Introducing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCINX)

About this course:

In this course, you will learn about the first deployment option, known as Standalone Mode. This mode offers significant extensions to NX-OS in the area of programmability, including:

• A RESTful API, Python scripting, Linux BASH access, and direct ASIC-level access for traffic flow monitoring
• Support for open-systems automation and orchestration DevOps platforms, including Puppet, Chef, and Cisco's own onePK
• Support for software-defined networking (SDN) and emerging overlay network technologies, including VXLAN, OpenFlow, and the OpenDaylight Controller

Through lecture and hands-on labs, you'll learn about the hardware architecture of the Nexus 9000 and the new programmability features and interfaces that have been added to NX-OS. We highly recommend that you have prior knowledge of NX-OS and the Nexus 5000, 6000, or 7000 platforms.

The average salary for Cisco Systems IT Engineer is $118,045 per year.

Course Objectives: 

After completing this course, students will be able to: 

• How the Nexus 9000 platform addresses current trends in data center architecture and management
• Nexus 9000 platform components
• Nexus 9000 hardware architecture, including line card architecture and packet forwarding
• The new NX-OS features available on the Nexus 9000 Series Switches
• Operation and configuration details of VXLAN
• Programmability, automation, and monitoring options available on the Nexus 9000 Series Switches
• Design possibilities with the Nexus 9000 Series Switches

Audience: 

This course is intended for:

• System engineers
• Network engineers
• Architects 
• Data center architects who design, implement, and manage data center networks using the Cisco Nexus 9000.

Prerequisites:

• Experience with Cisco NX-OS Understanding of Cisco Data Center network architecture Knowledge of the Nexus 5000, 6000, or 7000 platforms is highly recommended.

Suggested prerequisites courses:

• Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing v5.x (DCUCD)
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking v1.x (DCICN)