Arista Networking - Campus Operations

Arista Networking - Campus OperationsCAMPOPSARAristaAR-CAMPOPS2.0At the end of the course, you should be able to: <ul> <li>Explain the role and architecture of Arista CloudVision, including its automation approaches, deployment models, and operational benefits for campus networks.</li><li>Install, configure, and maintain CloudVision Platform (CVP/CVaaS), including clustering, upgrades, backups, licensing, and day-to-day navigation.</li><li>Provision and manage network devices using CloudVision, leveraging manual onboarding, containers, configlets, change control, snapshots, and rollback mechanisms.</li><li>Deploy and operate Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP and ZTR) to automate device onboarding, replacement, and lifecycle management.</li><li>Use CloudVision Campus Studios to design and operate L2LS and L3LS campus networks, including VXLAN-EVPN environments, through structured workflows and workspaces.</li><li>Perform Day 1 and Day 2 campus operations with CloudVision, such as onboarding, provisioning, diagnostics, configuration changes, and network expansion.</li><li>Monitor, upgrade, and troubleshoot Arista EOS-based campus networks, using CloudVision dashboards, events, topology views, EOS upgrade mechanisms, and advanced troubleshooting tools.</li></ul><ul> <li>Solid understanding of Layer 2/3 network technologies and protocols</li><li>Understanding of Spine/Leaf designs is a benefit</li></ul>Network engineers and administrators managing campus network infrastructure and responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining campus networks.<h5>CAMPUS OPERATIONS WITH CLOUDVISION</h5> CloudVision overview <ul> <li>Why CloudVision</li><li>Approaches to network automation</li><li>Introduction to CloudVision</li><li>CVP implementation options</li></ul>CloudVision setup <ul> <li>CVP clustering</li><li>CVP Multi-node OVA installation</li><li>CVaaS initial onboarding</li><li>Upgrading CVP</li><li>CVP backup and restore</li><li>Getting familiar with CVP interface</li><li>CVP profiles</li><li>CVP help center</li><li>License key management using CVP</li><li>Lab – Navigating CVP</li></ul><h5>CLOUDVISION PROVISIONING</h5> Device registration <ul> <li>Connecting devices to CloudVision</li><li>Manual onboarding</li></ul>Network provisioning <ul> <li>Containers</li><li>Configuration sources</li><li>Designed and running config</li><li>Configlets</li><li>Tasks and change control</li><li>Applying configlets to containers</li><li>Reconcile</li><li>Lab – Configlets</li><li>Snapshots and staging</li><li>Redesigned change control UI</li><li>Rollback</li><li>Lab – Snapshots</li><li>Lab – Change Control</li><li>Image repository</li></ul>Zero touch provisioning <ul> <li>Zero touch provisioning (ZTP)</li><li>Deploying and onboarding vEOS to CVP suing ZTP</li><li>Zero Touch replacement (ZTR)</li><li>Replacing a device using ZTR</li></ul><h5>CLOUDVISION CAMPUS STUDIOS</h5> Studios overview <ul> <li>Introduction to Studios and Tags</li><li>Workspaces</li><li>Studio deployment and execution</li><li>Lab – Using Studios</li><li>Lab – Clean up Studios</li></ul>Studios in action <ul> <li>New Studios UI</li><li>Static configuring Studio</li><li>Management connectivity Studio</li><li>Software management Studio</li><li>Authentication Studio</li><li>Mirroring Studio</li><li>Provisioning new devices with ZTP and Studios</li><li>Lab – Static configuration Studio</li></ul>Operating L2LS Campus network with CVP Studios <ul> <li>Onboarding devices to Studios</li><li>Configure L2LS network using Studios</li><li>Configure access interfaces</li><li>Submit workspace and execute change control</li><li>Managing L2LS campus gateway connectivity with Studios</li><li>Add a new VLAN to L2LS campus</li><li>Modifying VLAN settings in L2LS campus</li><li>Connecting new host to L2LS campus</li><li>Lab – Deploying L2 Campus with