This five-day course teaches you how to install, operate, administer, and automate Cisco Nexus Dashboard, the unified platform for running modern data center networks. You will build VXLAN EVPN fabrics and automate the platform through hands-on labs. Based on Nexus Dashboard release 4.2, the course covers physical, virtual, and cloud deployments, licensing and sizing, fabric provisioning, endpoint attachment, templates and policies, and automation with the REST API, Ansible, and Network as Code. It earns 31 CE credits.
Who Should Attend
Systems and implementation engineers, data center network administrators and operators, data center architects, and anyone pursuing professional or expert data center roles.
Prerequisites
- Understanding of Cisco routing and switching in a data center
- Familiarity with data center network management and operation
- Basic understanding of VXLAN EVPN concepts
Course Objectives
- Install Cisco Nexus Dashboard on physical nodes, VMware ESXi, KVM, and AWS
- Bring up, license, and size a Nexus Dashboard cluster
- Provision, manage, and analyze VXLAN EVPN fabrics
- Attach endpoints and apply templates and policies
- Automate Nexus Dashboard with the REST API, Ansible, and Network as Code
