Cisco Ccna Datacenter - Preparation Resources

CCNA Datacenter
Frank Dagenhardt - Technical Solutions Architect

BRKCRT-1602
2016 Cisco and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Cisco Public
Agenda
DC CCNA Introduction
DC CCNA Blueprints
640-911 Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking
640-916 Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies
Preparation Resources
Q&A
DC CCNA Introduction
This session is aimed at providing you
with the skills, knowledge, and best
practices you need to help you excel in
your career as well as help you pass the
Cisco CCNA Introduction to Datacenter
Networking test.
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CCNA DC - Certification Process
DCICN DCICT
640-911 640-916
Test Practical Implementation Skills
Question formats
Declarative
Procedural
Drag and drop
Complex procedural (simulation)
Avoided question formats

Memorization of command syntax or interface/menus
Trick questions
Version dependencies (platform dependencies are not avoided, i.e., configure Cisco
IOS vs. NX-OS)
Exam Format: Declarative
A declarative exam item tests simple recall of pertinent facts
Which OSI model layer is concerned with routing?

A. Layer 1
B. Layer 3
C. Layer 5
D. Layer 7
Exam Format: Procedural
A procedural exam item test the ability to apply knowledge to solve a issue
Refer to the exhibit. Which access list

statement is necessary on Nexus C, E1/1, to
allow the Gates Server FTP access to the
Greene Division while blocking everything Nexus A Nexus B Nexus C
else? (Select one)
E1/1
Exam Format: Complex Procedural
A complex procedural exam item tests the ability to apply multiple knowledge
points to solve a given issue
Exam Format: Drag & Drop
A drag and drop exam item test the ability to relate concepts
Click and drag the layer on the left

to the Network Model which it
applies.
Tips for taking the exam
Look for the best answer (always is correct)
Practice on switches (N1KV) or use simulators
Selecting too many options or not selecting enough options
Use a time budget. / Do not spend too much time on one question
Clock is always visible upper right hand of screen as is how many items left to answer
Cant go back
Questions may come from both test pools
Dont Be Intimidated by the Simulations
Give Yourself a Time Budget When You Hit a Simulation
Show commands, Tabs and Question Marks will work for commands implemented in the item
Simulations are not saved until you hit Next
DC CCNA Blueprints
Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (640-911)
Implement IP Configure, Verify
Configure, Verify Addressing and IP and Troubleshoot a
and Troubleshoot a Services using Switch with VLANs
Nexus Switch Nexus and Interswitch
21% 12% Communications
Using Nexus
52%
Describe How a
Network Works
15%
https://learningcontent.cisco.com/cln_storage/text/cln/tech/examtopics/640-911_dcicn.pdf
Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (640-
916)
Data Center
Unified Fabric
20% Storage
Networking
Cisco Data Center 18%
Fundamentals
Concepts
30% DC Virtualization
14%
Unified Computing
17%
Data Center
Network Services
1%
https://learningcontent.cisco.com/cln_storage/text/cln/tech/examtopics/640-916_dcict.pdf
640-911 Introducing Cisco Data
Center Networking
Describe How a Network
Works 15%
Describe How a Network Works
Purpose and Functions of Network Devices
Network Specifications and the Components Required
Use Network Models to Explain Network Data Flows
Purpose and Operation of the Protocols in the OSI TCP Models
Purpose and Functions of Network
Devices - Key Topics
Interpret Network Diagram
Define Physical Network Topologies
Network Specifications and the
Components Required
What are switches
Describe and Identify Nexus Hardware Specifications
Describe and Identify Nexus Licensing Requirements
Nexus Switch Family
Nexus 9000
Nexus 3000
Nexus 7000
Nexus 2000
Nexus 6000
Nexus 1000v
Nexus 5000
Nexus Licensing Example
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/nx-os/licensing/guide/b_Cisco_NX-
OS_Licensing_Guide/b_Cisco_NX-OS_Licensing_Guide_chapter_01.html#con_24753
Use Network Models to Explain Data Flows
Explain IP The Internet Protocol (IP) is a network-layer

(Layer 3) protocol that contains addressing
information and some control information
that enables packets to be routed.
Explain TCP
Explain UDP
IP Service
IP supports the following services:
one-to-one (unicast)
one-to-all (broadcast)
one-to-several (multicast)
unicast
broadcast multicast
IP multicast also supports a many-to-many service.
IP multicast requires support of other protocols (IGMP, multicast routing)
Transport Control Protocols
The function of the Transport Layer is to
ensure packets have no errors and that all
packets arrive and are correctly reassembled. Applications
Two protocols are used:
Packet Packet
User Datagram Protocol.
Provides unreliable, connectionless delivery service
using Internet Protocol. TCP UDP
Application programs utilizing UDP accepts full
responsibility for packet reliability including Packet Packet
message loss, duplication, delay, out of sequence,
multiplexing and connectivity loss.
IP
Transmission Control Protocol.
Packet
Provides a reliable, connection delivery service
using Internet Protocol.
It provides reliable packet delivery, packet Hardware
sequencing, error control, multiplexing.
TCP and UDP pass IP
packets to the applications
TCP vs. UDP
TCP UDP
Establishes connections Connectionless
Uses sequence numbers Best-Effort Delivery
Reliable (Uses ACKs) Unreliable
Purpose and Operation of the Protocols in
the OSI and TCP models TCP Three Way Handshake
TCP/IP
10.1.1.10 20.1.1.20
OSI Layers
SYN
SYN - ACK
ACK
The OSI Model
Why a Layered Network Model?
7
Application
Reduces complexity
Presentation
6 Standardizes interfaces
Session Facilitates modular engineering

