Implementing Data Center Fabric with EVPN and VXLAN (IDCFEV) – Outline

Outline detalhado do curso

Modern Architectures
  • Describe traditional multitier architecture challenges
  • Explain next-generation data center architectures
IP Fabric Underlay Routing
  • Describe what an IP fabric is
  • Explain routing in an IP fabric
IP Fabric Underlay Scaling
  • Explain how to properly scale an IP fabric
IP Fabric Underlay Configuration
  • Explain how to configure an OSPF-based IP fabric underlay network
  • Describe how to configure an EBGP-based IP fabric underlay network

Lab 1: IP Fabric

VXLAN Overview
  • Explain Layer 2 connectivity over a Layer 3 network
  • Describe VXLAN Fundamentals
VXLAN Gateways
  • Describe the purpose and function of VXLAN gateways
EVPN Overview
  • Describe EVPN functionality
  • Describe EVPN control in a VXLAN deployment
EVPN Protocol
  • Describe EVPN routing and bridging
Configuring EVPN-VXLAN Networks
  • Discuss how to configure EVPN-controlled VXLAN

Lab 2: Configuring EVPN-VXLAN Networks

Enhanced Ethernet Segment Loop Protection
  • Describe the loop potential
  • Describe and configure the ES loop-detect protocol
Basic Data Center Architectures
  • Describe basic architectures and deployment scenarios
Configuring a Collapsed Spine
  • Describe a collapsed spine architecture
  • Configure an underlay network
  • Configure an overlay network
  • Configure Layer 2 to Layer 3 gateways
  • Verify the VXLAN communications
Super Spine Configuration
  • Describe a super spine architecture
  • Configure a super spine
Configuring Centrally Routed Bridging
  • Describe EVPN-VXLAN reference architectures
  • Describe centrally routed and bridging
  • Configure centrally routed and bridging

Lab 3: Configure Centrally Routed Bridging

Configuring Edge-Routed Bridging
  • Describe edge-routed bridging
  • Explain how to configure edge-routed bridging
  • Explain how to verify edge-routed bridging operations

Lab 4: Configuring Edge-Routed Bridging

MAC-VRF Overview
  • Describe the benefits of deploying MAC-VRFs
  • Identify data center architectures for MAC-VRF use
  • Describe the MAC-VRF design options
MAC-VRF Configuration
  • Describe the requirements of deploying MAC-VRFs
  • Describe the MAC-VRF use case
  • Configure common parameters
  • Configure a VLAN-based MAC-VRF
  • Configure a VLAN-aware MAC-VRF
  • Configure a VLAN-bundle MAC-VRF

Lab 5: MAC-VRF Configuration

Symmetric Routing Using Type 2 EVPN
  • Describe asymmetric routing
  • Describe symmetric routing
  • Implement symmetric routing

Lab 6: Symmetric Routing Configuration

DCI with EVPN–VXLAN Network
  • Discuss DCI with EVPN-VXLAN Network
Configuring DCI
  • Discuss how to configure DCI in the data center

Lab 7: Data Center Interconnect

Seamless EVPN-VXLAN Stitching
  • Explain the purpose of seamless EVPN-VXLAN stitching
  • Discuss seamless EVPN-VXLAN design options
  • Describe a packet walkthrough for seamless EVPN-VXLAN stitching
Configuring Seamless EVPN-VXLAN Stitching
  • Explain how to configure seamless EVPN-VXLAN stitching
  • Describe how to verify EVPN-VXLAN stitching operations

Lab 8: Implementing Seamless EVPN-VXLAN Stitching

Filter-Based Forwarding
  • Discuss the purpose of filter-based forwarding in a data center
  • Explain how to configure filter-based forwarding in a data center
  • Describe how to verify filter-based forwarding in a data center

Lab 9: Implementing Filter-Based Forwarding

EVPN Multicast Extensions
  • Describe the multicast extensions to EVPN
EVPN Multicast Configuration
  • Explain how to configure EVPN multicast
EVPN Multicast Assisted Replication
  • Describe the potential problem with EVPN multicast
  • Illustrate a use case
  • Describe assisted replication
  • Configure assisted replication
  • Describe assisted replication with SMET
VXLAN Group-Based Policy—Introduction
  • Describe an overview of VXLAN group-based policies
  • Describe the benefits of VXLAN group-based policies
  • Configure a VXLAN group-based policy filter
Zero-Touch Provisioning
  • Explain zero-touch provisioning
  • Configure a QFX5100 Series switch using ZTP
Troubleshooting Basics
  • Describe troubleshooting tools
  • Explain a basic troubleshooting approach
Data Center Devices
  • Describe fixed format platforms
  • Describe modular platforms
  • Describe virtual platforms