Cisco 300 620 DCACI Implementing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure
 
Students should possess a strong foundation in Layer 2 switching and L3 routing and have a good understanding of Cisco Nexus 2K, 5K, and 7K series switches.
 
Course Description
 
This course is designed to prepare you for the "300-620 Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI)" exam. You'll learn to integrate the Cisco ACI fabric with external networks and services and manage, configure, and deploy Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches in ACI mode. The training covers the essentials, components, and capabilities of Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches in ACI mode, including policies, fabric discovery, traffic flow, tenants, VRFs, and bridge domains.
 
Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) is their approach to software-defined networking (SDN), and it's currently one of the hottest topics in the networking field. This course provides a practical, real-world perspective on setting up and managing an ACI infrastructure. You'll become familiar with the key terminology and operational aspects of Cisco ACI.
Learning Objectives
 
By the end of this course, you will gain knowledge in the following areas:
 
What is Cisco ACI? Understand the basics and significance of ACI.
Cisco ACI Hardware & Protocols - Overview of ACI's hardware components and protocols.
Event, Fault, Audit Log & Health Score - Monitoring and managing the health and events within an ACI environment.
APIC GUI and Switch Walkthrough - Navigating through the APIC graphical user interface and switch configurations.
Initial Setup of Controller - Setting up the ACI controller for first-time use.
Cisco ACI Fabric & Access Policies - Building and managing the ACI fabric and access control policies.
Tenant, VRF & Bridge Domain - Configuring tenants, virtual routing and forwarding, and bridge domains.
Adding Subnets in Bridge Domain - Extending bridge domains with additional subnets.
Interface Policy, Profile, and Policy Group - Customizing interfaces within the ACI fabric.
Switch Profile - Managing switch configurations across the network.
VLAN Pools and Domain - Organizing VLANs within the ACI environment.
AAEP (Attachable Access Entity Profile) - Associating physical and virtual domains to policy groups.
Application Profiles, Endpoints & Endpoint Groups (EPGs) - Defining and deploying application profiles and endpoint configurations.
Contracts, Subjects, & Filters - Implementing security and connectivity policies between EPGs.
Intra and Inter EPG Layer 3 Connectivity - Facilitating L3 communications within and between EPGs.
Out of Band Addressing - Managing out-of-band network management interfaces.
NTP Setup in Fabric - Synchronizing time settings across the ACI fabric.
vPC in Cisco ACI - Configuring virtual port channels within ACI.
External L2 Domain - Integrating external Layer 2 domains with the ACI fabric.
 
Additionally, this course will touch on potential interview questions related to Cisco ACI, ensuring you are thoroughly prepared for job interviews or certification exams in this area.