Cisco Data Center Fundamentals (Networking Technology) by Maloo, Somit

Description: Introduction xxiv Part I Networking Chapter 1 Data Center Architectures 1 Data Center Basics 1 Cisco Unified Data Center Platform 4 Data Center Network Infrastructure 6 Data Center Storage Infrastructure 10 Data Center Computing Infrastructure 12 Summary 19 References 20 Chapter 2 Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software 21 Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview 21 Cisco FEX Overview 35 Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture 44 Exploring Cisco NX-OS CLI 48 Summary 61 References 62 Chapter 3 Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy 65 Default Gateway Redundancy 65 Hot Standby Router Protocol 68 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol 78 Gateway Load Balancing Protocol 82 Summary 86 References 86 Chapter 4 Port Channels and vPCs 87 Ethernet Port Channels 88 Virtual Port Channels 93 Summary 124 References 125 Chapter 5 Switch Virtualization 127 Cisco Nexus Switch Functional Planes 127 Cisco Nexus Switch Process Separation and Restartability 132 Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) 134 Cisco Nexus 7000 VDCs 144 Summary 177 References 177 Chapter 6 Nexus Switch Routing 179 Routing Fundamentals 179 RIPv2 on NX-OS 190 EIGRP on NX-OS 198 OSPFv2 on NX-OS 210 Multicast Fundamentals 227 Multicast Configuration on NX-OS 240 Summary 254 References 255 Chapter 7 Network Virtualization 257 Overlay Network Protocols 257 Network Interface Virtualization Using FEX 286 VMware vSphere Virtual Switches 287 Summary 291 References 292 Contents xv Chapter 8 Describing Cisco ACI 295 Cisco ACI Overview 295 Cisco ACI Building Blocks 299 Cisco ACI Deployment Models 303 Cisco ACI Hardware 307 ACI Startup Discovery 313 Cisco ACI Policy Model 314 Packet Forwarding within the ACI Fabric 327 Summary 328 References 330 Chapter 9 Operating Cisco ACI 333 Cisco ACI External Connectivity Options 333 Cisco ACI and VMM Integration 339 Cisco ACI and L4L7 Integration 342 Cisco ACI Management and Automation 343 Cisco ACI Anywhere 352 Cisco Nexus Dashboard 356 Summary 358 References 359 Part II Storage Chapter 10 Data Center Storage Concepts 361 Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center 361 Fibre Channel Storage Networking 376 Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) 383 NVM Express and NVM Express over Fabrics 385 Cisco MDS Product Overview 389 Summary 401 Reference 402 Chapter 11 Fibre Channel Protocol Fundamentals 403 Fibre Channel Layered Model 403 Building the Switched Fabric 412 Fibre Channel Flow Control 419 Fabric Shortest Path First 421 Summary 423 Reference 424 Chapter 12 Describing VSANs and Fibre Channel Zoning 425 VSAN Overview 425 VSAN Configuration 430 Fibre Channel Zoning 439 Zoning Configuration 441 Zoning Management 448 Summary 451 Reference 453 Chapter 13 Storage Virtualization 455 Cisco Fibre Channel NPIV Feature 456 Cisco Fibre Channel NPV Mode 460 Summary 469 Reference 470 Chapter 14 Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements 471 IEEE Data Center Bridging 472 Priority Flow Control 472 Enhanced Transmission Selection 475 DCBX Protocol 476 Summary 478 References 478 Chapter 15 Describing FCoE 479 Cisco Unified Fabric 479 FCoE Architecture 482 FCoE Initialization Protocol 488 FCoE Configuration 490 Summary 495 References 496 Part III Compute Chapter 16 Describing Cisco UCS Components 497 Cisco UCS Components 497 Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Product Overview 503 Cisco UCS Blade Chassis 506 Cisco IOM Product Overview 509 Cisco UCS B-Series Servers 510 Cisco UCS C-Series Servers and the Cisco IMC Supervisor 514 Cisco UCS S-Series Storage Server 521 Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform 524 Cisco UCS X-Series Modular System 527 Summary 529 References 530 Chapter 17 Describing Cisco UCS Abstraction 531 Cisco UCS Manager Overview 532 Exploring the Cisco UCS Server Environment 543 Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction 548 Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates 552 Cisco UCS Polices for Use in Service Profiles 555 Cisco UCS Service Profile Configuration 556 Cisco UCS Central Overview 564 Summary 566 References 568 Chapter 18 Server Virtualization 569 Virtual Machine 569 Hypervisor 574 Virtual Switch 575 VMware vSphere 576 VMware ESXi Installation 582 VMware vCenter Installation 592 Summary 611 References 612 Part IV Automation Chapter 19 Using APIs 613 Common Programmability Protocols and Methods 613 Configuring Cisco NX-OS with APIs 624 Exploring the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree 626 Summary 629 Reference 629 Chapter 20 Automating the Data Center 631 Automation Basics 631 Automation and Orchestration Technologies 634 Choosing the Automation Toolset 642 Summary 643 Reference 644 Part V Cloud Chapter 21 Cloud Computing 645 Cloud Computing Overview 645 Cloud Computing Services 653 Cloud Deployment Models 660 Cisco Intersight 666 Summary 669 References 671 9780137638246, TOC, 8/29/2022

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