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

This course gives you a technical overview of 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. You will have hands-on practice exploring key features including Virtual Device Contexts (VDC), FHRP protocols, and user management.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Identify the platforms that make the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, 3000, and 2000 product families
Implement Cisco Nexus
Explore Cisco Nexus basic features
Describe virtual device contexts
Describe port channels and virtual port channels
Configure First Hop Redundancy protocols

Course Outline

1 - 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

2 - IMPLEMENTING CISCO NEXUS

Cisco Nexus in Data Center Architecture
Cisco NX-OS Software
Licensing Model

3 - 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

4 - DESCRIBING VIRTUAL DEVICE CONTEXTS

Virtual Device Context
VDC Types
VDC Resources and Resource Templates

5 - DESCRIBING PORT CHANNELS AND VIRTUAL PORT CHANNELS

Port Channel Operation
vPC Concept and Benefits
vPC Architecture
vPC Control and Data Plane

6 - CONFIGURING FIRST HOP REDUNDANCY PROTOCOLS

HSRP Overview
VRRP Overview
GLBP Overview

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

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Course Length: 2 Days

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