Implementing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches - (Digital Library)

The Implementing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches (ENC9K) course introduces you to the architecture, capabilities and implementation of the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching platform. This hands-on course covers many features of this Cisco IOS XE platform and describes how to manage devices from a single dashboard called Cisco DNA Center. You will learn how to use the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches to enable Software Defined Access (SD-Access) and provide end-to-end security and automation with centralized management using DNA Center.

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

• Cisco CCNP Routing and Switching certification or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of configuring LAN routing and switching with legacy Cisco Catalyst switches
• Familiarity with the Cisco IOS XE operating system
• Awareness of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) as an authentication platform and policy manager

After completing this course you should be able to:

• Review the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family, identify the switches’ features, and examine the functionalities purpose-built for Cisco DNA and the SD-Access solution
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switch architecture, model types, port types, uplink modules, and components, including power supplies and stacking cables
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches, different modular chassis, supervisor and line card options, architectural components, uplink and power redundancy, and Multigigabit ports
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches, model types, switch components, RFID support, architecture, and switch profiles
• Position the different Cisco Catalyst 9000 family switch model types in the network, and map older Cisco Catalyst switches to the 9000 family for migration
• Examine management capabilities of the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches deployed in a Cisco StackWise Virtual environment and an SD-Access fabric
• Describe the new Cisco IOS XE software management, patchability, and graceful insertion and removal (GIR) features on the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family
• Describe the scalability and performance features supported by the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family’s support for security, quality of service (QoS), and Internet of Things (IoT) convergence features
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family’s support for cloud hosting and connectivity, along with automation features
• Explore the SD-Access solution fundamentals, deployment models for the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family, and the use of Cisco DNA Center to manage infrastructure devices

Network engineers, designers, managers, and system engineers who are adopting the Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA) and who will use Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches to enable an SD-Access solution provisioned with DNA Center.

Introducing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches

• Introducing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Platforms
• Introducing Cisco UDAP ASIC 2.0
• Cisco UDAP 2.0 Core Architecture
• Packet Walk with ASIC
• Cisco Open IOS XE
• Role of Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches in Cisco DNA Architecture
• Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Licensing

Introducing Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches

• Cisco Catalyst 9300 Product Overview
• Switch Models
• Cisco Catalyst 9300 Switch Uplink Models
• Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches, Power Supplies, Stacking and Stack Cables
• Enhanced Storage Options on Cisco Catalyst 9300
• Cisco Catalyst 9300 Port Layouts
• Multigigabit Ports

Introducing Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches

• Cisco Catalyst 9400 Product Overview
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 4-slot Modular Switch Chassis
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 7-Slot Modular Switch Chassis
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 10-Slot Modular Switch Chassis
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 Supervisor and Line Cards
• Power Supplies
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 High Availability Features
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 Architecture
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 Supervisor Uplinks and Uplink Redundancy
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 Power Redundancy Modes
• Cisco Catalyst 9400 Multigigabit Ports

Introducing Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

• Cisco Catalyst 9500 Product Overview
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 24-Q Series Switch
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 12-Q Series Switch
• Cisco Catalyst 9500-40X Series Switch
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 Redundant Platinum Rated Power Supply
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 Modular Fans
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switch RFID
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 24x40G Architecture
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 12x40G Architecture
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 40x10G Architecture

Positioning Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches

• Positioning Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
• Positioning Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches
• Positioning Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches
• Migrating from the Cisco Catalyst 3850 to the Cisco Catalyst 9300
• Migrating from the Cisco Catalyst 4500E to the Cisco Catalyst 9400
• Migrating from the Cisco Catalyst 4500X,6840X and 6880 to the Cisco Catalyst 9500

Examining Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches Management Capabilities

• Cisco IOS Software Command-Line Interface
• Cisco Prime Infrastructure
• Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller Enterprise Model
• Cisco DNA Center
• Onboard Cisco IOS XE Software Web User Interface GUI
• Simple Network Management Protocol
• Network Programmability Features

Deploying Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches in Cisco StackWise Virtual and SD-Access Fabric

• Cisco Stackwise Virtual Topology in N-Tier Network Topology
• Deploying Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series in SD Access Fabric

Describing New Features on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches

• Open IOS XE Patchability and Software Management
• Software Upgrades, Backup and Restore
• Graceful Insertion and Removal
• New Licensing Packaging Structure
• Cisco DNA Software Capabilities by Subscription
• Open IOS XE Containers and Hosted Applications

Describing Scale and Performance Features on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches

• Bandwidth Per Stack
• Uplinks
• Multigigabit Technology
• Flexible NetFlow
• Forwarding TCAM Resources, Flexible Lookup Tables Shared Across Cores, FlexTables
• Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Flexible ASIC Templates

Describing Security, QoS, and IoT Convergence Features on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches

• Group-Based policy and Cisco TrustSec SGT for Wired and Wireless
• AES-256 MACsec Encryption
• FabricSec Encryption
• Encrypted Traffic Analytics
• Extend Security to Infrastructure with Trustworthy Systems
• QoS Features and Packet Walk
• Describe IoT Convergance Features on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches

Describing Cloud and Automation Features on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches

• Cloud Hosting (AssurancePolicy) and Cloud Connectivity
• Telemetry
• DevOps Toolkit
• NETCONF and YANG Management Model
• Cisco DNA Center and SD-Access Programmability
• High Availability Features

Describing Cisco SD-Access Solution and Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches

• Cisco SD-Access Solutions Fundamentals
• Role of the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series in the Cisco SD-Access Solution
• Cisco DNA Center Components and Architecture 
• Cisco DNA Center Four Step Automation WorkFlow for SD-Access

Labs - Part 1

• Lab 1: Discover and Automate the Underlay Topology using PnP Base Automation Service of Cisco DNA Center GUI
• Lab 2: Perform GIR on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switch
• Lab 3: Manage and Patch Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Software Images using Cisco DNA Center GUI and CLI Commands
• Lab 4: Enable and Verify Encrypted Traffic Analytics
• Lab 5: Configure Perpetual PoE and Fast PoE on the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switch
• Lab 6: Use Programmability with Python Scripts and NETCONF/YANG for Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switch Management Automation
• Lab 7: Deploy Cisco SD-Access Campus Fabric Using Cisco DNA Center Automation