Course Name
Data Center Virtualization Technology Training
Course Overview
This course on Data Center Virtualization Technology training is designed to get hands-on, solution-based courses for building virtualized, cloud-based data centers. Guides how to optimize your network investment through Data Center Virtualization Technology training.
Target Audience
- Professionals and Students who are working in Storage/Networking/IT Domain
- Developers, Testers/QA and Verification Engineers who are working on or keen to learn Data Center Virtualization Technology
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Data Center Virtualization Technology Training Course Outline
Virtualization History and Definitions Data Center Essential Definitions – Data Center Evolution – Operational Areas and Data Center Architecture The Origins of Data Center Virtualization – Virtual Memory – Mainframe Virtualization – Hot Standby Router Protocol – Defining Virtualization – Data Center Virtualization Timeline Classifying Virtualization Technologies – A Virtualization Taxonomy – Virtualization Scalability – Technology Areas – Classification Examples |
Data Center Network Evolution Ethernet Protocol: Then and Now – Ethernet Media – Coaxial Cable – Twisted-Pair – Optical Fiber – Direct-Attach Twinaxial Cables – Ethernet Data Rate Timeline Data Center Network Topologies – Data Center Network Layers – Design Factors for Data Center Networks – Physical Network Layout Considerations – The ANSI/TIA-942 Standard Network Virtualization Benefits – Network Logical Partitioning – Network Simplification and Traffic Load Balancing – Management Consolidation and Cabling Optimization – Network Extension |
The Humble Beginnings of Network Virtualization Network Partitioning Concepts from the Bridging World Defining VLANs – VLAN Trunks Two Common Misconceptions About VLANs – Misconception Number 1: A VLAN Must Be Associated to an IP Subnet – Misconception Number 2: Layer 3 VLANs Spanning Tree Protocol and VLANs – Spanning Tree Protocol at Work – Port States – Spanning Tree Protocol Enhancements – Spanning Tree Instances Private VLANs VLAN Specifics – Native VLAN – Reserved VLANs IDs – Resource Sharing – Control and Management Plane Concepts from the Routing World Overlapping Addresses in a Data Center Defining and Configuring VRFs VRFs and Routing Protocols VRFs and the Management Plane – VRF-Awareness VRF Resource Allocation Control Use Case: Data Center Network Segmentation |
An Army of One: ACE Virtual Contexts Application Networking Services The Use of Load Balancers – Load-Balancing Concepts – Layer 4 Switching Versus Layer 7 Switching – Connection Management – Address Translation and Load Balancing – Server NAT – Dual NAT – Port Redirection – Transparent Mode – Other Load-Balancing Applications – Firewall Load Balancing – Reverse Proxy Load Balancing – Offloading Servers – SSL Offload – TCP Offload – HTTP Compression Load Balancer Proliferation in the Data Center – Load Balancer Performance – Security Policies – Suboptimal Traffic – Application Environment Independency ACE Virtual Contexts – Application Control Engine Physical Connections – Connecting an ACE Appliance – Connecting an ACE Module – Creating and Allocating Resources to Virtual Contexts – Integrating ACE Virtual Contexts to the Data Center Network – Routed Design – Bridged Design – One-Armed Design – Managing and Configuring ACE Virtual Contexts – Allowing Management Traffic to a Virtual Context – Allowing Load Balancing Traffic Through a Virtual Context – Controlling Management Access to Virtual Contexts – ACE Virtual Context Additional Characteristics – Sharing VLANs Among Contexts – Virtual Context Fault Tolerance – Use Case: Multitenant Data Center |
Instant Switches: Virtual Device Contexts Extending Device Virtualization Why Use VDCs? VDCs in Detail Creating and Configuring VDCs – VDC Names and CLI Prompts – Virtualization Nesting Allocating Resources to VDCs Using Resource Templates Managing VDCs – VDC Operations – Processes Failures and VDCs – VDC Out-of-Band Management – Role-Based Access Control and VDCs Global Resources Use Case: Data Center Security Zones |
Fooling Spanning Tree Spanning Tree Protocol and Link Utilization Link Aggregation – Server Connectivity and NIC Teaming Cross-Switch PortChannels Virtual PortChannels – Virtual PortChannel Definitions – Configuring Virtual PortChannels – Step 1: Defining the Domain – Step 2: Establishing Peer Keepalive Connectivity – Step 3: Creating the Peer Link – Step 4: Creating the Virtual PortChannel – Spanning Tree Protocol and Virtual PortChannels – Peer Link Failure and Orphan Ports – First-Hop Routing Protocols and Virtual PortChannels Layer 2 Multipathing and vPC+ – FabricPath Data Plane – FabricPath Control Plane – FabricPath and Spanning Tree Protocol – Virtual PortChannel Plus Use Case: Evolution of Network PODs |
Virtualized Chassis with Fabric Extenders Server Access Models Understanding Fabric Extenders – Fabric Extender Options – Connecting a Fabric Extender to a Parent Switch – Fabric Extended Interfaces and Spanning Tree Protocol – Fabric Interfaces Redundancy Fabric Extender Topologies – Straight-Through Topologies – Dual-Homed Topologies Use Case: Mixed Access Data Center |
