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DCNX - Implementing Cisco Nexus Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center v1.1

Understand the Cisco Nexus® switch platform and learn how to install, configure, and manage Cisco® Nexus switch platforms in a scalable, highly available environment.

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What you’ll learn

Describing Cisco Nexus Series Switches

  • Describe Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches
  • Describe Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
  • Describe Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches
  • Describe Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders

Describing Cisco Nexus Platforms Implementation

  • Describe Cisco Nexus in the Data Center Architecture
  • Describe Cisco NX-OS Software
  • Describe the Licensing Model

Describing Cisco Nexus Platforms Management

  • Describe Cisco Nexus CLI and GUI Management Interfaces
  • Describe Cisco NX-OS Setup Utility
  • Describe Virtual Device Context on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series
  • Describe PowerOn Auto Provisioning
  • Describe Cisco NX-OS User Management
  • Describe Cisco NX-OS AAA Services

Describing Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels

  • Describe Port Channel Operation
  • Describe vPC Concepts and Benefits
  • Describe vPC Architecture
  • Describe vPC Control and Data Plane

Configuring First Hop Redundancy Protocols

  • Describe HSRP
  • Describe VRRP

Configuring Cisco Nexus Security Features

  • Configure Access Control Lists
  • Configure Port Security
  • Configure DHCP Snooping
  • Configure Dynamic ARP Inspection
  • Configure IP Source Guard
  • Configure Unicast RPF
  • Configure Keychain Management
  • Configure Control Plane Policing
  • Configure MACsec

Describing Cisco NX-OS Routing and Forwarding

  • Describe Routing in Cisco NX-OS
  • Describe Multicast Routing in Cisco NX-OS
  • Describe Unicast and Multicast RIB and FIB in NX-OS
  • Describe Layer 3 Best Practices for vPC

Describing Virtual Extensible LAN

  • Describe VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
  • Describe VXLAN Overlay
  • Describe VXLAN MP-BGP EVPN Control Plane
  • Describe VXLAN Data Plane

Describing QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices

  • Describe QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
  • Configure QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
  • Describe Monitoring of QoS Statistics

Configuring System Management and Monitoring

  • Configure System Management
  • Configure System Monitoring and Troubleshooting Tools

Describing Cisco NX-OS Programmability

  • Describe On-Box Programmability on Cisco NX-OS
  • Describe Ansible for Cisco NX-OS

Describing Cisco Nexus Storage Services

  • Describe IP Storage on Cisco Nexus Switches
  • Describe Fibre Channel
  • Describe Fibre Channel Flow Control
  • Describe Fibre Channel Domain Initialization
  • Describe Fibre Channel Addressing

Configuring Fibre Channel Over Ethernet

  • Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet
  • Describe FCoE Requirements
  • Describe Data Center Bridging
  • Describe FCoE Addressing Scheme
  • Describe FCoE Initialization Protocol
  • Describe FCoE Port Types

Describing Device Aliases and Zoning

  • Describe Distributed Device Alias Services
  • Describe Zoning
  • Describe Zone Merging
  • Describe Recovering from Zone Merge Failures
  • Describe Enhanced Zoning

Configuring NPIV and NPV Modes

  • Describe N-Port ID Virtualization
  • Describe Fibre Channel NPV Mode
  • Describe FCoE NPV Mode

Upcoming training

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2026-10-26 — 2026-10-308:30 AM - 4:30 PM EDT
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2027-01-25 — 2027-01-298:30 AM - 4:30 PM EST
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2027-03-15 — 2027-03-19March 15 - 19, 2027
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2027-05-03 — 2027-05-07May 03 - 07, 2027
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2027-06-21 — 2027-06-25June 21 - 25, 2027
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2027-08-09 — 2027-08-13August 09 - 13, 2027
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2027-09-27 — 2027-10-01September 27 - October 01, 2027
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2027-11-15 — 2027-11-19November 15 - 19, 2027
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