COURSE OBJECTIVE:
After completing this course you should be able to:
• Describe the Cisco ACI built-in tools for operating and monitoring the fabric.
• Describe the complex challenges related to monitoring and Cisco tools that address them: Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights.
• Describe fabric installation upgrade, backup, restore, and best practices for Cisco NX-OS-to-ACI migration and Cisco ACI management access.
• Describe the tools and best practices for monitoring ACI fabric.
• Describe best practices for Cisco ACI naming conventions, Day-0 configuration, VMM integration, and Cisco ACI migrations.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
IT professionals who operate and support a Cisco ACI data center network
COURSE PREREQUISITES:
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:
• Understanding of ACI architecture and concepts needed to get an ACI fabric into production
• Familiarity with data center infrastructure operations
• Familiarity with management of Cisco data center switches
• Data center operations
COURSE CONTENT:
Describing Cisco ACI Day-0 to Day-2 Operations
• Describing Pre-Deployment and Installation Checklists
• Describing Cisco APIC Hardware Installation and Fabric Discovery
• Upgrading Cisco ACI Firmware
• Describing Cisco Smart Licensing
• Converting Cisco NX-OS Switch to ACI Switch
• Describing Cisco ACI Fabric Rebuilding or Recovery
Describing Day-2 Operational Tools
• Introducing Day-2 Challenges and Solutions
• Introducing Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
• Describing Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Components
• Describing Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Use Cases
• Describing Cisco Nexus Dashboard
• Describe Cisco Data Center Licensing
Describing Cisco ACI Configuration Management
• Describing Cisco ACI Out-of-Band and In-Band Management
• Configuring Export and Import Policies
• Configuring Snapshots and Rollbacks
• Describing Configuration Zones
• Configuring Cisco APIC Management Access Protocols
• Configuring SNMP in Cisco ACI
Describing Cisco ACI Monitoring
• Describing Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools
• Describing Health Scores
• Viewing Events
• Viewing Faults and Audit Logs
• Monitoring Cisco ACI
• Describing Cisco ACI Syslog Configuration
• Describing ELAM Assistant
• Describing Object Store Browser
• Describing SPAN in Cisco ACI
Cisco ACI Best Practices
• Describing Cisco ACI Naming Conventions
• Describing Endpoint Learning Optimizations
• Configuring VMM Integration
• Describing Migration Scenarios
Labs
• Safeguard ACI Operation using Nexus Dashboard Insights
• Configure SNMP and Perform Export/Import Operations
• Monitor Cisco ACI and Configure Syslog
• Configure ELAM Assistant
• Explore the Management Information Tree
• Configure SPAN
FOLLOW ON COURSES:
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