Implementing AOS-CX Switching (ICXS) – Outline

Outline detalhado do curso

Intro to AOS-CX Switching
  • AOS-CX switch overview
  • Legacy management systems
  • Modern management approach
  • The REST API and URIs
  • NAE and the Time-series database
  • Dynamic Segmentation
  • Always on POE
Virtual Output Queuing
  • Virtual Switching eXtension
  • Virtual switching technologies
  • VSX components
  • VSX synchronization
  • Split brain scenarios
Layer 2 Optimization
  • UDLD
  • Private VLAN
  • Basics of Spanning Tree Protocol
  • RPVST+
Advanced OSPF
  • OSPF overview
  • Multi-area OSPF
  • Route redistribution using ASBRs
  • OSPF area types
  • OSPF redundancy
  • Additional OSPF features
Border Gateway Protocol
  • BGP overview
  • BGP neighbor connections
  • BGP route advertisements
  • BPG route selection metrics and tuning
  • Controlling eBGP routes
Additional Layer 3 Features
  • Virtual routing and forwarding (VRF)
  • Policy-based routing
  • ARP protection
  • DHCP snooping
  • IPsec and NAT
IGMP
  • Multicast introduction
  • IGMP overview
Multicast Routing
  • PIM introduction
  • PIM-DM
  • PIM-SM
  • PIM-SM build-up process
  • BSR mechanism
  • VSX and PIM
Access Control Lists
  • ACL introduction and creation
  • ACL application scenarios
  • Applying ACLs
  • Object groups
  • Classification policies
  • Restrictions and resource utilization
802.1X Authentication
  • Authentication overview
  • 802.1X authentication overview
  • Configuring 802.1X on switch ports
  • RADIUS attributes for the dynamic settings
  • User roles overview
  • Device fingerprinting overview
MAC Authentication
  • MAC authentication overview
  • MAC-auth with multiple clients
  • MACsec overview
Dynamic Segmentation
  • Dynamic Segmentation overview
  • User-based tunneling
  • Configuring UBT
  • UBT with MC cluster
  • Troubleshooting
REST API
  • REST API introduction
  • REST basic concepts
  • Enabling the REST interface on an AOS-CX switch
  • Sending requests to the REST API
  • Accessing the REST API reference interface
  • Use cases and resources
Quality of Service
  • QoS overview
  • Classifying traffic and applying policies
  • LLDP-MED and device profiles
Network Analytics Engine (NAE)
  • NAE overview
  • NAE agents
  • Agent actions
Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshooting overview
  • Troubleshooting principles
  • Components of effective troubleshooting
  • Need for a methodical approach
  • Problem-solving methodology
  • Network troubleshooting tools