DCACIT Class – Day 3 Operations and Troubleshooting

Description:

This two-day instructor-led training course is designed for network engineers that need a better understanding of tools and methodologies for operations and troubleshooting of a data center network running Cisco ACI or Cisco DCNM managed fabrics. The course will cover common challenges, best practices, and the available tools to help efficiently maintain, troubleshoot, and operate the data center network at peak This three-day instructor-led training course is designed for network engineers that need a better understanding of tools and methodologies for operations and troubleshooting of a data center network running Cisco ACI. The course will cover common challenges, best practices and the available tools to help efficiently maintain, troubleshoot and operate the data center network at peak efficiency.  Students will learn about new tools such as Cisco Network Assurance Engine (CNAE) and Network Insights (NIA/NIR), ACI’s built-in toolset, fault and performance tracking and troubleshooting from both the CLI and the ACI GUI. The labs will be done using real-life examples of common field support issues to ensure that students are prepared to support their production environments as capably and quickly.

Pre-Requisites:

• ACI For Field Engineers Course or equivalent ACI experience
• Familiarity with data center network operations concepts
• Familiarity with Cisco data center switching concepts
• Familiarity with basic network troubleshooting concepts

All Course Dates:

Agenda

Day 1

• Lumos Lab Review and Fabric Discovery
• ACI APIC and Internal Troubleshooting Tools

Day 2

• ACI Fabric Operations and Forwarding
• Troubleshooting Methodology with Cisco ACI
• Troubleshooting the Logical Model
• Troubleshooting the Concrete Model
• Troubleshooting VMWare Integration

Day 3

• Troubleshooting L4-L7 Service Insertion
• Troubleshooting Layer-2
• Troubleshooting L3Outs
• ACI Troubleshooting: Contracts and Route Leaking
• ACI Best Practices

Labs

• Cisco NAE Discovery Lab
• Troubleshooting Break/Fix
• Integrating and Troubleshooting PBR Service Graph
• VLAN Verification and Tracking
• Endpoint Verification and Tracking
• L3Out Break/Fix
• Troubleshooting Contracts