Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Exam Review
What about this course?
Join the world’s most highly respected and experienced team of CCIE instructors for 8+ hours of comprehensive Data Center v2 video training. This online course is taught by Brian McGahan, CCIEx4 #8593 (Routing & Switching, Data Center, Security, Service Provider), CCDE #2013::13 (Design). Follow along as Brian explains and demonstrates the technologies related to Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure, and how it fits into Cisco’s modern Data Center v2 design.

Instructor for this course
Brian McGahan
CCDE #2013::13 CCIEx4 #8593
This course is composed by the following modules
What is ACI?
How Cisco ACI Policy Model Works
ACI Statless Networking
Cisco ACI Terminology
Nexus 9000 ACI Switches & Apic Controllers
ACI Network Topology
Classic API Topology
ACI Behind the Scenes
Managing & Initializing the ACI Fabric
Navigating the APIC GUI
Connection to APIC via CIMC SOL; Resetting the APIC, Leaf & Spines
Discovering the Fabric
Viewing the Topology from the GUI & CLI
Connecting to Nodes, Verifying Underlay Routing from CLI & Quick Reference / Commands
ACI Object Workflow :: Part 1
ACI Object Workflow :: Part 2
ACI Object Workflow :: Part 3
Defining ACI Objects Manually
ACI Virtual Port Channels (vPC) Introduction
Configuring Fabric Access Policies :: Part 1
Configuring Fabric Access Policies :: Part 2
Creating a vPC, Verification & Rinse and Repeat
ACI and Fabric Extender (FEX) Introduction
ACI FEX Configuration w/ Wizard
ACI FEX Manual Configuration
ACI Inter-EPG Communication Introduction: Tenants Review & Hierarchy
Tenant Components: VRFs, Bridge Domains, Subnets, Endpoint Group & Contracts
Tenant Components: Contracts (Cont'd)
ACI External Layer 2 Networks
Extending EPG Out of the ACI Fabric :: Part 1
Extending EPG Out of the ACI Fabric :: Part 2
Extend Bridge Domain Out of ACI Fabric
ACI Layer 3 Interfaces, Border Leaves & Routing Protocols
ACI Per-Tenant Routing & ACI and MP-BGP :: Part 1
ACI Per-Tenant Routing & ACI and MP-BGP :: Part 2
ACI Per-Tenant Routing & ACI and MP-BGP :: Part 3
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