Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Course

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Created by Mohammad Imani
Last updated Fri, 26-May-2023
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Overview of Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Course

This course contains topics covered in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).

Cisco ACI (Application Centric Infrastructure) is a software-defined networking (SDN) solution providing a holistic data center management approach. It aims to simplify network provisioning and management, improve security, and enhance application performance by automating network infrastructure and policy deployment.

ACI enables administrators to manage network resources through a centralized dashboard, reducing the complexity of configuring multiple switches and routers. It also provides granular visibility into network traffic, allowing administrators to identify and address performance issues quickly.

Overall, Cisco ACI is designed to streamline data center operations, reduce costs, and improve agility.

 

Topics Covered in Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Course

  • Introduction to Datacenter Design Models
  • ACI Hardware and Software Requirements
  • Fabric Initialization
  • Switch Discovery Process
  • Primary Tasks after Fabric Initialization
  • Management Information Tree
  • Fault Management and Health Monitoring
  • Tenants (Built-in and Custom Tenants)
  • Fabric Policies and Access Policies
  • Connecting External Networks to Cisco ACI Fabric
  • Virtualization in Cisco ACI
  • Service Integration (Service Insertion)
  • Upgrade – Backup, and Restore

Requirements for Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Course

  • Basic knowledge of datacenter operations
  • Basic knowledge of Cisco IOS CLI

Modules

75 Lessons 12:03:20 Hours
Introduction to Datacenter Design Models
5 Lessons 00:55:04 Hours
  • Intro
    00:08:56
  • Traditional Datacenter Design Issues
    00:10:03
  • Spine and Leaf Datacenter Design
    00:09:35
  • ACI Benefits
    00:16:05
  • ACI Topologies
    00:10:25
  • ACI Hardware
    00:10:29
  • ACI APIC and Switches
    00:07:09
  • Fabric Initialization and Discovery
    00:14:46
  • Switch Discovery States
    00:09:19
  • APIC Initialization
    00:10:59
  • GUI Overview
    00:09:18
  • Switch Discovery Process
    00:09:25
  • Pre-staging a Switch
    00:02:24
  • Changing APIC Cluster Target Size
    00:02:36
  • Adding OOB Addresses to Fabric Devices
    00:08:43
  • Fabric Upgrade
    00:08:24
  • Exporting Configuration
    00:10:49
  • Importing Configuration
    00:05:34
  • Configuring NTP
    00:06:39
  • Configuring DNS
    00:04:48
  • Configuring COOP
    00:01:45
  • Converting Port Roles
    00:07:35
  • Login Domains
    00:08:16
  • A Brief Explanation of Management Information Tree and Object Model
    00:10:12
  • Lifecycle of a Fault
    00:13:28
  • Monitoring - Health Score - Audit Logs
    00:13:36
  • Introduction to Tenant Design in ACI
    00:11:51
  • Bridge Domain and VRF
    00:16:19
  • EPG Overview
    00:13:02
  • Contract Overview
    00:18:41
  • Objects Under Tenants
    00:05:21
  • Viewing the Relations of Objects Under Tenants
    00:05:42
  • Creating VLAN Pools and Domains
    00:19:45
  • Understanding AAEPs
    00:06:03
  • Overview of Policies
    00:13:37
  • Creating Interface Policy Groups
    00:19:47
  • Assigning Static Ports to Tenants
    00:04:47
  • Creating a Port-Channel
    00:09:10
  • Configuring a Virtual Port-Cahnnel
    00:12:01
  • Configuring FEXes
    00:11:05
  • Breakout Cable Policy
    00:07:21
  • Process of Endpoint Learning
    00:16:36
  • Creating New Application Profile for Critical Network Services
    00:15:12
  • Creating Templatized AAEPs
    00:11:11
  • External Networking Overview
    00:08:06
  • Creating L3Out
    00:19:50
  • Assigning a Route-Map to Subnets
    00:05:09
  • Creating L3-Out Using OSPF
    00:18:23
  • What is a Preffered Group Member
    00:04:34
  • Assigning a Route-map -- Creating Static Route
    00:08:36
  • Creating OSPFv3 Adjacency
    00:07:21
  • Creating L3-Out using BGP
    00:12:09
  • BGP Adjacency Using Loopback Interface -- Local AS Number
    00:05:07
  • Implementing BFD
    00:07:13
  • Adding Communities
    00:09:00
  • Filtering Routes Inbound and Outbound
    00:09:13
  • Advertising a Default Route
    00:03:25
  • ACI Interoperability with Spanning Tree Protocol
    00:04:24
  • ACI Centric vs Network Centric Design
    00:10:28
  • Entending EPG vs Extending Bridge Domain
    00:05:39
  • Creating L2Outs
    00:13:38
  • Creating EPGs
    00:05:28
  • Introduction to Virtualization
    00:15:44
  • ACI Interaction with vCenter
    00:09:52
  • VMM Integration
    00:11:34
  • Creating Port Groups
    00:07:10
  • Configuring vSwitch Policies
    00:03:48
  • Introduction to L4-L7 Service Insertion
    00:10:40
  • Firewall Placement Modes
    00:03:58
  • Configuring Unmanaged Firewall
    00:15:49
  • Security Features
    00:15:44
  • Firmware Upgrade
    00:08:55
  • Configuration Import and Export
    00:13:34
  • Cisco ACI Workbook and Topology 1
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  • Cisco ACI Workbook and Topology 2
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