Studios</li></ul>Campus Zero Touch operations <ul> <li>CloudVision Campus dashboard overview</li><li>CloudVision Campus Day 1 – Onboarding</li><li>CloudVision Campus Day 2 – Provisioning and Diagnostics</li><li>CloudVision endpoint analyzer</li><li>Lab – Day 2 operations with L2 Campus Studios</li></ul>Operating L3LS Campus network with CVP Studios <ul> <li>Configuring L3LS Campus with CVP Studios</li><li>Configuring L2LS Campus with VXLAN and eVPN using Studios</li><li>Adding new access pods to L3LS Campus</li><li>Adding new spines to L3LS Campus</li><li>Adding new VRFs to L3LS Campus</li><li>Add new VLANs to L3LS Campus</li><li>Modifying VRF and VLAN settings for L3LS Campus</li><li>Changing underlay protocol in L3LS Campus</li><li>Connecting new hosts to L3LS Campus</li><li>Lab – Deploying L3LS Campus with VXLAN and eVPN using Studios</li><li>Lab – Day 2 operations with L3 Campus Studios</li></ul><h5>MONITORING CAMPUS WITH CVP</h5> Monitoring devices with CVP <ul> <li>Network hierarchy</li><li>Compliance overview</li><li>Device input power</li><li>802.1x details in endpoint search</li><li>Lab – Monitoring Campus with network hierarchy</li></ul>Dashboards <ul> <li>Dashboards overview</li><li>Dashboards enhancements</li><li>Device connectivity health panel dashboard</li><li>Compliance counts dashboard</li><li>Syslog filters dashboard</li><li>Dashboard tabs layout</li><li>Exporting and importing dashboards</li></ul>Events <ul> <li>Events overview</li><li>Event groups</li><li>Compliance events</li><li>Config sanity check events</li><li>Lab – Dashboards and Events</li></ul>Topology <ul> <li>Introduction to topology</li><li>Topology icons and settings</li><li>Custom topology hierarchies</li><li>User defined topology filters</li><li>Lab - Topology</li></ul><h5>EOS OPERATIONS UPGRADES</h5> EOS reloads and upgrades <ul> <li>Understanding EOS upgrades</li><li>Standard upgrade vs smart system upgrade</li><li>Upgrading EOS with CLI</li><li>Upgrading EOS with CVP</li><li>MLAG ISSU upgrade and reload with CLI</li><li>Chassis upgrade and reload</li><li>MLAG upgrade and reload with CVP</li></ul>EOS monitoring tools <ul> <li>SNMP</li><li>sFLow</li><li>Watch and Diff commands</li><li>Latency Analyzer (LANZ)</li><li>Port mirroring</li></ul>Advanced Event Management (AEM) <ul> <li>AEM – CLI scheduler</li><li>AEM – Event monitor</li><li>AEM – Event manager</li><li>Lab - AEM</li></ul>Troubleshooting EOS hardware and software <ul> <li>System and software troubleshooting</li><li>SFP and physical errors</li><li>Arista EOS health checks – CLI and CVP</li><li>Hardware troubleshooting</li><li>Memory and flash errors</li><li>Tcpdump and Iperf</li><li>Installing extensions</li><li>Recovery procedures</li></ul><h5>CAMPUS OPERATIONS WITH CLOUDVISION</h5> CloudVision overview <ul> <li>Why CloudVision</li><li>Approaches to network automation</li><li>Introduction to CloudVision</li><li>CVP implementation options</li></ul>CloudVision setup <ul> <li>CVP clustering</li><li>CVP Multi-node OVA installation</li><li>CVaaS initial onboarding</li><li>Upgrading CVP</li><li>CVP backup and restore</li><li>Getting familiar with CVP interface</li><li>CVP profiles</li><li>CVP help center</li><li>License key management using CVP</li><li>Lab – Navigating CVP</li></ul><h5>CLOUDVISION PROVISIONING</h5> Device registration <ul> <li>Connecting devices to CloudVision</li><li>Manual onboarding</li></ul>Network provisioning <ul> <li>Containers</li><li>Configuration sources</li><li>Designed and running config</li><li>Configlets</li><li>Tasks and change control</li><li>Applying configlets to containers</li><li>Reconcile</li><li>Lab – Configlets</li><li>Snapshots and staging</li><li>Redesigned change control UI</li><li>Rollback</li><li>Lab – Snapshots</li><li>Lab – Change Control</li><li>Image repository</li></ul>Zero touch provisioning <ul> <li>Zero touch provisioning (ZTP)</li><li>Deploying and