Using the Cisco Nexus 7000 in Data Center Networks
Understanding the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Chassis Overview
- Introducing the Supervisor Engine and Line Cards
- Introduction to the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Fabric Modules
- Virtual Output Queuing
- VOQ Operation
- Introducing Power Supplies and Cooling
- Connectivity Management Processor
- Cisco Nexus 7018 Chassis
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Site Preparation
Overview of the Cisco Nexus 7000
- Introducing Cisco NX-OS
- Introducing Cisco NX-OS Process Recovery
- Introducing Cisco NX-OS Supervisor Redundancy
Introducing the Virtual Device Contexts in the Cisco Nexus 7000
- Introducing Virtualization
- VDC Configuration
- High Availability
Managing the Cisco Nexus 7000
- SNMP and XML
- Cisco Generic Online Diagnosis
- Cisco Embedded Event Manager
- Smart Call Home
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- System Message Logging
- Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
- Role-Based Access Control
- Configuration Rollback
Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Layer 2 Protocols and Features
- Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Layer 2 Overview
- VLANs and PVLANs
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- Port Channels
- IGMP Snooping
- Unidirectional Link Detection
Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Layer 3 Protocols and Features
- Layer 3 Unicast Routing Overview
- First-Hop Routing Protocols
- Routing Protocols
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding
- Policy-Based Routing
- Layer 3 Port Channel
- Tunnels
- Layer 3 Multicast
Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Quality of Service
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series QoS Overview
- Port QoS
- Forwarding Engine QoS
- Modular QoS CLI Overview
- Class Map
- Table Map
- Policy Map
- Service Policy
Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Security
- Introduction to Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Security
- Traffic Integrity
- Control Plane Protection
- Access Control
- Admission Control
- Data Confidentiality
- Role-Based Access Control
Troubleshooting
- Ethanalyzer: Wireshark in Cisco NX-OS Software
- SPAN and RSPAN
- Cisco NX-OS Software Troubleshooting Process
Using the Cisco Nexus 5000 and 2000 in Data Center Networks
Overview of the Cisco Nexus 5000 and Cisco Nexus 2000
- Challenges in the Data Center
- I/O Consideration
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch Products
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch Features and Benefits
- FCoE Adapters and Software Stack
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch Management Tools
- Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
- Configuring the Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
Understanding Fibre Channel
- Fibre Channel Networks
- Fibre Channel Frames
- Fibre Channel Flow Control
- Fabric Login
- Process Login
- Fabric Shortest Path First
- VSANS and Zoning
- N_Port Identifier Virtualization
- Cisco N_Port Virtualizer
- Standard Fabric Services
Implementing an FCoE Network Using Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
- FCoE Network Design
- Virtualizing Host Connections
- Configuring FCoE on the Cisco Nexus 5000
- Configuring Zoning on the Cisco Nexus 5000
- Configuring N_Port Virtualization on the Cisco Nexus 5000
Labs
- Lab 1: Cisco Nexus 7000 Hardware Platform
- Lab 2: Managing System Configuration
- Lab 3: Creating VDCs
- Lab 4: Layer 2 Switching
- Lab 5: First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
- Lab 6: Configuring Routing Protocols
- Lab 7: Quality of Service
- Lab 8: Cisco Nexus 7000 Security Features
- Lab 9: Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- Lab 10: Troubleshooting Using Ethanalyzer and SPAN
- Lab 11: Cisco Nexus 5000 Hardware Platform and System Management
- Lab 12: Configuring FCoE and the Cisco Nexus 2148T Fabric Extender
- Lab 13: Configuring the VMware ESX Server and the CNA
- Lab 14: Cisco Nexus Product Family Solution Example
- Lab 15: Configuring N_Port Virtualization on the Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch