(DCNX7K) Configuring Cisco Nexus 7000 Switches Training

Module 1: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Cisco unified fabric trends
• Nexus 7000 series switch
• Deployment models

Module 2: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Hardware

• Nexus 7000 series switch chassis family
• Chassis components
• I/O module families
• Nexus 7000 and 7700 I/O module scalability
• Network analysis module
• High-availability features
• Packet flow and arbitration
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding

Module 3: Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender

• Cisco FEX technology
• Fabric extender models
• 7000 series switch and 2000 series switch fabric extender topologies and features

Module 4: Cisco NX-OS Software

• NX-OS software architecture and key features
• NX-OS high-availability infrastructure components
• IOS to NX-OS conversion tool
• Licensing for Nexus 7000 series

Module 5: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Administration, Management and Troubleshooting

• CLI and GUI management interfaces
• NX-OS setup utility
• NX-OS user management
• AAA configuration with RADIUS, TACACS+, and LDAP
• System management features
• Cisco Fabric services
• ISSU
• NX-OS image recovery
• EPLD image upgrade
• Troubleshooting process
• Configure online diagnostics
• OBFL feature
• Configure RMON and Cisco EEM
• Evaluate memory
• Troubleshoot packet flow issues
• Cisco network analysis module

Module 6: Virtual Device Contexts (VDC) on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• VDC communication
• VDC types, resources and management
• Configuring and verifying VDCs
• Managing VDC configurations

Module 7: Layer 2 Switching Features on Cisco nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Basic interface parameters configuration
• FEX layer 2 and 3 interfaces configuration
• VLAN configuration
• STP configuration
• Q-in-Q VLAN tunnels configuration

Module 8: Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Port channel operation
• Port channel load balancing
• vPC
• Concepts
• Benefits
• Architecture
• Control and data plane operation
• Peer link failure
• Peer switch
• Layer 3 interactions
• Multicast
• Configure and verify
• Optimize
• Troubleshooting checklist

Module 9: Cisco FabricPath on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• FabricPath
• Architecture
• MAC address learning
• Data plane operation
• Spanning Tree interaction
• IP multicast routing
• FabricPath con Nexus 7000 series switches configuration
• Troubleshooting
• FabricPath pong
• DFA architecture and features
• Fabric management
• DFA deployment requirements
• Prime DCNM 7.0 and DFA

Module 10: Layer 3 Switching Features on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Cisco NX-OS routing and forwarding
• Routing protocol configuration
• Static route
• OSPF
• EIGRP
• IS-IS
• BGP
• Route policy manager
• FHRP protocol configurations
• HSRP
• VRRP
• GLBP
• BFD configuration on Nexus 7000 switches
• Multicast configuration

Module 11: MPLS on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Layer 2 and 3 VPN
• Traffic engineering
• MPLS feature set configuration
• Layer 3 VPNs configuration
• Layer 2 VPNs configuration
• MPLS TE configuration

Module 12: Cisco OTV on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Cisco OTV
• Terminology
• Control plane
• Data plane
• Unicast-only transport infrastructure
• Data plane encapsulation
• Spanning tree
• Unknown unicast
• QOS
• Fast convergence
• OTV verification and configuration
• Advanced OTV features

Module 13: VXLAN on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Data center overlay technologies
• VXLAN
• Data plane learning and packet flow
• MP-BGP EVPN control plane
• MP-BGP EVPN gateway functions
• VXLAN configuration verification

Module 14: LISP on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• LISP
• Features
• Configuration steps
• Infrastructure
• Site devices
• Internetworking devices
• VM mobility

Module 15: FCoE on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Fiber Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
• Requirements
• Address scheme
• Initialization protocol
• Port types
• Design
• Supported FCoE ports
• Configuration steps
• Licensing
• Enable FCoE
• Multihop FCoE configuration

Module 16: Security Features on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Security features
• Configurations
• ACLs
• Port security
• DHCP snooping
• DAI
• IP source guard
• uRPF
• Traffic storm control
• CoPP
• Cisco TrustSec configuration

Module 17: QoS on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Diversity of data center application flows
• Data center QoS requirements
• Priority flow control
• Priority-based bandwidth management
• DCBX protocol
• QOS on Nexus 7000 configuration

Module 18: Cisco ITD and RISE on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• ITD deployment models
• ITD configuration and verification
• RISE overview
• With Citrix NetScaler appliances
• With Cisco Prim e NAM

Module 19: Cisco NX-API and Python on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switche

• Network programmability
• NX-API overview
• Python extensions and scripting