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Catalyst 6500 Implementation for Data Center Business Solutions (CAT6KS) v1.0 5 days Lecture/lab
Course outline

Module 1: Applying the Enterprise Composite Model

Lesson 1: Describing the Campus/Data Centre Infrastructure Module

  • Issues in a Poorly Designed Network
  • Devices in a Nonhierarchical Network
  • Multilayer Switches
  • The Enterprise Composite Network Model

Lesson 2: Deploying Technology in the Campus Infrastructure Module

  • Interconnection Technologies
  • Designing a Hierarchical IP Addressing Scheme
  • Traffic Types

Module 2: Catalyst 6500 Architecture Overview

Lesson 1: Configuring the Catalyst 6500 Chassis

  • Chassis Overview
  • Supervisors, Line Cards, Service and Switched-Fabric Modules
  • Catalyst 6500 Backplane Architecture
  • Installing Supervisors, Line Cards, Service and Switched-Fabric Modules
  • Power Supplies
  • Power Supply Design
  • Using the Cisco Power Calculator

Lesson 2: Supervisor Modules

  • Shared-Bus and Switch-Fabric Architectures
  • Supervisor Engine 2 Overview
  • Supervisor Engine 32 Overview
  • Supervisor Engine 720 Key Features
  • Supervisor Summary and Comparison
  • Supervisor Module Operating Systems

Lesson 3: Line Cards

  • Line Card Overview
  • Line Card Architectures
  • Line Card Packet Flow
  • Deploying Line Cards
  • Port Density
  • Oversubscription
  • Line Card Interoperability

Module 3: Catalyst 6500 Software

Lesson 1: Catalyst 6500 Initial Configuration

  • Initial Configuration Requirements
  • Accessing the CLI
  • Using Shortcut Keys
  • Understanding Configuration Modes

Lesson 2: Recovering the Supervisor Password

  • Bypassing the Privileged and Console Passwords
  • Restoring the NVRAM Configuration
  • Compact Flash Slots on the Supervisor 720
  • File Systems on the Supervisor 720
  • The Switch Fabric Module
  • Using Boot Commands

Module 4: Supervisor Redundancy

Lesson 1: RPR and RPR+

  • Software Modularity
  • Route Processor Redundancy and RPR+
  • Configuring RPR and RPR+
  • Copying Files to the Redundant Supervisor

Lesson 2: SSO and NSF

  • SSO Overview
  • NSF with SSO
  • Using MMLS NSF with SSO
  • NSF with SSO Failover Comparisons

Module 5: Layer 2 Enhancements

Lesson 1: VLAN Features

  • VTP Configuration Guidelines and Restrictions
  • Understanding How VLANs Work
  • Internal VLANs
  • VLAN Tagging
  • Mapping DOT1Q to ISL VLANs
  • Configuring VLANs
  • Configuring VLAN Trunks

Lesson 2: PVLAN Features

  • What is a PVLAN?
  • Private PVLANs Across the Campus
  • PVLAN Guidelines and Restrictions
  • Configuring Private VLANs

Lesson 3: Spanning-Tree, Rapid Spanning-Tree and 802.1s

  • Spanning-Tree Overview
  • Understanding RSTP (802.1w)
  • BPDU Guard and BPDU Filter
  • STP Extensions
  • 802.1s MST Overview
  • Configuring and Verifying 802.1s MST

Lesson 4: UDLD

  • Understanding UDLD
  • UDLD Exchange Parameters
  • UDLD Defaults
  • Configuring UDLD

Lesson 5: EtherChannel

  • EtherChannel Overview
  • Automating EtherChannel Creation
  • Configuring EtherChannel
  • Verifying EtherChannel configuration

Lesson 6: SPAN, RSPAN, and ERSPAN

  • SPAN Overview
  • RSPAN Overview
  • ERSPAN Overview
  • Configuring SPAN
  • Configuring RSPAN
  • Configuring ERSPAN

Module 6: Layer 3 Enhancements

Lesson 1: Network Security

  • Overview of Network Security
  • Using MAC Address Traffic Blocking
  • TCP Flows
  • TCP Intercept
  • Configuring TCP Intercept
  • Understanding Unicast RPF
  • Unicast RPF Check Methods
  • Multiple-Path URPF Check Mode
  • Configuring URPF

Lesson 2: Storm Control

  • Reasons to Use Storm Control
  • Storm Control
  • Configuring Storm Control

Lesson 3: ACLs

  • Router ACLs
  • Understanding VACLs
  • Configuring VACLs

Lesson 4: QoS

  • QoS Processing in the Catalyst 6500
  • The Basics of QoS and ToS
  • Understand Ingress QoS
  • QoS Policing and Policers
  • Egress Policing
  • VLAN-Based QoS
  • Modular QoS CLI
  • Configuring QoS

Lesson 5: Netflow and NDE

  • Netflow and NDE
  • Configuring Netflow and NDE

Lesson 6: Fault Management Tools

  • TDR Overview
  • Using the Embedded Event Manager (EEM)
  • Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD)
  • SoftHA Detection, Isolation, and Action
  • Troubleshooting the Catalyst 6500

Module 7: Designing Enterprise Solutions with the Catalyst 6500 Series

Lesson 1: Designing Multi-Layer Campus Networks

  • Requirements of the Campus Design
  • Composition of the Campus Design
  • Campus Design Foundation Services
  • Converged IP Communications
  • Wireless LAN and Wireless Mobility
  • Security Issues within the Campus
  • Verified Design Recommendations

Lesson 2: Designing Multi-Layer Data Center Networks

  • Data Center Overview
  • Service Oriented Architecture
  • N-Tier Server Farms
  • Load-Balanced Servers
  • Scaling Bandwidth with Gigabit EtherChannel and 10GE
  • Service-Layer Switches
  • Security Issues
Course labs

Lab 1: Using the Cisco Power Calculator
Lab 2: Getting Started with the Catalyst 6500 Series
Lab 3: Recovering the Supervisor Password
Lab 4: Upgrading the Supervisor Image
Lab 5: Configuring Software Modularity
Lab 6: Configuring VLANs
Lab 7: Configuring Spanning-Tree and IEEE Enhancements
Lab 8: Configuring EtherChannel
Lab 9: Using Fault Detection Tools
Lab 10: Configuring MAC Address Blocking
Lab 11: Configuring VACLs
Lab 12: Configuring Basic QoS Parameters


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