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Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure – Advanced (DCACIA)

Categories: Cisco, Data Center

About Course

Course Objectives

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Gain advanced skills and hands-on practice implementing Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI mode

  • Qualify for professional-level and expert-level data center job roles

  • Explain Cisco ACI advanced fabric packet forwarding

  • Explain advanced ACI policy and tenant configuration

  • Describe Cisco ACI Multi-Pod deployment

  • Explain implementing and integrating traditional network with Cisco ACI

  • Describe Cisco ACI Service Graph Policy-Based Redirect (PBR)

  • Describe Cisco ACI Multi-Site deployment

Course Outline

Cisco ACI Advanced Packet Forwarding

  • Packet Forwarding Between Leaf Switches

  • Endpoint Learning

  • Network Interface Card (NIC) Teaming to ACI Fabric

  • Endpoint Learning Optimizations

  • Endpoint Loop Protection

  • Rogue Endpoint Control

Using Advanced Cisco ACI Policy and Tenant Configuration

  • Layer 3 Outside Transit Routing

  • Using Tenant Common for Shared Services

  • Using VRF Route Leaking for Shared Services

  • Using Layer 3 Outside configuration policy (L3Out) VRF Route Leaking

  • Detailed Contract Architecture with pcTag

  • Contract with vzAny

  • Contract Preferred Group

Implementing Traditional Network in Cisco ACI

  • Integrating Switched Network with Cisco ACI

  • Migrating Existing Switched Network to Cisco ACI

  • Network- vs. Application-Centric Deployment Models

Cisco ACI Service Graph PBR

  • Service Graph PBR Overview

  • PBR End-to-End Packet Flow

  • Service Graph PBR Requirements and Topologies

  • Service Graph PBR Tracking Options

Cisco ACI Multi-Pod Deployment

  • Cisco ACI Multi-Pod Overview

  • Inter-Pod Network Overview

  • Multi-Pod Provisioning and Packet Flow Between Pods

  • Connectivity to External L3 Networks

  • Service Node Integration Considerations

  • Service Graph Considerations

Cisco ACI Multi-Site Deployment

  • Cisco ACI Multi-Site Overview

  • Cisco ACI Multi-Site Orchestrator

  • Inter-Site Network Overview

  • Tenant Configuration Deployment from Multi-Site Orchestrator (MSO)

  • Packet Flow Between Sites

  • Multi-Site Stretched Components

  • Multi-Site vs Multi-Pod Comparison

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