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Cisco DCNM Workshop – (DCNM)

  • Overview

    Description, Pre requisites

  • Content

    Lessons, Course Structure

Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) is the network management platform for all NX-OS-enabled deployments, spanning new fabric architectures, IP Fabric for Media, and storage networking deployments for the Cisco Nexus-powered data center. This course shows you how to use DCNM for LAN Fabric VXLAN EVPN Deployment and operations management.

Objectives

After completing this course the student should be able to:

  • Deploy LAN Fabric VXLAN EVPN with DCNM
  • Perform Day-2 operations of network elements using DCNM

 

Target Audience

  • Data Center Engineers
  • Data Center Architects
  • Network Designers
  • Network Administrators
  • Network Engineers
  • Systems Engineers
  • Consulting Systems Engineers
  • Technical Solutions Architects
  • Field Engineers
  • Cisco Integrators and Partners

 

Suggested Pre-requisites

The knowledge and skills that a student must have before attending this course are as follows:

It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:

  • Good understanding of networking protocols, routing, and switching
  • Understanding of Cisco data center architecture
  • Experience configuring advanced routing and switching technologies such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
  • Familiarity with NX-OS

Duration 

1 day

Course Outline

  • DCNM Introduction (Release 11.3 based)
  •  LAN Fabric VXLAN EVPN Deployment with DCNM

◦ Underlay, Overlay, Networks
◦ Templates
◦ Layer 7 Service Provisioning
◦ LAN Fabric MSDC Deployment, Hybrid Cloud

  • DCNM Day-2 operations

◦ Switch, VRF, Network, Interface Configurations
◦ Endpoint Locator 2.0
◦ Intro to NIA and NIR

LAB

DCloud labs and/or the Housley lab