Esquema Detallado del Curso
Module 1: Configuring Cisco N1KV with vSphere
- Cisco Nexus 1000V series components
- Network-based policy
- Cisco Nexus 1000V series theory of operation
- VMware networking overview
- System overview
- Virtual chassis
- Network policy management
- Policy mobility
- Installation
- Virtual supervisor module (VSM)
- Description
- Cisco NX-OS software
- VSM interfaces
- Domain ID
- VSM and VMware vCenter integration
- Virtual ethernet module
- Switch port interfaces
- Switch forwarding
- MAC address learning
- Loop prevention
- VEM-to-VSM communication: enhanced installer app
- Port profiles
- Virtual ethernet profiles
- Live policy changes
- Virtual ethernet profiles
- Ethernet or uplink profiles
- System VLANs
- Cisco Nexus 1000V series network design
- Design considerations
- VSM best practices
- Benefits of connecting VMware interfaces to Cisco Nexus 1000V series
- Traffic classification
- Bandwidth reservation with QoS queuing
- VLAN consistency
- Traffic separation
- Upstream switch connectivity
- Standard PortChannel
- Special PortChannel
- Load balancing
- Network-state tracking
- Design examples
- Connection to two clustered upstream switches
- Connection to two unclustered upstream switches certified configuration
- VMware networking overview
- Best practices
- Known issues and pitfalls
Module 2: Installing and Configuring Cisco Prime Network Security Controller (PNSC)
- Installing PNSC
- Installation requirements
- Cisco PNSC system requirements
- Web-Based GUI client requirements
- Firewall ports requiring access
- Information required for installation and configuration
- Shared secret password criteria
- Configuring chrome for use with Cisco PNSC
- ESXi server
- Installing Cisco PNSC step-by-step
- Verifying the PNSC installation
Module 3: Cisco Virtual Network Management Center (VNMC) Installation
- VNMC features and GUI overview
- Primary authentication
- Role-based access control
- Trusted points
- VNMC profiles
- VM managers
- Tenants
- Security policies
- Device profiles and policies
- Managed resources
- Backups
Module 4: Virtual Security Gateway (VSG) Overview and Best Practices
- VSG overview
- VSG models
- Product architecture
- Fast path connection timeouts
- Trusted multitenant access
- Dynamic (virtualization-aware) operation
- Cisco VSG deployment Scenarios
- VEM Interface for a Cisco VSG in the layer-3 mode
- Cisco vPath
- Cisco VSG network virtual service
- Configuring VSG for the network
- Cisco VSG configuration overview
- Cisco Nexus 1000V series switch VSM
- Port profile
- Virtual security gateway
- Security profile
- Firewall policy
- Object groups
- Zones
- Rules
- Actions
- Service firewall logging
- Sequence in configuring a Cisco VSG in layer-3 mode
Module 5: Cisco VSG Installation
- Installing Cisco VSG
- Host and VM requirements
- Cisco VSG and supported Cisco Nexus 1000V series device terminology
- Installing VSG via ISO
- Host and VM requirements
- Prerequisites to installing VSG software
- Obtaining the VSG software
- Detailed steps
- Installing VSG via OVA
- Host and VM requirements
- Prerequisites to installing VSG software
- Obtaining the VSG software
- Detailed steps
- Verifying the Cisco VSG configuration