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Agenda
• DC CCNA Introduction
• DC CCNA Blueprints
• 640-911 Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking
• 640-916 Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies
• Preparation Resources
• Q&A
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DC CCNA Introduction
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“This session is aimed at providing you
with the skills, knowledge, and best
practices you need to help you excel in
your career as well as help you pass the
Cisco CCNA Introduction to Datacenter
Networking test.”
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Cisco Certification Tracks
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com
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CCNA DC - Certification Process
DCICN DCICT
640-911 640-916
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Test Practical Implementation Skills
Question formats
• Declarative
• Procedural
• Drag and drop
• Complex procedural (simulation)
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Exam Format: Declarative
A declarative exam item tests simple recall of pertinent facts
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Exam Format: Procedural
A procedural exam item test the ability to apply knowledge to solve a issue
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Exam Format: Complex Procedural
A complex procedural exam item tests the ability to apply multiple knowledge
points to solve a given issue
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Exam Format: Drag & Drop
A drag and drop exam item test the ability to relate concepts
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Tips for taking the exam
• Look for the “best” answer (always is correct)
• Practice on switches (N1KV) or use simulators
• Selecting too many options or not selecting enough options
• Use a time budget. / Do not spend too much time on one question
Clock is always visible upper right hand of screen as is how many items left to answer
• Can’t go back
• Questions may come from both test pools
• Don’t Be Intimidated by the Simulations
• Give Yourself a Time Budget When You Hit a Simulation
• Show commands, Tabs and Question Marks will work for commands implemented in the item
• Simulations are not saved until you hit “Next”
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DC CCNA Blueprints
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Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (640-911)
Implement IP Configure, Verify
Configure, Verify Addressing and IP and Troubleshoot a
and Troubleshoot a Services using Switch with VLANs
Nexus Switch Nexus and Interswitch
21% 12% Communications
Using Nexus
52%
Describe How a
Network Works
15%
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Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (640-
916)
Data Center
Unified Fabric
20% Storage
Networking
Cisco Data Center 18%
Fundamentals
Concepts
30% DC Virtualization
14%
Unified Computing
17%
Data Center
Network Services
1%
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640-911 Introducing Cisco Data
Center Networking
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Describe How a Network
Works – 15%
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Describe How a Network Works
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Purpose and Functions of Network
Devices - Key Topics
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Network Specifications and the
Components Required
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Nexus Switch Family
Nexus 9000
Nexus 3000
Nexus 7000
Nexus 2000
Nexus 6000
Nexus 1000v
Nexus 5000
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Nexus Licensing Example
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/nx-os/licensing/guide/b_Cisco_NX-
OS_Licensing_Guide/b_Cisco_NX-OS_Licensing_Guide_chapter_01.html#con_24753
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Use Network Models to Explain Data Flows
Explain UDP
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IP Service
IP supports the following services:
• one-to-one (unicast)
• one-to-all (broadcast)
• one-to-several (multicast)
unicast
broadcast multicast
IP multicast also supports a many-to-many service.
IP multicast requires support of other protocols (IGMP, multicast routing)
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Transport Control Protocols
• The function of the Transport Layer is to
ensure packets have no errors and that all
packets arrive and are correctly reassembled. Applications
Two protocols are used:
Packet Packet
• User Datagram Protocol.
• Provides unreliable, connectionless delivery service
using Internet Protocol. TCP UDP
• Application programs utilizing UDP accepts full
responsibility for packet reliability including Packet Packet
message loss, duplication, delay, out of sequence,
multiplexing and connectivity loss.
IP
• Transmission Control Protocol.
Packet
• Provides a reliable, connection delivery service
using Internet Protocol.
• It provides reliable packet delivery, packet Hardware
sequencing, error control, multiplexing.
TCP and UDP pass IP
packets to the applications
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TCP vs. UDP
TCP UDP
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Purpose and Operation of the Protocols in
the OSI and TCP models TCP Three Way Handshake
TCP/IP
10.1.1.10 20.1.1.20
OSI Layers
SYN
SYN - ACK
ACK
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The OSI Model—
Why a Layered Network Model?
