Troubleshooting ACI Bootcamp
Attendees will learn how to review and verify basic connectivity to the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC), explain Cisco APIC and its monitoring, management, and troubleshooting aspects, etc.
- Training Duration:
- 4 days
- Delivery:
- Online
Engineers that need to know the key components and procedures to manage, monitor, and troubleshoot the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) mode, a solution to simplify, optimize, and accelerate infrastructure deployment.
Attendees will learn how to review and verify basic connectivity to the Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC), explain Cisco APIC and its monitoring, management, and troubleshooting aspects, describe Cisco Network Assurance and Cisco Network Insights and how to use them to improve operational efficiency and finally, how to avoid common mistakes and recognize common symptoms.
Cisco ACI Day-2 Operations
- Management Information Tree
- Cisco ACI APIC and Built-In Tools
Day-2 Operational Challenges
- Day-2 Challenges and Solutions
Introducing Cisco Network Assurance Engine (NAE)
- Overview of Cisco Network Assurance Engine
- Components of Cisco NAE
Introducing Cisco Network Insights
- Introducing Cisco Network Insights Advisor
- Introducing Cisco Network Insights Resources
Cisco ACI Fabric Operation and Forwarding
- Virtual Extensible LAN Basics
- Cisco ACI Initial Configuration Overview
Cisco ACI Troubleshooting Methodology
- Review of Logical Model
- Review of Concrete Model
Troubleshooting the Logical Model
- Troubleshooting Logical Model Methodology
Troubleshooting the Concrete Model
- Troubleshooting Concrete Model Methodology
Troubleshooting Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) Integration
- Troubleshooting VMware
- Verifying Blade Chassis
Troubleshooting Layer 4-7 Service Insertion
- Layer 4-7 Service Graph Overview
- Device Packages
Troubleshooting Layer 2
- VLAN and Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Mapping
- Traffic Flow
Troubleshooting Layer 3 Routing
- Troubleshooting Routing
- Layer 3 Transit Routing
Troubleshooting Contracts and Route Leaking
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)-VRF Contracts and Route Leaking
Cisco ACI Best Practices
- Cisco ACI Naming Conventions
- Day-0 Configuration
It is highly recommended to attend the Advanced ACI Bootcamp.