Cisco Data Centers | ACI Core

Cisco Data Centers | ACI Core
Published 11/2024
MP4 | Video: h264, 1920×1080 | Audio: AAC, 44.1 KHz

A Comprehensive Practical Learning for Cisco ACI Core | An Ultimate Guide to CCIE and CCNP Data Center ACI Core Topics.

What you’ll learn
Understand why Cisco ACI is vital for modern data centers.
Discover the components and benefits of ACI APICs.
Dive into ACI’s N9K switches and their core functions.
Explore the innovative ACI Leaf-Spine topology.
Undertand the ACI’s data, control, and management plane.
Learn the essential steps for ACI fabric discovery.
Master ACI fabric initial setup with detailed guidance.
Understand the ACI object model and its network relevance.
Navigate the ACI GUI and efficiently obtain the DN. And utilize the ACI Object Store Browser for data management.
Leverage ACI moquery for advanced querying techniques.
Understand the ACI APIC clustering and its benefits.
Explore ACI Access Policies and their implementation such as (Switch profiles, switch policies, interface profiles, interface policy groups .. AEP, VLAN pools)
Establish ACI Port-Channels (PC) and Virtual Port-Channels (VPC) configurations.
Manage ACI VLAN Pools for optimized network segmentation. And understand and configure ACI Domains and Attachable Enitiy Profiles (AEP) seamlessly.
Integrate ACI with Fabric Extenders (FEX) for extended connectivity.
Understand ACI Tenant Policies and their network impact. And configure ACI Tenants, VRFs, Bridge Domains, and Subnets.
Develop ACI Application Profiles and Endpoint Groups. And attach endpoints to EPGs and manage ACI Contract
Understand and deploy ACI Contracts for effective policy enforcement.
Experience ACI as L2 & L3 Fabric through comprehensive LAB demos.
Master ACI Packet Encapsulation and Format essentials.
Learn ACI endpoint types and Servers NIC teaming options.
Explain ACI VLAN types and VLAN Scope.
Understand deeply the ACI endpoint learning and forwarding techniques for unicast and BUM traffic.
Explore the ACI policy security deployment and zoning-rules.
Explain and differentiate between the external Layer-2 connectivity options (ACI L2Out vs. EPG Out).
Understand ACI’s interaction with Spanning-Tree Protocol (STP) and ACI loop prevention mechanisms.
Explore ACI L3Out and its main components.
Learn about L3Out Route types and scope options.
Master ACI L3Out design considerations and best practices.
Deploy L3Out configurations through detailed LAB demos.
Understand the server virtualization and VMM domain concepts.[Coming soon in the first course update].
Integrate VMware VDS with ACI for enhanced virtualization.[Coming soon in the first-course update].
Test your knowledge with a comprehensive course practice test.

Requirements
Basic routing and switching knowledge are required to get benefits from this course.
Understanding Multicast helps for a better understanding of BUM traffic forwarding.

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