Implementing Data Center Networks Using the Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch (IDCN1V)

This course is intended for the following audiences:

• Network Field Engineers
• Network System Engineers
• Data Center Network Designers
• Pre-sales Engineers
• Post-sales Engineers
• Network Administration Personnel

Course attendees should possess an intermediate knowledge of switching, routing and data center architectures and protocols, as well as an understanding of server virtualization techniques.

This highly focused, 2-day course provides a detailed understanding of the emerging features and protocols supported by the Nexus 1000V product family. The Cisco Nexus™ 1000V Series Switches are virtual machine access switches that are an intelligent software switch implementation for VMware vSphere environments running the Cisco® NX-OS operating system. Operating inside the VMware ESX hypervisor, the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series supports Cisco VN-Link server virtualization technology to provide:

• Policy-based virtual machine (VM) connectivity
• Mobile VM security and network policy, and
• Non-disruptive operational model for your server virtualization, and networking teams

Upon completion of this course, the student will understand product placement for the Nexus 1000V, in addition to its close relationship to VMWare devices and services. Practical lab exercises augment and reinforce the courseware to provide a unified curriculum.

Course Benefits

• Describe Modern Server Architecture Scalability and Consolidation
• Undertand Network Virtualization and consolidation in Data Center Bridging Networks
• Understand Data Center Application High-Availability
• Describe the NIV on ESX using Cisco Nexus hardware switches
• Describe Nexus 1000 VEM (NX-OS) Features and Functions
• Understand the Nexus 1000V Switching Mechanisms
• Provide and Overview of the Nexus 1000 VSM
• Describe Virtual Machine Policy-based Connectivity and Mobility using Nexus 1000V
• Utilize Cisco NX-OS based End-to-End QoS Concepts and Enforcement
• Configure the Nexus 1000V System Management and Monitoring Features
• Understand the Nexus 2000 Hardware Architecture and Operational Features
• Configure Virtual Machine Security Features Using the Nexus 1000V

Course Lab Exercises

• Installing the Nexus 1000v VSM and ESM
• Configuring policy-based VM connectivity
• Configuring Nexus 1000v Security
• Configuring Nexus 1000v QoS