Course Description
Implementing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches (ENC9K) v4.0
The Implementing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches (ENC9K) v4.0 course provides you with insight into Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches and its solution components. Cisco Ctalyst 9000 Series Switches are the next generation in th eCIsco Catalyst family of enterprise LAN access, aggregation, and core switches. The switches integrate th enew realities of the digital era: they are twice as fast, with double the capacity, providing end-to-end security, and automation. using centralized management in the Cisco DNA Center.
Implementing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches (ENC9K) will help you:
- Prepare for successful deployment of the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches
- Understand the role of Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches in teh SD-Access fabric
- Learn to provision Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches using Cisco DNA center as the orchestration platform
- Gain hands-on practice through in-depth lab exercises
Learning Objectives
- Review the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family, identify the switches’ features, and examine the functionalities purpose-built for Cisco DNA and the SD-Access solution
- Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switch architecture, model types, port types, uplink modules, components including power supplies, and other switch features and capabilities
- Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switch architecture, model types, port types, uplink modules, and components, including power supplies and stacking cables
- Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches, different modular chassis, supervisor and line card options, architectural components, uplink and power redundancy, and Multigigabit ports
- Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches, model types, switch components, RFID support, architecture, and switch profiles
- Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switch architecture, supervisor and line card options, and high availability features
- Position the different Cisco Catalyst 9000 family switch model types in the network, and map older Cisco Catalyst switches to the 9000 family for migration
- Examine management capabilities of the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches
- Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches deployed in a Cisco StackWise Virtual environment and an SD-Access fabric
- Describe the new Cisco IOS XE software management, patchability, and Graceful Insertion and Removal (GIR) features on the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family
- Describe the ThousandEyes Enterprise Agent using the Docker environment on the Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series switches
- Describe the scalability and performance features supported by the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family
- Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family’s support for security, Quality of Service (QoS), and Internet of Things (IoT) convergence features
- Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family’s support for cloud hosting and connectivity, along with automation features
- Explore the SD-Access solution fundamentals, deployment models for the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family, and the use of Cisco DNA Center to manage infrastructure devices
Prerequisites
- Cisco CCNP® certification or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of configuring LAN routing and switching with Cisco Catalyst switches
- Familiarity with the Cisco IOS XE operating system
- Awareness of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) as an authentication platform and policy manager
- Familiarity with using network management software
- Familiarity with Cisco Intent-based networking and policy-based management automation technologies
The Cisco learning offering below can help you prepare for this course:
- Introduction to APIC EM Deployment
As a follow-up to the Implementing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches (ENC9K) course, the Cisco learning offering below can help you learn more about the architecture, solution, and components of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) as a network threat mitigation and endpoint control solution:
- Implementing Cisco Secure Access Solutions
Labs
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Application Hosting on Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switches Using the CLI
- Perform GIR on a Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switch
- Application Hosting on Cisco Catalyst 9300 Using Cisco DNA Center
- Configuring and Verifying a Switch Stack
- Enable and Verify Encrypted Traffic Analytics
- Configure Perpetual PoE and Fast PoE on a Cisco Catalyst 9000 Series Switch
- Configure Packet Capture on a Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switch
- Explore Switch Management Automation and Programmability
Course Information
Length: 3 day
Format: Lecture and Lab
Delivery Method: Virtual / Onsite
Max. Capacity: 8
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Who Should Attend
Network engineers, designers, managers, and system engineers who are adopting the Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA™) and will use Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches to enable an SD-Access solution provisioned with DNA Center - Network engineers, Network designers, Network managers, System engineers
