To earn your elite CCIE Data Center certification and move up from CCNP status, you must pass challenging real-world CCIE Data Center labs. Straight from Cisco, The CCIE Data Center Hand-on Lab Guide presents realistic lab exercises and tasks covering all five topic areas addressed in the CCIE Data Center exam:Network, including data center routing/switching environments with Nexus switches; multicast and overlay technologies; data center fabrics with VXLAN/VXLAN-EVPN or ACI, and moreCompute, including managing compute infrastructure with Cisco UCS Series switches, and leveraging UCS Series blade and rack servers to connect virtual hosts and SAN environmentsStorage, including Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and connectivityAutomation, including essential configuration and monitoring tasksSecurity, including hardening device security in a data center environment, using Nexus switches, ACI fabrics, or storage devices such as MDS 9000 series switchesEvery lab exercise and task is crafted to help build you understanding of key concepts and features, link theory to practice, and apply your knowledge on exam day and in your professional work.Questions, exercises, and note pages appear in print, and companion online components present correct lab outputs and implementation, explaining feature choices and showing configuration and verification examples. These print and online components work together seamlessly, helping candidates understand both how to implement features, and why.

Ccie Data Center Infrastructure Foundation (Certification/Training)

Computers & Technology

Jain, Vinit

Certification

Cisco Pr

Network Automation With Go (Safari Live Training)

Networking & Cloud Computing

Addison-Wesley Professional

About the Author\nVinit Jain, CCIE No. 22854 (R&S, SP, Security & DC), is a Sr. Technical Leader for Network Engineering at Cisco focusing on architecting network infrastructure for edge computing solutions. Prior to that, he worked as a Network Development Engineer at Amazon as part of Amazon’s backbone network operations team and as a technical leader at Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC), providing escalation support in enterprise, service provider, and data center technologies. 
Vinit is a speaker at various networking forums, including Cisco Live events, NANOG, and CHINOG. He has co-authored several Cisco Press books and video courses with Cisco Press. Vinit holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mathematics from Delhi University and also holds a Master of Science in Information Technology. Apart from CCIE, he also holds multiple certifications in programming, database, and system administration and is also a Certified Ethical Hacker. Vinit can be found on twitter @vinugenie.\nIntermediate-Advanced user level\nFrom the Back Cover\nUnderstand the fundamentals of the Wireshark tool that is key for network engineers and network security analysts. This book explains how the Wireshark tool can be used to analyze network traffic and teaches you network protocols and features. 
Author Vinit Jain walks you through the use of Wireshark to analyze network traffic by expanding each section of a header and examining its value. Performing packet capture and analyzing network traffic can be a complex, time-consuming, and tedious task. With the help of this book, you will use the Wireshark tool to its full potential. You will be able to build a strong foundation and know how Layer 2, 3, and 4 traffic behave, how various routing protocols and the Overlay Protocol function, and you will become familiar with their packet structure.\nTroubleshooting engineers will learn how to analyze traffic and identify issues in the network related to packet loss, bursty traffic, voice quality issues, etc. The book will help you understand the challenges faced in any network environment and how packet capture tools can be used to identify and isolate those issues.\nThis hands-on guide teaches you how to perform various lab tasks. By the end of the book, you will have in-depth knowledge of the Wireshark tool and its features, including filtering and traffic analysis through graphs. You will know how to analyze traffic, find patterns of offending traffic, and secure your network.\nWhat You Will Learn 
Understand the architecture of Wireshark on different operating systems Analyze Layer 2 and 3 traffic frames Analyze routing protocol traffic Troubleshoot using Wireshark Graphs

Wireshark Fundamentals: A Network Engineer’s Handbook to Analyzing Network Traffic

Computer Science

Apress

The definitive guide to troubleshooting today’s complex BGP networks This is today’s best single source for the techniques you need to troubleshoot BGP issues in modern Cisco IOS, IOS XR, and NxOS environments. BGP has expanded from being an Internet routing protocol and provides a scalable control plane for a variety of technologies, including MPLS VPNs and VXLAN. Bringing together content previously spread across multiple sources, Troubleshooting BGP describes BGP functions in today’s blended service provider and enterprise environments. Two expert authors emphasize the BGP-related issues you’re most likely to encounter in real-world deployments, including problems that have caused massive network outages. They fully address convergence and scalability, as well as common concerns such as BGP slow peer, RT constraint filtering, and missing BGP routes. For each issue, key concepts are presented, along with basic configuration, detailed troubleshooting methods, and clear illustrations. Wherever appropriate, OS-specific behaviors are described and analyzed. Troubleshooting BGP is an indispensable technical resource for all consultants, system/support engineers, and operations professionals working with BGP in even the largest, most complex environments. · Quickly review the BGP protocol, configuration, and commonly used features · Master generic troubleshooting methodologies that are relevant to BGP networks · Troubleshoot BGP peering issues, flapping peers, and dynamic BGP peering · Resolve issues related to BGP route installation, path selection, or route policies · Avoid and fix convergence problems · Address platform issues such as high CPU or memory usage · Scale BGP using route reflectors, diverse paths, and other advanced features · Solve problems with BGP edge architectures, multihoming, and load balancing · Secure BGP inter-domain routing with RPKI · Mitigate DDoS attacks with RTBH and BGP Flowspec · Understand common BGP problems with MPLS Layer 3 or Layer 2 VPN services · Troubleshoot IPv6 BGP for service providers, including 6PE and 6VPE · Overcome problems with VXLAN BGP EVPN data center deployments · Fully leverage BGP High Availability features, including GR, NSR, and BFD · Use new BGP enhancements for link-state distribution or tunnel setup This book is part of the Networking Technology Series from Cisco Press, which offers networking professionals valuable information for constructing efficient networks, understanding new technologies, and building successful careers.