onboarding vEOS to CVP suing ZTP</li><li>Zero Touch replacement (ZTR)</li><li>Replacing a device using ZTR</li></ul><h5>CLOUDVISION CAMPUS STUDIOS</h5> Studios overview <ul> <li>Introduction to Studios and Tags</li><li>Workspaces</li><li>Studio deployment and execution</li><li>Lab – Using Studios</li><li>Lab – Clean up Studios</li></ul>Studios in action <ul> <li>New Studios UI</li><li>Static configuring Studio</li><li>Management connectivity Studio</li><li>Software management Studio</li><li>Authentication Studio</li><li>Mirroring Studio</li><li>Provisioning new devices with ZTP and Studios</li><li>Lab – Static configuration Studio</li></ul>Operating L2LS Campus network with CVP Studios <ul> <li>Onboarding devices to Studios</li><li>Configure L2LS network using Studios</li><li>Configure access interfaces</li><li>Submit workspace and execute change control</li><li>Managing L2LS campus gateway connectivity with Studios</li><li>Add a new VLAN to L2LS campus</li><li>Modifying VLAN settings in L2LS campus</li><li>Connecting new host to L2LS campus</li><li>Lab – Deploying L2 Campus with Studios</li></ul>Campus Zero Touch operations <ul> <li>CloudVision Campus dashboard overview</li><li>CloudVision Campus Day 1 – Onboarding</li><li>CloudVision Campus Day 2 – Provisioning and Diagnostics</li><li>CloudVision endpoint analyzer</li><li>Lab – Day 2 operations with L2 Campus Studios</li></ul>Operating L3LS Campus network with CVP Studios <ul> <li>Configuring L3LS Campus with CVP Studios</li><li>Configuring L2LS Campus with VXLAN and eVPN using Studios</li><li>Adding new access pods to L3LS Campus</li><li>Adding new spines to L3LS Campus</li><li>Adding new VRFs to L3LS Campus</li><li>Add new VLANs to L3LS Campus</li><li>Modifying VRF and VLAN settings for L3LS Campus</li><li>Changing underlay protocol in L3LS Campus</li><li>Connecting new hosts to L3LS Campus</li><li>Lab – Deploying L3LS Campus with VXLAN and eVPN using Studios</li><li>Lab – Day 2 operations with L3 Campus Studios</li></ul><h5>MONITORING CAMPUS WITH CVP</h5> Monitoring devices with CVP <ul> <li>Network hierarchy</li><li>Compliance overview</li><li>Device input power</li><li>802.1x details in endpoint search</li><li>Lab – Monitoring Campus with network hierarchy</li></ul>Dashboards <ul> <li>Dashboards overview</li><li>Dashboards enhancements</li><li>Device connectivity health panel dashboard</li><li>Compliance counts dashboard</li><li>Syslog filters dashboard</li><li>Dashboard tabs layout</li><li>Exporting and importing dashboards</li></ul>Events <ul> <li>Events overview</li><li>Event groups</li><li>Compliance events</li><li>Config sanity check events</li><li>Lab – Dashboards and Events</li></ul>Topology <ul> <li>Introduction to topology</li><li>Topology icons and settings</li><li>Custom topology hierarchies</li><li>User defined topology filters</li><li>Lab - Topology</li></ul><h5>EOS OPERATIONS UPGRADES</h5> EOS reloads and upgrades <ul> <li>Understanding EOS upgrades</li><li>Standard upgrade vs smart system upgrade</li><li>Upgrading EOS with CLI</li><li>Upgrading EOS with CVP</li><li>MLAG ISSU upgrade and reload with CLI</li><li>Chassis upgrade and reload</li><li>MLAG upgrade and reload with CVP</li></ul>EOS monitoring tools <ul> <li>SNMP</li><li>sFLow</li><li>Watch and Diff commands</li><li>Latency Analyzer (LANZ)</li><li>Port mirroring</li></ul>Advanced Event Management (AEM) <ul> <li>AEM – CLI scheduler</li><li>AEM – Event monitor</li><li>AEM – Event manager</li><li>Lab - AEM</li></ul>Troubleshooting EOS hardware and software <ul> <li>System and software troubleshooting</li><li>SFP and physical errors</li><li>Arista EOS health checks – CLI and CVP</li><li>Hardware troubleshooting</li><li>Memory and flash errors</li><li>Tcpdump and Iperf</li><li>Installing extensions</li><li>Recovery procedures</li></ul>At the end of the course, you should be able to: - Explain the role and architecture of