What you’ll learn
Technology areas
- Data Center
Training overview
Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the Cisco ACI built0in tools for operating and monitoring the fabric.
- Describe the complex challenges related to monitoring and Cisco tools that address them: Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights.
- Describe fabric installation upgrade, backup, restore, and best practices for Cisco NX-OS-to-ACI migration and Cisco ACI management access.
- Describe the tools and best practices for monitoring ACI fabric.
- Describe best practices for Cisco ACI naming conventions, Day-0 configuration, VMM integration, and Cisco ACI migrations.
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Understanding of ACI architecture and concepts need to get an ACI fabric into production
- Familiarity with data center infrastructure operations
- Familiarity with management of Cisco data center switches
- Data center operations
The following courses will provide you with the required ACI skills:
- Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI)
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
- Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
Outline
- Describing Cisco ACI Day-0 to Day-2 Operations
- Describing Day-2 Operational Tools
- Describing Cisco ACI Configuration Management
- Describing Cisco ACI Monitoring
- Cisco ACI Best Practices
Lab outline
- Safeguard ACI Operation Using Network Assurance Engine
- Configure SNMP and Perform Export/Import Operations
- Monitor Cisco ACI and Configure Syslog
- Explore the Management Information Tree
- Configure SPAN
