Layer 2 Leaf Spine (L2LS) Design Overview

• Drivers for Layer 2 Leaf Spine Topologies
• L2LS Design Overview
• L2LS Architecture: Plan for Performance, Redundancy, and Growth

Layer 2 Technologies

• VLANs
• Configuring Access and Trunk Ports
• Introduction to Inter-VLAN Routing
• Configuring Sub Interfaces
• Configuring SVIs
• Troubleshooting VLANs
• STP
• STP Enhancements
• Configuring STP on an Arista Switch
• Troubleshooting STP on an Arista Switch
• LACP
• Configuring LACP
• Troubleshooting LACP
• MLAG
• Configuring MLAG
• Troubleshooting MLAG
• Default Gateway Redundancy (FHRP)
• Configuring VRRP
• Configuring VARP

Building L2LS Fabric

• Build L2LS DC Network Using CLI
• Lab – Build L2LS with MLAG and VARP
• Build L2LS DC Network Using CVP Configlets
• L2LS Design and Topology Overview
• Configuring L2LS with CVP Configlets

Layer 3 Leaf Spine Design

• L2LS Design Review
• L2LS Example
• Introduction to L3LS Design
• VXLAN and EVPN Importance in L3LS Design
• Why BGP Underlay in L3LS Design

Underlay Routing Options

• OSPF Overview
• OSPF Operations
• OSPF Communications
• OSPF Configuration
• IS-IS Intro and Operations
• IS-IS Communications
• BGP Overview
• BGP Functions and Facts
• BGP Operation
• BGP Route Advertisement
• eBGP Underlay Configuration
• L3LS eBGP Underlay Configuration
• eBGP Load Balancing Configuration
• eBGP Configuration Enhancements
• BGP with MLAG
• Variations of BGP in L3LS

VXLAN Design

• Introduction to VXLAN
• VXLAN Load Balancing with ECMP
• VXLAN Control Plane Options
• ARP Refresher
• VXLAN Multicast Control Plane
• VXLAN HER Control Plane
• Configuring VXLAN HER
• VXLAN VCS Control Plane
• VXLAN EVPN Control Plane
• VXLAN With MLAG
• Configuring VXLAN with MLAG
• VXLAN Best Practices
• MTU and Jumbo Frames
• DF Bit, VTEP, MLAG, and Timers
• Troubleshooting VXLAN

EVPN Overlay

• eVPN Fundamentals
• Introduction to eVPN
• eVPN Terminology
• VRF Operation
• MP-BGP Control Plane Part 1
• MP-BGP Control Plane Part 2
• Configuring MP-eBGP for eVPN
• eVPN Route Type 2 (MAC-IP)
• eVPN Route Type 5 (IP Prefix)
• eVPN Route Type 3 (IMET)
• eVPN Advanced Concepts
• VLAN Based Service Interface
• VLAN Aware Bundle Service Interface
• Introduction to IRB
• Symmetric IRB vs Asymmetric IRB
• Symmetric IRB Deep Dive
• Configuring Symmetric IRB
• Configuring Asymmetric IRB
• eVPN Multihoming
• Introduction to Active Active Multihoming
• Route Types 1 and ESI
• Route Type 1 and Route Type 4
• Active Active Multihoming Configuration
• eVPN Design Best Practices
• iBGP between MLAG pairs and eBGP Multihop command
• eBGP for Underlay and Overlay

CloudVision Overview & Setup

• Why CloudVision?
• Approaches to Network Automation
• Introduction to CloudVision
• Positioning CVP
• CVP Clustering
• CVP Multi-Node OVA Installation
• CVASS Initial Onboarding
• Upgrading CVaaS
• CVP Backup and Restore
• Getting Familiar with CVP Interface
• CVP Profiles
• CVP Help Center
• License Key Management with 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
• Snapshots and Staging
• Redesigned Change Control UI
• Rollback
• Configlet Builder
• Image Repository
• Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
• Deploying and Onboarding vEOS to CVP using ZTP
• Zero Touch Replacement (ZTR)
• Replacing a Device using ZTR

CloudVision Studios

• Introduction to Studios and Tags
• Workspaces
• Studio Deployment and Execution
• Studios in Action
• Static Configuration Studio
• Management Connectivity Studio
• Software Management Studio
• Authentication Studio
• Mirroring Studio
• End to End Provisioning with Studios
• Provision New Devices with a ZTPN Studios
• Configuring L3LS DC Network with CVP Studio
• Configuring EVPN Services, Host, Interfaces, and External Networks using Studios
• Day Two 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
• Dashboard Enhancements
• Device Connectivity Health Panel Dashboard
• Compliance Count Dashboard
• Syslog Filters Dashboard
• Dashboard Tabs Layout
• Exporting and Importing Dashboard
• Events
• Event Groups
• Compliance Events
• Config Sanity Check Events
• PTP Events
• Topology
• Topology Icons and Settings
• Custom Topology Hierarchies
• User Defined Topology Filters
• PTP Overlay in CVP Topology

EOS Ops Upgrade, Monitor, Troubleshoot

• Understanding EOS Upgrades
• Standard Upgrade vs Smart Upgrade
• Upgrading EOS with CLI
• 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 – Manager
• Troubleshooting EOS Hardware & Software
• System and software troubleshooting
• SFP and physical errors
• Arista EOS health checks
• Hardware Troubleshooting
• Memory and Flash Errors
• TCPdump and IPERF
• Installing Extensions
• Recovery Procedures