5
Ensures interoperable technology
4
Transport Accelerates evolution
Simplifies teaching and learning
Network
3 Reduce cost
Data Link Provides a troubleshooting methodology

2
Physical
1
OSI vs. TCP/IP Models
Application Layer 7
Presentation Layer 6 Application

Session Layer 5
Transport Layer 4 Transport

Network Layer 3 Internetwork
Datalink Layer 2 Network Interface
Physcial Layer 1 Physcial
Data Encapsulation Example
Data Email message (Data)

Transport
Header Data Segment
Network
Header
Transport
Header Data Packet
Frame Network Transport Frame

Header Header Header Data Trailer Frame (media dependent)
0111111010101100010101101010110001 Bits
WAN
Configure, Verify and Troubleshoot
a Switch Using Nexus 21%
Configure, Verify and Troubleshoot a
Switch Using Nexus
Explain the technology and media access control method for

Ethernet
Explain basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco

switches
Describe and configure enhanced switching technologies
Explain the technology and media access
control method for Ethernet
IEEE 802 protocols
CSMA / CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detect)
802 Protocols - Ethernet
Data Link Layer Logical Link Control (LLC)
Media Access Control (MAC)
Physical Layer Physical Standards
(Cat 5, Fiber Optics, Wireless, etc..)
802.2 Logical Link Control (LLC) :

Tells to which network layer protocols should pick the packet
802.3 Ethernet
Specifies the frame format, cabling, and signaling standards
Different frame formats (Ethernet II, 802.3, 802.2, SNAP)
Ethernet Media Types
Maximum
Ethernet Type Bandwidth Cable Type Duplex
Distance
10Base-5 10 Mbps Thicknet Coaxial Half 500m

10Base-2 10 Mbps Thinnet Coaxial Half 185m
10Base-TX 10 Mbps Cat 3 / Cat 5 UTP Half 100m
100Base-TX 100 Mbps Cat 5 UTP Half 100m
100Base-FX 200 Mbps Cat 5 UTP Full 100m
100Base-FX 100 Mbps Multimode Fiber Half 400m
1000Base-T 200 Mbps Multimode Fiber Full 2 km
1000Base-TX 1 Gbps Cat 5e UTP Full 100m
1000Base-SX 1 Gbps Cat 6 UTP Full 100m
1000Base-LX 1 Gbps Multimode Fiber Full 550m
1000Base-CX4 1 Gbps Single-Mode Fiber Full 2 km
10GBase-T 10 Gbps Twin-axial Full 100m
10GBase-LX4 10 Gbps Cat 6a / Cat 7 UTP Full 100m
10GBase-LX4 10 Gbps Multimode Fiber Full 300m
10GBase-LR 10 Gbps Single-Mode Fiber Full 10 km
Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detect
Step 1: Before an Ethernet device sends a frame on the Ethernet cable, it listens to find if
another device is already transmitting a frame (Carrier Sense).
Step 2: Once the device finds that other devices are not transmitting any frame, it starts
transmitting the frame. If two devices detect that the Ethernet cable is free at the same
time, then both will start transmitting the frames (Multiple Access). This will result in
collision.
Step 3: The Ethernet devices while transmitting the frames, also listen for the collision.
(Collision Detect).
Step 4: If they detect a collision, both the devices stop sending the frame (back off).
Step 5: They retry the transmission after a logarithmic time-out period. This process is
repeated till the frame is transmitted successfully, for a maximum of 16 times. The frame is
discarded after the 16th retry.
Explain basic switching concepts and the
operation of Cisco switches
Layer 2 Addressing
MAC Table
Flooding
Layer 2 (Data Link) Communication
A frame is like an envelope
Computers need to know each others address to communicate
Ethernet Avenue
MAC Addresses
IP Address: 192.168.1.1
MAC Address: 00-24-D7-C5-F2-5C
Organization Unique Identifier (OUI) Vendor Assigned
24 bits 24 bits
6 Hex Characters 6 Hex Characters
00-24-D7 C5-F2-5C
MAC Address Table MAC ADDRESS TABLE
Port MAC address
A Switch:
Forwards frames using a 1 A
table of Layer 2 MAC 4 B
addresses (inside the 6 C
switch) 8 D
Learns where each device
is connected (which port) 1
1
4 6 8
by reading the MAC
address of each device as
it speaks
Each devices MAC address A B C D
Flooding
Communication Methoeds
on a Switch:
one-to-one (unicast)
one-to-all (broadcast)
one-to-several (multicast)
unicast
broadcast multicast
Describe and configure enhanced
switching technologies
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)
802.1Q
VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol)
STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)
What is a VLAN
A virtual broadcast domain across one or more switches
Programmed into the switch
Allows you to group users (ports) into a broadcast domain across a
geographic area as opposed to positioning them all physically in one area
Limit the size of broadcast domains
Enforce security and access control
Isolate traffic
Traditional LAN
Accouting
Sales
Operations
LAN Using VLANS
Operations Sales Accouting
VLAN in a Switch
Switch-1
Bridge Table
aabb.ccff.0001 Int 0 Vlan 1
ccdd.ee22.0022 Int 1 Vlan 1
abcd.abcd.0043 Int 2 Vlan 2
dcfe.1234.0078 Int 3 Vlan 2
Virtual Switch 1 Virtual Switch 2
Int 0 Int 1 Int 2 Int 3
HOST A HOST B HOST C HOST D
aabb.ccff.0001 ccdd.ee22.0022 abcd.abcd.0043 dcfe.1234.0078
Nexus Configuration Fundamentals
Four common command modes
Exec
Global configure terminal
Interface
Subinterface
Copy running-config to startup-config to save the config

