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Implementing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCNX)

Length 5 days
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Why study this course

The DCNX course gives you a detailed understanding of the Cisco® Nexus switch platform and teaches you how to install, configure, and manage Cisco Nexus® switch platforms in a scalable, highly available environment.

Through a combination of lectures and hands-on labs, you will learn how to describe various aspects of the Cisco Nexus product families and platforms, including implementation, management, security, programmability and storage. Additionally, you will learn how to configure device aliases and zoning, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and N-Port Identifier Virtualisation (NPIV), and N-Port Virtualisation (NPV) mode.

This training also earns you 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

Digital courseware: Cisco provides students with electronic courseware for this course. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via learningspace.cisco.com before they attend their first day of class. Please note that any electronic courseware or labs will not be available (visible) until the first day of the class.

Exam Vouchers: Cisco exam vouchers are not included in the course fees but can be purchased separately where applicable.

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What you’ll learn

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

Describe the platforms that make the Cisco Nexus 9000, 7000, 3000, and 2000 product families
Describe Cisco Nexus platform implementations
Explain Cisco Nexus platform management
Describe Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
Configure First Hop Redundancy protocols
Configure security features of Cisco Nexus devices
Describe the Cisco Nexus devices routing and forwarding
Describe Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
Describe Quality of Service (QoS) on Cisco Nexus Devices
Explain system management and monitoring processes
Describe Cisco NX-OS programmability
Describe Cisco Nexus storage services
Configure device aliases and zoning
Configure FCoE
Configure NPIV and NPV modes

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Who is the course for?

Data Center Systems Engineers
Field Engineers
Architects
Cisco partners using Cisco Nexus Series switch platforms

Course subjects

Describing Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Describing Cisco Nexus Platforms Implementation
Describing Cisco Nexus Platforms Management
Describing Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
Configuring First Hop Redundancy Protocols
Configuring Cisco Nexus Security Features
Describing Cisco NX-OS Routing and Forwarding
Describing Virtual Extensible LAN
Describing QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
Configuring System Management and Monitoring
Describing Cisco NX-OS Programmability
Describing Cisco Nexus Storage Services
Configuring Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
Describing Device Aliases and Zoning
Configuring NPIV and NPV Modes

Lab outline

Test Cisco Nexus Platforms
Configure User Management
Configure vPC
Configure First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) Protocols
Configure Cisco Nexus Security Features
Configure Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Configure VXLAN
Configure QoS
Configure System Management
Configure Cisco NX-OS On-Box Programmability
Configure Containers on Cisco NX-OS
Configure Cisco NX-OS Using Ansible
Configure Basic Fibre Channel Features
Configure FCoE
Configure Fiber Channel Device Aliases and Zoning
Configure NPV

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills you are expected to have before attending this training are:

Be familiar with Cisco data center technologies
Understand networking protocols, routing, and switching

The following recommended Cisco offerings may help you meet these prerequisites:

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Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.