About this Course

This course is a 5-day ILT training program that is designed for systems and field engineers who install and implement Cisco  Nexus 7000 Series Switches. This course covers the key components and procedures you need to know to configure, manage, and troubleshoot the Cisco  Nexus 7000 Switch platform.

Audience Profile

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• Network engineers and systems engineers

The secondary audience for this course is as follows:

• Network designers, network administrators, and network managers

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Identify the architecture, features, and deployment models of the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch
• Describe hardware architecture, an perform hardware installation, and configure device administration features
• Describe software architecture, configure and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch features

Prerequisites

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

• Good understanding of networking protocols, routing, and switching
  • Recommended CCNA® Certification
  • Recommended attendance at the Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE) class
  • Recommended attendance at the Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (SWITCH) class

During the course of instruction, the learner will be exposed to the configuration of advanced technologies, such as Border  Gateway Protocol (BGP), Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS), and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE). The learner is required to have experience  with these technologies in order to successfully complete the class. The course covers initial configuration of BGP, MPLS, and FCoE on Cisco  Nexus 7000 Switch. For a deeper understanding in BGP, MPLS, and FCoE, students are encouraged to explore additional training in those  technologies.

Course Outline

Module 1: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing the Cisco Nexus Product Family
• Lesson 2: Describing the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Deployment Models

Module 2: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Hardware

• Lesson 1: Describing the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 7700 Series Switch Chassis
• Lesson 2: Describing Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Supervisor, I/O, and Fabric Modules
• Lesson 3: Describing Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Forwarding and Packet Flow

Module 3: Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Hardware
• Lesson 2: Describing Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Support on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Module 4: Cisco NX-OS Software

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco NX-OS Architecture, Key Features, and Capabilities
• Lesson 2: Describing the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Licensing Model

Module 5: Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Administration, Management, and Troubleshooting

• Lesson 1: Using Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Management Interfaces and Setup Utilities
• Lesson 2: Managing Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch User Access with Cisco NX-OS
• Lesson 3: Configuring Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch System Management Features
• Lesson 4: Using Troubleshooting Processes and Tools
• Lesson 5: Troubleshooting Memory and Packet Flow Issues
• Lesson 6: Describing the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series NAM-NX1
• Lesson 7: Describing Cisco RISE

Module 6: Cisco Prime DCNM

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco Prime DCNM

Module 7: Virtual Device Contexts on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing Virtual Device Contexts
• Lesson 2: Configuring VDCs
• Lesson 3: Describing Management Settings for VDCs

Module 8: Layer 2 Switching Features on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing and Configuring Security Features
• Lesson 2: Configuring Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
• Lesson 3: Configuring VLANs and Advanced VLAN Features
• Lesson 4: Configuring STP and STP Extensions
• Lesson 5: Configuring Q-in-Q

Module 9: Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing Port Channels
• Lesson 2: Describing vPCs
• Lesson 3: Configuring vPCs
• Lesson 4: Troubleshooting vPC

Module 10: Cisco FabricPath on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco FabricPath Architecture
• Lesson 2: Configuring Cisco FabricPath
• Lesson 3: Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath

Module 11: Cisco DFA

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco DFA Architecture

Module 12: Layer 3 Switching Features on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing the Cisco NX-OS Forwarding Architecture
• Lesson 2: Configuring Routing Protocols
• Lesson 3: Describing and Configuring Route Policy Manager and PBR
• Lesson 4: Configuring Layer 3 Virtualization
• Lesson 5: Configuring FHRP Protocols
• Lesson 6: Describing and Configuring BFD
• Lesson 7: Configuring Multicast

Module 13: MPLS on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing MPLS
• Lesson 2: Configuring MPLS on Cisco Nexus 7000 Switches
• Lesson 3: Configuring MPLS Layer 3 VPNs
• Lesson 4: Configuring MPLS Layer 2 VPNs
• Lesson 5: Configuring MPLS TE

Module 14: Cisco OTV on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco OTV
• Lesson 2: Configuring Basic Cisco OTV
• Lesson 3: Configuring Cisco OTV Advanced Features

Module 15: LISP on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing LISP
• Lesson 2: Configuring LISP on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Module 16: FCoE on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing FCoE
• Lesson 2: Describing FCoE Support on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
• Lesson 3: Configuring FCoE on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Module 17: Security Features on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing and Configuring Security Features
• Lesson 2: Describing and Configuring Cisco TrustSec on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Module 18: QoS on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing QoS in the Data Center
• Lesson 2: Configuring QoS on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Module 19: Cisco ITD on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco ITD
• Lesson 2: Configuring Cisco ITD

Lab Outline:

• Challenge 1: Cisco Nexus 7000 Platform Discovery
• Challenge 2: Configuring User Management
• Challenge 3: Configuring System Management
• Challenge 4: Configuring Troubleshooting Features
• Challenge 5: Configuring Layer 2 Switching
• Challenge 6: Configuring vPC
• Challenge 7: Configuring Cisco FabricPath
• Challenge 8: Troubleshooting vPCs and Cisco FabricPath
• Challenge 9: Configuring Layer 3 Switching
• Challenge 10: Configuring FHRP
• Challenge 11: Configuring MPLS
• Challenge 12: Configuring Cisco OTV
• Challenge 13: Configuring LISP
• Challenge 14: Configuring FCoE
• Challenge 15: Configuring Security Features
• Challenge 16: Configuring QoS