Course details

This course is designed for Network Engineers who install, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches, the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, and Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches. The course covers the key components and procedures that are needed to troubleshoot and resolve common issues with the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, and MDS switches and the Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders in the network and SAN environments.

Target Audience

This course is designed for:

  • Engineers involved in the deployment and troubleshooting of Nexus solutions.

Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Describe the troubleshooting tools and methodologies that are available from the CLI and in Cisco DCNM that are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco Data Center network architecture
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to VLANs and PVLANs
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to port channels and vPCs
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Cisco FabricPath
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to OTV
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel switching when a Cisco Nexus switch is used in switched mode or in NPV mode
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to FCoE in the Cisco Data Center architecture
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
  • Identify and resolve issues that are specific to Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
  • Identify and resolve issues that are specific to Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
  • Identify and resolve issues that are specific to Cisco MDS Switches

Course Outline

Tools and Methodologies of Troubleshooting

  • Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
  • Understanding Cisco DCNM Troubleshooting Tools

Layer 2 Issue Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting VLANs and PVLANs
  • Troubleshooting Port Channels and vPCs
  • Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath
  • Troubleshooting OTV

SAN Switching Issue Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
  • Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Services
  • Troubleshooting NPV Mode

FCoE Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting FCoE
  • Troubleshooting DCBX

Platform-Specific Issue Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting the Cisco Nexus 7000
  • Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
  • Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
  • Troubleshooting Cisco MDS Switches
Updated on 08 November, 2015

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