Detailed Outlines
Course Outlines
Module 1: Cisco ACI Overview
Lesson1: Describing the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch ACI Solution
Lesson 2: Describing the ACI Fabric
Lesson 3: Describing Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Hardware
Lesson 4: Configuring the APIC
Module 2: Cisco ACI Configuration and Orchestration
Lesson1: Configuring L4 Through L7 Services
Lesson 2: Configuring APIC Hypervisor Integration
Lesson 3: Demonstrating ACI Network Programmability and Orchestration
Module 3: Cisco ACI External Connectivity, Management and Migration
Lesson1: Configuring ACI Connectivity to Outside Networks
Lesson 2: Implementing ACI Management
Lesson 3: Describing Migration Options with ACI
LABS:
Lab 1: Initiate ACI Fabric Discovery
Lab 2: Configure Basic Network Constructs
Lab 3: Configure Policy Filters and Contracts
Lab 4: Deploy a 3-Tier Application Profile
Lab 5: Register Register a VMM Domain with ACI
Lab 6: Configure VMware ESXi Hosts to use the ACI DVS
Lab 7: Associate an EPG to a VMware vCenter Domain
Lab 8: Associate a VM to an EPG Port Group
Lab 9: Deploy a Service Graph with Application Profile
Lab 10: Configure APIC Using the REST API
Lab 11: Configure APIC to Communicate to an External Layer 3 Network
Lab 12: Configure APIC to Communicate to an External Layer 2 Network
Lab 13: Configure APIC RBAC for Local and Remote Users
Lab 14: Monitor and Troubleshoot ACI
Lab 15: Configure APIC for Bare Metal to Bare Metal Communications
Appeldix A: Update Cisco APIC Cluster and Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches
Appeldix B: Convert NX-OS Mode to ACI
Objectives and Pre-requisites
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Describe the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switch ACI
- Discuss ACI Fabric
- Review the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Hardware
- Configure the APIC
- Configure ACI L4-L7 Service Integration
- Integrate the APIC Hypervisor
- Understand the Programmability and Orchestration of the ACI Network
- Discuss ACI Connectivity to Outside Networks
- Implement ACI Management
- Describe Migration Options
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills you must have before attending this course are as follows: