Course Outlines

1: Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch and Virtual Networking Architecture

• Reviewing the Virtual Infrastructure
  • Explain the concept of server virtualization, and identify the differences between multiple virtualization approaches
  • Describe the characteristics of VMs
  • Explain the benefits of VMs
  • Explain the VMware management environment and tools
  • Describe how to position vSphere
  • Describe the ESX and ESXi architectures
  • Describe VMware vShield Edge devices and their management
  • Explain the concept of VDI
• Networking in the VMware Infrastructure
  • Explain how a VMware vSwitch works
  • Describe how to set up a VM firewall
  • Describe different network connection types in an ESX server
  • Explain how to map physical network ports to virtual ones
  • Describe how to configure policies on port groups
  • Describe how to configure VLANs on port groups
  • Describe how to configure security policies for networking
  • Explain load balancing in VMware
  • Explain the importance of Fibre Channel in a VMware environment
  • Explain the role of the VMFS datastore and describe SDRS
  • Explain the role of NAS and NFS datastores
  • Describe the Cisco virtual networking difference
  • Explain how vCloud Director creates networks for vApps in a vCloud environment
• Configuring VMware Switching
  • Installing a VMware vSwitch
  • New DVS Features
  • Installing a DVS
  • Configuring Network Adapters on a DVS
  • Configuring Port Groups on a DVS
  • Configuring Trunking on a DVS
• Reviewing the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
  • Identify the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series components
  • Describe the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series virtual chassis
  • Discuss the benefits of single chassis management
  • Explain the scalability capabilities of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe the components that are required for communication on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain high availability in the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to troubleshoot high availability on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain the importance of the domain ID in the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain the licensing requirements in Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain how the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series fits into in the Cisco data center architecture
  • Explain how the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series integrates with vCloud Director
• Reviewing the Cisco Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance and Virtual Services Blades
  • Explain the function of the Cisco Nexus 1010 in the data center virtual infrastructure
  • Describe the function of the Cisco Prime NAM VSB in the data center virtual infrastructure
  • Describe the function of the Cisco VSG in the data center virtual infrastructure
  • Describe the function of Cisco vWAAS
• Installing and Upgrading the Virtual Supervisor and VEMs
  • Describe how to install and upgrade the VSM, and perform the initial configuration
  • Describe how to create the VSM VM, and perform the initial configuration
  • Describe how to install the VEM on the ESX host
  • Describe the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Installation Management Center
  • Describe how to troubleshoot a module that is not coming up on the VSM
  • Describe how to troubleshoot VSMs that have not been brought into service as expected
  • Describe how to delete a DVS from the vCenter Server when there is no connectivity to the VSMs

2: Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Feature Configuration

• Configuring Port Profiles
  • Describe how port profiles are used on the ESX host
  • Describe how VLANs are used in port profiles
  • Describe how PVLANs are used in port profiles
  • Describe VXLANs, and explain how they are used and configured with port profiles in virtual infrastructure design
  • Describe how to use port profiles and port groups in virtual infrastructure design
  • Describe how to configure port profiles on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to troubleshoot port profiles on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to configure support for redundant routing protocols in VMs
  • Describe how to configure support for Microsoft NLB
  • Describe how to configure system port profiles on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to configure uplink port profiles on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to configure a port channel in the uplink port profile
  • Explain how to configure and use vPC-HM on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain how to troubleshoot problematic ports
• Configuring Security Features
  • Describe the security features available on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to configure ACLs on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to use and configure port security on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to troubleshoot port security issues on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain the concept of DHCP snooping, and describe how it can be applied on a Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain the purpose of DAI, and describe how to configure it on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain the IP Source Guard feature, and describe how to configure it on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
• Configuring Quality of Service
  • Explain the purpose of QoS on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain how QoS is implemented and used on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to configure QoS classification on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain the statistics monitoring process on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain the use of CBWFQ policies on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
• Configuring Management Features
  • Describe the management features of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Discuss how to configure Secure Shell (SSH) connectivity on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
  • Explain how AAA functionality of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series can be configured
  • Explain the benefits of role-based access control (RBAC) and how it can be applied on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Explain the configuration process for the Cisco Nexus 1000V Network Segmentation Manager
  • Introduce the Cisco Data Center Network Manager
  • Explain the use and configuration of Virtual Service Domains
• Configuring System Management Features
  • Identify the system management features available on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series
  • Describe how to configure VSM backup and recovery on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
  • Describe how to configure the Cisco Discovery Protocol so that neighboring switches can be discovered
  • Describe how the configuration files can be managed on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
  • Describe how to configure Simple Network Management Protocol
  • Describe how to configure NetFlow for traffic monitoring on a Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
• Using Basic Troubleshooting Tools
  • Use CLI commands to help identify the location of a problem
  • Describe how to configure and use the syslog feature on a Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
  • Describe how to configure and use local Switch Port Analyzer (SPAN) on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch to monitor local virtual machine (VM) traffic
  • Describe how to configure and use Encapsulated Remote SPAN (ERSPAN) to capture VM traffic to a remote device

Course Labs

• Lab 1-1: Setting Up the Lab Environment
• Lab 1-2: Installing the Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM
• Lab 1-3: Installing the Cisco Nexus 1000V VEM
• Lab 1-4: Upgrading the Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM and VEM
• Lab 2-1: Optimizing the Cisco Nexus 1000V Implementation
• Lab 2-2: Configuring Security Features
• Lab 2-3: Configuring Quality of Service
• Lab 2-4: Configuring Management Features
• Lab 2-5: Configuring SPAN and ERSPAN
• Lab 2-6: Troubleshooting the Cisco Nexus 1000V