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Nexus Test Drive (NXTD-5K) v2.6
Product version Nexus 5000 5.2(1)N1(1)
2 days Lecture/Lab
Course outline

Lesson 1: The Nexus Product Family

  • Nexus 7000
  • Nexus 5000
  • Nexus 5500
  • Nexus 4000
  • Nexus 2000
  • Nexus 1000V
  • NX-OS
  • DCNM

Lesson 2: The Nexus 7000 Core Switch

  • Nexus 7000 Chassis and Modules
  • Fabric Modules
  • Supervisor Redundancy
  • Licensing
  • Virtual Device Contexts
  • VDC Design Examples
  • Virtual PortChannels
  • FabricPath (Layer 2 Multi-Pathing)
  • Overlay Transport Virtualization

Lesson 3: The Nexus 5000 Series Switch

  • Challenges in the Datacenter
  • I/O Consolidation
  • Nexus 5000 and 5500 Architecture Overview
  • FCoE Server Adapters
  • Nexus 5000 Management

Lesson 4: The Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender

  • Nexus 2000 Model comparison
  • Nexus 2000 Access Layer Design
  • Describe Nexus 2000 forwarding

Lesson 5: The Nexus 1000v Virtual Switch

  • Virtual Environment Overview
  • How the Cisco Nexus 1000V supports coordinated provisioning of VMs and network resources
  • Features of the Nexus 1000v

Lesson 6: Nexus Data Center Architecture

  • Access Layer Designs
  • Cisco Nexus Data Center Design

Lesson 7: Understanding the FCoE Protocol

  • Current FCoE Architecture
  • FCoE ENode MAC Addresses
  • FCoE Initialization Protocol
  • FIP Snooping
  • VE Interfaces
  • FIP future progression

Lesson 8: Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000

  • Switch Configuration Overview
  • Configuring Basic Connectivity and
  • Administrative Access
  • Configuring Virtual Interfaces
  • Configuring Ethernet Uplink Ports
  • Configuring the FC Uplink Ports
  • Configuring the Nexus 2000
  • Verifying the Configuration
  • Additional Configuration Components

Lesson 9: Configuring NPV Mode

  • Describe NPiV
  • Explain how NPV mode works in an FCoE network
  • Discuss how to change switch mode to NPV mode
Course Lab Option A - Storage Focus

Lab 1: Configuring the Switch for Administrative Access
Lab 2: Installing Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Lab 3: Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 for FCoE Connectivity
Lab 4: Configuring the Cisco Nexus 5000 in NPV Mode
Bonus Lab: Troubleshooting FCoE Issues on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch

Course Lab Option B - Networking Focus

Lab 1: Installing Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Lab 2: Configuring the Nexus 2000 as a Remote Line Card
Lab 3: Configuring Nexus 2000 with VPC
Lab 4: Configuring Cisco Adapter-FEX
Bonus Lab: Configuring Cisco FabricPath


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