Arista Academy Campus Operations Track

Price: $3,995.00
Duration: 5 days
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The Campus track 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. The Campus track is divided into two distinct sub-tracks: Operations and Engineering. The Operations sub-track focuses on Day-2 tasks such as telemetry and troubleshooting, while the Engineering sub-track concentrates on the design and architecture of L2 campus networks.

Upcoming Class Dates and Times

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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 

DIGITAL SUPPLEMENT MATERIAL


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

Train face-to-face with the live instructor. (Please note, not all classes will have this option)
Attend the live class from the comfort of your home or office.
Join us in person at our Denver or Reston training facilities! Learn alongside a live, remote instructor in our HD-equipped classrooms. We love having students on-site! An SLI sales rep can confirm availability and reserve your seat.
Access to on-demand training content anytime, anywhere. (Please note, not all classes will have this option)