Module 1: Deploying the Nexus 7000

Lesson 1: Overview of the Nexus 7000

• Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Chassis Overview
• Supervisor Engine and Line Cards
• Fabric Modules
• Virtual Output Queuing Overview
• VoQ Operation
• Power Supplies and Cooling
• Connectivity Management Processor

Lesson 2: Overview of NX-OS

• Introducing NX-OS
• NX-OS Process Recovery
• NX-OS Supervisor Redundancy

Lesson 3: Introduction to Virtual Device Contexts

• Introducing Virtualization
• VDC Configuration
• High Availability

Lesson 4: Managing the Nexus 7000

• SNMP and XML
• Generic OnLine Diagnosis
• Embedded Event Manager
• SMART Call Home
• Data Center Network Manager
• System Message Logging
• AAA
• Role-Based Access Control
• Configuration Rollback

Lesson 5: Layer 2 Protocols and Features

• Nexus 7000/NX-OS Layer 2 Overview
• VLANs and PVLANs
• Spanning-Tree Protocols
• PortChannels
• Virtual Port Channel (vPC)
• IGMP Snooping
• Unidirectional Link Detection

Lesson 6: Layer 3 Protocols and Features

• Layer 3 Unicast Routing Overview
• First-Hop Routing Protocols
• Routing Virtualzation
• Routing Protocols
• Policy Routing
• Tunnels
• Layer 3 Multicast

Lesson 7: Quality of Service

• Nexus 7000 Series QoS Overview
• Port QoS
• Forwarding Engine QoS
• Modular QoS CLI Overview
• Class Map
• Policy Map
• Service Policy

Lesson 8: Security

• Introduction to Nexus/NX-OS Security
• Traffic Integrity
• Control Plane Protection
• Access Control
• Admission Control
• Data Confidentiality

Lesson 9: Troubleshooting

• Ethanalyzer: Wireshark in NX-OS
• SPAN and RSPAN

Module 2: Nexus 5000 Overview

Lesson 1: Overview of the Nexus 5000

• Challenges in the Data Center
• I/O Consolidation
• Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch Products
• Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
• Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture
• Network Design
• FCoE Adapters and Software Stack
• Switch Management Tools

Lesson 2: Fibre Channel Primer

• Fibre Channel Layering and Services
• Fibre Channel Addressing
• Fibre Channel Frames
• Fibre Channel Flow Control
• Zoning Overview
• Fibre Channel Routing
• The Registered State Change Notification Process

Lesson 3: Ethernet Primer

• The Challenges of Shared LANs
• Exploring the Packet Delivery Process
• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Spanning Tree Protocol
• Understanding the TCP/IP Transport Layer

Lesson 4: Server Virtualization Primer

• Server Virtualization
• VMware Virtualization
• Virtual Networking with VMware
• Virtual Storage Networking with VMware
• Cisco Nexus 1000v Series Switch
• Cisco Nexus 5000 with VN-Link
• N_Port Identifier Virtualization

Lesson 5: Understanding the FCoE Protocol

• Current FCOE Architecture
• FCOE Enode MAC Addresses
• FCOE Initialization Protocol (FIP)

Lesson 6: Nexus 5000 System Architecture

• System Architecture
• Switch Fabric Data Path
• Traffic Forwarding
• Multicast

Lesson 7: Ethernet Enhancements

• Converged Enhanced Ethernet
• Priority Flow Control
• Bandwidth management
• Data Center Bridging Exchange

Lesson 8: Future Directions

• FCoE Initialization Protocol
• Lossless Ethernet Bridging
• Network interface Virtualization
• Delayed Drop
• Congestion Management
• Ethernet Host Virtualizer

Module 3: Nexus 5000 Implementation and Configuration

Lesson 1: Configuring FCoE Server Connectivity

• Converged Network Adapters
• Host-Based Failover
• QLogic CNAs
• Emulex CNAs
• Using the FCoE Software Stack

Lesson 2: Configuring a Nexus 5000 Switch in Switch Mode

• Switch Configuration Overview
• Configuring Administrative Access
• Configuring Virtual Interface Groups
• in NX-OS 4.0
• Configuring the Ethernet Uplink Ports
• Configuring the FC Uplink Ports
• Verifying the Configuration

Lesson 3: Managing Nexus 5000 Switches with Cisco Device Manager and Cisco Fabric Manager

• Monitoring a Nexus 5000 Switch with Cisco Device Manager
• Monitoring an FCoE Network with Cisco Fabric Manager

Lesson 4: Configuring Nexus 5000 Switches in NPV Mode

• Understanding NPV Mode
• Configuring NPV Mode
• Verifying Switch Configuration in NPV Mode

Lesson 5: Managing Traffic Flow

• Understanding QoS Policy Management
• Configuring Qos Policy
• Tuning the MTU Value
• Configuring Priority Flow Control
• IGMP Snooping

Lesson 6: Configuring High Availability

• High Availability in an FCoE Network
• Configuring Server-Side High Availability
• Understanding PortChannels
• Configuring Ethernet PortChannels
• Configuring FC PortChannels

Lesson 7: Securing the Switch

• Understanding Private VLANs
• Configuring Private VLANs
• Understanding Access Control Lists
• Configuring Access Control Lists
• Configuring Zoning

Lesson 8: Monitoring and Troubleshooting

• Diagnostics and Monitoring
• SPAN
• Ethanalyzer
• Configuring SPAN
• Troubleshooting Interface Errors
• Troubleshooting Logical Interface Errors
• Password Recovery