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

This 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. 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.

Describe the Cisco Nexus devices routing and forwarding

Decribe OTV
Describe and configure VXLAN
Describe Locator/D separation protocol
Describe the key features of Cisco Nexus devices
Describe Cisco Intelligent Traffic Director
Describe QoS on Cisco Nexus devices
Understand Cisco Nexus storage services
Configure device alliaces and zoning
Configure FCoE
Configuring NPIV and 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 Outline

1 - DESCRIBING THE CISCO NX-OS ROUTING AND FORWARDING

Routing Overview
Multicast Routing
Cisco NX-OS Routing and Forwarding
Unicast and Multicast RIB and FIB

2 - DESCRIBING OVERLAY TRANSPORT VIRTUALIZATION

Cisco OTV Overview
Cisco OTV Control and Data Planes
Failure Isolation
Cisco OTV Features
Optimizing Cisco OTV

3 - DESCRIBING VIRTUAL EXTENSIBLE LAN

VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
Layer 2 and Layer 3 VXLAN Overlay
VXLAN MP-BGP EVPN Control Plane
VXLAN Data Plane

4 - DESCRIBING LOCATOR/ID SEPARATION PROTOCOL

Locator/ID Separation Protocol
LISP VM Mobility
LISP ESM Multihop Mobility
LISP VPN Virtualization

5 - CISCO NEXUS SECURITY FEATURES

ACLs
Port Security
DCHP Snooping
Dynamic ARP Inspection
IP Source Guard
Unicast RPF
Traffic Storm Control
CoPP

6 - CISCO INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC DIRECTOR

Cisco ITD Overview
Cisco ITD Deployment Models
Cisco ITD Configuration and Verification

7 - DESCRIBING QOS ON CISCO NEXUS DEVICES

QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
Configure QoS on Nexus
Monitor QoS Statistics

8 - INTRODUCING CISCO NEXUS STORAGE SERVICES

Fibre Channel
Fibre Channel Flow Control
Fibre Channel Domain Initialization
Fibre Channel Addressing
FSPF Protocol

9 - CONFIGURING DEVICE ALIASES AND ZONING

Distributed Device Alias Services Overview
Zoning Overview
Merge Zones Without Disruption
Recover from Zone Merge Failures
Enhanced Zoning

10 - CONFIGURING FIBRE CHANNEL OVER ETHERNET

Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
FCoE Requirements
Data Center Bridging
FCoE Addressing Scheme
FCoE Initialization Protocol
FCoE Port Types
Storage VDC

11 - CONFIGURING NPIV AND NPV MODES

Cisco NPV Mode
N-Port ID Virtualization

12 - MANAGING AUTOMATION AND PROGRAMMABILITY OF CISCO NEXUS DEVICES

Cisco NX-OS RESTful API
Network Orchestration
Programming Cisco NX-OS with Python

13 - CONFIGURING SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND MONITORING

System Management Overview
System Monitoring Tools

14 - TROUBLESHOOTING CISCO NEXUS SWITCHES

Cisco Nexus Troubleshooting Tools
Shell Access and Linux Containers
Memory and Packet Issues

Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.