posted Mar 5, 2014, 9:57 PM by Rick McGee
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updated Mar 5, 2014, 9:58 PM
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- Four main platforms in the CCIE DC Lab Exam
- Nexus 7K
- Nexus 5K
- Nexus 2K
- Nexus 1K
- http://www.cisco.com/go/nexus
- Cool App for the IPAD is the Cisco 3d Catalog IPAD app
- Currently 4 form factors
- Currently 2 types of lines cards
- M Series Cards - Layer 3 cards
- F Series Cards- Layer 2 Only (Can support Layer 3 no OTV, LISP, MPLS)
- Have to be cognizant of the Allocation of the ports per ASIC
- For instance the M2 line card has ports 1,3,5,and 7 associated for one ASIC if in Dedicated mode only port 1 will be able to be active)
- M series Specific
- Layer 3 Routing (new F2/F2e modules do support this)
- FEX (new F2/F2e modules do support this)
- OTV
- TrustSec (link layer encryption MACSec)
- F Series
- Layer 2/3
- FabricPath
- vPC+
- FCOE
- M Series proxy routes on behalf of the older F series modules
- Cannot wait for the F3 Modules to come out for the Nexus 7K!!!!!
- Nexus 5K Overview
- Nexus 5010 and 5020 1st Generation
- Nexus 5548UP and 5596UP 2nd Generation
- Nexus 5672UP and 56128P 3rd Generation (not on the Lab exam)
- Mainly Layer 2 switching
- 5500 supports Unified Ports (UP Models)
- Ports can run as Ethernet or Native Fibre Channel
- Ethernet ports are from port 1 and up
- Fibre Channel ports are from the last port counting down
- When you change the role of the port it requires a reboot of the switch
- Nexus 2K overview
- Fabric Extender (FEX)
- Remote line card of the parent switch Nexus 5K or 7K chassis
- No Local switching (this could impact the design of your DC)
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