Detailed Course Outline
Introduction to data center networks
- Define data center networks
- Discuss common drivers for data center networks
- Distinguish common data center network requirements
- Differentiate data center versus campus networks
Data center network products and technologies
- Introduce HPE Aruba Networking data center products and technologies
- Compare the data center management options and advantages
- Deployment models, products, and technologies
- List and demonstrate connection high availability, fault tolerance and load balancing
Data center network design
- Define requirements for data center network design
- Introduce data center network design
- Describe data center policy design
- Compare the data center management options and advantages
- Demonstrate the supported HPE Aruba Data Center Reference Architectures
Switch provisioning and staging
- Switch staging options
- Manual provisioning
- ZTP provisioning
- Remote management
Layer 2 collapsed core
- Debate the L2 collapsed core solution and advantages
- Describe the components of the solution
Switch virtualization and stacking
- List HPE Aruba Networking switch virtualization and stacking options and their characteristics
- Explain the difference between stacking and virtualization and their use cases on DCN
- Describe HPE Aruba Networking VSX technology
- Explain how VSX could be deployed in a data center
- Examine the usage and benefits of VSX in a data center
Loop prevention
- Link aggregation group (LAG) and multi-chassis LAG
- Load balancing
- Spanning tree protocols
- Redundant network links:
- Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol
- Loop protect
- Rapid Ring Protection Protocol
Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
- Describe the concepts behind VRF
- Explain VRF features
- Demonstrate common use cases for VRF
- Configure and maintain an AOS-CX switch running multiple VRFs
Leaf spine networks
- Debate the spine and leaf solution and advantages
- Describe the components of the solution
Virtual Extensible VLAN (VXLAN)
- Describe the VXLAN feature
- Describe basic VXLAN operations
- Describe the MAC learning process in a VXLAN
- Describe virtual VXLAN to physical VLAN network integration
- Explain the basic configuration of a VXLAN tunnel
EVPN
- Introduce EVPN concepts and use cases
- Explain the EVPN configuration process
- Describe EVPN monitoring and troubleshooting
- Optimize the EVPN environment with ARP and ND suppression
- Describe the EVPN fabric configuration steps to handle multicast traffic
- Explain IPv6 EVPN overlay over an IPv4 underlay configuration
Aruba Fabric Composer
- Define the purpose of Aruba Fabric Composer
- Navigate menus and identify icons
- Manage network services using Guided Set Up
- Explain the benefits of integrating Aruba Fabric Composer with VMware vSphere, HPE ILO, and Pensando Policy Service Manager
- Integrate Aruba Fabric Composer with VMware products and solutions
- Integrate Aruba Fabric Composer with HPE iLO to configure, monitor securely, and update your HPE servers
- Integrate Aruba Fabric Composer with Pensando Policy Services Manager to set up policy for securing your network
Securing the data center with the Aruba CX 10000 Switch
- Define and describe 10K Switch features that improve network performance, security and design
- Manage network services with Aruba Fabric Composer
- Implement policy and network segmentation using Aruba Fabric Composer or Pensando Policy Service Manager
- Utilize analytics gathered by telemetry to view network configuration and view alerts
Data center bridging (DCB)
- Describe DCB and IP ECN
- Configure DCB and IP ECN
- Describe DCB monitoring options
Network Analytics Engine (NAE)
- Describe NAE use cases to monitor and troubleshoot the network.
- Describe NAE agents
- Describe NAE troubleshooting
REST API
- Describe the need for the API
- List the REST API features and functions
- Demonstrate an AOS-CX REST API use case
Aruba Central on Prem (COP)
- Describe COP
- Explain COP use cases for DCN