Who should attend
- Network designers
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- System engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
- Server administrators
- Network managers
- Cisco integrators and partners
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- 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
Course Objectives
- Describe how to troubleshoot the data center network
- Describe the troubleshooting tools and methodologies that are available from the Command-Line Interface (CLI) and are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco Data Center network architecture
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Virtual LANs (VLANs) and private VLANs (PVLANs)
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to port channels and virtual port channels
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to VXLAN
- Describe troubleshooting of routing and high-availability protocols
- Describe troubleshooting of the 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
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel switching when a Cisco NX-OS switch is used in N-Port Virtualization (NPV) mode
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to FIP and FCoE, including Fibre Channel over Ethernet (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 and troubleshooting
- Describe Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues
- Describe Cisco UCS B-Series 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 Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding issues with the VIC, and troubleshooting connectivity issues
- Troubleshoot 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 and scripting tools
- Describe how to troubleshoot programmability
Detailed Course Outline
- Section 1: Describing the Troubleshooting Process
- Section 2: Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
- Section 3: Troubleshooting VLANs and PVLANs
- Section 4: Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
- Section 5: Troubleshooting VXLAN
- Section 6: Troubleshooting Routing and High-Availability Protocols
- Section 7: Troubleshooting Data Center LAN Security
- Section 8: Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues
- Section 9: Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
- Section 10: Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Services
- Section 11: Troubleshooting NPV Mode
- Section 12: Troubleshooting FCoE
- Section 13: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Architecture and Initialization
- Section 14: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Configuration
- Section 15: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Servers
- Section 16: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
- Section 17: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
- Section 18: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
- Section 19: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration
- Section 20: Exploring the Tools and Methodologies for Troubleshooting Cisco ACI
- Section 21: Troubleshooting Automation and Scripting Tools
- Section 22: Troubleshooting Programmability