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Cisco Nexus Test Drive:Nexus 7000

NXTD-7K

Length2 days

FormatLab

Workshop

TrackDesign

Version2.0

Course DescriptionThe Cisco Nexus family of switches isdesigned for the next-generation virtualizedData Center. The Nexus family introducesseveral key features that will be critical forimplementing next-gen, virtualized, and

cloud computing architectures.

This course covers the entire Nexus productfamily, but focuses on implementingaggregation and core-layer architectureswith the Cisco Nexus 7000.

The goal of this course is to help youunderstand how you can apply these newtechnologies to optimize the scalability,agility, performance, and operationalefficiency of your Data Center.

This course includes hands-on labs in whichyou will configure routed network utilizingVirtual Device Contexts (VDCs) on theNexus 7000.

Who Should AttendThis course provides an introduction to theCisco Nexus product portfolio, with anemphasis on the Nexus 7000, for DataCenter network architects.

Recommended Prerequisites

You will gain the most from this seminar ifyou have at least CCNA-level knowledge ofrouting and switching.

ObjectivesIn this course, you will learn how to: Identify the different switches in the

Nexus product family Describe the architecture of the NX-OS

operating system Describe the Nexus 7000 switch

platform and modules Discuss aggregation and core-layer

architecture design guidelines Explain the function of VDCs Describe the Nexus 5000 switch in a

Unified Fabric environment Describe the Nexus 2000 Fabric

Extender Describe Virtual PortChannels Describe the Nexus 1000v virtual switch

and its role in VMware deployments Describe a data center virtual network

architecture using the Nexus family Architect a data center network based

on the Nexus product family

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Lesson 1: The Nexus Product FamilyNexus 7000Nexus 5000Nexus 2000Nexus 1000VNX-OSDCNM

Lesson 2: The Nexus 7000 CoreSwitchNexus 7000 Chassis and ModulesFabric ModulesSupervisor RedundancyLicensingVirtual Device ContextsVDC Design ExamplesVirtual PortChannelsFabricPath (Layer 2 Multi-Pathing)Overlay Transport Virtualization

Lesson 3: The Nexus 5000 SeriesSwitchChallenges in the DatacenterI/O ConsolidationNexus 5000 Architecture OverviewFCoE Server AdaptersNexus 5000 Management

Lesson 4: The Nexus 2000 FabricExtender

Access Switch ArchitectureNexus 2000 Access Layer Design

Lesson 5: The Nexus 1000v VirtualSwitchVirtual Environment OverviewVN-LinkCoordinated VM Provisioning

Lesson 6: Virtual Layer ArchitectureCisco Nexus Data Center Design

Aggregation Design PrinciplesData Center Network ServicesCore Layer Design Principles

Lesson 7: Nexus 7000 SwitchConfigurationCisco Nexus 7000 Basic ConnectivityConfiguration of VDCsInterface ConfigurationRouting Protocol Configuration

C

ourseOutline

Cisco Nexus Test Drive:Nexus 7000

Lab 1: Exploring the Nexus 7000 Platform

Lab 2: Configuring VDCs

Lab 3: Configuring Routing Protocols