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Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFI) v5.0
Product version Nexus 5000 5.1(3) and Nexus 7000 6.1(3)
5 days Lecture/Lab
Course outline

Module 1: Cisco Nexus Product Overview

Lesson 1: Describing the Cisco Data Center Network Architecture

  • Cisco Unified Fabric Fundamentals
  • Structured Layers: Core, Aggregation, Access
  • Product Placement
  • Positioning of Product Families in the Architecture

Lesson 2: Identifying Cisco Nexus Products

  • The Cisco Nexus Family of Products
  • Important Features of Cisco Nexus I/O Modules
  • Important Features of Cisco NX-OS

Module 2: Cisco Nexus Switch Feature Configuration

Lesson 1: Understanding High Availability and Redundancy

  • Network-Level High Availability
  • System-Level High Availability
  • Cisco IOS In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)

Lesson 2: Configuring Virtual Device Contexts

  • Using VDCs in Data Centers
  • Virtual Device Contexts (VDCs)
  • Resource Allocation
  • New VDC Features in Cisco NX-OS 6.1
  • Configuring VDCs
  • Management Settings
  • Storage VDCs

Lesson 3: Configuring Layer 2 Switching Features

  • Basic Interface Parameters
  • Port Profiles
  • Fabric Extenders
  • Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Feature Comparison
  • Private VLANS
  • VLAN Configuration
  • Spanning Tree Protocol Extensions

Lesson 4: Configuring PortChannels

  • Using PortChannels and Virtual PortChannels
  • Configuring PortChannels
  • vPC Architecture
  • Configuring a vPC
  • Configuring the FEX
  • Configuring Enhanced vPCs

Lesson 5: Implementing Cisco FabricPath

  • Implement Cisco FabricPath
  • Verify Cisco FabricPath

Lesson 6: Configuring Layer 3 Switching Features

  • Routing Protocols
  • First Hop Redundancy Protocols
  • Bidirectional Forwarding Detection
  • Layer 3 Virtualization
  • Unicast RIB and FIB
  • Route Policy Manager
  • Policy-Based Routing (PBR)
  • IPv6

Lesson 7: Configuring IP Multicast

  • IP Multicast
  • Configuring IGMP and MLD
  • Configuring PIM
  • Configuring IGMP Snooping
  • Configuring MSDP

Module 3: Cisco Nexus Switch Advanced Feature Configuration

Lesson 1: Lesson 1: Describing Cisco OTV

  • Cisco OTV
  • Basic Cisco OTV Configuration
  • Advanced Cisco OTV Configuration

Lesson 2: Configuring MPLS

  • Multiprotocol Label Switching
  • Multiprotocol Label Switching VPNs

Lesson 3: Configuring LISP

  • Locator/ID Separation Protocol
  • Configuring LISP

Lesson 4: Configuring QoS

  • QoS on the Cisco Nexus Family of Switches
  • Modular QoS CLI
  • Marking
  • Mutation Mapping
  • Policing
  • Queuing and Scheduling
  • Monitoring QoS

Lesson 5: Configuring Security Features

  • DHCP Snooping
  • Dynamic ARP Inspection
  • IP Source Guard
  • Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
  • Traffic Storm Control
  • Port Security
  • Control Plane Policing
  • Cisco TrustSec

Module 4: Cisco Nexus Storage Features

Lesson 1: Lesson 1: Describing Fibre Channel Protocol

  • SCSI Protocol
  • Fibre Channel
  • Fibre Channel Login and Communication
  • Fibre Channel Addressing Schemes
  • VSANs and IVR
  • FSPF Protocol
  • Zoning
  • N-Port ID Virtualization
  • N-Port Virtualization

Lesson 2: Describing FCoE Protocol

  • FCoE Essentials
  • FCoE Architecture
  • FCoE Initialization Protocol
  • Supported FCoE Topologies
  • FCoE Hardware

Lesson 3: Identifying DCB Enhancements

  • Data Center Bridging
  • Priority Flow Control
  • Enhanced Transmission Selection
  • DCBX Protocol

Lesson 4: Configuring FCoE

  • FCoE Configuration
  • FCoE VLANs and Virtual Interfaces
  • FCoE with Enhanced vPC and Cisco Adapter FEX

Lesson 5: Configuring SAN Switching Features

  • FCoE on the Cisco MDS
  • Fibre Channel Interfaces
  • Domain Parameters
  • VSAN Management
  • VSAN Trunking
  • SAN Port Channels
  • FLOGI and FCNS Databases
  • Cisco Fabric Services on Cisco MDS

Lesson 6: Configuring NPV Mode

  • N-Port ID Virtualization
  • N-Port ID Configuration
  • NPV Mode
  • NPV Configuration
  • FCoE NPV Feature
  • FCoE NPV Configuration

Lesson 7: Using SAN Management Tools

  • Cisco Prime DCNM for SAN
  • Cisco Device Manager

Module 5: Cisco Nexus Switch Management

Lesson 1: Using the CMP

  • Connectivity Management Processor
  • Configuring the CMP
  • Verifying the CMP
  • Upgrading the CMP
  • Using the CMP

Lesson 2: Configuring User Management

  • User Management Features
  • Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
  • Secure Shell
  • User Accounts and Roles

Lesson 3: Describing System Management

  • System Management Features
  • Configuring Cisco Fabric Services
  • Configuring NTP and PTP
  • Configuring EEM
  • Configuring NetFlow
  • Configuring Smart Call Home
  • Configuring Scheduler
  • Configuring SPAN and ERSPAN
  • Configuring SNMP
  • Using XML Interface
  • Implementing Cisco Prime DCNM for LAN
  • Integrating vCenter Manager
  • Licensing
  • Upgrading the Firmware and EPLDs

Module 6: Firefly Exclusive Supplement

  • Nexus 3000 Series Update
  • Nexus 6000 Series and Features
  • Data Center Architecture Designs
  • Nexus 7000 Series Module Update
  • Nexus 2000 Series Update
  • POAP
  • Python
  • IP SLA
  • Sampled NetFlow
  • onePK
Cisco Nexus 7000 Labs

Lab 1: Cisco Nexus 7010 Configuration Baseline
Lab 2: Cisco Nexus 7000 Hardware Platform
Lab 3: Managing System Configuration
Lab 4: Configuring FabricPath
Lab 5: Configuring vPC
Lab 6: Configuring Routing Protocols
Lab 7: Configuring OTV
Lab 8: Security
Lab 9: QoS on the Cisco Nexus 7000
Lab 10: Troubleshooting the Nexus Control Plane

Cisco Nexus 5000 labs

Lab 1: Configuring the Switch for Administrative Access
Lab 2: Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch for FCoE Connectivity
Lab 3: Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 in NPV Mode
Lab 4: Traffic Engineering
Lab 5: Configuring the Nexus 2000 as a Remote Line Card
Lab 6: Configuring Nexus 2000 with vPC


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