Configuring Data Center Networks with Aruba OS CX

Intro to DCN

• Data Center Networking Evolution
• Data Center Networking Design
• AOS CX Switches Overview
• Data Center Networking Technology

NetEdit

• Features
• Device Discovery
• Plans

Virtual Switching Extension (VSX)

• VSX Components and Features
• VSX Software Upgrade
• VSX at Data Center

Data Center Bridging (DCB)

• DCB Configuration
• DCB Components

Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)

• VRF Lite
• VRF Use Cases
• VRF Configuration
• Data Center Networking

VXLAN

• VXLAN Concepts
• Operations
• Traffic Flow

EVPN

• Dynamic tunneling
• Forwarding
• Centralized Routing

DCI

• DCI Solutions at AOS-CX
• ERPS

NAE

• Agents
• Scripts
• Upgrade
• Troubleshooting
• Use Cases

Data Center Networks Design

• DCN Requirements
• DCN Design
• AOS-CX technologies for DCN

It is strongly recommended that the candidate first complete the course.

After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:

• Understand the components of the ArubaOS-CX Switching architecture.
• Describe common datacenter networking requirements.
• Describe the benefits of VSX implementation in a Data Center
• Understand, describe and configure VRF which enables a switch to run multiple routing instances in a network.
• Understand, describe and configure VXLAN functionality. VXLAN provides an alternative to the traditional VLAN concept.
• Understand, describe and configure EVPN to transport VXLAN thru the datacenter.
• Understand, describe and configure Datacenter Bridging (DCB) that is a technology that enables the consolidation of IP-based LAN traffic and block-based storage traffic onto a single converged Ethernet network. This can help to eliminate the need to build separate infrastructures for LAN systems that carry typical end-user data traffic, and SAN systems that carry storage-specific communications.
• Understand, describe and configure Ethernet Ring Protection Switching (ERPS) which enable enables ethernet ring topologies with a fast convergence.
• Describe requirements for a datacenter network design.
• Describe different datacenter deployment models.
• Understand various data center technologies and their impact on a design.

• Intro to DCN
• NetEdit
• Virtual Switching Extension (VSX)
• Data Center Bridging (DCB)
• Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
• VXLAN
• EVPN
• DCI
• NAE
• Data Center Networks Design

It is strongly recommended that the candidate first complete the course.