Course Overview
The Configuring VXLANs on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches (DCVX9K) v1.0 course shows you how to deploy Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) on the Cisco Nexus® 9000 Series Switches. Through expert instruction and hands-on lab excercies, you will learn how to implement Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), VXLAN, and Ethernet VPN (EVPN), and to monitor and troubleshoot VXLAN operation.
Who should attend
- Data center engineers
- Systems engineers
- Technical architects
- Product specialists in data center technical roles
- Cisco integrators and partners
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Familiarity with Cisco Ethernet switching products
- Understanding of Cisco Data Center architecture
Course Objectives
This course will help you:
- Build your skills to enable large-scale virtualized and multitenant data centers using Cisco® Nexus 9000 Series Switches
- Gain hands-on practice using Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Understand and describe the operation of the Cisco Nexus 9000 series of switches
- Configure BGP operation on the Cisco Nexus 9000 series of switches
- Configure VXLAN and EVPN operation on the Cisco Nexus 9000 series of switches
- Troubleshoot the Cisco Nexus 9000 series of switches, including EVPN/VXLAN operation
Course Content
Topology Options for Cisco Nexus 9000 Series
- Traditional Data Center Topologies on the Cisco Nexus 9000
- Spine and Leaf Topologies on the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
- Overlay Topologies on the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Hardware Basics
- Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Chassis
- Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Switches
- Cisco Nexus 9500 Series Packet Processing
BGP Overview and Configuration
- BGP Attributes and Route Processing
- Basic BGP Configuration
VXLAN and EVPN on Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
- VXLAN Network with Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) EVPN Control Plane
- VXLAN and EVPN Configuration
Monitoring and Troubleshooting VXLAN Operations
- VXLAN EVPN Diagnostic show Commands
- VXLAN EVPN Diagnostic debug Commands
- VXLAN EVPN Troubleshooting Steps
- VXLAN EVPN Troubleshooting Sample Scenarios
Lab outline
- Exploring the Cisco Nexus 9000 Switch
- Configuring VXLAN and EVPN
- VXLAN Monitoring and Troubleshooting
