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DCNX - Implementing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center v1.0

Course Summary:

The Implementing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCNX) v1.0 course gives you a detailed understanding of the Cisco® Nexus switch platform and teach 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 Virtualization (NPIV), and N-Port Virtualization (NPV) modes.

Course Duration: 5 days

Course Content:

Course outline

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