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Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) D.C. v2 Exam Review

Instructor:

Brian McGahan
CCIEx4 #8593, CCDE #2013::13

Course Description

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.

Course
- Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Overview
  - 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
- Basic ACI Initialization
  - 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 Policy-Based Model Workflow
  - ACI Object Workflow :: Part 1
  - ACI Object Workflow :: Part 2
  - ACI Object Workflow :: Part 3
  - Defining ACI Objects Manually
- ACI Virtual Port Channels (vPC)
  - 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)
  - ACI and Fabric Extender (FEX) Introduction
  - ACI FEX Configuration w/ Wizard
  - ACI FEX Manual Configuration
- ACI Inter-EPG Communication
  - ACI Inter-EPG Communication Introduction: Tenants Review & Hierarchy
  - Tenant Components: VRFs, Bridge Domains, Subnets, Endpoint Group & Contracts
  - Tenant Components: Contracts (Cont'd)
- Connecting ACI to External Layer 2 Networks (L2out)
  - 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
- Connecting ACI to External Layer 3 Networks (L3out)
  - 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

Course Outline:

Course
- Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Overview
  - 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
- Basic ACI Initialization
  - 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 Policy-Based Model Workflow
  - ACI Object Workflow :: Part 1
  - ACI Object Workflow :: Part 2
  - ACI Object Workflow :: Part 3
  - Defining ACI Objects Manually
- ACI Virtual Port Channels (vPC)
  - 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)
  - ACI and Fabric Extender (FEX) Introduction
  - ACI FEX Configuration w/ Wizard
  - ACI FEX Manual Configuration
- ACI Inter-EPG Communication
  - ACI Inter-EPG Communication Introduction: Tenants Review & Hierarchy
  - Tenant Components: VRFs, Bridge Domains, Subnets, Endpoint Group & Contracts
  - Tenant Components: Contracts (Cont'd)
- Connecting ACI to External Layer 2 Networks (L2out)
  - 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
- Connecting ACI to External Layer 3 Networks (L3out)
  - 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