Arista CloudVision, including its automation approaches, deployment models, and operational benefits for campus networks. - Install, configure, and maintain CloudVision Platform (CVP/CVaaS), including clustering, upgrades, backups, licensing, and day-to-day navigation. - Provision and manage network devices using CloudVision, leveraging manual onboarding, containers, configlets, change control, snapshots, and rollback mechanisms. - Deploy and operate Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP and ZTR) to automate device onboarding, replacement, and lifecycle management. - Use CloudVision Campus Studios to design and operate L2LS and L3LS campus networks, including VXLAN-EVPN environments, through structured workflows and workspaces. - Perform Day 1 and Day 2 campus operations with CloudVision, such as onboarding, provisioning, diagnostics, configuration changes, and network expansion. - Monitor, upgrade, and troubleshoot Arista EOS-based campus networks, using CloudVision dashboards, events, topology views, EOS upgrade mechanisms, and advanced troubleshooting tools.- Solid understanding of Layer 2/3 network technologies and protocols - Understanding of Spine/Leaf designs is a benefitNetwork engineers and administrators managing campus network infrastructure and responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining campus networks.CAMPUS OPERATIONS WITH CLOUDVISION CloudVision overview - Why CloudVision - Approaches to network automation - Introduction to CloudVision - CVP implementation options CloudVision setup - CVP clustering - CVP Multi-node OVA installation - CVaaS initial onboarding - Upgrading CVP - CVP backup and restore - Getting familiar with CVP interface - CVP profiles - CVP help center - License key management using CVP - Lab – Navigating CVP CLOUDVISION PROVISIONING Device registration - Connecting devices to CloudVision - 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 - Image repository Zero touch provisioning - Zero touch provisioning (ZTP) - Deploying and onboarding vEOS to CVP suing ZTP - Zero Touch replacement (ZTR) - Replacing a device using ZTR CLOUDVISION CAMPUS 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 configuring Studio - Management connectivity Studio - Software management Studio - Authentication Studio - Mirroring Studio - Provisioning new devices with ZTP and Studios - Lab – Static configuration Studio Operating L2LS Campus network with CVP Studios - Onboarding devices to Studios - Configure L2LS network using Studios - Configure access interfaces - Submit workspace and execute change control - Managing L2LS campus gateway connectivity with Studios - Add a new VLAN to L2LS campus - Modifying VLAN settings in L2LS campus - Connecting new host to L2LS campus - Lab – Deploying L2 Campus with Studios Campus Zero Touch operations - CloudVision Campus dashboard overview - CloudVision Campus Day 1 – Onboarding - CloudVision Campus Day 2 – Provisioning and Diagnostics - CloudVision endpoint analyzer - Lab – Day 2 operations with L2 Campus Studios Operating L3LS Campus network with CVP Studios - Configuring L3LS Campus with CVP Studios - Configuring L2LS Campus with VXLAN and eVPN using Studios - Adding new access pods to L3LS Campus - Adding new spines to L3LS Campus - Adding new VRFs to L3LS Campus - Add new VLANs to L3LS Campus - Modifying VRF and VLAN settings for L3LS Campus - Changing underlay protocol in L3LS Campus - Connecting new hosts to L3LS Campus - Lab – Deploying L3LS Campus with VXLAN and eVPN using Studios - Lab – Day 2 operations with L3 Campus Studios MONITORING CAMPUS WITH CVP Monitoring devices with CVP - Network hierarchy - Compliance overview - Device input power - 802.1x details in endpoint search - Lab – Monitoring Campus with network hierarchy Dashboards - Dashboards overview - Dashboards enhancements - Device connectivity health panel dashboard - Compliance counts