7
Application
• Reduces complexity
Presentation
6 • Standardizes interfaces
4
Transport • Accelerates evolution
• Simplifies teaching and learning
Network
3 • Reduce cost
Physical
1
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OSI vs. TCP/IP Models
Application Layer 7
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Data Encapsulation Example
0111111010101100010101101010110001 Bits
WAN
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Configure, Verify and Troubleshoot
a Switch Using Nexus – 21%
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Configure, Verify and Troubleshoot a
Switch Using Nexus
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Explain the technology and media access
control method for Ethernet
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802 Protocols - Ethernet
Data Link Layer Logical Link Control (LLC)
Media Access Control (MAC)
Physical Layer Physical Standards
(Cat 5, Fiber Optics, Wireless, etc..)
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Ethernet Media Types
Maximum
Ethernet Type Bandwidth Cable Type Duplex
Distance
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Carrier Sense Multiple Access / Collision Detect
• Step 1: Before an Ethernet device sends a frame on the Ethernet cable, it listens to find if
another device is already transmitting a frame (Carrier Sense).
• Step 2: Once the device finds that other devices are not transmitting any frame, it starts
transmitting the frame. If two devices detect that the Ethernet cable is free at the same
time, then both will start transmitting the frames (Multiple Access). This will result in
collision.
• Step 3: The Ethernet devices while transmitting the frames, also listen for the collision.
(Collision Detect).
• Step 4: If they detect a collision, both the devices stop sending the frame (back off).
• Step 5: They retry the transmission after a logarithmic time-out period. This process is
repeated till the frame is transmitted successfully, for a maximum of 16 times. The frame is
discarded after the 16th retry.
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Explain basic switching concepts and the
operation of Cisco switches
Layer 2 Addressing
MAC Table
Flooding
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Layer 2 (Data Link) Communication
• A frame is like an envelope
• Computers need to know each other’s address to communicate
Ethernet Avenue
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MAC Addresses
IP Address: 192.168.1.1
MAC Address: 00-24-D7-C5-F2-5C
24 bits 24 bits
6 Hex Characters 6 Hex Characters
00-24-D7 C5-F2-5C
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MAC Address Table MAC ADDRESS TABLE
Port MAC address
A Switch:
• Forwards frames using a 1 A
table of Layer 2 MAC 4 B
addresses (inside the 6 C
switch) 8 D
• Learns where each device
is connected (which port) 1
1
4 6 8
by reading the MAC
address of each device as
it “speaks”
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Flooding
Communication Methoeds
on a Switch:
• one-to-one (unicast)
• one-to-all (broadcast)
• one-to-several (multicast)
unicast
broadcast multicast
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Describe and configure enhanced
switching technologies
802.1Q
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What is a VLAN
• A “virtual” broadcast domain across one or more switches
• Programmed into the switch
• Allows you to group users (ports) into a broadcast domain across a
geographic area as opposed to positioning them all physically in one area
• Limit the size of broadcast domains
• Enforce security and access control
• Isolate traffic
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Traditional LAN
Accouting
Sales
Operations
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LAN Using VLANS
Operations Sales Accouting
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VLAN in a Switch
Switch-1
Bridge Table
aabb.ccff.0001 Int 0 Vlan 1
ccdd.ee22.0022 Int 1 Vlan 1
abcd.abcd.0043 Int 2 Vlan 2
dcfe.1234.0078 Int 3 Vlan 2
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Nexus Configuration Fundamentals
Four common command modes
• Exec
• Global – configure terminal
• Interface
• Subinterface
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VLAN Configuration
SUMMARY STEPS
• 1. config t
• 2. vlan {vlan-id | vlan-range}
• 3. exit
• 4. (Optional) show vlan
• 5. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
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802.1Q Trunking
Bridge Table Switch-1 Bridge Table Switch-2
aabb.ccff.0001 Int 0 Vlan 1 aabb.ccff.0001 Int 0 Vlan 1
ccdd.ee22.0022 Int 1 Vlan 2 ccdd.ee22.0022 Int 0 Vlan 2
abcd.abcd.0043 Int 2 Vlan 1 abcd.abcd.0043 Int 1 Vlan 1
dcfe.1234.0078 Int 2 Vlan 2 dcfe.1234.0078 Int 2 Vlan 2
Switch-1 Switch-2
Int 0 Int 1 Int 2 Int 0 Int 1 Int 2
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Trunk Configuration
SUMMARY STEPS
1. configure terminal
2. interface { type slot/port | port-channel number }
3. switchport mode { access | trunk }
4. switchport trunk allowed vlan { vlan-list | add vlan-list | all | except vlan-list | none |
remove vlan-list }
5. exit
6. (Optional) show interface
7. (Optional) show vlan
8. (Optional) copy running-config startup-config
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VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
• Cisco created this protocol to facilitate automatic VLAN distribution between
switches that use a trunk connection.
• Instead of typing in all the VLANs on all switches individually, you configure
VLANs on one switch, and the same configuration will be propagated to all
switches in the VTP domain
• VLAN database is synchronized (exchanged) between all the switches.
• VLAN numbers and their names are exchanged. The port-to-
VLAN assignments are NOT exchanged
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VTP Modes
• VTP Transparent (Used to be default)- Transparent mode does NOT participate in the
VTP domain. This means that the transparent mode does NOT synchronize its
database with any other switch (a local database of VLANs), and it does NOT learn
VLANs propagated by a VTP server. Transparent mode WILL forward VTP messages
between other switches over trunk ports.
• VTP Server (Default) - This mode allows you to add, remove, delete, and modify
VLANs to a database. All is saved in NVRAM (Non-Volatile RAM memory - the one
that does not lose its content on power-down).
• VTP Client - in this mode you CANNOT create VLANs in the local database. The only
way for the VTP client to learn VLANs is to send a request advertisement. Server
respond to this, by sending information about VLANs and their names used in the
domain (subset advertisement).
• Off - Behaves similarly to the transparent mode but does not forward any VTP
packets.
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VTP Pruning
PC – Connected to
No Traffic from VLAN 20
Broadcast VLAN999 Allowed
ffff.ffff.ffff SW1 SW2
Broadcast = ffff.ffff.ffff
Trunk
Once SW2 has at least one VLAN 999 member, SW1 will
be notified and will start sending frames from VLAN999
PC – Connected to
VLAN 999
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VTP Configuration
SUMMARY STEPS
1. config t
2. feature vtp
3. vtp domain domain-name
4. vtp version {1 | 2}
5. vtp mode {client | server| transparent| off}
6. vtp file file-name
7. vtp password password-value
8. exit
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Examples of Loops in Redundant Topologies
Root Bridge
Root Bridge
Root Bridge
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NX-OS Supported STP Types
MST
• Typically two or more instances
• More Complex
• More Scalable
RPVST+
• One instance per VLAN
• Less Complex
• More Scalable
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NX-OS STP Port Types
• Spanning-tree port type edge: Skips the LISTEN and LEARN states, going
directly to FORWARD state. feature should be configured only on EDGE ports,
i.e. the ones that connect devices that do not send BPDU frames and cannot
create loops. These would be your computers, servers, printers etc.
1. SW1(config)#interface e0/1
2. SW1(config-if)#spanning-tree port type edge OR
3. SW1(config-if)#spanning-tree port type edge trunk (vmware server etc..)
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Etherchannel Advantages
• Etherchannel is often used between the switches in order to increase
the capacity of the connection between them by performing a load
balancing of the frames traversing the channel
• In case of an active link failure the next link is going to transmit the
packets with almost no delay.
• The industry standard name is link aggregation (IEEE 802.3ad).
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Etherchannel
SW1 SW2
Trunk
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Nexus Modes of Operation
Cisco offers you two ways of configuring the etherchannel ( two modes of
operation):
Dynamic channel negotiation using Link Aggregation Control Protocol
(LACP) which is the industry standard implementation.
