About this Course
The Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFT) v5.0 is a three-day instructor-led course designed for systems and field engineers, consulting systems engineers, and Cisco integrators and partners who install, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches, the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, and Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches. The course covers the key components and procedures that are needed to troubleshoot and resolve common issues with the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, and MDS switches and the Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders in the network and SAN environments.
Audience Profile
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- Data center administrators and engineers, network administrators and engineers, consulting systems engineers, and Cisco integrators and partners.
The secondary audience for this course is as follows:
- Data center designers and managers, network designers and managers, and systems engineers.
The tertiary audience for this course is as follows:
- Program and project managers.
At Course Completion
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Describe the troubleshooting tools and methodologies that are available from the CLI and in Cisco DCNM that are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco Data Center network architecture
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to VLANs and PVLANs
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to port channels and vPCs
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Cisco FabricPath
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to OTV
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel switching when a Cisco Nexus switch is used in switched mode or in NPV mode
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to FCoE in the Cisco Data Center architecture
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
- Identify and resolve issues that are specific to Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
- Identify and resolve issues that are specific to Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
- Identify and resolve issues that are specific to Cisco MDS Switches
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:
- Recommended attendance of the Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFI) course
- Recommended attendance of Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000 and MDS product courses
- Recommended CCNA or CCNP certification
- Recommended attendance of a Fibre Channel Protocol class or equivalent experience
- Recommended attendance of the Implementing Cisco Storage Network Solutions (ICSNS) course or equivalent experience
Course Outline
Course Introduction
- Overview
- Course Goal and Objectives
- Course Flow
- Additional References
- Your Training Curriculum
Module 1: Tools and Methodologies of Troubleshooting
Lesson 1: Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
- Troubleshooting Methodology
- Ping, Pong, and Traceroute
- Monitor System, Processes, and CPU
- Switched Port Analyzer
- Ethanalyzer
- Logging
- Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics
- Blink or Beacon
- SNMP and RMON
- CLI Debug
Lesson 2: Understanding Cisco DCNM Troubleshooting Tools
- Cisco DCNM for LAN
- Cisco DCNM for SAN
Module 2: Layer 2 Issue Troubleshooting
Lesson 1: Troubleshooting VLANs and PVLANs
- Troubleshooting VLANs and PVLANs
- Troubleshooting VTP
Lesson 2: Troubleshooting Port Channels and vPCs
- Troubleshooting Port Channels
- Troubleshooting LACP
- Troubleshooting vPCs
Lesson 3: Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath
- Cisco FabricPath Control Plane
- Cisco FabricPath Data Plane
- Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath
Lesson 4: Troubleshooting OTV
- OTV Review
- Troubleshooting OTV
- HSRP Isolation Between Data Centers Using OTV
Module 3: SAN Switching Issue Troubleshooting
Lesson 1: Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
- Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Port Interfaces
- Troubleshooting SAN Port Channel Interfaces
Lesson 2: Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Services
- Troubleshooting VSANs
- Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Domain
- Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Name Services
- Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Zoning
- Troubleshooting Cisco Fabric Services on Cisco MDS Series and Cisco Nexus Switches
Lesson 3: Troubleshooting NPV Mode
- NPIV and NPV Mode FLOGI Processes
- Troubleshooting NPV Mode
Module 4: FCoE Troubleshooting
Lesson 1: Troubleshooting FCoE
- Troubleshooting FIP
- Troubleshooting FCoE Performance
Lesson 2: Troubleshooting DCBX
- Troubleshooting DCBX
- Troubleshooting PFC
Module 5: Platform-Specific Issue Troubleshooting
Lesson 1: Troubleshooting the Cisco Nexus 7000
- Troubleshooting Licensing
- Troubleshooting Installs, Upgrades, and Reboots
- Troubleshooting Cisco Fabric Services
- Troubleshooting VDCs
- Troubleshooting Routing
- Troubleshooting Unicast Traffic
- Troubleshooting Memory
- Troubleshooting CPU
- Troubleshooting Switch Fabric
- Troubleshooting CoPP and Data Plane Rate Limiters
Lesson 2: Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
- Troubleshooting Licensing
- Troubleshooting Cisco IOS ISSU
- Troubleshooting Configuration Synchronization
- Troubleshooting QoS
- Troubleshooting CRC Errors
- Troubleshooting CPU
- Troubleshooting Unified Ports
Lesson 3: Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
- Troubleshooting Fabric-Extender Configuration and Management
- Troubleshooting Fabric-Extender Queuing and Packet Drops
Lesson 4: Troubleshooting Cisco MDS Switches
- Troubleshooting Licensing
- Troubleshooting Installs, Upgrades, and Reboots
- Troubleshooting Ports
- Troubleshooting Cisco Fabric Services
- Troubleshooting VSANs
- Troubleshooting Zones and Zone Sets
Lab Outline
Lab 2-1: Troubleshoot vPCs Lab 2-2: Troubleshoot Cisco FabricPath Lab 2-3: Troubleshoot OTV Issues Lab 3-1: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces Lab 3-2: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services Lab 3-3: Troubleshoot NPV Mode Lab 4-1: Troubleshoot FCoEPart 1 Lab 4-2: Troubleshoot FCoEPart 2 Lab 5-1: Troubleshoot VDCs Lab 5-2: Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services Lab 5-3: Troubleshoot the Fabric Extender