About this Course

The Configuring Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI Mode (DCAC9K) v3.0 course is designed for senior engineers and IT professionals who implement and manage Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI) mode. This course covers the key components of the Cisco ACI architecture, along with the knowledge and hands-on skills you need to configure, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Cisco ACI mode and connect the Cisco ACI fabric to external networks and services. You will learn how to deploy Cisco ACI security, networking, virtualization, automation, and programmability features on the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches and migrate to a policy-enforced data center.

Audience Profile

Primary audience for this course:

• Network and data center cloud systems architects, as well as server administrators
• Application developers and security engineers as well as virtualization administrators

At Course Completion

Upon completing this course, you will be able to meet these objectives:

• Install the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in Cisco ACI mode
• Deploy the Cisco ACI fabric
• Configure the Cisco ACI controller (Application Policy Infrastructure Controller [APIC])
• Describe the Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switch hardware
• Understand the differences between Cisco ACI code versions
• Configure Cisco ACI Layer 4 through Layer 7 service integration
• Integrate virtual and physical workloads in a multi-hypervisor fabric
• Deploy the security and management capabilities of the Cisco ACI network
• Connect Cisco ACI to outside networks
• Extend and interconnect the Cisco ACI fabric
• Migrate from a traditional data center to Cisco ACI with a common, policy-enforced approach
• Manage Cisco ACI
• Program and orchestrate the Cisco ACI network
• Troubleshoot Cisco ACI

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have the following experience or knowledge:

• Understanding of Cisco Ethernet switching products
• Understanding of Cisco data center architecture
• Familiarity with the fundamentals of server virtualization
• Experience configuring advanced routing and switching technologies such as Border Gateway Protocol

(BGP), Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), and intermediate system to intermediate system (IS-IS)