Manual channel configuration without using any form of negotiation
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Etherchannel Configuration
SUMMARY STEPS
1. config t
2. feature lacp
3. interface type slot/port
4. channel-group number mode {active | on | passive}
5. show port-channel summary
6. copy running-config startup-config
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Implement an IP Addressing
Scheme and IP Services Using
Nexus – 12%
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Implement an IP Addressing Scheme and
IP Services Using Nexus
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Describe the operation and benefits of
using private and public IP addressing
Classfull IP addressing
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Describe the difference between IPv4 and
IPv6 addressing schemes
Host addressing
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Configure, Verify, and
Troubleshoot Basic Routing on
Nexus – 52%
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Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Basic
Routing on Nexus
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Describe and configure basic routing
concepts
Packet forwarding
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NX-OS Supported Routing
• Static
• RIPv2
• EIGRP
• OSPF
• IS-IS
• BGP
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Distance Vector vs. Link State
Distance Vector
10 Meg
DS-3 DS-3
T-1 T-1
Link State
10 Meg
DS-3 DS-3
T-1 T-1
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The Routing Process
To forward a packet, the router needs at minimum, two pieces of
information
Destination address
• IP and subnet mask of the destination
• Must be reachable
Pointer to the destination
• Directly connected to the router
• Address of a directly connected router (next-hop)
The router will match the most specific match it can using the Longest
match rule
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Administrative Distance
• Used in Best Path selection process when multiple routes exist for the same
subnet learned from multiple sources
• “Believability” of the routing information
• Each routing protocol is assigned a value of 0 – 255
• If the administrative distance is 255, the router does not believe the source of
that route and does not install the route in the routing table
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Default AD Values Route Source Default Distance
Value
Connected Interface 0
Static Route 1
EIGRP Summary Route 5
External BGP 20
Internal EIGRP 90
IGRP 100
OSPF 110
IS-IS 115
RIP 120
EGP 140
On Demand Routing (ODR) 160
External EIGRP 170
Internal BGP 200
Unknown 255
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Describe the operation of Cisco routers
POST
Router components
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NX-OS Unicast Routing Protocols
Configuration highlights
• Interface centric model for IGPs
Simplified config viewing
Less error prone
router ospf 1 interface Ethernet 1/1
passive-interface GigEthernet1/1 ip ospf passive-interface
network 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 area 0 ip router ospf 1 area 0
router is-is 1 interface Ethernet 1/2
network 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 ip router isis 1
router eigrp 1 interface Ethernet 1/3
network 10.0.0.1 0.0.0.0 ip router eigrp 1
• Enable feature first to be able to configure:
feature ospf
• Controlled restart
restart ospf 1
• Record adjacency changes to logfile
router ospf foo
log-adjacency-changes
• Debug-filters
Restrict the amount of debug output: neighbor, interface, VRF etc.
Each protocol has its own set of debug-filters
Use debug-filter <protocol> vrf all to apply to all VRFs
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OSPF in NX-OS
Configuration and management highlights
• Area ID for OSPF v2:
Configure as single decimal or dotted decimal
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OSPF in NX-OS
Configuration examples
OSPF v2
router ospf foo
passive-interface default
network 10.0.2.0/24 area 0.0.0.2
interface Ethernet2/5
ip router ospf 100 area 0.0.0.0
interface Ethernet2/6
no ip ospf passive-interface
ip router ospf 100 area 0.0.0.1
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EIGRP in NX-OS
Configuration
router eigrp foo
router-id 31.3.3.3
autonomous-system 1
address-family ipv4 unicast
address-family ipv6 unicast
redistribute bgp 1 route-map test
vrf 100
router-id 31.3.3.3
address-family ipv4 unicast
address-family ipv6 unicast
redistribute bgp 1 route-map test
interface Vlan100
ip router eigrp 1
ip passive-interface eigrp 1
interface port-channel10.100
ip router eigrp 1
ip summary-address eigrp 1 101.0.0.0/16 255
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Named Access Lists
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Named ACL
Create an ACL to deny any device trying to Telnet to host 192.168.3.200
Note: You can use numbers to name your access lists too
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Center Technologies
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Data Center Networking – 30%
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Cisco Data Center Networking
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Network Architecture – Key Topics
FabricPath
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Virtual Port Channel - vPC
• Allow a single device to use a port
channel across two upstream
switches Logical Topology without vPC
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FabricPath
Bringing the Stability & Performance of Routing to Layer 2
Typical Layer 2 & Layer Data Center Design Data Center Design Based on Cisco Fabric Connect
Suboptimal Path
& Bandwidth
Bottleneck
Layer 3
Layer 2
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Cisco Nexus Product Family – Key Topics
Fabric Extenders
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Nexus 7000 Next Gen Supervisors
Two Options For Different Scale Requirements
Supervisor Features Customer Benefits
Riding the x86 technology curve Latest Generation Intel CPU
Higher VDC, FEX Scale More CPU Cores, More Memory
Price points for different segments Baseline and High-End Versions
Guarantee CPU for higher priority VDCs CPU Shares
Better Performance, more widely used USB Flash
Sup2E:
2x Quad Core CPU
Eight VDCs** + 1 Admin VDC (8+1)*
32 GB of RAM
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Nexus 7X00 Module Features
Future NVGRE
ECN
10G FSA EVPN
FSA
F3(2013) Offload
VXLAN M2-XL(2012) 240G/slot
1.2T/slot DFA 40G / 100G
MPLS
F2(2011)
480G/slot
Sampled OTV
Large Tables
Full
NetFlow NetFlow
F1(2010)
230G/slot
Layer 2 Layer 3 EoMPLS/
VPLS
Large
Buffers
FEX
FCoE
FabricPath
LISP
M1-XL(2008)80G/slot
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Cisco Nexus 7000/7700 F2/F3 Modules
Chassis supported Nexus 7000 Nexus 7000 Nexus 7000 Nexus 7000 Nexus 7700 Nexus 7700 Nexus 7700 Nexus 7700
Ports (number & 48 ports 48 ports 48 ports 12 ports 48 ports 48 ports 24 ports 12 ports
type) 1 & 10 GE 1 & 10 GE 1 & 10 GE 40 GE 1 & 10 GE 1and 10 GE 40 GE 100 GE
Interface type SFP, SFP+ SFP, SFP+ RJ45 QSFP+, Bidi SFP, SFP+ SFP, SFP+ QSFP+, Bidi Cisco CPAK
Fabric bandwidth
480 480 480 480 480 480 960 1200
(Gbps)
Performance
720 720 720 720 720 720 1440 1800
(Mpps)
M-Series
Interoperability in No Yes Yes Yes N/A N/A N/A N/A
same VDC
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Cisco Nexus 7000 M1/M2 Modules
Locator/ID Separation
No No No Yes No No No
Protocol (LISP)
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Virtualizing Cisco Network Devices– Key
Topics
Types of VDC
VDC Administration
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Virtual Device Context (VDC)
94
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Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
L2 Extension / DCI
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Sample Exam Question:
In vPC configuration, Cisco Fabric Service over Ethernet (CFoE) use which of the
following links?
A. vPC peer keepalive link
B. vPC peer link
C. vPC ports
D. vPC peer link and vPC keepalive link
Answer: B
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Data Center Unified Fabric - 20%
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Unified Fabric Overview Application Specific Networks
Fibre
Ethernet
Channel InfiniBand
Network
Fabric
Challenges of Today’s Data Center Networks
HBA
NIC HBA
Unified Fabric Principles InfiniBand
FCIP Tunnel
Intelligence Security
SAN SAN
Environment Environment Seamless VM Networking Secure Separation/Multi-Tenancy
A B
Workload Mobility Integrated Application Delivery
MDS MDS
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Enhanced
Data Center Bridging and FCoE Transmission
Selection
802.1Qaz
Data Center
Bridging
Data Center Bridging Standards
Exchange
Priority
Flow
Control
Fibre Channel over Ethernet 802.1Qbb
FCoE Cabling Options for the Cisco Nexus 5000 series Data Center
Switches
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Parent Switch
Header
Header
Header
Hypervisor
FCoE
CRC
EOF
FCS
Adapter
FC
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Multihop Unified Fabric
N7K N7K
FCoE FCoE
NPIV NPIV
Aggregation Layer
Access Layer
Server
Aggregation Layer FCoE Multihop
Dynamic FCoE
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Unified Fabric Example
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Sample Exam Question:
What function does Priority Flow Control provide?
A. It is a configuration exchange protocol to negotiate Class of Service value for the
FCoE traffic
B. It provides lossless Ethernet service by pausing traffic based on Class of Service value
C. It provides lossless Ethernet service by pausing traffic based on DSCP value
D. It provides lossless Ethernet service by pausing traffic based on MTU value
Answer: B
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or 2208XP I/O module, when connecting chassis-to-fabric interconnect?
A. 1-Link
B. 2-Link
C. 3-Link
D. 4-Link
E. 8-Link
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Boot Sequence
System (RAM)
Linux System Space
System Cisco NX-OS
• Loads Cisco NX-OS Running-config
• Checks file systems
Kickstart • Loads startup-config
• Switch # prompt
• Loads Linux kernel and drivers
• Gets system boot parameters
Loader • Verifies and loads system NVRAM
• Gets kickstart boot parameters image Startup-config
• Verifies and loads kickstart • Switch (boot)# prompt
BIOS image Boot parameters
• Runs POST • Loader > prompt #boot system bootflash:system_image
• Runs loader
#boot kickstart bootflash:kickstart_image
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Which is the correct option for the boot sequence?
