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The DCINX-Configuring Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center v1.0 course is a 2-day course that is designed to provide students a technical overview the Cisco Nexus Switches key capabilities including platforms, architecture, software, management, and features that contribute to performance, high availability, flexibility, operational simplicity, and investment protection. This course is intended for technical decision makers and IT professionals who architect, implement, and manage Cisco Nexus switches in data center environments. Students will participate in hand-on practice exploring key features including Virtual Device Contexts (VDC), FHRP protocols, and user management.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Identifying the platforms that make the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, 3000, and 2000 product families
- Implementing Cisco Nexus
- Explore Cisco Nexus basic features
- Describing virtual device contexts
- Describing port channels and virtual port channels
- Configuring First Hop Redundancy protocols
Target Student:
- Solutions architects
- Data center architects
- Network architects
- System engineers
- Data center engineers
- Network engineers
- Technical decision makers
- Presales engineers
- Cisco integrators and partners
Prerequisites:
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Familiarity with Cisco data center technologies
- Understanding networking protocols, routing, and switching
- Understanding business and application requirements
- Identifying Cisco Nexus Platforms
- Cisco Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series Overview
- Cisco Nexus 5600 Series Overview
- Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Overview
- Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Overview
- Implementing Cisco Nexus
- Cisco Nexus in Data Center Architecture
- Cisco NX-OS Software
- Licensing Model
- Managing Cisco Nexus
- Cisco Nexus CLI and GUI Management Interfaces
- Cisco NX-OS Setup Utility
- PowerOn Auto Provisioning
- Cisco NX-OS User Management
- User Account and Role Configuration
- Describing Virtual Device Contexts
- Virtual Device Context
- VDC Types
- VDC Resources and Resource Templates
- Describing Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
- Port Channel Operation
- vPC Concept and Benefits
- vPC Architecture
- vPC Control and Data Plane
- Configuring First Hop Redundancy Protocols
- HSRP Overview
- VRRP Overview
- GLBP Overview
- Explore Cisco Nexus Platforms
- Configure User Management
- Configure VDC and User Management
- Configure FHRP Protocols
- Configure and Verify vPC
Please check the course description to find prerequisite information.
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