Course Description

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Understand and describe the operation of the Cisco Nexus 9000 series of switches
• Configure BGP operation on the Cisco Nexus 9000 series of switches
• Configure VXLAN and EVPN operation on the Cisco Nexus 9000 series of switches
• Troubleshoot the Cisco Nexus 9000 series of switches, including EVPN/VXLAN operation

Objectives

• Build your skills to enable large-scale virtualized and multitenant data centers using Cisco® Nexus 9000
• Series Switches
• Gain hands-on practice using Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches

Audience

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Familiarity with Cisco Ethernet switching products
• Understanding of Cisco Data Center architecture

Content

Classroom Live Outline

• Topology Options for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series
  • Traditional Data Center Topologies on the Cisco Nexus 9000
  • Spine and Leaf Topologies on the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
  • Overlay Topologies on the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
  • Cisco Nexus 9000 Hardware Basics
  • Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Chassis
  • Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Switches
  • Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Packet Processing

• BGP Overview and Configuration
  • BGP Attributes and Route Processing
  • Basic BGP Configuration

• VXLAN and EVPN on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
  • VXLAN Network with Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) EVPN Control Plane
  • VXLAN and EVPN Configuration

• Monitoring and Troubleshooting VXLAN Operations
  • VXLAN EVPN Diagnostic show Commands
  • VXLAN EVPN Diagnostic debug Commands
  • VXLAN EVPN Troubleshooting Steps
  • VXLAN EVPN Troubleshooting Sample Scenarios

Classroom Live Labs

• Exploring the Cisco Nexus 9000 Switch
• Configuring VXLAN and EVPN
• VXLAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting