DCNDA - Cisco Nexus Dashboard Advanced 1.0

Cisco Nexus Dashboards Insights Overview

• Cisco NDI Day-2 Operations
• Benefits of Using Cisco NDI

Day-2 Operational Needs

• Typical Needs of Day-2 Operations
• Day-2 Operational Tasks
• Challenges with Legacy Operational Tools

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Installation on Cisco Nexus Dashboard

• Cisco NDI Application Installation Process
• Cisco NDI Installation on a Physical Cluster
• Cisco NDI Installation on a Virtual Cluster
• Cohosting Cisco NDI and Other Services

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Switch Telemetry

• Telemetry Benefits
• Cisco NDI Persistent IP Addresses
• Flow Telemetry
• Flow Telemetry Events
• Software Telemetry

Assurance Analysis Including Multisite Assurance

• Service Assurance with Cisco NDI
• Assurance Analysis
• Connectivity Explorer
• Delta Analysis
• Pre-Change Analysis
• Compliance Analysis

Resource Analysis

• Browsing Resources
• Browsing Environmental Data
• Browsing Flows
• Browsing Endpoints
• Browsing Interfaces
• Browsing Events
• Browsing vCenters

Alerts Analysis

• Anomalies Analysis
• Advisories Analysis

Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights

• Discovery Lab 1: Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Dashboards

• Overview Dashboard and Central Dashboard
• Topology View
• Custom Dashboards in Cisco NDI

Options for Exporting Data from Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights

• Operational Data Export from Cisco NDI
• Reports Export via Email
• Events Export through the Kafka Message Bus
• Syslog Messages Export
• Log Collection

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Use Cases

• Is Efficient Troubleshooting Possible?
• Does Your Network Comply with the Business Intent?
• Is a Hardware Refresh Due Soon?
• Should I Expect Any Problem with the Upcoming Software Upgrade?
• Something Stopped Working - What Was the Cause?
• Does the Configured Policy Allow for an Endpoint to Reach a Specific Destination IP?
• If I make a Change in the Network, What would be the Consequences?

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Integration with vCenter

• Discovery Lab 2: Configure and Explore vCenter Integration with Cisco NDI

Explore Cisco NDI Assurance Functions

• Discovery Lab 3: Explore Cisco NDI Assurance Functions

Cisco NDO Overview

• Need for Day2Ops Tools
• Cisco Nexus Dashboard as a Platform for Cisco NDO
• Cisco NDO Introduction

Cisco NDO Features and Use Cases

• Cisco NDO Key Features and Benefits
• Cisco NDO Use Cases
• Cisco NDO Licensing

Cisco NDO Platform Support and Installation

• Cisco NDO Installation
• Adding Sites to Cisco Nexus dashboard and Cisco NDO
• ISN Connectivity Provisioning
• Site Connectivity Configuration Using Cisco NDO

Cisco NDO with Cisco ACI Multisite

• Evolution to Multisite
• Cisco Multisite Architecture
• Namespace Normalization

Intersite Connectivity

• Intersite Control Plane
• Per BD Behavior
• Intersite BUM Traffic Data Plane
• Intersite Unicast Data Plane

Multisite Schemas and Templates

• Cisco NDO Schema and Templates
• Template and Policy Deployment Plan
• Multisite Connections to External Layer 3 Domains
• Template Versioning
• Template Disassociation

Multipod and Multisite Integration

• Cisco ACI Multipod and Multisite
• IPN and ISN Connection

Orchestrate Cisco NDO Policies

• Discovery Lab 4: Orchestrate Cisco NDO Policies

Labs

• Discovery Lab 1: Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
• Discovery Lab 2: Configure and Explore vCenter Integration with Cisco NDI
• Discovery Lab 3: Explore Cisco NDI Assurance Functions
• Discovery Lab 4: Orchestrate Cisco NDO Policies