This five-day course on Cisco Nexus Dashboard covers data center and campus operations with VXLAN and EVPN, then addresses the Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) to deploy and manage VXLAN and EVPN. The course is built on Cisco Nexus Dashboard release 4.2, with hands-on practice on NX-OS and Cisco IOS XE devices.
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
Course Outline:
Module 1. VXLAN EVPN with MP-BGP
Module 2. Nexus Dashboard Overview
Module 3. Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
Module 4. Discovering Existing Network Devices with Cisco NDFC
Module 5. Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Templates
Module 6. Nexus Dashboard for Multi-Site
Module 7. Managing and Monitoring the Data Center with Cisco NDFC
Module 8. Nexus Dashboard Insights
Module 9. Nexus Dashboard Integrations
Module 10. Using Nexus Dashboard Programmatically
Module 11. Nexus Dashboard Troubleshooting
Lab Outline:
Labs are designed to give learners a complete practical experience, through the following activities. The lab set follows the Managing LAN Networks with Cisco Nexus Dashboard lab guide.
Lab 0. Access the NterOne Lab Devices
Connect to the assigned student pod and confirm access to all lab devices.
Lab 1. Explore and Test the Nexus and Catalyst Lab Topology
Examine the pod topology and run baseline NX-OS verification, checkpoints, and rollbacks.
Lab 2. Configure NX-OS VXLAN with Multicast Control Plane Using CLI
Build VXLAN bridging with a PIM multicast control plane and verify it with the CLI and packet captures.
Lab 3. Configure EVPN BGP with Unicast Forwarding
Replace the multicast control plane with MP-BGP EVPN and validate the EVPN routes.
Lab 4. Configure EVPN BGP with Multicast Routing
Combine EVPN BGP with a multicast underlay for BUM traffic and verify forwarding.
Lab 5. Configure EVPN BGP with Route Reflectors
Introduce a spine route reflector to scale EVPN BGP neighbor relationships.
Lab 6. Configuring VXLAN Routing
Add Layer 3 VXLAN routing for inter-subnet forwarding within a tenant.
Lab 7. Adding an External Router
Configure the BORDER device for external connectivity between pods through the IPN.
Lab 8. Troubleshoot VXLAN with EVPN and BGP in the CLI
Establish a baseline and isolate VXLAN EVPN faults using CLI tools.
Lab 9. Nexus Dashboard Admin Console
Navigate the Nexus Dashboard admin console and perform initial administration.
Lab 10. Introduction to Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC)
Explore the NDFC interface and locate its core features.
Lab 11. NDFC Bootstrap New NX-OS Data Center Fabric
Deploy a new VXLAN EVPN fabric in the pod using NDFC.
Lab 12. Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Templates
Verify the fabric deployment and apply configuration changes through NDFC templates.
Lab 13. Nexus Dashboard External Fabric with IOS XE
Use NDFC to deploy an external fabric on the Cisco IOS XE BORDER router.
Lab 14. NDFC Multi-Site Configuration with Multisite Domain (MSD) Template
Build a multi-site domain, configure 802.1Q trunks, and enable connectivity between fabrics.
Lab 15. Managing and Monitoring the Network Using NDFC
Use NDFC tools to verify fabric configuration and operational health.
Lab 16. Nexus Dashboard Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Configure and test role-based access control on Nexus Dashboard.
Lab 17. Nexus Dashboard and NDFC RESTful API
Practice REST API calls to Nexus Dashboard and NDFC using JSON payloads.
Lab 18. Python Programming to Nexus Dashboard and NDFC
Use an IDE and Python to automate Nexus Dashboard and NDFC tasks.
Lab 19. Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Challenge Configuration
Apply VXLAN and NDFC skills in an open configuration challenge.
Lab 20. Troubleshooting with VXLAN with EVPN and BGP
Troubleshoot VXLAN EVPN issues using the skills developed throughout the course.
5 Days
45 Learning Credits