Nexus 9K NX-OS and EVPN / DCNM Workshop (EVPN-DCNM)

Overview

This course focuses on EVPN deployment and the underlying VXLAN protocol on Nexus 9K using Cisco® NX-OS. It explains the foundation technologies for EVPN/VXLAN in detail. DCNM is introduced to manage these environments. Fabrics configuration as well as day 2 operations are part of DCNM.

Students will manually configure a basic overlay network manually in the lab. Further policy management is done in DCNM. Each student has his/her own fabric and management system.

Duration:

2 days

Course Topics

Topics EVPN

• Nexus 9K
  • Overview
  • Hardware/Software Features
• Implementing VXLAN
  • Under-/Overlay Technologies
  • VXLAN Introduction
  • VXLAN Data Flow
• EVPN (VXLAN BGP)
  • Using BGP as VXLAN Control Plane
  • Endpoint Learning and Endpoint Communication
• vPC in VXLAN
  • Endpoint Redundancy
  • Endpoint and External Network Connectivity
• External Network Integration
• EVPN Multi-Site
  • Hierarchical VXLAN Fabric
  • Connecting Multiple Fabrics
  • Multi-Site Deep Dive for Control and Data Plane
• VXLAN Visibility
  • Network Abstraction
  • Operations and Troubleshooting
  • OAM

Topics DCNM

• DCNM Introduction (Release 11.4 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 Topics

• A basic EVPN setup using the CLI (dCloud)
• Multisite EVPN Deployment using DCNM (dCloud)
  • Brownfield and Greenfield deployment and operation