What you’ll learn
Technology areas
- Data Center
Training overview
Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Explain Cisco ACI advanced fabric packet forwarding
- Explain advanced ACI policy and tenant configuration
- Describe Cisco ACI Multi-Pod deployment
- Explain the details and consideration of implementing and integrating traditional network with Cisco ACI
- Describe Cisco ACI Service Graph Policy-Based Redirect (PBR)
- Describe Cisco ACI Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator deployment
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
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- Basic understanding of Cisco ACI
- Understanding of Cisco data center architecture
- Familiarity with virtualization fundamentals
These are the recommended Cisco learning offerings that may help you meet these prerequisites:
- Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI)
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
- Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
Outline
- Cisco ACI Advanced Packet Forwarding
- Packet Forwarding Between Leaf Switches
- Endpoint Learning
- Using Advanced Cisco ACI Policy and Tenant Configuration
- Layer 3 Outside Transit Routing
- Using Tenant Common for Shared Services
- Implementing Traditional Network in Cisco ACI
- Integrating Switched Network with Cisco ACI
- Migrating Existing Switched Network to Cisco ACI
- Cisco ACI Service Graph PBR
- Service Graph PBR Overview
- PBR End-to-End Packet Flow
- Cisco ACI Multi-Pod Deployment
- Cisco ACI Multi-Pod Overview
- Inter-Pod Network Overview
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard Deployment
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard Overview
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator
Lab outline
- Examine Local and Remote Endpoint Learning
- Verify Bounce Entries
- Validate IP Learning
- Mitigate IP and MAC Flapping with the Rogue Endpoint Feature
- Enable Transit Routing
- Implement VRF Route Leaking
- Configure VRF Route Leaking with L3Out
- Examine Contracts and Zoning Rules
- Configure Policy-Based Redirect to Layer 4–7 Service Node
- Deploy Multi-Pod Fabric
- Provision Policies with Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator
