Course Overview
The Data Center learning track provides an in-depth understanding and hands-on experience with advanced Arista technologies focusing on both Layer 2 and 3 networking designs with underlay and overlay configurations, and VXLAN in the context of a Data Center deployment. You will gain essential skills to configure, troubleshoot, and manage complex network infrastructures using Arista's cutting-edge solutions. The Data Center track covers key topics such as BGP in Leaf-Spine architectures, EVPN, and Arista's CloudVision platform. The Data Center track is divided into two distinct sub-tracks: Operations and Engineering. Operations focuses on Day-2 tasks such as telemetry and troubleshooting, while Engineering concentrates on the design and architecture of L2 and L3 leaf-spine Data Center networks. Both tracks include hands-on labs with a focus on the distinct tasks for each of these roles.
Who should attend
Senior network engineers & architects, network operations & advanced-level network administrators
Prerequisites
- Solid understanding of Layer 2 and 3 core network technologies and protocols
- Understanding of Spine/Leaf designs is a benefit
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, you should be able to:
- Understand the core features and architecture of Arista CloudVision and its role in network automation
- Navigate the CloudVision Portal (CVP) interface and manage profiles, configlets, and snapshots
- Provision network devices using containers, ZTP/ZTR workflows, and configuration templates
- Create and manage data center networks using CloudVision Studios, including L3LS and eVPN setups
- Monitor network performance, compliance, and events through dashboards and integrated tools
- Perform EOS upgrades, system troubleshooting, and leverage advanced monitoring features
- Use Advanced Event Management (AEM) to automate tasks and respond to network events
Course Content
CLOUDVISION OVERVIEW AND SETUP
CloudVision overview
- Why CloudVision
- Approaches to network automation
- Introduction to CloudVision
- Positioning CVP
CloudVision setup
- CVP Clustering
- CVP multi-node OVA installation
- CVaaS initial onboarding
- Upgrading
- Backup and restore
- Getting familiar with CVP interface
- Profiles
- Help center
- License key management
- LAB – Navigating CVP
CLOUDVISION PROVISIONING
Device registration
- Connecting devices
- Manual onboarding
Network provisioning
- Containers
- Configuration sources
- Designed and running config
- Configlets
- Tasks and change control
- Applying configlets to containers
- Reconcile
- LAB – Configlets
- Snapshots and staging
- Redesigned change control UI
- Rollback
- LAB – Snapshots
- LAB – Change Control
- Configlet builder
- LAB – Configlet builder
- Image repository
Zero touch provisioning
- Zero touch provisioning (ZTP)
- Deploying and onboarding vEOS to CVP using ZTP
- Zero touch replacement (ZTR)
- Replacing a device using ZTR
CLOUDVISION STUDIOS
Studios Overview
- Introduction to Studios and tags
- Workspaces
- Studio deployment and execution
- LAB – Using Studios
- LAB – Clean up Studios
Studios in action
- New Studios UI
- Static configuration Studio
- Management connectivity Studio
- Software management Studio
- Authentication Studio
- Mirroring Studio
- End to End provisioning with Studios
- Provision new devices with ZTP and Studios
- LAB – Static configuration Studio
Configuring L3LS DC Network with CVP Studios
- Configuring L3LS using Studios
- Configuring eVPN services, host interfaces and external networks using Studios
- LAB – Building L3LS, eVPN and MLAG with Studios
- LAB – Day 2 operations with Studios
MONITORING WITH CVP
Monitoring devices with CVP
- Compliance overview
- Device input power
- CloudVision and DMF integration
- 802.1x details in endpoint search
Dashboards
- Dashboards Enhancements
- Device connectivity health panel dashboard
- Compliance counts dashboard
- Syslog filters dashboard
- Dashboard tabs layout
- Exporting and importing dashboards
Events
- Events & Event groups
- Compliance events
- Config sanity check events
- PTP events
- LAB – Dashboards and events
TOPOLOGY
- Introduction to topology
- Topology icons and settings
- Custom topology hierarchies
- User defined topology filters
- PTP overlay in CVP topology
- LAB – Topology
EOS OPERATIONS, UPGRADES, MONITORING AND TROUBLESHOOTING
EOS reloads and upgrades
- Understanding EOS upgrades
- Standard upgrade vs. smart system upgrade
- Upgrading EOS with CLI
- Upgrading EOS with CVP
- MLAG ISSU upgrade and reload with CLI
- Chassis upgrade and reload
- MLAG upgrade and reload with CVP
EOS monitoring tools
- SNMP
- sFLOW
- Watch and Diff commands
- Latency Analyzer (LANZ)
- Port mirroring
- TapAgg
Advanced Event Management (AEM)
- AEM – CLI scheduler
- AEM – Event monitor
- AEM – Event manager
- LAB – AEM
Troubleshooting EOS hardware and software
- System and software troubleshooting
- SFP and physical errors
- EOS health checks – CLI and CVP
- Hardware troubleshooting
- Memory and flash errors
- Tcpdump and Iperf
- Installing extensions
- Recovery procedures