Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFI)

1: Cisco Nexus Product Overview
•The Cisco Data Center Network Architecture ◦Cisco Unified Fabric Overview
◦Structured Layers – Core, Aggregation, Access
◦Placement of Products
◦Positioning of Product Families in the Architecture

•Identifying Cisco Nexus Products ◦The Cisco Nexus Product Family
◦Key Features of Cisco Nexus I/O Modules
◦Key Features of Cisco NX-OS

2: Cisco Nexus Switch Feature Configuration
•Understanding High Availability and Redundancy ◦Network-Level High Availability
◦System-Level High Availability
◦In-Service Software Upgrade

•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

•Configuring Layer 2 Switching Features ◦Basic Interface Parameters
◦Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch Feature Comparison
◦VLAN Configuration
◦Spanning Tree Protocol Extensions

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

•Implementing Cisco FabricPath ◦Implement Cisco FabricPath
◦Verify Cisco FabricPath

•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

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

3: Cisco Nexus Switch Advanced Feature Configuration
•Understanding Overlay Transport Virtualization ◦Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
◦Basic OTV
◦Advanced OTV

•Configuring MPLS ◦Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS)
◦MPLS VPN

•Configuring LISP ◦Location ID Separation Protocol (LISP)
◦Configuring LISP

•Configuring Quality of Service (QoS) ◦QoS on the Nexus Switches
◦Modular QoS CLI (MQC)
◦Marking
◦Mutation Mapping
◦Policing
◦Queuing and Scheduling
◦Monitoring QoS

•Configuring Security Features ◦DHCP Snooping
◦Dynamic ARP Inspection (DAI)
◦IP Source Guard
◦Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding (uRPF)
◦Traffic Storm Control
◦Port Security
◦Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
◦Cisco TrustSec

4: Cisco Nexus Storage Features
•Understanding Fibre Channel Protocol ◦SCSI Protocol
◦Fibre Channel
◦Fibre Channel Login and Communication
◦Fibre Channel Addressing Schemes
◦VSANs and IVR
◦Fabric Shortest Path First (FSPF) Protocol
◦Zoning
◦N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
◦N-Port Virtualization (NPV)

•Understanding FCoE Protocol ◦FCoE Overview
◦FCoE Architecture
◦FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP)
◦Supported FCoE Topologies
◦FCoE Hardware

•Identifying Data Center Bridging Enhancements ◦Data Center Bridging (DCB)
◦Priority Flow Control (PFC)
◦Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS)
◦DCBX Protocol

•Configuring FCoE ◦Configure FCoE
◦FCoE VLANs and Virtual Interfaces
◦FCoE with Enhanced vPC and Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender
◦FCoE on MDS
◦Fibre Channel Interfaces
◦Domain Parameters
◦Managing VSANs
◦VSAN Trunking
◦SAN Port Channels
◦FLOGI and FCNS Databases
◦Cisco Fabric Services on MDS

•Configuring NPV Mode ◦N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)
◦Configuring NPIV
◦N-Port Virtualization (NPV)
◦Configuring NPV
◦FCoE NPV
◦Configuring FCoE NPV

•Using SAN Management Tools ◦Cisco DCNM for SAN
◦Cisco Device Manager

5: Cisco Nexus Series Switch Management
•Using the Connectivity Management Processor ◦Connectivity Management Processor (CMP)
◦Configuring the CMP
◦Verifying the CMP
◦Upgrading the CMP
◦Using the CMP

•Configuring User Management ◦User Management Features
◦Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
◦Secure Shell (SSH)
◦User Accounts and Roles

•Understanding System Management ◦System Management Features
◦Cisco Fabric Services
◦NTP and PTP
◦Embedded Event Management (EEM)
◦NetFlow
◦Cisco Smart Call Home
◦Scheduler
◦SPAN and ERSPAN
◦Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
◦XML Interface
◦Cisco DCNM for LAN
◦Integrating vCenter Manager
◦Licensing
◦Upgrading the Firmware and EPLDs

Course Labs
•Lab 2-1: Configure Layer 2 Switching
•Lab 2-2: Configure vPCs
•Lab 2-3: Configure Cisco FabricPath
•Lab 2-4: Configure Layer 3 Switching
•Lab 3-1: Configure OTV
•Lab 3-2: Configure QoS
•Lab 3-3: Configure Security Features
•Lab 4-1: Configure FCoE
•Lab 4-2: Configure NPV
•Lab 5-1: Configure System Management
•Lab 5-2: Implement Cisco DCNM for LAN