Enable features for functionality
VLAN Configuration
SUMMARY STEPS
1. config t
2. vlan {vlan-id | vlan-range}
3. exit
4. (Optional) show vlan
5. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
802.1Q Trunking
Bridge Table Switch-1 Bridge Table Switch-2
aabb.ccff.0001 Int 0 Vlan 1 aabb.ccff.0001 Int 0 Vlan 1
ccdd.ee22.0022 Int 1 Vlan 2 ccdd.ee22.0022 Int 0 Vlan 2
abcd.abcd.0043 Int 2 Vlan 1 abcd.abcd.0043 Int 1 Vlan 1
dcfe.1234.0078 Int 2 Vlan 2 dcfe.1234.0078 Int 2 Vlan 2
Switch-1 Switch-2
Int 0 Int 1 Int 2 Int 0 Int 1 Int 2
HOST A HOST B HOST C HOST D
aabb.ccff.0001 ccdd.ee22.0022 abcd.abcd.0043 dcfe.1234.0078
Trunk Configuration
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. interface { type slot/port | port-channel number }
3. switchport mode { access | trunk }
4. switchport trunk allowed vlan { vlan-list | add vlan-list | all | except vlan-list | none |
remove vlan-list }
5. exit
6. (Optional) show interface
7. (Optional) show vlan
8. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
Cisco created this protocol to facilitate automatic VLAN distribution between
switches that use a trunk connection.
Instead of typing in all the VLANs on all switches individually, you configure
VLANs on one switch, and the same configuration will be propagated to all
switches in the VTP domain
VLAN database is synchronized (exchanged) between all the switches.
VLAN numbers and their names are exchanged. The port-to-
VLAN assignments are NOT exchanged
VTP Modes
VTP Transparent (Used to be default)- Transparent mode does NOT participate in the
VTP domain. This means that the transparent mode does NOT synchronize its
database with any other switch (a local database of VLANs), and it does NOT learn
VLANs propagated by a VTP server. Transparent mode WILL forward VTP messages
between other switches over trunk ports.
VTP Server (Default) - This mode allows you to add, remove, delete, and modify
VLANs to a database. All is saved in NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM memory - the one
that does not lose its content on power-down).
VTP Client - in this mode you CANNOT create VLANs in the local database. The only
way for the VTP client to learn VLANs is to send a request advertisement. Server
respond to this, by sending information about VLANs and their names used in the
domain (subset advertisement).
Off - Behaves similarly to the transparent mode but does not forward any VTP
packets.
VTP Pruning
PC Connected to
No Traffic from VLAN 20
Broadcast VLAN999 Allowed
ffff.ffff.ffff SW1 SW2
Broadcast = ffff.ffff.ffff
Trunk
Broadcast SW2 informs SW1 that it has no VLAN 999 members by

PC Connected to ffff.ffff.ffff sending a prune message for VLAN 999 towards SW1
VLAN 999
SW1 does not send traffic from VLAN 999 towards SW2
Once SW2 has at least one VLAN 999 member, SW1 will
be notified and will start sending frames from VLAN999
PC Connected to
VLAN 999
VTP Configuration
SUMMARY STEPS
1. config t
2. feature vtp
3. vtp domain domain-name
4. vtp version {1 | 2}
5. vtp mode {client | server| transparent| off}
6. vtp file file-name
7. vtp password password-value
8. exit
Examples of Loops in Redundant Topologies
Root Bridge
Root Bridge
Root Bridge
NX-OS Supported STP Types
MST
Typically two or more instances
More Complex
More Scalable
RPVST+
One instance per VLAN
Less Complex
More Scalable
NX-OS STP Port Types
Spanning-tree port type edge: Skips the LISTEN and LEARN states, going
directly to FORWARD state. feature should be configured only on EDGE ports,
i.e. the ones that connect devices that do not send BPDU frames and cannot
create loops. These would be your computers, servers, printers etc.
1. SW1(config)#interface e0/1
2. SW1(config-if)#spanning-tree port type edge OR
3. SW1(config-if)#spanning-tree port type edge trunk (vmware server etc..)
Spanning-tree port type network: Spanning tree bridge assurance

