Cisco Nexus 9000 Design & Configuration
Course Description
This course will teach you about the next-generation Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches, the first deployment option, known as Standalone Mode. This mode offers significant extensions to NX-OS in the area of programmability. Through lecture and our hands-on labs, you’ll gain knowledge about the hardware architecture of the Nexus 9000 and the new programmability features and interfaces that have been added to NX-OS.
After this course you should be able to understand:
- Nexus 9000 Platform Components
- Nexus 9000 Hardware Architecture
- The New NX-OS Features on the Nexus 9000 Series Switches
- Operation and Configuration Details of VXLAN
- Programmability, Automation, and Monitoring Options Available on the Nexus 9000 Series Switches
- Design Possibilities with the Nexus 9000 Series Switches
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills that you must have before attending this course are as follows:
- Experience with Cisco NX-OS
- Understanding of Cisco Data Center Network Architecture
- Knowledge of the Nexus 5000, 6000, or 7000 platforms
Course Type
Instructor-Led Training, Classroom with Hands-on Lab
Duration: 2 Days
Who should attend
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- System Engineers
- Network Engineers
- Architects and Data Center Architects
Course Content
- Module 1: Cisco Nexus 9000 Solution Overview
- Data Center Trends
- Nexus 9000 Overview
- NX-OS Enhancements
- Module 2: Hardware Overview
- Nexus 9500 Chassis
- Line Card Modules
- Supervisors
- Fabric Modules
- Power Supplies
- System Controllers
- Nexus 9300 Switches
- FEX Support
- 40G and 100GE Networking
- Supported Optics
- Module 3: Hardware Architecture
- 9500 Architecture
- Line Card Architecture
- 9300 Architecture
- Packet Forwarding
- Module 4: Nexus 9000 NX-OS Enhancements
- Nexus 9000 NX-OS Feature Overview
- High Availability
- Management
- Lab 1: Nexus 9000 Initial Configuration
- Module 5: VXLAN
- Overlay Networks
- VXLAN Overview
- VXLAN Control Plane
- VXLAN Forwarding Plane
- Configuring VXLAN
- Lab 2: Configuring VXLAN
- Module 6: Programmability and Automation
- Programming Features
- Automation Features
- Visibility and Monitoring Features
- Module 7: Nexus 9000 Topology Designs
- Traditional Data Center
- Topologies Spine and Leaf Topologies
- Overlay Topologies
- Lab 3: Using NX-OS API
- Lab 4: Python Scripting
- Lab 5: XMPP Management