Course Outline:

CloudVision:

• Onboarding devices with eAPI integration and provisioning
• Executing Configlet changes, including MLAG configuration
• Managing network changes with snapshots, action bundles, rollbacks, and reconcile
• Automating tasks with the Configlet Builder
• Managing tags, workspaces, and deploying configurations using Studios
• Monitoring events, dashboards, topology, and ensuring compliance in Day 2 Operations.

Layer 3 Leaf-Spine Architecture:

• Understanding Layer 2 Leaf-Spine architectures, limitations, and MLAG configuration
• Exploring Layer 3 Leaf-Spine design, including routing, underlay, VXLAN, EVPN, and best practices.

Underlay:

• BGP operation in Leaf-Spine architectures, including path selection, route updates, and network reachability
• Configuring eBGP for underlay networks, focusing on load balancing, peer groups, and dynamic peering
• Exploring recommended eBGP underlay architectures and variations in Layer 3 Leaf-Spine designs. 

Overlay – Control Plane:

• Overview and configuration of MP BGP with EVPN, including underlay and overlay integration
• Configuring VRFs, route distinguishers (RD), and route targets (RT) for network segmentation
• Understanding various EVPN route types and their roles in VXLAN EVPN deployment
• Implementing different routing types (MAC IP) and their application in EVPN overlays
• Exploring symmetric and asymmetric Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB) models within EVPN L3LS architectures.

Overlay – Data Plane:

• Understanding the necessity of overlays and the relationships between VXLAN, VNI, VLAN, and the underlay
• Key VXLAN concepts including terminology, headers, and encapsulation techniques
• Exploring control plane options for VXLAN, including Head End Replication, VXLAN Controller Service (CVX), and MP BGP EVPN integration.

Overlay – Control Plane Labs:

• Overview and configuration of MP BGP with EVPN, including underlay and overlay integration
• Configuring VRFs, route distinguishers (RD), and route targets (RT) for network segmentation
• Understanding various EVPN route types and their roles in VXLAN EVPN deployment
• Implementing different routing types (MAC IP) and their application in EVPN overlays
• Exploring symmetric and asymmetric Integrated Routing and Bridging (IRB) models within EVPN L3LS architectures

Extending VXLAN EVPN to the Server:

• Understanding the principles of Active-Active multihoming in EVPN
• Comparing MLAG with MP BGP EVPN ActiveActive multihoming
• Configuring Ethernet Segment Identifier (ESI) for redundancy.

Labs:

CloudVision Labs:

• Lab Navigating CVP
• Lab Configlets
• Lab Snapshots
• Lab Change Control
• Lab Using Studios
• Lab Creating Studios
• Lab Dashboards

Layer3 Leaf-Spine Architecture Labs:

• Lab Configuring MLAG

Underlay Labs:

• Lab Configuring eBGP Underlay

Overlay – Data Plane Labs:

• Lab VXLAN Data Plane with HER

Overlay – Control Plane Labs:

• Lab L2EVPN Overlay
• Lab L3EVPN Overlay

Extending VXLAN EVPN to the Server Labs:

• Lab Active-Active Multihoming with EVPN