This 5-day hands-on course provides a comprehensive technical overview of the Cisco Nexus platform architecture, including the Nexus 7000, 5000, 4000, 2000, and 1000V platforms. You will learn about design guidelines as well as deployment and operations, including Fibre Channel over Ethernet, the Virtual Access Layer, Virtual Device Contexts, Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, QoS, and security.
You will explore the features of Cisco NXOS and the Cisco Nexus platform by performing hands-on labs using Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, 2000, and 1000V labs.
Target Audience:
This course is designed for experienced Network Field Engineers, VMware Engineers, and Data Center Architects with a strong knowledge of Cisco switching products.
Pre-requisites:
Attendees should have strong knowledge of Cisco switching products. It is suggested that attendees should have attended either Cisco BCMSN or SWITCH.
At Course Completion:
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Describe the features and components
of the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, 4000, and 2000 hardware platforms
Describe the architecture of NX-OS
Design and configure virtual access layer topologies using the Nexus 5000, 4000, 2000, and 1000V
Implement high-availability configurations including Virtual Port Channel (vPC) and Multi-Chassis EtherChannel (MCEC) deployments
Configure Supervisor recovery on the Nexus 7000 core switch
Configure Virtual Device Contexts
Configure Layer 2 and Layer 3 services
Describe and configure Data Center Bridging (DCB) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Configure Quality of Service on all platforms
Configure traffic integrity and security features on all platforms
Configure switch management features like Call Home, AAA, and RBAC
Use configuration checkpoints and rollbacks
Monitor network traffic using tools such as SPAN and Ethanalyzer
Configure VMware services to test and verify Nexus 1000V operation
