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ADCX - Advanced Data Center Switching
- Duration: 3 Days
- Test Level: Advanced
- Certifications: JNCIP-DC
- Price: USD 4750
- Exams: JN0-680
This five-day course provides a comprehensive focus on Juniper Networks data center switching technologies.
The first three days are designed to introduce the data center features including zero touch provisioning (ZTP), unified in-service software upgrade (ISSU), multichassis link aggregation (MC-LAG), Mixed Virtual Fabric, and Virtual Chassis Fabric (VCF) and provide students with knowledge of troubleshooting some of the key data center features including MC-LAG, Virtual Chassis, and VCF deployments.
The last two days of the course are designed to introduce data center features that are more advanced including IP Fabric, Virtual eXtensible Local Area Network (VXLAN) Layer 2 and Layer 3 Gateways, VXLAN with Ethernet VPN (EVPN) signaling, and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) for a VXLAN overlay.
Students will learn to configure and monitor these features on the Junos operating system running on the QFX5100, EX4300, and vMX Series platforms. Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience configuring, monitoring, troubleshooting, and analyzing the mentioned features of the Junos OS. This content is based on Junos OS Release 17.1R1.8.
This course benefits individuals responsible for configuring, monitoring, and troubleshooting data center features that exist on the Junos OS running on data center-oriented platforms such as EX Series, QFX Series, MX Series, and vMX Series devices. This includes individuals in professional services, sales and support organizations, and the end users.
After successfully completing this course, you should be
able to:
- Identify
current challenges in today’s data center environments and explain how the
QFX5100 system solves some of those challenges.
- List
the various models of QFX5100 Series switches.
- List
some data center architecture options.
- Explain
the purpose and value of ZTP.
- Describe
the components and operations of ZTP.
- Deploy
a QFX5100 Series switch using ZTP.
- Explain
the purpose and value of ISSU.
- Describe
the components and operations of ISSU.
- Upgrade
a QFX5100 Series switch using ISSU.
- Explain
the purpose and value of MC-LAG.
- Describe
the components and operations of MC-LAG.
- Implement
an MC-LAG on QFX5100 Series switches.
- Describe
key concepts and components of a mixed Virtual Chassis.
- Explain
the operational details of a mixed Virtual Chassis.
- Implement
a mixed Virtual Chassis and verify its operations.
- Describe
key concepts and components of a Virtual Chassis Fabric.
- Describe
the control and forwarding plane of a Virtual Chassis Fabric.
- Describe
how to use the CLI to configure and monitor a Virtual Chassis Fabric.
- Describe
how to provision a Virtual Chassis Fabric using nonprovisioning,
preprovisioning, and autoprovisioning.
- Describe
the software requirements and upgrade procedure of Virtual Chassis Fabric.
- Describe
how to manage a Virtual Chassis Fabric with Junos Space.
- Explain
a basic troubleshooting approach.
- List and
use available troubleshooting tools.
- Describe
the expected state and operation.
- Describe
key processes and components.
- Identify
potential issues with MC LAG.
- Resolve
basic issues with MC LAG.
- Describe
the expected state and operation.
- Describe
key processes and components.
- Identify
potential issues with Virtual Chassis.
- Resolve
basic issues with Virtual Chassis.
- Explain
the expected state and operation.
- Describe
key processes and components.
- Identify
potential issues with VCF.
- Resolve
basic issues with VCF.
- Describe
the benefits and challenges of the traditional multitier architecture.
- Describe
the new networking requirements in a data center.
- Describe
the various data center fabric architectures.
- Explain
routing in an IP Fabric.
- Describe
how to scale an IP Fabric.
- Configure
an EBGP-based IP Fabric.
- Explain
why you would use VXLAN in your data center.
- Describe
the control and data plane of VXLAN in a controller-less overlay.
- Describe
how to configure and monitor VXLAN when using multicast signaling.
- Describe
the benefits of using EVPN signaling for VXLAN.
- Describe
the operation of the EVPN protocol.
- Configure
and monitor EVPN signaling for VXLAN.
- Define
the term Data Center Interconnect.
- Describe
the control and data plane of an MPLS VPN.
- Describe the DCI options when using a VXLAN overlay with EVPN signaling.
Day 1
Chapter 1: Course
Introduction
Chapter 2: System Overview
- Traditional
Multitier Architecture Challenges
- Next
Generation data Center Fabrics
- QFX5100
Series Switches
- Additional
Features
Chapter 3: Zero Touch Provisioning
- Understanding
Zero Touch Provisioning
- ZTP in
Action: A Working Example
- Lab 1:
Zero Touch Provisioning
Chapter 4: In-Service Software Upgrade
- Understanding
ISSU on QFX5100 Series Switches
- ISSU
in Action: A Working Example
- Lab 2:
In-Service Software Upgrade
Day 2
Chapter 5: MC-LAG
- MC-LAG
Overview
- MC-LAG
Operations
- Deploying
MC-LAGs
- Lab 3:
MC-LAG
Chapter 6: Troubleshooting Multichassis LAG
- MC-LAG:
An Operational Review
- Connections
and Communications
- Troubleshooting
Example
- Lab 4:
Troubleshooting Multichassis LAG
Chapter 7: Mixed Virtual Chassis
- Overview
of Mixed Virtual Chassis
- Provisioning
a Mixed Virtual Chassis
- Software
Requirements and Upgrades
- Configuring
and Monitoring a mixed Virtual Chassis
- Lab
5: Mixed Virtual Chassis
Day 3
Chapter 8: Virtual Chassis Fabric
- Overview
of Virtual Chassis Fabric
- VCF
Control and Forwarding Plane
Chapter 9: Virtual Chassis Fabric Management
- Managing
a Virtual Chassis Fabric using the CLI
- Dynamically
Provisioning a Virtual Chassis Fabric
- Preprovisioning
and Autoprovisioning a Virtual Chassis Fabric
- Software
Requirements and Upgrades
- Managing
a Virtual Chassis Fabric with Space
- Lab 6:
Virtual Chassis Fabric
Chapter 10: Troubleshooting Virtual Chassis Technologies
- Virtual
Chassis Technology Review
- Processes
and Components
- Troubleshooting
Case Study
- Lab 7:
Troubleshooting Virtual Chassis Technologies
Day 4
Chapter 11: IP Fabric
- IP
Fabric Overview
- IP
Fabric Routing
- IP
Fabric Scaling
- Configure
an IP Fabric
- Lab
8: IP Fabric
Chapter 12: VXLAN
- Layer
2 Connectivity over a Layer 3 Network
- VXLAN
using Multicast Control Plane
- VXLAN
Configuration
- Lab
9: VXLAN
Day 5
Chapter 13: EVPN
- The
Benefits of EVPN
- VXLAN
using EVPN Control Plane
- EVPN/VXLAN
Configuration
- Lab
10: VXLAN and EVPN Signaling
Chapter 14: Data Center Interconnect
- DCI
Overview
- MPLS
VPN Review
- DCI
Options for a VXLAN Overlay
- Lab 11: DCI
The following are the prerequisites for this course:
- Understanding
of the OSI model;
- Advanced
routing knowledge—the Advanced Junos Enterprise Routing (AJER) course or
equivalent knowledge; and
- Intermediate
switching knowledge—the Junos Enterprise Switching Using Enhanced Layer 2
Software (JEX-ELS) or equivalent.