Spanning-tree port type normal: default Spanning tree port type port goes
through all states
Etherchannel Advantages
Etherchannel is often used between the switches in order to increase
the capacity of the connection between them by performing a load
balancing of the frames traversing the channel
In case of an active link failure the next link is going to transmit the
packets with almost no delay.
The industry standard name is link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad).
Etherchannel
SW1 SW2
Trunk
Nexus Modes of Operation
Cisco offers you two ways of configuring the etherchannel ( two modes of
operation):
Dynamic channel negotiation using Link Aggregation Control Protocol
(LACP) which is the industry standard implementation.
Manual channel configuration without using any form of negotiation
Etherchannel Configuration
SUMMARY STEPS
1. config t
2. feature lacp
3. interface type slot/port
4. channel-group number mode {active | on | passive}
5. show port-channel summary
6. copy running-config startup-config
Implement an IP Addressing
Scheme and IP Services Using
Nexus 12%
Implement an IP Addressing Scheme and
IP Services Using Nexus
Describe the operation and benefits of using private and public IP

addressing
Describe the difference between IPv4 and IPv6 addressing schemes
Describe the operation and benefits of
using private and public IP addressing
Classfull IP addressing
RFC 1918 (Private addressing)
RFC 4193 (Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses)
Describe the difference between IPv4 and
IPv6 addressing schemes
Comparative address space
Host addressing
Configure, Verify, and
Troubleshoot Basic Routing on
Nexus 52%
Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Basic
Routing on Nexus
Describe and configure basic routing concepts
Describe the operation of Cisco routers
Describe and configure basic routing
concepts
Packet forwarding
Router look-up process (Exec mode, Exec commands, Configuration

mode)
NX-OS Supported Routing
Static
RIPv2
EIGRP
OSPF
IS-IS
BGP
Distance Vector vs. Link State
Distance Vector
10 Meg
DS-3 DS-3
T-1 T-1
Link State
10 Meg
DS-3 DS-3
T-1 T-1
The Routing Process
To forward a packet, the router needs at minimum, two pieces of
information
Destination address
IP and subnet mask of the destination
Must be reachable
Pointer to the destination
Directly connected to the router
Address of a directly connected router (next-hop)
The router will match the most specific match it can using the Longest
match rule
Administrative Distance
Used in Best Path selection process when multiple routes exist for the same
subnet learned from multiple sources
Believability of the routing information
Each routing protocol is assigned a value of 0 255
If the administrative distance is 255, the router does not believe the source of
that route and does not install the route in the routing table
Default AD Values Route Source Default Distance
Value
Connected Interface 0
Static Route 1
EIGRP Summary Route 5
External BGP 20
Internal EIGRP 90
IGRP 100
OSPF 110
IS-IS 115
RIP 120
EGP 140
On Demand Routing (ODR) 160
External EIGRP 170
Internal BGP 200
Unknown 255
Describe the operation of Cisco routers
Router boot-up process
POST
Router components
NX-OS Unicast Routing Protocols
Configuration highlights
Interface centric model for IGPs
Simplified config viewing
Less error prone
router ospf 1 interface Ethernet 1/1
passive-interface GigEthernet1/1 ip ospf passive-interface
network 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 area 0 ip router ospf 1 area 0
router is-is 1 interface Ethernet 1/2
network 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 ip router isis 1
router eigrp 1 interface Ethernet 1/3
network 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 ip router eigrp 1
Enable feature first to be able to configure:
feature ospf
Protocol shutdown option (all protocols):

router ospf foo
shutdown
NX-OS Unicast Routing Protocols
Management and troubleshooting highlights
Modular approach
show run ospf
Controlled restart
restart ospf 1
Record adjacency changes to logfile
router ospf foo
log-adjacency-changes
Debug-filters
Restrict the amount of debug output: neighbor, interface, VRF etc.
Each protocol has its own set of debug-filters
Use debug-filter <protocol> vrf all to apply to all VRFs
OSPF in NX-OS
Configuration and management highlights
Area ID for OSPF v2:
Configure as single decimal or dotted decimal
switch(config-if)# ip router ospf 1 area ?

A.B.C.D or <0-4294967295> Area Id as an integer or ip address
switch(config-if)# ip router ospf 1 area 2
For consistency, always display in dotted decimal
switch(config-if)# show run ospf

router ospf 1
interface Ethernet2/4
ip router ospf 1 area 0.0.0.2
OSPF in NX-OS
Configuration examples
OSPF v2
router ospf foo
passive-interface default
network 10.0.2.0/24 area 0.0.0.2
no ip ospf passive-interface
EIGRP in NX-OS
Configuration
router eigrp foo
router-id 31.3.3.3
autonomous-system 1
address-family ipv4 unicast
redistribute bgp 1 route-map test
vrf 100
router-id 31.3.3.3
redistribute bgp 1 route-map test
interface Vlan100
ip router eigrp 1
ip passive-interface eigrp 1
interface port-channel10.100
ip router eigrp 1
ip summary-address eigrp 1 101.0.0.0/16 255
Named Access Lists
Created and referred to differently than Standard and Extended ACLs

Not actually a different type of access list. Still Standard and Extended
functionality
Standard and Extended ACLs are not available on NX-OS
Named ACL
Create an ACL to deny any device trying to Telnet to host 192.168.3.200
Device(config)# ip access-list D_Telnet

