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Arista Configuration Essentials (ACE)

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Arista Configuration Essentials (ACE)

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$2,995 USD

Course Code ARISTA-CE

Duration 3 days

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This 3-day, instructor-led, hands-on course covers an overview of Arista hardware and software (Extensible Operating System EOS), and the theory, operation and configuration of Arista differentiated features such as VM Tracer, Latency Analyzer (LANZ), Multi-Chassis Lag (MLAG) and Advanced Event Management (AEM). This course is designed to provide the student with a significant amount of meaningful hands-on lab time to support topics covered in class. Candidates for this course should have a working knowledge of L2 and L3 protocols. Experience with Linux, Bash and Python is a plus.

Who Can Benefit

Network engineers, network operators and network administrators who are interested in understanding, configuring and testing Arista’s differentiating features.

Prerequisites

Candidates should be comfortable with configuring a network device through the CLI and should have a working knowledge of L2 and L3 protocols. Experience with Linux Bash and Python is a plus.

Course Details

Outline: Arista Configuration Essentials (ACE)

Module 1: Arista Hardware Overview

Data Center Cloud Architecture
Arista Fixed Form Factor Switch Overview
Arista Modular Chassis Switch Overview
MXP Ports and Breakout Technology
MXP Port Configuration

Module 2: EOS Overview

Design Principles of EOS
SysDB Overview
Benefits of EOS
Interacting with EOS
Introduction to EAPI
EOS Naming Convention
EOS Lifecycle

Module 3: Switch Configuration Basics

Switch Access & CLI Introduction
Basic Configurations
Logging
Interface Configuration
VLAN and Trunk Configuration
Portchannel & LACP Configuration
LACP Fallback
Basic Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration
Linux Shell Access
Management VRF

Module 4: Switch Maintenance

Aboot Overview
EOS Upgrade Procedures
Modular Redundant Supervisor Upgrade Procedures
Password Recovery Procedures
Recovery Procedures

Module 5: Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)

ZTP Modes
Operation
Requirements
Config Files vs. Scripts
ZTP Examples

Module 6: Multi-Switch CLI

Feature Overview
Use Cases
Requirements
AAA Integration
Configuration and Operation

Module 7: Multi-Chassis LAG (MLAG)

Definition and Purpose
Operation- Peerlink, Election, L2 Protocols
Stateful Switchover (SSO)
In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)
Configuration and Verification
MLAG and Virtual ARP (VARP)

Module 8: Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Overview

Definition and Purpose
Terminology
Encapsulation
Operation
Head-End Replication Configuration
Verifying VXLAN Operation

Module 9: Monitoring Topics

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
SFLOW
TCPDUMP Overview
TRACE Overview
Port Mirroring Configuration
Advanced Event Management (AEM) Overview
CLI Scheduler
Event Monitor
Event Manager
Latency Analyzer (LANZ)
Digital Optical Monitoring (DOM)

Module 10: VM Tracer Overview

Data Center Virtualization Challenges
Supported Functions
Operation
Viewing VM Tracer Information
VM Adaptive Segmentation
Configuration

Module 11: DANZ Overview

Agile Ports
Advanced Mirroring
Mirror to EOS
Using ACLs to Filter Mirror Sessions
Packet Truncation
Time Stamping
Tap Aggregation Mode

Module 12: EAPI Overview

Understanding EAPI
EAPI vs. Screen Scraping
Configuration and Verification
Using Python with EAPI

Hands-on Labs

Lab 1: CLI & BASH
Lab 2: Aboot
Lab 3: Upgrade EOS
Lab 4: EOS Architecture
Lab 5: Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
Lab 6: Multi-Switch CLI
Lab 7: Multi-Chassis LAG (MLAG)
Lab 8: BGP Equal Cost Multi-Pathing (ECMP)
Lab 9: Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Bridging
Lab 10: Advanced Event Manager
Lab 11: Latency Analyzer (LANZ)
Lab 12: VM Tracer
Lab 13: Advanced Mirroring
Lab 14: Tap Aggregation
Lab 15: Extensible API (eAPI)

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Lunch is normally an hour long and begins at noon. Coffee, tea, hot chocolate and juice are available all day in the kitchen. Fruit, muffins and bagels are served each morning. There are numerous restaurants near each of our centers, and some popular ones are indicated on the Area Map in the Student Welcome Handbooks - these can be picked up in the lobby or requested from one of our ExitCertified staff.

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Do you provide hands-on training and exercises in an actual lab environment?

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Which delivery formats are available?

Does ExitCertified deliver group training?

What does vendor-authorized training mean?

Is the training too basic, or will you go deep into technology?

How up-to-date are your courses and support materials?

Are your instructors seasoned trainers who have deep knowledge of the training topic?

Do you provide hands-on training and exercises in an actual lab environment?

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