Cisco Nexus Overview Workshop (CNOW)

Data Center Architects responsible for managing the Cisco Nexus family including the Cisco Nexus 1000, 2000, 5000 and 7000 products.

CCNA Certification or equivalent knowledge.

This Workshop helps you in getting an understanding on how to successfully make the most of the new Cisco Nexus switch family technologies to optimize the scalability, performance and efficiency of your Data Center.

• Cisco Nexus Family Overview
  • Nexus 7000
  • Nexus 5000
  • Nexus 2000
  • Nexus 1000V
  • NX-OS
• The Nexus 5000 Series Switch
  • Data Center challenges
  • I/O Consolidation
  • Nexus 5000 Architecture Overview
  • FCoE Server Adapters
  • Management of the Nexus 5000
• The Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
  • Architecture of the Access Switch
  • Nexus 2000 Access Layer Design
• The Nexus 1000v Virtual Switch
  • Overview of the Virtual Environment
  • VN-Link
  • VM Provisioning
• The Nexus 7000 Core Switch
  • Data Center Core Requirements
  • Nexus 7000 Deployment
  • Nexus 7000 Integrated Core
• Virtual Data Center Architecture
  • Data Center Network Overview
  • Access Layer Designs