Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI) v1.0
Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI) v1.0
Course overview
Course duration
● Instructor-led classroom: 5 days in the classroom with hands-on lab practice
● Instructor-led virtual classroom: 5 days of web-based classes with hands-on lab practice
● E-learning: Equivalent of 5 days of instruction with videos, practice, and challenges
● Gain the skills and hands-on practice integrating the enhanced, automated capabilities of Cisco Nexus 9000
Series Switches in ACI mode for quicker application deployment.
● Get the knowledge for protocols, solutions and designs to acquire professional -level and expert-level
data center job roles.
After you pass 300-620 DCACI, you earn the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center ACI Implementation
certification and you satisfy the concentration exam requirement for the CCNP Data Center certification.
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Course overview
How to enroll
E-learning
● To buy a single e-learning license, visit the Cisco Learning Network Store.
● For more than one license, or a learning library subscription, c ontact us at learning-bdm@cisco.com.
Instructor-led training
● Find a class at the Cisco Learning Locator.
● Arrange training at your location through Cisco Private Group Training.
Technology areas
● Data center
Course details
Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
● Describe Cisco ACI Fabric Infrastructure and basic Cisco ACI concepts
● Describe Cisco ACI policy model logical constructs
● Describe Cisco ACI basic packet forwarding
● Describe external network connectivity
● Describe VMM Integration
● Describe Layer 4 to Layer 7 integrations
● Explain Cisco ACI management features
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
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Course overview
The following Cisco courses may help you meet these prerequisites:
● Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0
● Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0
Outline
● Introducing Cisco ACI Fabric Infrastructure and Basic Concepts
◦ What Is Cisco ACI?
◦ Cisco ACI Topology and Hardware
◦ Cisco ACI Object Model
◦ Faults, Event Record, and Audit Log
◦ Cisco ACI Fabric Discovery
◦ Cisco ACI Access Policies
● Describing Cisco ACI Policy Model Logical Constructs
◦ Cisco ACI Logical Constructs
◦ Tenant
◦ Virtual Routing and Forwarding
◦ Bridge Domain
◦ Endpoint Group
◦ Application Profile
◦ Tenant Components Review
◦ Adding Bare-Metal Servers to Endpoint Groups
◦ Contracts
● Describing Cisco ACI Basic Packet Forwarding
◦ Endpoint Learning
◦ Basic Bridge Domain Configuration Knob
● Introducing External Network Connectivity
◦ Cisco ACI External Connectivity Options
◦ External Layer 2 Network Connectivity
◦ External Layer 3 Network Connectivity
● Introducing VMM Integration
◦ VMware vCenter VDS Integration
◦ Resolution Immediacy in VMM
◦ Alternative VMM Integrations
● Describing Layer 4 to Layer 7 Integrations
◦ Service Appliance Insertion Without ACI L4-L7 Service Graph
◦ Service Appliance Insertion via ACI L4-L7 Service Graph
◦ Service Graph Configuration Workflow
◦ Service Graph PBR Introduction
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Lab Outline
● Validate Fabric Discovery
● Configure Network Time Protocol (NTP)
● Create Access Policies and Virtual Port Channel (vPC)
● Enable Layer 2 Connectivity in the Same Endpoint Group (EPG)
● Enable Inter-EPG Layer 2 Connectivity
● Enable Inter-EPG Layer 3 Connectivity
● Compare Traffic Forwarding Methods in a Bridge Domain
● Configure External Layer 2 (L2Out) Connection
● Configure External Layer 3 (L3Out) Connection
● Integrate Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC) With VMware vCenter Using VMware
Distributed Virtual Switch (DVS)
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