Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure - Advanced (DCACIA) v1.0

About this course:

The Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure–Advanced (DCACIA) v1.0 course shows you how to integrate the capabilities of the Cisco® Nexus® 9000 Series Switches in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®) mode. You will learn how to configure and manage Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI mode providing enhanced management and policy framework, along with the protocols used in the underlying fabric. The course also covers how to use Cisco ACI as a policy-driven solution that integrates software and hardware, and how to implement Cisco ACI Multi-Pod and Multi-Site deployments. You will gain hands-on practice implementing advanced ACI capabilities such as Rogue Endpoint Feature, Transit Routing, VRF Route Leaking, Contracts and Zoning Rules, Policy Based Redirect to Layer 4–7 Service Node, Multi-Pod Fabric and Cisco ACI®Multi-Site Orchestrator.

This course will help you:

• Learn best practices for implementing and managing Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Cisco ACI mode
• Leverage the integration software and hardware solutions to expand the capabilities of data center and cloud networks
• Maximize the benefits of an application-centric approach to deliver automation and flexibility in IT services, and automate fabric deployment and configuration

Course Objective:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Explain Cisco ACI advanced fabric packet forwarding
• Explain advanced ACI policy and tenant configuration
• Describe Cisco ACI Multi-Pod deployment
• Explain the details and consideration of implementing and integrating traditional network with Cisco ACI
• Describe Cisco ACI Service Graph Policy-Based Redirect (PBR)
• Describe Cisco ACI Multi-Site deployment

Audience:

Prerequisite:

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Basic understanding of Cisco ACI
• Understanding of Cisco data center architecture
• Familiarity with virtualization fundamentals

These are the recommended Cisco learning offerings that may help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI) v1.0
• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®) v1.0
• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0