Course Code: 18973

Cisco - Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI)

Class Dates:
5/21/2021
Length:
5 Days
Cost:
$4495.00
Class Time:
Technology:
Network
Delivery:
Instructor-Led Training, Virtual Instructor-Led Training

Overview

  • Course Overview
  • This five-day course helps you prepare to take the exam, Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (300-620 DCACI), which leads to CCNP Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center ACI Implementation certifications.

    The Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI) course will show you how to deploy and manage the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) mode. The course gives you the knowledge and skills to configure and manage Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI mode, how to connect the Cisco ACI fabric to external networks and services, and fundamentals of Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) integration. You will gain hands-on practice implementing key capabilities such as fabric discovery, policies, connectivity, VMM integration, and more.
  • Audience
  • The primary audience for this course is as follows:

    Network Designer
    Network Administrator
    Network Engineer
    Systems Engineer
    Data Center Engineer
    Consulting Systems Engineer
    Technical Solutions Architect
    Cisco Integrators/Partners
    Field Engineer
    Server Administrator
    Network Manager
    Storage Administrator
    Cisco integrators and partners

Prerequisites

  • The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

    Understanding of networking protocols, routing, and switching
    Familiarity with Cisco Ethernet switching products
    Understanding of Cisco data center architecture
    Familiarity with virtualization fundamentals

    This course will help you:

    Gain skills and hands-on practice implementing Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI mode
    Prepare for the Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (300-620 DCACI) exam
    Qualify for professional-level and expert-level data center job roles

Course Disclaimer

This course is subject to a minimum enrollment. If the minimum enrollment is not met the class may run as a virtual instructor led class. Courseware is not included it is an additional cost. Electronic Courseware. For more details, please contact email: learn@vtec.org or call: 207.775.0244.

Course Details

  • Course Objectives
  • Describe Cisco ACI Fabric Infrastructure and basic Cisco ACI concepts
  • Describe Cisco ACI policy model logical constructs
  • Describe Cisco ACI basic packet forwarding
  • Describe external network connectivity
  • Describe VMM Integration
  • Describe Layer 4 to Layer 7 integrations
  • Explain Cisco ACI management features
  • Introducing Cisco ACI Fabric Infrastructure and Basic Concepts
  • What Is Cisco ACI?
  • Cisco ACI Topology and Hardware
  • Cisco ACI Object Model
  • Faults, Event Record, and Audit Log
  • Cisco ACI Fabric Discovery
  • Cisco ACI Access Policies
  • Describing Cisco ACI Policy Model Logical Constructs
  • Cisco ACI Logical Constructs
  • Tenant
  • Virtual Routing and Forwarding
  • Bridge Domain
  • Endpoint Group
  • Application Profile
  • Tenant Components Review
  • Adding Bare-Metal Servers to Endpoint Groups
  • Contracts
  • Describing Cisco ACI Basic Packet Forwarding
  • Endpoint Learning
  • Basic Bridge Domain Configuration
  • Introducing External Network Connectivity
  • Cisco ACI External Connectivity Options
  • External Layer 2 Network Connectivity
  • External Layer 3 Network Connectivity
  • Introducing VMM Integration
  • VMware vCenter VDS Integration
  • Resolution Immediacy in VMM
  • Alternative VMM Integrations
  • Describing Layer 4 to Layer 7 Integrations
  • Service Appliance Insertion Without ACI L4-L7 Service Graph
  • Service Appliance Insertion via ACI L4-L7 Service Graph
  • Service Graph Configuration Workflow
  • Service Graph PBR Introduction
  • Explaining Cisco ACI Management
  • Out-of-Band Management
  • In-Band Management
  • Syslog
  • Simple Network Management Protocol
  • Configuration Backup
  • Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
  • Role-Based Access Control
  • Cisco ACI Upgrade
  • Collect Tech Support
  • Lab Outline:
  • Validate Fabric Discovery
  • Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP)
  • Create Access Policies and Virtual Port Channel (vPC)
  • Enable Layer 2 Connectivity in the Same Endpoint Group (EPG)
  • Enable Inter-EPG Layer 2 Connectivity
  • Enable Inter-EPG Layer 3 Connectivity
  • Compare Traffic Forwarding Methods in a Bridge Domain
  • Configure External Layer 2 (L2Out) Connection
  • Configure External Layer 3 (L3Out) Connection
  • Integrate Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) With VMware vCenter Using VMware Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS)