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Overview

The Cisco Data Center Nexus Dashboard Essentials training teaches you how to plan, implement, manage, operate, monitor, and troubleshoot the infrastructure of your data centers using the Cisco Nexus Dashboard platform.

The goal of this training is to provide fundamental knowledge for the Cisco Nexus Dashboard platform. It discusses the components and the structure of the platform, as well as how to plan for the installment and deployment, looking at the physical and virtual resource requirements, licensing, connectivity, cluster size, and software stack. Additionally, you will be acquainted with the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and the different functions to create and manage sites in the Cisco Nexus Dashboard. You will learn how to monitor, troubleshoot, and administer the platform, covering the authentication and authorization of the administrators’ access. This training also earns you 26 Continuing Education (CE) credits toward recertification.
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What You'll Learn

  • Explore the Cisco Nexus Dashboard platform
  • Explain Cisco Nexus Dashboard licensing options, cluster connectivity, GUI, software stack, roles, permissions, tech support, troubleshooting, and installation procedure for adding applications
  • Perform Cisco Nexus Dashboard firmware upgrades
  • Configure Cisco Nexus Dashboard remote authentication
  • Monitor Cisco Nexus Dashboard resources
  • Describe Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) and its dashboards
  • Explore the Data Center with Cisco NDFC topology, including customizable templates, deployment, existing network devices, Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) Ethernet Virtual Private Network (EVPN), Representational State Transfer (REST) Application Program Interface (API), migration, and image, license, and network management
  • Describe enhanced Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) for fabric objects

Who Should Attend

Personnel seeking professional- or expert-level data center roles
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Prerequisites

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Learning Journey

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  1. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Platforms
  2. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Licensing Options
  3. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Cluster Connectivity
  4. Cisco Nexus Dashboard GUI Overview
  5. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Software Stack
  6. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Installation Procedures
  7. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Firmware Upgrades
  8. Application Installation on Cisco Nexus Dashboard
  9. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Roles and Permissions
  10. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Remote Authentication
  11. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Resource Monitoring
  12. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Tech Support and Troubleshooting
  13. Add Sites to Cisco Nexus Dashboard
  14. Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard
  15. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Overview
  16. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Dashboards
  17. Data Center Exploration with Cisco NDFC Topology
  18. Cisco NDFC Customizable Templates
  19. Image Management Using Cisco NDFC
  20. License Management Using Cisco NDFC
  21. Enhanced RBAC for Fabric Objects
  22. Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
  23. Manage the Network with Cisco NDFC
  24. Deploying Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
  25. Discovering Network Devices with Cisco NDFC
  26. Deploy VXLAN EVPN with Cisco NDFC
  27. Managing and Monitoring the Data Center with Cisco NDFC
  28. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller REST API
  29. Cisco Data Center Network Manager to Cisco NDFC Migration
  30. Configure and Execute Cisco NDFC POAP
  31. Configure VXLAN with a BGP Control Plane

Lab Outline

  1. Connect Sites to Cisco Nexus Dashboard
  2. Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard
  3. Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller
  4. Manage the Network with Cisco NDFC
  5. Configure and Execute Cisco NDFC POAP
  6. Configure VXLAN with a BGP Control Plane
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