Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT v6.2)

You Will Learn How To

• Outline the troubleshooting process, and highlight which questions to ask
• Describe the troubleshooting tools and methodologies that are available from the CLI and are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco Data Center network architecture
• Identify and resolve issues related to VLANs and PVLANs
• Identify and resolve issues related to port channels and virtual port channels
• Identify and resolve issues related to Cisco FabricPath
• Identify and resolve issues related to OTV
• Identify and resolve issues related to VXLAN
• Identify and resolve issues related to LISP
• Describe troubleshooting of routing protocols, such as OSPF, ISIS, and PIM.
• Describe troubleshooting of the AAA and RBAC
• Identify and resolve issues related to a single device
• Identify and resolve issues related to Fibre Channel interface operation
• Identify and resolve issues related to Fibre Channel switching when the Cisco NX-OS software switch is used in switched mode (vs. NPV mode)
• Identify and resolve issues related to Fibre Channel switching when the NX-OS switch is used in N Port Virtualization (NPV) mode
• Identify and resolve issues related to FIP and FCoE, 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 and troubleshoot related issues
• Describe Cisco UCS B-Series operation and troubleshoot related issues
• Describe LAN, SAN and Fibre Channel operations, including in depth troubleshooting procedures
• Describe Cisco IMC utilities to validate performance and facilitate data-gathering activities for Cisco UCS C-Series troubleshooting, as well troubleshooting approach to hardware and firmware failures
• Define proper procedures to configure LAN and SAN connectivity and avoid issues with the P81E virtual interface card (VIC)
• Troubleshoot integration of Cisco UCS C-Series servers with Cisco UCS Manager
• Identify tools, protocols and methods to effectively troubleshoot Cisco ACI

Important Course Information

Prerequisites:

• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) v6.0 or higher
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) v6.0 or higher
• Implementing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCII) v6.0 or higher
• Implementing Cisco Data Center Virtualization and Automation (DCVAI) v6.0 or higher
• Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCI) v6.0 or higher

• Configure, secure, and maintain LANs and SANs based on Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
• Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco UCS
• Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco ACI

Course Outline