Advanced ACI (ADVACI) - Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Implement Cisco ACI Fundamentals

• ACI Topology
• ACI management networks
• Virtual eXtensible LAN (VXLAN)
• NTP Server on ACI Fabric Switches
• Whitelist Model

Module 2: Cisco ACI External Network Connectivity

• L3 Out
• ACI Physical and External Domains
• Route Reflection
• OSPF Route Redistribution
• ACI as a Transit Network

Module 3: Cisco Tenant Span

• Visibility and Troubleshooting
• SPAN to APIC

Module 4: Cisco vzAny

• vzAny
• Multisite Contracts

Module 5: Application Virtual Edge (AVE)

• Application Virtual Edge Architecture
• Microsegmentation
• AVE and Virtual Pod (vPOD)
• AVE L4-L7 Services
• vcplugin AVE Install / Upgrade / Uninstall / Migration
• vCenter Plugin – RBACModule 6: Cisco L4-7 Services
• L4-7 Service Integration
• ACI Distributed Firewall
• ACI Service Graph

Module 7: Cisco ACI Logging

• Syslog
• Contract Logging
• ACI Permit/Deny Logging

Module 8: Implement Remote Leafs

• Remote Leaf Use Cases
• Physical Remote Leaf - Overview, Requirements and Basic Design
• Physical Remote Leaf - Discovery
• Physical Remote Leaf - Unicast
• Remote Leaf Multicast Forwarding Port channels
• Remote Leaf Deep Dive

Module 9: ACI Multi-site

• ACI Anywhere
• Multi Site Back to Back Spine
• L4-L7 Services in ACI Multi-Site
• ACI Multisite with MPOD
• ACI Multipod Multicast on BigSky Single Chip
• ACI Multisite - Multicast on BigSky Single Chip
• ACI Multi-Site & L4-L7 Service Integration