A Tale of Two Data Centers A Brief History of Distributed Data Centers The Cold Age (Mid-1970s to 1980s) The Hot Age (1990s to Mid-2000s) The Active-Active Age (Mid-2000s to Today) The Case for Layer 2 Extensions – Challenges of Layer 2 Extensions Ethernet Extensions over Optical Connections – Virtual PortChannels – FabricPath Ethernet Extensions over MPLS – MPLS Basic Concepts – Ethernet over MPLS – Virtual Private LAN Service Ethernet Extensions over IP – MPLS over GRE – Overlay Transport Virtualization – OTV Terminology – OTV Basic Configuration – OTV Loop Avoidance and Multihoming – Migration to OTV – OTV Site Designs VLAN Identifiers and Layer 2 Extensions Internal Routing in Connected Data Centers Use Case: Active-Active Greenfield Data Centers |
Storage Evolution Data Center Storage Devices – Hard Disk Drives – Disk Arrays – Tape Drives and Libraries Accessing Data in Rest – Block-Based Access – Small Computer Systems Interface – Mainframe Storage Access – Advanced Technology Attachment – File Access – Network File System – Common Internet File System – Record Access Storage Virtualization – Virtualizing Storage Devices – Virtualizing LUNs – Virtualizing File Systems – Virtualizing SANs |
Islands in the SAN Some Fibre Channel Definitions – Fibre Channel Layers – Fibre Channel Topologies and Port Types – Fibre Channel Addressing – Frames, Sequences, and Exchanges – Flow Control – Classes of Service Fabric Processes – Fabric Initialization – Fabric Shortest Path First – Register State Change Notification – Fibre Channel Logins – Zoning Defining and Exploring VSANs – SAN Islands – VSAN Creation – VSAN Trunking – Zoning and VSANs – FSPF and VSANs – VSAN Scoping Use Case: SAN Consolidation |
Secret Identities Fibre Channel over IP – FCIP High Availability – Use Case: SAN Extension with Traffic Engineering Inter-VSAN Routing – IVR Infrastructure – IVR Zoning Use Case: Transit VSAN N_Port Virtualization – Configuring N_Port Virtualization – NPV Traffic Management – Deploying Port WWN Virtualization on NPV – Use Case: Blade Server Hosting Data Center |
One Cable to Unite Us All The Case for Data Center Networking Convergence Data Center Bridging – Priority-Based Flow Control – Enhanced Transmission Selection – Data Center Bridging eXchange Protocol – Congestion Notification Introducing Fibre Channel over Ethernet – FCoE Elements – FCoE Initialization Protocol Deploying Unified Server Access – Configuring Unified Server Access on Single-Context Switches – Configuring Unified Server Access with Storage VDCs Configuring Multihop FCoE – Configuring Virtual Fibre Channel PortChannels – FCoE N_Port Virtualization Unified Fabric Designs – Server Access Layer Unified Designs – FCoE and Virtual PortChannels – FCoE and Blade Servers – Beyond the Access Layer – Converged Access Model – Converged Aggregation Model FCoE and SAN Extension Use Case: LAN and SAN Management Separation |
Server Evolution Server Architectures – Mainframes – RISC Servers – x86 Servers x86 Hardware Evolution – CPU Evolution – Memory Evolution – Expansion Bus Evolution – Physical Format Evolution Introducing x86 Server Virtualization – Virtualization Unleashed Unified Computing |
Changing Personalities Server Provisioning Challenges – Server Domain Operations -Infrastructure Domain Operations Unified Computing and Service Profiles Building Service Profiles – Identifying a Service Profile – Storage Definitions – Network Definitions – Virtual Interface Placement – Server Boot Order – Maintenance Policy – Server Assignment – Operational Policies – Configuration – External IPMI Management Configuration – Management IP Address – Additional Policies – Associating a Service Profile to a Server – Installing an Operating System Verifying Stateless Computing Using Policies – BIOS Setting Policies Firmware Policies Industrializing Server Provisioning – Cloning – Pools – Service Profile Templates – Server Pools Use Case: Seasonal Workloads |
Transcending the Rack Introduction to Virtual Networking – Virtual Switch Challenges Cisco Nexus 1000V Architecture Nexus 1000V Communication Modes Port Profiles and Dynamic Interface Provisioning Deploying Nexus 1000V External Connectivity and Link Aggregation NX-OS Features in the Virtual World – MAC Address Table – Access Lists Online Migrations and Nexus 1000V Virtual Extensible Local Area Networks Introducing Virtual Machine Fabric Extender Deploying VM-FEX – Enabling Dynamic vNICs on a UCS Service Profile – Preparing VMware vSphere Host to Deploy VM-FEX – Using the UCS Manager VMware Integration Wizard – Migrating Virtual Machines to VM-FEX Online Migrations and VM-FEX VM-FEX High-Performance Mode Use Case: Data Center Merging |
Moving Targets Virtual Network Services Definitions Virtual Network Services Data Path vPath-Enabled Virtual Network Services – Cisco Virtual Security Gateway: Compute Virtual Firewall – Installing Virtual Security Gateway – Creating Security Policies – Sending Data Traffic to VSG – Virtual Machine Attributes and Virtual Zones – Cisco ASA 1000V: Edge Virtual Firewall – Installing ASA 1000V – Sending Data Traffic to ASA 1000V – Configuring Security Policies on ASA 1000V – Application Acceleration – WAN Acceleration and Online Migration Routing in the Virtual World Site Selection and Server Virtualization – Route Health Injection – Global Server Load Balancing – Location/ID Separation Protocol Use Case: Virtual Data Center |
The Virtual Data Center and Cloud Computing The Virtual Data Center Automation and Standardization What Is Cloud Computing? Cloud Implementation Example Journey to the Cloud Networking in the Clouds Software-Defined Networks OpenStack Network Overlays Cisco Open Network Environment |