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Firefly DCNI-1 BootCamp - Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure-1 v2.0 3 days Lecture/lab
Course outline

Module 1: Implementing the Cisco Catalyst 6500, 4900, and Blade Switches

Lesson 1: Describing the Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 4900 Series Switches Data Center Architecture

  • Data Center Evolution
  • The Enterprise Composite Network Model
  • The Data Center Network Architecture

Lesson 2: Describing and Positioning the Cisco Catalyst Switches

  • Introduction to Cisco Catalyst 4900 Family Switches
  • Cisco Catalyst 4900 Family Switch Architecture
  • Introduction to Cisco Catalyst 6500 Family Switches
  • Catalyst 4900 and 6500 Family Switches in a Data Center 3.0 Network
  • Cisco Blade Switches

Lesson 3: Describing the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Supervisors

  • Supervisor Architecture
  • Supervisor 720 with PFC3A/B/BXL
  • Supervisor 720-10G-3C/CXL
  • Supervisor 32
  • Supervisor Operating System

Lesson 4: Describing the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Module and Power Supply Options

  • Line Cards Overview
  • Line Cards Architecture
  • Line Cards Design Considerations
  • Deploying Line Cards
  • Service Modules Overview
  • Power Supplies

Lesson 5: Implementing VSS

  • VSS 1440 Overview
  • VSS 1440 Architecture
  • VSS 1440 Operation
  • Deploying VSS 1440
  • Configuring VSS 1440

Lesson 6: Implementing QoS

  • QoS Overview
  • Ingress QoS Processing
  • Ingress QoS Policing
  • Egress QoS Policing
  • Port- vs. VLAN-Based QoS
  • Modular QoS CLI
  • VSS 1440 and QoS
  • Configuring QoS
  • Control Plane Policing and CPU Rate Limiting

Lesson 7: Advanced Diagnostics and Monitoring in the Catalyst 6500

  • EEM Overview
  • Configuring EEM
  • Automated Diagnostics
  • Configuring SPAN
  • RSPAN
  • ERSPAN

Module 2: Implementing FWSM for a Data Center Network Infrastructure

Lesson 1: Implementing Traffic Flows

  • Firewall Overview
  • FWSM Architecture
  • FWSM Initial Configuration
  • Firewall Modes
  • Configuring the Translation

Lesson 2: Implementing Management Access

  • Configuring Management Access
  • Configuring AAA Services

Lesson 3: Implementing ACLs

  • Configuring Layer 2 Filtering
  • Configuring ACLs

Lesson 4: Implementing Contexts

  • FWSM Virtualization
  • Configuring FWSM Contexts
  • Managing Context Resources

Lesson 5: Implementing Routing

  • Configuring Static Routing
  • Configuring Dynamic Routing

Lesson 6: Implementing Failover

  • Failover Overview
  • Failover Operation
  • Configuring Failover

Lesson 7: Implementing Deep Packet Inspection

  • Deep Packet Inspection
  • URL Filtering

Module 3: Implementing Network Analysis with NAM

Lesson 1: Implementing NetFlow

  • NetFlow and NDE
  • Configuring NetFlow and NDE

Lesson 2: Introducing the NAM

  • Network Traffic Monitoring
  • NAM Service Module
  • NAM Data Sources
  • Plan for NAM Deployment

Lesson 3: Implementing Initial Configuration

  • NAM Installation
  • NAM Initial Configuration

Lesson 4: Monitoring, Viewing, and Saving Data

  • Scenario 1: Live Network Monitoring and Analysis
  • Action 1: Port Monitoring
  • Action 2: Detailed Port Monitoring
  • Action 3: Using NDE with NAM
  • Scenario 2: Response Time Monitoring
  • Scenario 3: URL Monitoring
  • Scenario 4: Troubleshooting
  • Action 1: Thresholds and Alarms
  • Action 2: Trigger Packet Captures

Lesson 5: NAM Maintenance

  • NAM Software Upgrade
  • NAM Troubleshooting

Module 4: Implementing High Availability Data Center Features

Lesson 1: Implementing High Availability Features in the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch

  • First-Hop High Availability
  • HSRP
  • VRRP
  • GLBP

Lesson 2: Implementing Stateful Switchover

  • Catalyst 6500 Supervisor Redundancy
  • RPR and RPR+
  • SSO

Lesson 3: Implementing Non-Stop Forwarding

  • SSO with NSF
  • Configuring SSO with NSF

Appendix A: Implementing Call Home

Appendix B: Upgrading IOS on Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 4900 Series Switches

Course labs

Deploying the VSS 1440 System
Deploying QoS
Using Virtualization on the FWSM
Deploying the FWSM in Transparent Mode
Deploying the FWSM in Routing Mode
Using Multiple Contexts on the FWSM


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