Troubleshooting BGP: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Troubleshooting BGP (Networking Technology)

Edgeworth, Brad

Cisco Press

The definitive deep-dive guide to hardware and software troubleshooting on Cisco Nexus switches The Cisco Nexus platform and NX-OS switch operating system combine to deliver unprecedented speed, capacity, resilience, and flexibility in today's data center networks. Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus Switches and NX-OS is your single reference for quickly identifying and solving problems with these business-critical technologies. Three expert authors draw on deep experience with large Cisco customers, emphasizing the most common issues in real-world deployments, including problems that have caused major data center outages. Their authoritative, hands-on guidance addresses both features and architecture, helping you troubleshoot both control plane forwarding and data plane/data path problems and use NX-OS APIs to automate and simplify troubleshooting. Throughout, you'll find real-world configurations, intuitive illustrations, and practical insights into key platform-specific behaviors. This is an indispensable technical resource for all Cisco network consultants, system/support engineers, network operations professionals, and CCNP/CCIE certification candidates working in the data center domain. · Understand the NX-OS operating system and its powerful troubleshooting tools · Solve problems with cards, hardware drops, fabrics, and CoPP policies · Troubleshoot network packet switching and forwarding · Properly design, implement, and troubleshoot issues related to Virtual Port Channels (VPC and VPC+) · Optimize routing through filtering or path manipulation · Optimize IP/IPv6 services and FHRP protocols (including HSRP, VRRP, and Anycast HSRP) · Troubleshoot EIGRP, OSPF, and IS-IS neighbor relationships and routing paths · Identify and resolve issues with Nexus route maps · Locate problems with BGP neighbor adjacencies and enhance path selection · Troubleshoot high availability components (BFD, SSO, ISSU, and GIR) · Understand multicast protocols and troubleshooting techniques · Identify and solve problems with OTV · Use NX-OS APIs to automate troubleshooting and administrative tasks

Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus Switches and NX-OS (Networking Technology)

Furr, Richard

Implement flexible, efficient LISP-based overlays for cloud, data center, and enterprise The LISP overlay network helps organizations provide seamless connectivity to devices and workloads wherever they move, enabling open and highly scalable networks with unprecedented flexibility and agility. LISP Network Deployment and Troubleshooting is the definitive resource for all network engineers who want to understand, configure, and troubleshoot LISP on Cisco IOS-XE, IOS-XR and NX-OS platforms. It brings together comprehensive coverage of how LISP works, how it integrates with leading Cisco platforms, how to configure it for maximum efficiency, and how to address key issues such as scalability and convergence. Focusing on design and deployment in real production environments, three leading Cisco LISP engineers present authoritative coverage of deploying LISP, verifying its operation, and optimizing its performance in widely diverse environments. Drawing on their unsurpassed experience supporting LISP deployments, they share detailed configuration examples, templates, and best practices designed to help you succeed with LISP no matter how you intend to use it. This book is the Cisco authoritative guide to LISP protocol and is intended for network architects, engineers, and consultants responsible for implementing and troubleshooting LISP network infrastructures. It includes extensive configuration examples with troubleshooting tips for network engineers who want to improve optimization, performance, reliability, and scalability. This book covers all applications of LISP across various environments including DC, Enterprise, and SP. <ul>
<li> Review the problems LISP solves, its current use cases, and powerful emerging applications </li> <li> Gain in-depth knowledge of LISP’s core architecture and components, including xTRs, PxTRs, MR/MS, ALT, and control plane message exchange </li> <li> Understand LISP software architecture on Cisco platforms </li> <li> Master LISP IPv4 unicast routing, LISP IPv6 routing, and the fundamentals of LISP multicast routing </li> <li> Implement LISP mobility in traditional data center fabrics, and LISP IP mobility in modern data center fabrics </li> <li> Plan for and deliver LISP network virtualization and support multitenancy </li> <li> Explore LISP in the Enterprise multihome Internet/WAN edge solutions </li> <li> Systematically secure LISP environments </li> <li> Troubleshoot LISP performance, reliability, and scalability 
</li> </ul>

LISP Network Deployment and Troubleshooting: The Complete Guide to LISP Implementation on IOS-XE, IOS-XR, and NX-OS (Networking Technology)

Shakil, Tarique

Louis, Yves

Network Programmability and Automation, Volume 1, covers designing, implementing, monitoring and operating networks using programmable interfaces on network devices versus the legacy (and soon-to-be obsolete) methods and protocols such as the Command Line Interface (CLI) and Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP). It discusses the protocols, tools, techniques and technologies upon which Network Programmability is based. Covering the fundamentals that a network engineer needs to transition to the software and programmability domains, the book opens with an introduction that lays the foundation by discussing the market trends and emerging technologies such as SDN, NFV and Cloud, and how network programmability skills are paramount for aligning oneself with these technologies. It provides network engineers with a solid foundation in Python programming and Linux in the context of network programmability and automation.

Network Programmability and Automation Fundamentals (Networking Technology)

Doyle, Jeff

Abuelenain, Khaled

Karneliuk, Anton

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