This training helps you understand Cisco ACI architecture, in addition, to preparing to take the exam, Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (300-620 DCACI).

For ACI, Cisco 9000 series switches can be configured in a leaf and spine architecture, and be managed by Cisco APIC centrally. 

In this Bootcamp, you will learn:

An introduction to datacenter traditional design and the issues that cannot be solved in this fashion.

Leaf and spine design architecture and the protocols that can create a loop-free layer-3 overlay network (called Fabric).

VxLAN protocol and how it can be created in a non-ACI and ACI environment.

Fabric initialization and configuration in ACI environment.

Devising and creating different types of policies (fabric policies, access policies, …) 

Creating different types of domains and tenants in those domains (physical, L2Out, L3Out, …)

Creating Endpoint Groups and contracts to enable them to interact with each other

Integrating and managing Virtual Machine Managers centrally from Cisco APIC devices.

Integrating L4-L7 devices, aka. Service Insertion or Service Graph

ACI security features

Managing the fabric (RBAC, configuration backup, …)

And many more topics