*we are now in config acl mode modifying the ACL
Device(config-acl)# deny tcp any host 192.168.3.200 eq telnet
Device(config-acl)# permit ip any any
Device(config-acl)# int e7/1
Device(config-if)# ip access-group D_Telnet out
Note: You can use numbers to name your access lists too
640-916 Introducing Cisco Data
Center Technologies
Data Center Networking 30%
Cisco Data Center Networking
Data Center Network Architecture
Cisco Nexus Product Family
Virtualizing Cisco Network Devices
Data Center Interconnect
Management and Monitoring of Cisco Nexus Devices
Network Architecture Key Topics
Modular Network Design
Core, Aggregation and Access Layer
Port Channel & Virtual Port Channel (vPC)
FabricPath
Virtual Port Channel - vPC
Allow a single device to use a port
channel across two upstream
switches Logical Topology without vPC
Eliminate STP blocked ports
Uses all available uplink bandwidth
Dual-homed server operate in active-

active mode
Provide fast convergence upon
link/device failure Logical Topology with vPC
FabricPath
Bringing the Stability & Performance of Routing to Layer 2
Typical Layer 2 & Layer Data Center Design Data Center Design Based on Cisco Fabric Connect
Suboptimal Path
& Bandwidth
Bottleneck
Layer 3
Layer 2
Bridged Domain 1 Bridged Domain 2 Cisco FabricPath
Virtual machine mobility restricted to small FabricPath, virtual machine mobility is

domains. East-West Bandwidth is limited & possible network wide. Unlimited bandwidth is
goes through suboptimal paths. available for East-West traffic.
Cisco Nexus Product Family Key Topics
Nexus family fixed and modular switches
Nexus family switches Chassis and Supervisor
Nexus line cards
Fabric Extenders
Nexus 7000 Next Gen Supervisors
Two Options For Different Scale Requirements
Supervisor Features Customer Benefits
Riding the x86 technology curve Latest Generation Intel CPU
Higher VDC, FEX Scale More CPU Cores, More Memory
Price points for different segments Baseline and High-End Versions
Guarantee CPU for higher priority VDCs CPU Shares
Better Performance, more widely used USB Flash
Sup2: Quad Core CPU

Four VDCs + 1 Admin VDC (4+1)* 12 GB of RAM
Sup2E:
2x Quad Core CPU
Eight VDCs** + 1 Admin VDC (8+1)*
32 GB of RAM
Nexus 7X00 Module Features
Future NVGRE
ECN
10G FSA EVPN
FSA
F3(2013) Offload
VXLAN M2-XL(2012) 240G/slot
1.2T/slot DFA 40G / 100G
MPLS
F2(2011)
480G/slot
Sampled OTV
Large Tables
Full
NetFlow NetFlow
F1(2010)
230G/slot
Layer 2 Layer 3 EoMPLS/
VPLS
Large
Buffers
FEX
FCoE
FabricPath
LISP
M1-XL(2008)80G/slot
Cisco Nexus 7000/7700 F2/F3 Modules
N7K-F248XP-25 N7K-F248XP-25E N7K-F248XT-25E N7K-F312FQ-25 N77-F248XP-23E N77-F348XP-23 N77-F324FQ-25 N77-F312CK-26
Chassis supported Nexus 7000 Nexus 7000 Nexus 7000 Nexus 7000 Nexus 7700 Nexus 7700 Nexus 7700 Nexus 7700
Ports (number & 48 ports 48 ports 48 ports 12 ports 48 ports 48 ports 24 ports 12 ports
type) 1 & 10 GE 1 & 10 GE 1 & 10 GE 40 GE 1 & 10 GE 1and 10 GE 40 GE 100 GE
Interface type SFP, SFP+ SFP, SFP+ RJ45 QSFP+, Bidi SFP, SFP+ SFP, SFP+ QSFP+, Bidi Cisco CPAK
Fabric bandwidth
480 480 480 480 480 480 960 1200
(Gbps)
Performance
720 720 720 720 720 720 1440 1800
(Mpps)
OTV, LISP, MPLS No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
M-Series
Interoperability in No Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
same VDC
Cisco Nexus 7000 M1/M2 Modules
N7K-M148GS-11L N7K-M148GT-11L N7K-M108X2-12L N7K-M132XP-12L N7K-M224XP-23L N7K-M206FQ-23L N7K-M202CF-22L
48 Ports 48 Ports 8, Ports 32 Ports 24 Ports 6 Ports 2 Ports

Ports (number & type)
1 GbE 10/100/1000 GbE 10 GbE 10 GbE 10 GbE 40 GbE 40/100 GbE
Interface type SFP RJ45 X2 SFP+ SFP+ QSFP+ CFP
Fabric bandwidth (Gbps) 46 46 80 80 240 240 200
Performance (Mpps) 60 60 120 60 120 120 120
FEX support No No No Yes Yes Yes Yes
Locator/ID Separation
No No No Yes No No No
Protocol (LISP)
IEEE 1588 PTP No No No No Yes Yes Yes
PONG No No No No Yes Yes Yes
Virtualizing Cisco Network Devices Key
Topics
Virtual Device Context on Nexus 7000 Series Switches
VDC Deployment Scenarios
Types of VDC
VDC Administration
Virtual Device Context (VDC)
VDC Benefits: VDC Use Cases:

Divide a single N7K into Isolating Security Domains
multiple logical switches
Separating Networks
Each logical switch configured
and managed as if it were Collapsing Architecture Layers
separate physical switch LAN/SAN Isolation
Flexible operation/distribution
of resources
Hardware & software fault
isolation
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Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
L2 Extension / DCI
Failure isolation & site independence

OTV is an overlay solution that needs to be
deployed only at specific edge devices.
Multihoming, loop prevention, load balancing,
multipathing, are all capabilities are included in a
single control protocol & single configuration
Optimized & distributed state: OTV does not create
nailed up tunnels; the only state maintained is that
of a MAC-address routing table.
Sample Exam Question:
In vPC configuration, Cisco Fabric Service over Ethernet (CFoE) use which of the
following links?
A. vPC peer keepalive link
B. vPC peer link
C. vPC ports
D. vPC peer link and vPC keepalive link
Answer: B
Data Center Unified Fabric - 20%
Unified Fabric Overview Application Specific Networks
Fibre
Ethernet
Channel InfiniBand
Network
Fabric
Challenges of Todays Data Center Networks
HBA
NIC HBA
Unified Fabric Principles InfiniBand
Inter-Data Center Unified Fabric

Scale and Performance Convergence
Resilient
Wire Once for LAN and SAN
High Performance
Single Point of Management for
FCIP Packet Large Scale
LAN and SAN
Geographic Span
Device Consolidation
IP TCP FCIP FC IP Network Ethernet Storage
Network Network
FCIP Tunnel
Intelligence Security
SAN SAN
Environment Environment Seamless VM Networking Secure Separation/Multi-Tenancy
A B
Workload Mobility Integrated Application Delivery
MDS MDS
Enhanced
Data Center Bridging and FCoE Transmission
Selection
802.1Qaz
Data Center
Bridging
Data Center Bridging Standards
Exchange
Priority
Flow
Control
Fibre Channel over Ethernet 802.1Qbb
FCoE Cabling Options for the Cisco Nexus 5000 series Data Center
Switches
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Parent Switch
Delivering FCoE using Cisco Fabric Extender Architecture

Cisco Nexus 2000
Fabric Extender
Ethernet
Header
Header
Header
Hypervisor
FCoE
CRC
EOF
FCS
Adapter
FC
FC Payload Fabric Extender

Virtual Machine UCS
Physical Fabric Extender Fabric Extender
Server (I/O Module)
Multihop Unified Fabric
N7K N7K
FCoE FCoE
NPIV NPIV
Aggregation Layer
Access Layer
N5K FCoE FCoE N5K

First Hop Access Layer Consolidation NPV NPV
Server
Aggregation Layer FCoE Multihop
Dynamic FCoE
Cisco FabricPath and FCoE Multihop

FCoE Server
Storage Array
FCoE Mul hop FCoE Fibre Channel
Unified Fabric Example
What function does Priority Flow Control provide?
A. It is a configuration exchange protocol to negotiate Class of Service value for the
FCoE traffic
B. It provides lossless Ethernet service by pausing traffic based on Class of Service value
C. It provides lossless Ethernet service by pausing traffic based on DSCP value
D. It provides lossless Ethernet service by pausing traffic based on MTU value
Answer: B
Unified Computing -17%
Cisco Unified Computing System Architecture
Evolution of Server Computing

Cisco UCS Hardware and Software
Cisco UCS Product Family

B-Series, C-Series Server Hardware, Adapters, RAID
Controllers
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects & I/O Module

Connectivity
Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis to Fabric Interconnect
Physical Connectivity, Switching Modes etc.
Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC)

Architecture
Cisco UCS I/O Modules, Architecture - Internal, External
Connectivity, CIMC Architecture
Cisco Unified Computing System Manager
Initial Setup of Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects

Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect HA Architecture, Connectivity
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster Setup

Setup of Cisco UCS Cluster & Verification
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Layout

All Tabs, Panes and Finite State Machine (FSM)
Cisco UCS Device Discovery Process

Cisco UCS Chassis, Server Discovery Process
Cisco Unified Computing System Pools,
Policies, Templates & Service Profile
Cisco UCS Hardware Abstraction

Cisco UCS Service Profiles & Stateless Computing
Cisco UCS Logical & Physical Resource Pools

Key identity, Physical Pools & Policies
Cisco UCS Manager Service Profiles & Templates

Creation & Utilizing vNIC, vHBA, Service Profile Templates
Cisco UCS Chassis and Blade Power Capping

Explicit and Implicit Power Capping
Administration, Management & Monitoring
Cisco Unified Computing System
Cisco UCS Operational Planes

In-Band vs. Out-of-Bang Management
Cisco UCS Firmware Management

Firmware Bundles, Host Firmware Packages
Common Cisco UCS Maintenance & Monitoring Tasks

