Cisco Data Centers | L2 & L3 Technologies

A CCIE Data Center Guide for L2 and L3 Technologies on Nexus switches: OSPF, ISIS, PBR, BFD, FHRP, VPC, STP, VDC, FEX...

Created by: Salman Alhiary | LearnWithSalman.com
Network Consultant @ Cisco Professional Services

What Will I Learn?

• Explain the IP Routing & Forwarding.
• Learn L3 features and tools, such as Static Routing, Prefix-lists, Route-maps, VRF-lite, and BFD.
• Understand the Policy-Based Routing (PBR) and see how to deploy it in Cisco NX-OS switches.
• Learn OSPF packet types, OSPF states, OSPF adjacnencies and OSPF router types.
• Understand the OSPF configuration in Cisco NX-OS.
• Explain OSPF areas and OSPF network types.
• Learn OSPF LSAs (type-1, type-2, type-3, type-4, type-5 & type-7) in detail.
• Understand OSPF Scalability, OSPF Summarization, OSPF Default Route.
• Understand OSPF Stub Areas, OSPF Path Selection, OSPF Route Filtering and OSPF redistrubution.
• Learn IS-IS protocol fundementals such as IS-IS packet types, IS-IS states, IS-IS Adjancencies.
• Explain IS-IS areas, IS-IS network types, IS-IS router types.
• Recognize the IS-IS configuration in NX-OS with Lab demos.
• Explain the FHRP protocols (HSRP, VRRP & GLBP) with lab demo.
• Explain the STP protocol (CST, RSTP & MSbT) with lab demo.
• Learn the Port Channels (PC).
• Learn the Fabric Extender (FEX) Feature.
• Understand the Virtual Device Context (VDC) Feature.
• Learn VPC Feature: Understand VPC Components, VPC Operations, VPC Design Variations.
• Explain VPC configuration Steps (with lab demo)
• Understand the VPC & STP Interaction.
• Learn How VPC & FHRP works together.
• Learn How L3 Routing Happens Over VPC
• Recognize the VPC Failure Scenarios

Requirements

• Only basic routing and switching knowledge are required to get benefits from this course!
• This course covers the L2 and L3 features / protocols from scratch.

Target audience

• Network engineers, designers, and consultants at all professional levels.
• Candidates preparing for their CCIE Data Center (v3.1) LAB or CCNP exams.
• Candidates with basic networking knowledge who desire more expertise in L2 and L3 technologies.