Cisco Nexus 1000v Implementation
In this course we cover the Nexus 1000v completely, including the architecture and components of the 1000v as well as deployment recommendations and examples.
What you'll learn
Virtualization has caused innovation in every area of the datacenter. The Cisco Nexus 1000v provides virtual environments with a switching environment that runs the same NX-OS operating system as physical Cisco Nexus switches. In this course we cover the Nexus 1000v completely. This includes the architecture and components of the 1000v as well as deployment recommendations and examples so that you can deploy this switch in to your existing environment with minimal disruption. A good understanding of VMware, network administration, and virtualization will provide a proper foundation for this course.
Table of contents
- Review and Primer 1m
- Review of vSphere vSwitches 2m
- A Word About VMware's vSwitches 2m
- Components of a vSwitch Architecture 1m
- What is the Nexus 1000v? 5m
- Requirements for the Nexus 1000v 3m
- What Are the Advantages of the 1000v? 2m
- vSwitch Feature Comparison 6m
- Which is Right for You? 1m
- Lesson Recap 1m
- What Are the Advanced Options? 1m
- iSCSI Multipathing 2m
- iSCSI Multipathing Configuration 1m
- Lab - iSCSI Multipathing 5m
- QoS and Queuing 2m
- Class Based Weighted Fair Queuing 2m
- Lab - WFQ 3m
- Network Monitoring Using NetFlow 2m
- High Level NetFlow Configuration 1m
- Lab - NetFlow Demonstration 17m
- LACP Offload and Jumbo Frames 2m
- Lesson Recap 2m
- What Are the Security Options? 1m
- Standard Security Configurations 1m
- Security Options - Port Security 2m
- Lab - Port Security 4m
- Security Options - DHCP Snooping 9m
- Security Options - Dynamic ARP Inspection 3m
- Security Options - IP Source Guard 2m
- Access Control Lists 8m
- Going Even Further with Private VLANs 1m
- Primary and Secondary VLANs 2m
- Private VLAN Cheat Sheet 3m
- Lab - Private VLANs 7m
- Lesson Recap 1m
- Layer 2 Troubleshooting 2m
- Layer 3 Troubleshooting 2m
- Can You vMotion the VSM? 1m
- Backing up the VSM 1m
- VSM Best Practices 3m
- Ethernet Port-Profile Recommendations 1m
- Port Channels - Recommendations 1m
- System VLAN Guidelines 2m
- Lab - Troubleshooting 11m
- That Didn't Work, Now What?! 2m
- Removing the Nexus 1000v 1m
- Lesson Recap 1m
About the author
Jason Nash has over 15 years of industry experience and is currently the Data Center Solutions Principal at Varrow, a leader in virtualization, storage, and DR located in the southeast. Before Varrow, Jason was a Platform Architect at a large investment bank where he helped to develop the organization's IT strategy. He has published several books on networking, Windows, and Linux. Jason was designated a vExpert by VMware and holds a BS in Networking Technology and a MS in Information Security.