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Module 1: Deploying the Nexus 7000
Lesson 1: Overview of the Nexus 7000
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Chassis Overview
- Supervisor Engine and Line Cards
- Fabric Modules
- Virtual Output Queuing Overview
- VoQ Operation
- Power Supplies and Cooling
- Connectivity Management Processor
Lesson 2: Overview of NX-OS
- Introducing NX-OS
- NX-OS Process Recovery
- NX-OS Supervisor Redundancy
Lesson 3: Introduction to Virtual Device Contexts
- Introducing Virtualization
- VDC Configuration
- High Availability
Lesson 4: Managing the Nexus 7000
- SNMP and XML
- Generic OnLine Diagnosis
- Embedded Event Manager
- SMART Call Home
- Data Center Network Manager
- System Message Logging
- AAA
- Role-Based Access Control
- Configuration Rollback
Lesson 5: Layer 2 Protocols and Features
- Nexus 7000/NX-OS Layer 2 Overview
- VLANs and PVLANs
- Spanning-Tree Protocols
- PortChannels
- Virtual Port Channel (vPC)
- IGMP Snooping
- Unidirectional Link Detection
Lesson 6: Layer 3 Protocols and Features
- Layer 3 Unicast Routing Overview
- First-Hop Routing Protocols
- Routing Virtualzation
- Routing Protocols
- Policy Routing
- Tunnels
- Layer 3 Multicast
Lesson 7: Quality of Service
- Nexus 7000 Series QoS Overview
- Port QoS
- Forwarding Engine QoS
- Modular QoS CLI Overview
- Class Map
- Policy Map
- Service Policy
Lesson 8: Security
- Introduction to Nexus/NX-OS Security
- Traffic Integrity
- Control Plane Protection
- Access Control
- Admission Control
- Data Confidentiality
Lesson 9: Troubleshooting
- Ethanalyzer: Wireshark in NX-OS
- SPAN and RSPAN
Module 2: Nexus 5000 Overview
Lesson 1: Overview of the Nexus 5000
- Challenges in the Data Center
- I/O Consolidation
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch Products
- Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
- Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture
- Network Design
- FCoE Adapters and Software Stack
- Switch Management Tools
Lesson 2: Fibre Channel Primer
- Fibre Channel Layering and Services
- Fibre Channel Addressing
- Fibre Channel Frames
- Fibre Channel Flow Control
- Zoning Overview
- Fibre Channel Routing
- The Registered State Change Notification Process
Lesson 3: Ethernet Primer
- The Challenges of Shared LANs
- Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
- Implementing VLANs and Trunks
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- Understanding the TCP/IP Transport Layer
Lesson 4: Server Virtualization Primer
- Server Virtualization
- VMware Virtualization
- Virtual Networking with VMware
- Virtual Storage Networking with VMware
- Cisco Nexus 1000v Series Switch
- Cisco Nexus 5000 with VN-Link
- N_Port Identifier Virtualization
Lesson 5: Understanding the FCoE Protocol
- Current FCOE Architecture
- FCOE Enode MAC Addresses
- FCOE Initialization Protocol (FIP)
Lesson 6: Nexus 5000 System Architecture
- System Architecture
- Switch Fabric Data Path
- Traffic Forwarding
- Multicast
Lesson 7: Ethernet Enhancements
- Converged Enhanced Ethernet
- Priority Flow Control
- Bandwidth management
- Data Center Bridging Exchange
Lesson 8: Future Directions
- FCoE Initialization Protocol
- Lossless Ethernet Bridging
- Network interface Virtualization
- Delayed Drop
- Congestion Management
- Ethernet Host Virtualizer
Module 3: Nexus 5000 Implementation and Configuration
Lesson 1: Configuring FCoE Server Connectivity
- Converged Network Adapters
- Host-Based Failover
- QLogic CNAs
- Emulex CNAs
- Using the FCoE Software Stack
Lesson 2: Configuring a Nexus 5000 Switch in Switch Mode
- Switch Configuration Overview
- Configuring Administrative Access
- Configuring Virtual Interface Groups in NX-OS 4.0
- Configuring the Ethernet Uplink Ports
- Configuring the FC Uplink Ports
- Verifying the Configuration
Lesson 3: Managing Nexus 5000 Switches with Cisco Device Manager and Cisco Fabric Manager
- Monitoring a Nexus 5000 Switch with Cisco Device Manager
- Monitoring an FCoE Network with Cisco Fabric Manager
Lesson 4: Configuring Nexus 5000 Switches in NPV Mode
- Understanding NPV Mode
- Configuring NPV Mode
- Verifying Switch Configuration in NPV Mode
Lesson 5: Managing Traffic Flow
- Understanding QoS Policy Management
- Configuring Qos Policy
- Tuning the MTU Value
- Configuring Priority Flow Control
- IGMP Snooping
Lesson 6: Configuring High Availability
- High Availability in an FCoE Network
- Configuring Server-Side High Availability
- Understanding PortChannels
- Configuring Ethernet PortChannels
- Configuring FC PortChannels
Lesson 7: Securing the Switch
- Understanding Private VLANs
- Configuring Private VLANs
- Understanding Access Control Lists
- Configuring Access Control Lists
- Configuring Zoning
Lesson 8: Monitoring and Troubleshooting
- Diagnostics and Monitoring
- SPAN
- Ethanalyzer
- Configuring SPAN
- Troubleshooting Interface Errors
- Troubleshooting Logical Interface Errors
- Password Recovery
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