Cisco UCS RBAC, Authentication, Backups, Collection & Threshold etc.
UCS Event Log, SNMP, Fault Suppression, Smart/Call Home etc.
Advanced Cisco UCS Management

go UCS Automation Toolkit, Python SDK
Which of the following are valid fabric link configurations on a Cisco UCS 2104XP
or 2208XP I/O module, when connecting chassis-to-fabric interconnect?
A. 1-Link
B. 2-Link
C. 3-Link
D. 4-Link
E. 8-Link
Answer: A, B, D and E
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Data Center Storage Architecture
What Is a Storage Device and Storage-Area Network?
How to Access a Storage Device
Storage Architectures
SAN Design
Fibre Channel
Virtual Storage-Area Network (VSAN)
Fibre Channel Zoning and LUN Masking
End of Row Top of Rack Blade Server
Data Center Storage Architecture
What Is a Storage Device and Storage-Area Network?
How to Access a Storage Device
Storage Architectures
SAN Design
Fibre Channel
Virtual Storage-Area Network (VSAN)
Fibre Channel Zoning and LUN Masking
Edge-Core-Edge / End-of-Row Design
Cisco MDS Product Family
Cisco MDS Architecture
Cisco MDS Software and Storage Services
Cisco MDS Multilayer Directors Cisco MDS

Cisco MDS Cisco MDS
9250i
9148 9148S
Cisco MDS Multiservice and Multilayer Fabric Switches Cisco MDS

9222i
Cisco MDS
8G Fiber
Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switches Channel
switch for Cisco MDS
HP c-Class 4G Fiber
Bladecenter Channel
Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager switch for
IBM/HP
Bladecenter
Cisco MDS Product Family
Directors
Multiservice Node
Fixed Fabric Switch Fixed Fabric Switch
Cisco MDS 9250i

Cisco MDS 9148 Multiservice Node Cisco MDS 9148S
Blade Switches
Cisco MDS 9222i
Cisco MDS 8G Fiber Cisco MDS 4G Fiber

Channel switch for HP c- Channel switch for IBM/HP
Class Bladecenter Bladecenter
Virtualizing Storage
What Is a Storage Virtualization?
Why Storage Virtualization?
What is Being Virtualized?
Where does the Storage Virtualization Occur?
Fibre Channel Storage-Area Networking
Cisco MDS NX-OS Setup Utility
The Power On Auto Provisioning
Licensing
Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade
Cisco MDS NX-OS Configuration and Verification
Boot Sequence
System (RAM)
Linux System Space
System Cisco NX-OS
Loads Cisco NX-OS Running-config
Checks file systems
Kickstart Loads startup-config
Switch # prompt
Loads Linux kernel and drivers
Gets system boot parameters
Loader Verifies and loads system NVRAM
Gets kickstart boot parameters image Startup-config
Verifies and loads kickstart Switch (boot)# prompt
BIOS image Boot parameters
Runs POST Loader > prompt #boot system bootflash:system_image
Runs loader
#boot kickstart bootflash:kickstart_image
Bootflash (internal flash)

System_image
Kickstart_image
Which is the correct option for the boot sequence?
A. System Kickstart BIOS Loader
B. BIOS Loader Kickstart System
C. System BIOS Loader Kickstart
D. BIOS Loader System Kickstart
Answer: B
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Extra Slides VPC
Virtual Port Channel (VPC)
vPC Terminology
Core1 Core2
vPC peer - a vPC switch, one of a pair
vPC member port - one of a set of ports (port channels) that
form a vPC
vPC - the combined port channel between the vPC peers
and the downstream device
vPC_PKL
vPC peer-link (vPC_PL) - synchronize state between vPC
agg1a agg1b
peer devices (must be 10GE port-channel)
vPC peer-keepalive link (vPC_PKL) - detect the status of agg1a vPC_PL agg1b
vPC peer devices CFS Protocol
CFS - Cisco Fabric Services protocol, used for state
synchronization and configuration validation between vPC vPC member
peer devices orphan port
port
vPC VLANs - VLANs carried over the peer-link
Non-vPC VLANs - VLANs not carried over the peer-link Access1 Access2
vPC
vPC orphan-ports - non vPC ports that are mapped to the
vPC VLANs
Half or vPC channel fails
vPC (cont.) Core
vPC failure convergence summary agg1a vPC_PKL agg1b

vPC_PL
No impact with vPC peer-keepalive link failure
No impact with supervisor failover or ISSU