A. System – Kickstart – BIOS – Loader
B. BIOS – Loader – Kickstart – System
C. System – BIOS – Loader – Kickstart
D. BIOS – Loader – System – Kickstart
Answer: B
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Extra Slides VPC
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Virtual Port Channel (VPC)
vPC Terminology
Core1 Core2
• vPC peer - a vPC switch, one of a pair
• vPC member port - one of a set of ports (port channels) that
form a vPC
• vPC - the combined port channel between the vPC peers
and the downstream device
vPC_PKL
• vPC peer-link (vPC_PL) - synchronize state between vPC
agg1a agg1b
peer devices (must be 10GE port-channel)
• vPC peer-keepalive link (vPC_PKL) - detect the status of agg1a vPC_PL agg1b
vPC peer devices CFS Protocol
• CFS - Cisco Fabric Services protocol, used for state
synchronization and configuration validation between vPC vPC member
peer devices orphan port
port
• vPC VLANs - VLANs carried over the peer-link
• Non-vPC VLANs - VLANs not carried over the peer-link Access1 Access2
vPC
• vPC orphan-ports - non vPC ports that are mapped to the
vPC VLANs
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Half or vPC channel fails
When half of the vPC channel fails, traffic is re-hashed / re-routed to vPC peer vPC primary device fails
Some traffic will traverse across vPC peer-link Core
vPC Primary vPC Secondary
When vPC primary switch fails, traffic is re-hashed / re-routed to vPC secondary switch
agg1a vPC_PKL agg1b
vPC peer-switch can be implemented to eliminate STP convergence
vPC_PL
Old root
root
When vPC secondary switch fails, traffic is re-hashed / re-routed to vPC primary switch
New
root
Acc1 Acc2
convergence
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vPC (cont.) Route all traffic to vPC peer-link fails
vPC failure convergence summary agg1a
Core
vPC Primary vPC Secondary
• If vPC peer-link fails, the secondary vPC peer suspends local
vPCs and shuts down SVIs of vPC VLANs vPC_PKL
•Single-homed devices connected to vPC secondary devices agg1a vPC_PL agg1b
will be isolated
•Dual-active does not occur if peer-keepalive link fails after vPC Shut SVIs
peer-link failure
Acc1 Acc2
• If vPC peer-keepalive link fails first and vPC peer-link fails later (or
both fail together), both vPC peers become active Isolated!!
•Need to bring up both vPC_PKL and vPC_PL to recover from Both vPC_PL and vPC_PKL fail
dual active state vPC Primary
vPC Primary vPC Secondary
vPC dual vPC Secondary
Operation
•After recovery the “configured” vPC secondary peer will active!
Operation primary
secondary
remain as the operational primary vPC_PKL
agg1a agg1b
•A vPC role change requires bring down/up peer-link vPC_PL
•Auto vPC preempt is not supported since role change is
disruptive
Acc1 Acc2
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vPC (cont.) Route all traffic to vPC peer-link fails
vPC failure convergence summary agg1a
Core
vPC Primary vPC Secondary
• If vPC peer-link fails, the secondary vPC peer suspends local
vPCs and shuts down SVIs of vPC VLANs vPC_PKL
•Single-homed devices connected to vPC secondary devices agg1a vPC_PL agg1b
will be isolated
•Dual-active does not occur if peer-keepalive link fails after vPC Shut SVIs
peer-link failure
Acc1 Acc2
• If vPC peer-keepalive link fails first and vPC peer-link fails later (or
both fail together), both vPC peers become active Isolated!!
•Need to bring up both vPC_PKL and vPC_PL to recover from Both vPC_PL and vPC_PKL fail
dual active state vPC Primary vPC Secondary
Operation
•After recovery the “configured” vPC secondary peer will
secondary
remain as the operational primary vPC_PKL
agg1a agg1b
•A vPC role change requires bring down/up peer-link vPC_PL
•Auto vPC preempt is not supported since role change is
disruptive
Acc1 Acc2
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vPC (cont.) Core1 Core2
Implementation Best Practices
vPC Primary vPC Secondary
• Utilize diverse 10GE modules to form vPC peer-link role pri 8192 role pri 16384
•Must be either M or F, can be mixed on each side domain 1 domain 1
vPC_PKL
•Single 10GE module implementation is supported but not
recommended agg1a routing peer agg1b
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