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Arista Academy Campus Operations Track
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The Arista Academy Campus course equips network professionals with the knowledge and skills required to configure, troubleshoot, and manage Arista Layer 2 and 3 Campus network designs. You will explore key topics such as Arista Campus Architecture, CloudVision (CVP/CV-CUE), Layer 2 and 3 Wired Campus Networks, Wireless Fundamentals, Campus Wireless Deployment, and Campus Security. This course also includes hands-on labs to reinforce theoretical knowledge with practical application. This is a 5-day Instructor-Led Training (ILT).
The Campus track is divided into two distinct sub-tracks: Operations and Engineering. Operations focus on Day-2 tasks such as telemetry and troubleshooting, while Engineering concentrates on the design and architecture of L2 campus networks. Both tracks include hands-on labs with a focus on the distinct tasks for each of these roles.
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Course Outline and Details
Prerequisites
- Solid understanding of Layer 2/3 network technologies and protocols
- Understanding of Spine/Leaf designs is a benefit
Target Audience
Network engineers and administrators managing campus network infrastructure and responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining campus networks.
Course Objectives
- Understand and implement Arista's modern Layer 2 and 3 Campus network solutions.
- Configure and manage wired and wireless campus networks.
- CloudVision for network automation and management.
- Strengthen campus network security using Zero Trust principles.
Course Outline
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 procedures
Managing Wireless operations
Introduction to CV-CUE
- Introducing CV-CUE
CV-CUE operations overview
- CV-CUE features overview
- Wired and wireless monitoring
- Auto Wi-Fi threat detection and prevention
- Auto network assurance
- Auto issue locationing
- Auto client connectivity troubleshooting
- Auto client and network performance issue troubleshooting
- Auto Application troubleshooting
- Lab – Navigating CV-CUE
Device firmware update in CV-CUE
- Hitless AP upgrades
CV-CUE AIOps
- Explore overview dashboard
- Analyze app experience using the overview dashboard
- Explore feed dashboard
- Perform operations with Cognitive maps
- Map view persona-based workflows
- Floor plan coverage and throughput SLA
Wi-Fi visibility with CV-CUE
- Reactive and proactive troubleshooting
- Monitor Wi-Fi with CUE dashboard
- Monitor clients with CUE
- Monitor Access Points and RFs with CUE
- Monitor Wi-Fi with Cognitive maps and alerts
- Proactive Wi-Fi monitoring with client connectivity test
- Monitor Wi-Fi with Map views and feed
- View and Compare configuration checkpoints
- Lab – Monitoring wireless clients
- Lab – Monitoring access points
Wi-Fi visibility with CloudVision
- Monitor devices with CloudVision campus health dashboard
- Telemetry between CVP and CV-CUE
Troubleshoot Wi-Fi issues with CV-CUE
- Proactive network assurance
- Troubleshoot wrong PSK issue
- Troubleshoot RADIUS access reject issue
- Troubleshoot No DHCP IPv4 address issue
- Troubleshoot Low RSSI and low data rate issues
- Troubleshoot high retry rate issue
- Troubleshoot DNS failures IPv4 issue
- Troubleshot Rogue AP issue
- Day in the life of CV-CUE network operator
- Lab – Client connectivity test
- Lab – Troubleshoot Client connectivity issues