Acc1 Acc2
When vPC channel member fails, traffic is re-hashed over existing member
When half of the vPC channel fails, traffic is re-hashed / re-routed to vPC peer vPC primary device fails
Some traffic will traverse across vPC peer-link Core
vPC Primary vPC Secondary
When vPC primary switch fails, traffic is re-hashed / re-routed to vPC secondary switch
agg1a vPC_PKL agg1b
vPC peer-switch can be implemented to eliminate STP convergence
vPC_PL
Old root
root
When vPC secondary switch fails, traffic is re-hashed / re-routed to vPC primary switch
New
root
Acc1 Acc2
convergence
vPC (cont.) Route all traffic to vPC peer-link fails
vPC failure convergence summary agg1a
Core
If vPC peer-link fails, the secondary vPC peer suspends local
vPCs and shuts down SVIs of vPC VLANs vPC_PKL
Single-homed devices connected to vPC secondary devices agg1a vPC_PL agg1b
will be isolated
Dual-active does not occur if peer-keepalive link fails after vPC Shut SVIs
peer-link failure
Acc1 Acc2
If vPC peer-keepalive link fails first and vPC peer-link fails later (or
both fail together), both vPC peers become active Isolated!!
Need to bring up both vPC_PKL and vPC_PL to recover from Both vPC_PL and vPC_PKL fail
dual active state vPC Primary
vPC dual vPC Secondary
Operation
After recovery the configured vPC secondary peer will active!
Operation primary
secondary
remain as the operational primary vPC_PKL
agg1a agg1b
A vPC role change requires bring down/up peer-link vPC_PL
Auto vPC preempt is not supported since role change is
disruptive
Acc1 Acc2
vPC (cont.) Route all traffic to vPC peer-link fails
vPC failure convergence summary agg1a
Core
If vPC peer-link fails, the secondary vPC peer suspends local
vPCs and shuts down SVIs of vPC VLANs vPC_PKL
Single-homed devices connected to vPC secondary devices agg1a vPC_PL agg1b
will be isolated
Dual-active does not occur if peer-keepalive link fails after vPC Shut SVIs
peer-link failure
Acc1 Acc2
If vPC peer-keepalive link fails first and vPC peer-link fails later (or
both fail together), both vPC peers become active Isolated!!
Need to bring up both vPC_PKL and vPC_PL to recover from Both vPC_PL and vPC_PKL fail
dual active state vPC Primary vPC Secondary
Operation
After recovery the configured vPC secondary peer will
secondary
remain as the operational primary vPC_PKL
agg1a agg1b
A vPC role change requires bring down/up peer-link vPC_PL
Auto vPC preempt is not supported since role change is
disruptive
Acc1 Acc2
vPC (cont.) Core1 Core2
Implementation Best Practices
Utilize diverse 10GE modules to form vPC peer-link role pri 8192 role pri 16384
Must be either M or F, can be mixed on each side domain 1 domain 1
vPC_PKL
Single 10GE module implementation is supported but not
recommended agg1a routing peer agg1b
Implement physical vPC peer-link ports in dedicated rate-mode vPC_PL
Shared rate-mode is supported but not recommended

Acc1a Acc1b Acc2
Use a dedicated link for vPC peer keepalive link and assign it to a
vPC domain 2
separate VRF
If mgmt0 interface is used as vPC keepalive link, it should be
connected to an OOB mgmt network
Back-to-back mgmt0 connection should only be used in single agg1a agg1b
vPC_PL
supervisor implementation
Do not use SVI interface between vPC peer-link as vPC vPC_PKL
Mgmt0 Mgmt0
keepalive link X2 X2
Mgmt
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Avoided question formats

Which OSI model layer is concerned with routing?

Refer to the exhibit. Which access list

Click and drag the layer on the left

Purpose and Functions of Network Devices

Network Specifications and the Components Required

Use Network Models to Explain Network Data Flows

Purpose and Operation of the Protocols in the OSI TCP Models

Interpret Network Diagram

Define Physical Network Topologies

What are switches

Describe and Identify Nexus Hardware Specifications

Describe and Identify Nexus Licensing Requirements

Explain IP The Internet Protocol (IP) is a network-layer

Establishes connections Connectionless

Uses sequence numbers Best-Effort Delivery

Reliable (Uses ACKs) Unreliable

Session Facilitates modular engineering

Data Link Provides a troubleshooting methodology

Presentation Layer 6 Application

Transport Layer 4 Transport

Physcial Layer 1 Physcial

Data Email message (Data)

Frame Network Transport Frame

Explain the technology and media access control method for

Explain basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco

Describe and configure enhanced switching technologies

IEEE 802 protocols

CSMA / CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detect)

802.2 Logical Link Control (LLC) :

10Base-5 10 Mbps Thicknet Coaxial Half 500m

Organization Unique Identifier (OUI) Vendor Assigned

Each devices MAC address A B C D

VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network)

VTP (VLAN Trunking Protocol)

STP (Spanning Tree Protocol)

Virtual Switch 1 Virtual Switch 2

Int 0 Int 1 Int 2 Int 3

HOST A HOST B HOST C HOST D

aabb.ccff.0001 ccdd.ee22.0022 abcd.abcd.0043 dcfe.1234.0078

Copy running-config to startup-config to save the config

HOST A HOST B HOST C HOST D

aabb.ccff.0001 ccdd.ee22.0022 abcd.abcd.0043 dcfe.1234.0078

Broadcast SW2 informs SW1 that it has no VLAN 999 members by

Spanning-tree port type network: Spanning tree bridge assurance

Describe the operation and benefits of using private and public IP

Describe the difference between IPv4 and IPv6 addressing schemes

RFC 1918 (Private addressing)

RFC 4193 (Unique Local IPv6 Unicast Addresses)

Comparative address space

Describe and configure basic routing concepts

Describe the operation of Cisco routers

Router look-up process (Exec mode, Exec commands, Configuration

Router boot-up process

Protocol shutdown option (all protocols):

switch(config-if)# ip router ospf 1 area ?

For consistency, always display in dotted decimal

switch(config-if)# show run ospf

Created and referred to differently than Standard and Extended ACLs

Device(config)# ip access-list D_Telnet

Data Center Network Architecture