Course Details
Overview
The Configuring Cisco ACI in the Cisco Nexus Data Center (CACND) v4.0 course shows you how to deploy, operate, and maintain the Cisco® Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®) in a data center using the Cisco Nexus® 9000 Series Switches. You will gain hands-on experience configuring and operating the Cisco ACI environment, configuring virtual port channels, connecting phycial endpoints, practicing troubleshooting, and more.
Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the philosophy behind the Cisco ACI Model
- Describe and configure the Cisco Nexus 9000 series of switches
- Configure basic tasks using the Cisco APIC
- Configure advanced tasks using the Cisco APIC
- Configure Cisco ACI to work with VMware
Outline
- Introduction to Cisco ACI
- Examining Cisco ACI Components
- Examining Cisco ACI Operations
- Cisco ACI Component Architecture
- Examining the Operation of the Cisco ACI Fabric
- Exploring the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
- Examining the Cisco APIC
- Managing Cisco ACI
- Cisco ACI Configuration and Operation
- Configuring the Cisco APIC from the GUI
- Configuring the Cisco APIC from the Command Line Interface (CLI)
- Configuring the Cisco APIC from the API
- Configuring Fabric Access
- Configuring Virtual Port Channels
- Configuring ACI Connectivity to External Networks
- Troubleshooting Cisco ACI
- Cisco ACI Hypervisor Integration
- Configuring ACI Integration with VMware
- Cisco ACI Advanced Features Configuration
- Configuring Microsegmentation and Intra-EPG Isolation
- Examining Transit Routing
- Configuring Policy-Based Redirect
- Configuring IP Multicast
- Examining ACI Multifabric Options
Target Audience
- Data center engineers
- Technical support personnel
- Cisco integrators and partners
Pre-Requisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Complete knowledge of traditional networking
- Data center and virtualization