Troubleshooting the Cisco ACI Fabric v4.0
Troubleshooting the Cisco ACI Fabric v4.0 Course Details:
Classic data centers integrate many different components from many different environments, creating a very complex and decentralized approach to troubleshooting application deployment. Just as ACI allows for centralized management focused on application needs, you can troubleshoot your ACI fabric from a centralized location with the requirements of the application in mind.
The first step in troubleshooting any scenario is to fully understand your existing ACI environment. In this two day course, you have the option of configuring your own fabric as a foundation for the troubleshooting labs or discover a pre-built environment. Either path is designed to help you better understand your existing environment and is key to troubleshooting any problem. You will use best-practice ACI troubleshooting tools, such as Visore, API Inspector, Troubleshooting Wizard, Faults/Events/Audit Logs and various show commands in line with the OSI model, an established troubleshooting methodology, all to identify problems that impact fabric-wide connectivity. You will use the APIC CLI and GUI to expose misconfigurations that trigger fault messages and practice applying GUI and CLI tools to various troubleshooting scenarios.
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Module 1 Deploy the fabric
Lesson 1: Initializing the ACI environment
Lesson 2: Confirming functionality
Module 2 Use Visore and other troubleshooting tools
Lesson 1: Use Visore to query MOs
Lesson 2: Use GUI and CLI troubleshooting tools
Module 3 Verify VLANs
Lesson 1: Using the APIC GUI to verify the Physical and Data Link layer
Lesson 2: Using the APIC CLI to verify the Physical and Data Link layer
Module 4 Verify and track connectivity of fabric end points
Lesson 1: Using the APIC GUI to verify and track connectivity
Lesson 2: Using the APIC CLI to verify and track connectivity
Module 5 Troubleshoot
Lesson 1: Troubleshoot L3 OUT, Routing connectivity
Lesson 2: Troubleshoot Contracts
Lesson 3: Review and Document Faults
*Please Note: Course Outline is subject to change without notice. Exact course outline will be provided at time of registration.
- Discover a new ACI fabric
- Confirm functionality of a fabric
- Apply a basic troubleshooting methodology
- Use CLI troubleshooting tools to discover misconfigurations
- View Faults/Events/Audit Logs in the APIC GUI
- Use Visore to query MOs
- Use best-practice troubleshooting tools to troubleshoot Port, Interface, VLAN, L3 OUT, Contracts, and Faults
Lab 0: Remote Lab Access and Login
Lab 1: Discover the ACI fabric
Lab 2: Confirm fabric access policies
Lab 3: ACI fabric wide troubleshooting tools
Lab 4: Verify Physical & Data Link layers
Lab 5: Verify and track connectivity of fabric end points
Lab 6: Challenge Lab – Putting it all together
Lab 7: Troubleshoot L3 OUT
Lab 8: Troubleshoot Contracts
Lab 9: Troubleshoot Faults
- DCICN or DCICT or equivalent experience or knowledge
- Server virtualization knowledge
- Introduction to Cisco ACI v2.0
- Field engineers
- Support engineers
- Server administrators
- Network administrators
- Storage administrators