Learn Cisco Nexus vPC with Step-by-Step Lab Workbook

What you'll learn

vPC - virtual Port Channel Fundamentals

vPC - virtual Port Channel Configuration

vPC - virtual Port Channel Components

vPC - virtual Port Channel Device Role

vPC - virtual Port Channel Deployment Scenarios

vPC - Single-Sided virtual Port Channel

vPC - Double-Sided virtual Port Channel

vPC System MAC and Local MAC Address

Type1 & Type2 Consistency Checks

Cisco Fabric Services

Cisco Nexus vPC & NIC Teaming

Introduction to Stack Wise, VSS, and vPC

vPC Failure Scenarios

vPC with Firewall

vPC Peer-Gateway Feature

Requirements

Basic Knowledge of Simulation Software EVE-NG.

Personal Computer with 16GB of RAM.

CCNA Routing & Switching Knowledge.

General understanding of network fundamentals.

Working knowledge of networking technology.

Description

vPC is a virtualization technology that presents paired or two Nexus devices as a unique Layer 2 logical node to the access layer devices or endpoints. vPC belongs to Multi chassis EtherChannel [MCEC] family of technology. A virtual port channel (vPC) allows links that are physically connected to two different Cisco Nexus 7000/5000/9000 Series devices to appear as a single port channel to a third device. The third device can be a switch, server, firewall, load balancer or any other networking device that supports link aggregation technology.VPC or Virtual Port Channel is a Cisco proprietary feature available on the Nexus platform. Two switches of the same model can be combined into a VPC pair, which can establish a single EtherChannel, also known as a link aggregate or a port channel, across both switches to a third switch or server. This peering device doesn't know that it is connected to two different switches, and it just needs to support link aggregation either statically or using Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP). MultiChassis EtherChannel (MCEC) or MultiChassis Link Aggregation (MLAG) terms refer to the technique of bundling links across more than 1 device. VPC is Cisco's implementation of MCEC/MLAG on the Nexus line of switches. Similarly, Cisco Catalyst switches support Virtual Switching System (VSS) or StackWise-based MLAGs.

Overview

Section 1: Cisco VPC

Lecture 1 Intro to Nexus OS & Switches

Lecture 2 Workbooks, Links & EVE-NG Topologies

Lecture 3 Intro to StackWise, VSS and vPC

Lecture 4 Introduction to vPC

Lecture 5 Virtual Port Channel Summary

Lecture 6 vPC Components

Lecture 7 Upload 5K & 7K Images to EVE-NG

Lecture 8 Upload Nexus 9K Images to EVE-NG

Lecture 9 Boot Loader Prompt for Nexus 9K

Lecture 10 vPC Deployment Types

Lecture 11 Single-Sided vPC Steps

Lecture 12 Single-Sided vPC with Switch Lab

Lecture 13 Single-Sided vPC with NIC Teaming Lab

Lecture 14 Double-Sided vPC Steps

Lecture 15 Double-Sided vPC Lab

Lecture 16 vPC Device Role

Lecture 17 System & Local MAC Address

Lecture 18 Consistency Checks

Lecture 19 Consistency Checks Lab

Lecture 20 Cisco Fabric Services

Section 2: vPC Failure Scenarios

Lecture 21 vPC Failure Scenarios

Lecture 22 vPC Keep-Alive Link is Down

Lecture 23 vPC Peer Link is Down

Lecture 24 vPC Member Port are Down

Lecture 25 vPC Peer Switch is Down

Lecture 26 Peer-Link Failure, Followed by Keep-Alive

Lecture 27 Keep-Alive Failure, Followed by Peer-Link

Section 3: vPC Features

Lecture 28 vPC Peer-Gateway Feature

Lecture 29 Peer-Gateway Feature Lab

Lecture 30 vPC Peer-Switch Feature

Lecture 31 Peer-Switch Feature Lab

Section 4: Bonus

Lecture 32 vPC with Firewall Lab

Lecture 33 Deployment Scenarios

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