Data Center ACI Implementation certifications.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Describing Cisco ACI Fabric Infrastructure and basic Cisco ACI concepts
- Describing Cisco ACI policy model logical constructs
- Describing Cisco ACI basic packet forwarding
- Describing external network connectivity
- Describing VMM Integration
- Describing Layer 4 to Layer 7 integrations
- Explaining Cisco ACI management features
This course will help students:
- 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
Target Student:
- Network Designer
- Network Administrator
- Network Engineer
- Systems Engineer
- Data Center Engineer
- Consulting Systems Engineer
- Technical Solutions Architect
- Cisco Integrators/Partners
- Field Engineer
- Server Administrator
- Network Manager
- Storage Administrator
- Cisco integrators and partners
Prerequisites:
To fully benefit from this course, students 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
- 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 ****
- 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
- 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)
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
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The DCFNDU- Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations v1.0 course is a 5-day course that is designed to help students prepare for entry-level data center roles. During this course, students will gain the foundational knowledge and skills needed to configure Cisco data center technologies including: networking, virtualization, storage area networking, and unified computing.
Students will receive an introduction to Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI), automation, and cloud computing. Students will get hands-on experience with configuring features on Cisco Nexus Operating System (Cisco NX-OS) and Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS).
This course will help participants to:
- Prepare for entry-level job roles in the high-demand area of data center environments
- Prepare for courses that support the Cisco Certified Network Professional Data Center certification exams
- Gain knowledge and hands-on skills through Cisco's unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
Topics covered in the course include:
- Describing the foundations of data center networking
- Describing Cisco Nexus products and explain the basic Cisco NX-OS functionalities and tools
- Describing Layer 3 first-hop redundancy
- Describing Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) connectivity
- Describing Ethernet port channels and virtual port channel (VPCs)
- Introducing switch virtualization, machine virtualization, and network virtual
- DNAAS-Leveraging Cisco Intent-Based Networking DNA Assurance v1.0
- ECMS2-Engineering Cisco Meraki Solutions Part 2 v2.0
- CCNA-Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions
- ACUCW2 - Administering Cisco Unified Communications Workspace Part 2: Basic v12.5
- DCIUCS-Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System v1.0
- DCAUI-Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions v1.1
- DCIT-Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure v7.0
- DCCOR-Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies v1.0
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