Learning path

Cisco NEXUS Dashboard

Skill Level
Fundamentals
Duration 11 hours 40 minutes
Updated May 31, 2023

About this learning path

Previously, the Cisco day 2 operations suite of MSO, NAE, NIR, and NIA ran separately on computing as a .ova in vSphere or on the APIC as an application. The architecture never allowed for sharing data between the apps or correlations with errors and telemetry views of packet loss. With the roadmap moving, we had applications and a shared data lake for all applications to draw from and correlate between application errors, changes to the policy, and deep flow telemetry, all visual as an epoch. For all the applications to run and have sharable databases, Cisco NEXUS Dashboard (ND) was created. The ND platform allows all the Cisco Day 2 apps and third-party applications to run on a single appliance. Secondly, the ND has to be an expandable CPU and storage-intensive platform; today, the platform can scale with 3 master nodes and 4 worker nodes with the apps and their data residing on the ND cluster. As ND matures, more ND servers can join the cluster, and they can be separated regionally if within TTL requirements to distribute applications and provide DR strategies.

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Prerequisites

  1. Industry networking associate certification or a basic understanding of primary network concepts VLANs, IP address, and Gateways.
  2. Preferable to have a conceptual knowledge of network fabric and fabric design.
  3. Preferable to have a conceptual knowledge of network telemetry protocols such as Netflow and IPFIX as well as day 2 operations knowledge.

What you'll learn

  1. Understand the basic concepts of the Cisco NEXUS Dashboard platform
  2. Understand the applications that can run on the NEXUS Dashboard platform
  3. Learning how to perform day 2 operations with the Hands on lab with NEXUS Dashboard and NEXUS Insights

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  1. 1. Data Center Networking Fundamentals
    1. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentDay 2 Operations and Visibility in the Modern Data Center
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    2. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentData Center Networking Past Present and Future
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    3. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentMP-BGP EVPN for the Beginner
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    4. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentMP-BGP EVPN VXLAN for the beginner
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  2. 2. Cisco NEXUS Dashboard Fundamentals
    1. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentUnderstanding the Cisco NEXUS Dashboard Platform
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    2. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentExamining Cisco NEXUS Dashboard Using New Hands-On Labs
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    3. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentWhy ACI Customers Using MSO Need to Prepare for NEXUS Dashboard
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  3. 3. Cisco NEXUS Dashboard and Applications Configuration
    1. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentNEXUS Dashboard, NEXUS Insights and AppDynamics Lab
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    2. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentNEXUS Dashboard With NAE, NIA and AppDynamics Demonstration
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    3. Enroll in this learning path to view locked contentNetwork Assurance Engine (NAE) With ACI Simulator Lab
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