vSphere and Cisco Nexus 1000V

The rapidly increasing virtualization in data centers makes it impossible to keep up the strict separation between IT teams and responsibilities. Network interfaces, for instance, have to be configured on a VMware ESX Server. The server administrator, however, is not responsible for the network configuration, and the network operator does not know vSphere. Cisco Systems has dealt with this problem in cooperation with the developers of VMware. With Nexus 1000V, the company provides a product which enables network operators to work with a virtual switch and to configure it with the commands of the Cisco CLI. A basic understanding of the vSphere server architecture and of the administration of a VMware server, however, continues to be indispensable. Moreover, the VMware administrator must understand the new technical features offered by the virtual Cisco switch. The course deals with this conflict field and endeavors to reconcile and unify these two worlds. Server and network administrators are meant to understand the requirements, technical options, and problems of each other and to find the optimum solution in the common dialog.

Course Contents
• Description of the Nexus 1000V Switch and the Features in a Virtual Server Environment
• Nexus 1000V Basics
• Integration into VMware
• Interaction with the Nexus Series Switches
• Installation and Configuration of Nexus 1000V
• Configuration of the VN Link
• Policy-Based Virtual Machine Connectivity
• Portability of Network and Security Policies
• Methods to Monitor and Operate the Nexus 1000V
• Troubleshooting
In this course of the ExperTeach Data Center series, each student will receive the comprehensive ExperTeach course documentation in English language.
It contains a comprehensive glossary explaining abbreviations frequently used in data center technology.

Target Group
This 2-day course addresses both VMware and network administrators operating the Nexus 1000V switch of Cisco.

Knowledge Prerequisites
Each participant should be familiar either with VMware or the Cisco IOS respectively NX-OS.

Course Objective
The course enables both vSphere and network administrators to configure the virtual switch Cisco Nexus 1000V and to fully use its technical options.

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