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Course overview

About this course

This 5-day course that expands on ACE:L1, focusing on features and skills used daily within the Arista customer network. Candidates will be exposed to the Arista Universal Cloud Network (UCN) model for Layer 2 Leaf-Spine topologies, leveraging Multi-chassis Link Aggregation (MLAG) and Virtual-ARP (VARP). This architecture is then presented in the context of the Arista Campus Network, and will introduce Arista's WiFi and campus specific features such as Power over Ethernet (PoE). All topics taught in this course are skills utilized in running an Arista network.

Audience profile

It is best suited for individuals with, at a minimum, mid-level experience in the networking field and are looking to acquire core skills required to operate Arista networks. It is beneficial to individuals with goals aimed at increasing relevance with modern network architectures.

At course completion, you will learn:

Features and skills used daily within the Arista customer network.

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Course details

Course Details:

1. EOS CLI Troubleshooting Tools

  • The Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • Using CLI to Configure Basic Tasks
  • Interface Configuration
  • Tcpdump and Iperf
  • Simple Networking Management Protocol (SNMP)
  • sFlow
  • Show tech-support
  • Watch & Diff Commands
  • Advanced Event Management (AEM) – scheduler, monitor, manager

2. CloudVision

  • Automation Landscape
  • CloudVision Deployment Options
  • CloudVision Portal Communication
  • Zero Touch Provisioning
  • Deployment
  • BugAlerts EOL Lifecycle
  • Configlets
  • Tasks and Change Control
  • Snapshots
  • Rollback
  • Image Management
  • Devices, Labels, and Tags
  • CloudVision Telemetry

3. Universal Cloud Networking - L2LS

  • L2 Switching
  • Layer 2 Redundancy
  • Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
  • VLAN and PVST
  • Multiple Spanning Tree (MST)
  • STP Enhancements
  • Link Aggregation, MLAG
  • Data Center & Cloud
  • Traditional Data Center Architectures
  • Leaf-Spine Architecture
  • First Hop Redundancy Protocols (FHRP)

4. Universal Cloud Networking - L3LS

  • L2LS Review and Config Walkthrough
  • Underlay & Overlay Design Options
  • L2LS v L3LS
  • Layer 3 Redundancy
  • OSPF Review
  • Configuring OSPF
  • IS-IS Overview, Areas and Addressing, Routing
  • Intro to BGP, Enabling BGP, BGP Peer Groups
  • BGPv4 Routes
  • Configuring Routes
  • BGPv4 States and Messages
  • BGPv4 Attributes
  • BGP Communities
  • L3LS Design with BGP
  • L3LS BGP Recommended Practices

5. Security

  • ACL Overview, Rules Parameters
  • ACL Configuration, Implementation, Troubleshooting
  • Service/Protocol ACL’s
  • LANZ Operation, Configuration,  Reporting
  • Port Mirroring
  • Advanced Mirroring
  • Packet Truncation and Timestamping
  • Tap Aggregation (TapAgg)
  • Intro to DANZ Monitoring Fabric
  • Intro to Arista’s Network Detection and Response with Awake Security

6. Cognitive Campus

  • Campus Architecture
  • Arista WiFi
  • WiFi Fundamentals
  • WiFi 6
  • Campus WiFi Security (WIPS)
  • WiFi Design, Configuration
  • Cognitive WiFi
  • Troubleshooting – connectivity & performance
  • Proactive Troubleshooting

7. Labs

  • Lab Access
  • L2 Base Configuration
  • Advanced Event Manager (AEM)
  • CLoudVIsion Portal – Navigating the user interface
  • CloudVision Portal – Configlet Management
  • CloudVision – Configlet Builder
  • Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
  • Snapshots and Change Control
  • CVP Dashboard and Alerts
  • Spanning-tree (STP)
  • Multi-Chassis LAG (MLAG)
  • Routing
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)

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