Configuring Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCCNX)

Describing the Cisco NX-OS Routing and Forwarding

• Routing Overview
• Multicast Routing
• Cisco NX-OS Routing and Forwarding
• Unicast and Multicast RIB and FIB

Describing Overlay Transport Virtualization

• Cisco OTV Overview
• Cisco OTV Control and Data Planes
• Failure Isolation
• Cisco OTV Features
• Optimizing Cisco OTV

Describing Virtual Extensible LAN

• VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 VXLAN Overlay
• VXLAN MP-BGP EVPN Control Plane
• VXLAN Data Plane

Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol

• Locator/ID Separation Protocol
• LISP VM Mobility
• LISP ESM Multihop Mobility
• LISP VPN Virtualization

Cisco Nexus Security Features

• ACLs
• Port Security
• DCHP Snooping
• Dynamic ARP Inspection
• IP Source Guard
• Unicast RPF
• Traffic Storm Control
• CoPP

Cisco Intelligent Traffic Director

• Cisco ITD Overview
• Cisco ITD Deployment Models
• Cisco ITD Configuration and Verification

Describing QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices

• QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
• Configure QoS on Nexus
• Monitor QoS Statistics

Introducing Cisco Nexus Storage Services

• Fibre Channel
• Fibre Channel Flow Control
• Fibre Channel Domain Initialization
• Fibre Channel Addressing
• FSPF Protocol

Configuring Device Aliases and Zoning

• Distributed Device Alias Services Overview
• Zoning Overview
• Merge Zones Without Disruption
• Recover from Zone Merge Failures
• Enhanced Zoning

Configuring Fibre Channel Over Ethernet

• Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
• FCoE Requirements
• Data Center Bridging
• FCoE Addressing Scheme
• FCoE Initialization Protocol
• FCoE Port Types
• Storage VDC

Configuring NPIV and NPV Modes

• Cisco NPV Mode
• N-Port ID Virtualization

Managing Automation and Programmability of Cisco Nexus Devices

• Cisco NX-OS RESTful API
• Network Orchestration
• Programming Cisco NX-OS with Python

Configuring System Management and Monitoring

• System Management Overview
• System Monitoring Tools

Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus Switches

• Cisco Nexus Troubleshooting Tools
• Shell Access and Linux Containers
• Memory and Packet Issues