
Brian McGahan
CCIEx4 #8593, CCDE #2013::13
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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
- Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Overview
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
- Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Overview