DCIT - Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure v7.1

Course Description

Learn to troubleshoot LAN, SAN, Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), and Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI). You will learn methodologies and tools to identify issues that may occur in data center network architecture. You will get extensive hands-on practice troubleshooting installation, configuration and interconnectivity issues on Cisco MDS switches, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEXs), Cisco UCS, Cisco ACI, and more.
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This course earns you 50 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

Course Information

Length: 5 day

Format: Lecture and Lab

Delivery Method: Virtual / Onsite

Max. Capacity: 16

Learning Objectives

  • Describe how to troubleshoot the data center network, troubleshooting tools and methodologies available from the Command-Line Interface (CLI) that are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco data center network architecture
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to: VLANs and PVLANs; port channels and virtual port channels; OTV; and VXLAN
  • Describe troubleshooting of routing protocols such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM), and LAN security features
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to a single device
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
  • Identify and resolve Fibre Channel switching issues when the Cisco NX-OS Software is used in switched mode, and in N-Port Virtualiztion (NPV) mode
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP), including FCoE performance
  • Describe Cisco UCS architecture, initial setup, tools, and service aids that are available for Cisco UCS troubleshooting and interpretation of the output
  • Describe Cisco UCS configuration, Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues
  • Describe LAN, SAN, and Fibre Channel operations, including in-depth troubleshooting procedures
  • Describe Cisco INtegrated Management Controller (IMC) tools for validating performance and facilitating data-gathering activities for Cisco UCS C-Series server troubleshooting, and the troubleshooting approach for hardware and firmware failures
  • Define the proper procedures for configuring LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding issues with the VIC, and troubleshooting connectivity issues and Cisco UCS C-Series server integration with Cisco UCS Manager
  • Identify the tools, protocols, and methods to effectively troubleshoot Cisco ACI
  • Describe how to troubleshoot automation, scripting tools, and programmability

Prerequisites

  • Configure, secure, and maintain LAN and SAN based on Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
  • Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System
  • Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco ACI

Labs

  • Discovery 1: Document the Network Baseline
  • Discovery 2: Troubleshoot Rapid PVST+
  • Discovery 3: Troubleshoot LACP
  • Discovery 4: Troubleshoot vPC
  • Discovery 5: Troubleshoot OTV
  • Discovery 6: Troubleshoot VXLAN
  • Discovery 7: Troubleshoot OSPF
  • Discovery 8: Troubleshoot FHRP
  • Discovery 9: Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
  • Discovery 10: Troubleshoot VRF
  • Discovery 11: Troubleshoot Cisco FEX
  • Discovery 12: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces
  • Discovery 13: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services
  • Discovery 14: Troubleshoot NPV Mode
  • Discovery 15: Troubleshoot FCoE
  • Discovery 16: Troubleshoot DCB
  • Discovery 17: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
  • Discovery 18: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server LAN Connectivity
  • Discovery 19: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from the Fibre Channel LUN
  • Discovery 20: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server iSCSI Boot
  • Discovery 21: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Management Connectivity
  • Discovery 22: Troubleshoot Bare-Metal Hosts Connectivity Through Cisco ACI
  • Discovery 23: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI Integration with VMware vCenter
  • Discovery 24: Troubleshoot Contracts in Cisco ACI
  • Discovery 25: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 3 Connectivity
  • Discovery 26: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 2 Connectivity
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