dashboard - Syslog filters dashboard - Dashboard tabs layout - Exporting and importing dashboards Events - Events overview - Event groups - Compliance events - Config sanity check events - Lab – Dashboards and Events Topology - Introduction to topology - Topology icons and settings - Custom topology hierarchies - User defined topology filters - Lab - Topology EOS OPERATIONS UPGRADES 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 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 - Arista EOS health checks – CLI and CVP - Hardware troubleshooting - Memory and flash errors - Tcpdump and Iperf - Installing extensions - Recovery proceduresCAMPUS OPERATIONS WITH CLOUDVISION CloudVision overview - Why CloudVision - Approaches to network automation - Introduction to CloudVision - CVP implementation options CloudVision setup - CVP clustering - CVP Multi-node OVA installation - CVaaS initial onboarding - Upgrading CVP - CVP backup and restore - Getting familiar with CVP interface - CVP profiles - CVP help center - License key management using CVP - Lab – Navigating CVP CLOUDVISION PROVISIONING Device registration - Connecting devices to CloudVision - 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 - Image repository Zero touch provisioning - Zero touch provisioning (ZTP) - Deploying and onboarding vEOS to CVP suing ZTP - Zero Touch replacement (ZTR) - Replacing a device using ZTR CLOUDVISION CAMPUS 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 configuring Studio - Management connectivity Studio - Software management Studio - Authentication Studio - Mirroring Studio - Provisioning new devices with ZTP and Studios - Lab – Static configuration Studio Operating L2LS Campus network with CVP Studios - Onboarding devices to Studios - Configure L2LS network using Studios - Configure access interfaces - Submit workspace and execute change control - Managing L2LS campus gateway connectivity with Studios - Add a new VLAN to L2LS campus - Modifying VLAN settings in L2LS campus - Connecting new host to L2LS campus - Lab – Deploying L2 Campus with Studios Campus Zero Touch operations - CloudVision Campus dashboard overview - CloudVision Campus Day 1 – Onboarding - CloudVision Campus Day 2 – Provisioning and Diagnostics - CloudVision endpoint analyzer - Lab – Day 2 operations with L2 Campus Studios Operating L3LS Campus network with CVP Studios - Configuring L3LS Campus with CVP Studios - Configuring L2LS Campus with VXLAN and eVPN using Studios - Adding new access pods to L3LS Campus - Adding new spines to L3LS Campus - Adding new VRFs to L3LS Campus - Add new VLANs to L3LS Campus - Modifying VRF and VLAN settings for L3LS Campus - Changing underlay protocol in L3LS Campus - Connecting new hosts to L3LS Campus - Lab – Deploying L3LS Campus with VXLAN and eVPN using Studios - Lab – Day 2 operations with L3 Campus Studios MONITORING CAMPUS WITH CVP Monitoring devices with CVP - Network hierarchy - Compliance overview - Device input power - 802.1x details in endpoint search - Lab – Monitoring Campus with network hierarchy Dashboards - Dashboards overview - Dashboards enhancements - Device connectivity health panel dashboard - Compliance counts dashboard - Syslog filters dashboard - Dashboard tabs layout - Exporting and importing dashboards Events - Events overview - Event groups - Compliance events - Config sanity check events - Lab – Dashboards and Events Topology - Introduction to topology - Topology icons and settings - Custom topology hierarchies - User defined topology filters - Lab - Topology EOS OPERATIONS UPGRADES 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 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 - Arista EOS health checks – CLI and CVP - Hardware troubleshooting - Memory and flash errors - Tcpdump and Iperf - Installing extensions - Recovery procedures5 days4995.004995.004995.004995.004995.004400.004995.004995.00