Course Overview / Objectives / Audience / Prerequisites / Topics

Course Overview

• 300-615 Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)

Objectives

• Learn how to deploy and troubleshoot various components of Cisco data center infrastructure to support performance, resiliency, scalability needs
• Gain knowledge and skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
• Qualify for professional-level job roles
• Earn 50 CE credits toward recertification

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe how to troubleshoot the data center network, troubleshooting tools and methodologies available from the Command-Line Interface (CLI) that are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco data center network architecture
• Identify and resolve issues that are related to: Virtual LANs (VLANs) and private VLANs (PVLANs); port channels and virtual port channels; Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV); and Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
• Describe troubleshooting of routing protocols such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM), and LAN security features
• Identify and resolve issues that are related to a single device
• Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
• Identify and resolve Fibre Channel switching issues when the Cisco NX-OS Software is used in switched mode, and in N-Port Virtualization (NPV) mode
• Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP), including FCoE performance
• Describe Cisco UCS architecture, initial setup, tools, and service aids that are available for Cisco UCS troubleshooting and interpretation of the output
• Describe Cisco UCS configuration, Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues
• Describe LAN, SAN, and Fibre Channel operations, including in-depth troubleshooting procedures
• Describe Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) tools for validating performance and facilitating data-gathering activities for Cisco UCS C-Series server troubleshooting, and the troubleshooting approach for hardware and firmware failures
• Define the proper procedures for configuring LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding issues with the VIC, troubleshooting connectivity issues and Cisco UCS C-Series server integration with Cisco UCS Manager
• Identify the tools, protocols, and methods to effectively troubleshoot Cisco ACI
• Describe how to troubleshoot automation, scripting tools, and programmability

Audience

• Network designers
• Network administrators
• Network engineers
• System engineers
• Data center engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Server administrators
• Network managers
• Cisco integrators and partners

Prerequisites

• Configure, secure, and maintain LAN and SAN based on Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
• Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System
• Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco ACI

The following Cisco courses may help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Networking Technologies (CCNA®)
• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
• Introducing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCINX)
• Configuring Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCCNX)
• Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS)
• Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS)

Topics

• Describing the Troubleshooting Process
  • Troubleshooting Overview
  • Narrow Down the Cause of the Problem
• Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
  • Ping, Pong, and Traceroute
  • Debugging, Event History, and System Monitoring
  • Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) and Encapsulated Remote SPAN
  • Ethanalyzer, Embedded Logic Analyzer Module (ELAM), and Data Plane Sampling Capture
  • Logging
  • Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics
  • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), Cisco Embedded Event Manager (EEM), and Remote Network Monitor (RMON)
• Troubleshooting VLANs and PVLANs
  • Troubleshoot VLAN Trunking Protocol (VTP)
  • Troubleshoot Layer 2 Issues
  • VLANs and Switched Virtual Interfaces (SVIs) on Cisco Nexus Series Switches
  • Troubleshoot VLANs, PVLANs, and SVIs
  • Troubleshoot Rapid Per VLAN Spanning Tree+ (PVST+)
• Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
  • Port Channel Overview
  • Virtual Port Channel (vPC) Overview
  • Troubleshoot vPCs
  • Common vPC Issues
• Troubleshooting Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
  • Cisco OTV Features
  • Common Cisco OTV Issues
  • Cisco OTV Troubleshooting
  • Hot Standby Routing Protocol (HSRP) Isolation Between Data Centers Using Cisco OTV
• Troubleshooting Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
  • VXLAN Overlay Features
  • VXLAN Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP) Ethernet VPN
  • Common VXLAN Issues
  • VXLAN Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting Routing and High-Availability Protocols
  • Troubleshoot Basic Routing Issues
  • Troubleshoot OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
  • Troubleshoot EIGRP
  • Troubleshoot PIM
  • Troubleshoot First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
• Troubleshoot Data Center LAN Security
  • Troubleshoot Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Troubleshoot First-Hop Security
  • Troubleshoot Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
  • Troubleshoot Access Control Lists (ACLs)
• Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues
  • Cisco Fabric Services Overview
  • Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
  • Configure and Troubleshoot Configuration Profiles
  • Common Virtual Device Contexts (VDC) Issues
  • Troubleshoot VDC
  • Troubleshoot Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
  • Cisco FEX Troubleshooting
  • Troubleshoot Cisco In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
• Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
  • Fibre Channel Overview
  • Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces and Device Registration
  • Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Port Channels
  • Troubleshoot Port Security and Fabric Binding
• Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Services
  • Troubleshoot Virtual Storage Area Networks (VSANs)
  • Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Domain and Name Services
  • Troubleshoot Zoning and Fabric Merges
  • Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
• Troubleshooting NPV Mode
  • N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) and NPV Overview
  • Troubleshoot NPV Mode
• Troubleshooting FCoE
  • FCoE and FIP Overview
  • Troubleshoot FIP
  • Troubleshoot FCoE- and QoS-Related Issues
  • Troubleshoot Data Center Bridging (DCB)
• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Architecture and Initialization
  • Troubleshoot Fabric Interconnect in Standalone and Cluster Mode
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management Access
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Manager CLI
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS with Embedded Tools
  • Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Hardwar

Lab outline

• Document the Network Baseline
• Troubleshoot Rapid PVST+
• Troubleshoot LACP
• Troubleshoot vPC
• Troubleshoot OTV
• Troubleshoot VXLAN
• Troubleshoot OSPF
• Troubleshoot FHRP
• Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
• Troubleshoot VRF
• Troubleshoot Cisco FEX
• Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces
• Troubleshoot Fibre Channel VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services
• Troubleshoot NPV Mode
• Troubleshoot FCoE
• Troubleshoot DCB
• Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
• Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server LAN Connectivity
• Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from the Fibre Channel LUN
• Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server iSCSI Boot
• Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Management Connectivity
• Troubleshoot Bare-Metal Hosts Connectivity Through Cisco ACI
• Troubleshoot Cisco ACI Integration with VMware vCenter
• Troubleshoot Contracts in Cisco ACI
• Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 3 Connectivity
• Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 2 Connectivity