Arista Academy Campus Operations Track

Price: $3,995.00
Duration: 5 days
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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

  • Solid understanding of Layer 2/3 network technologies and protocols 
  • Understanding of Spine/Leaf designs is a benefit

Network engineers and administrators managing campus network infrastructure and responsible for troubleshooting and maintaining campus networks.

  • 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. 

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

Course Delivery Options

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