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ACI-FE-ATP
Bootcamp
Presented by Chris Welsh [a.k.a RedNectar]
cwelsh@housley.com.au
www.housley.com.au
@rednectarchris
http://www.rednectar.net

Tuesday, 17 January 2017

ACI-FE – Assumptions
Before we start…. you should have an understanding of:

• Cisco Nexus and Catalyst Layer 2/3 Concepts

• Cisco UCS B Series Networking
• Basic VMware administration
• VMware Networking (vSwitch/Distributed vSwitch)
• Firewall and/or SLB Configuration Principals
• Management/Security protocols (DNS, SSL Certs, FTP and RBAC)
• Basic Linux System administration
ACI-FE - Objectives
When you leave you should be able to:

• Understand ACI Architecture and Concepts

• Install and Configure an ACI Fabric (bring up)
• Integrate ACI with VMware
• Configure Application Profiles
• Configure Layer 2 and 3 outside connectivity to the ACI Fabric
• Complete a baseline Proof of Concept installation
• Know that there is more to learn
FE-ACI-ATP Bootcamp Methodology
Peeling the onion
 Big picture first Hold On
 Introduce concepts
 Drill down into specifics

We are going to
go into the ACI
weeds
Agenda – Day 1

Module/Lab Topic
M00 Agenda/Intro/Logistics
M01 ACI Overview
M02 ACI Fabric Switches
M03 Application Policy Infrastructure Controller
Lab 1 Lab setup
Lab 2 ACI Fabric Discovery
Agenda – Day 2
Module/Lab Topic
M04 Initial Fabric Configuration
M05 ACI Connectivity Policies
M06 Application Modeling and Deployment
Lab 3 Configure User Credentials
Lab 4 Access Policy Configuration
Lab 5 Configure Basic Network Constructs
Lab 6 Deploy a Two-Tier Application Profile
Lab 7 Adding Directly Attached Hosts to the Fabric
Lab 8 Configuring AP using Postman
Agenda – Day 3
Module/Lab Topic
M07 Fabric Operation and Forwarding
M08 Hypervisor Integration – VMware
Lab 9 Prepare VMware Hosts and vCenter for ACI
Lab 10 Register a VMM Domain with vCenter
Lab 11 Configuring VMware ESXi Hosts to use the APIC VDS
Lab 12 Configuring VMM Integration
M08 Hypervisor Integration – Microsoft, OpenStack & AVS
Lab 13 Exporting Contracts Between Tenants (Optional)
Agenda – Day 4
Module/Lab Topic
M09 Connecting to Existing L2 Infrastructure
M10 Connecting to Existing L3 Infrastructure
Lab 14 Configuring VPCs
Lab 15 Configuring BMH/External Layer 2 Connections
Lab 16 Configuring External Layer 3 Connections
Agenda – Day 5
Module/Lab Topic
M11 Multi-Site ACI
M12 Integrating L4-7 with ACI
Lab 17 Layer 4-7 Service Insertion Using ASAv
M13 ACI Integration with Existing DC Networks
Student Course Material:
http://www.housleylabs.com/aci-fe

Introductions
 Name
 General experience (LAN, Server, SAN, Jack)
 Role (SE, FE, CSE, Architect, etc….)
 Types of Accounts (Enterprise, Commercial, SP)
 ACI: Experience