Implementing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches

The Implementing Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches (ENC9K) v4.0 course introduces you to the architecture, capabilities, and implementation of the Cisco® Catalyst® 9000 switching platform. This hands-on course covers many features of this Cisco IOS® XE platform and describes how to manage devices from a single dashboard called Cisco DNA Center™. You will learn how to use the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches to enable Software Defined Access (SD-Access) and provide end-to-end security and automation with centralized management using Cisco DNA Center.

Network engineers, designers, managers, and system engineers who are adopting the Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA™) and will use Cisco Catalyst 9000 Switches to enable an SD-Access solution provisioned with Cisco DNA Center.

It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:

• Cisco CCNP® Routing and Switching certification or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of configuring LAN routing and switching with legacy Cisco Catalyst switches
• Familiarity with the Cisco IOS XE operating system
• Awareness of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) as an authentication platform and policy manager

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Review the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family, identify the switches’ features, and examine the functionalities purpose-built for Cisco DNA and the SD-Access solution
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switch architecture, model types, port types, uplink modules, and components, including power supplies and stacking cables
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches, different modular chassis, supervisor and line card options, architectural components, uplink and power redundancy, and Multigigabit ports
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches, model types, switch components, RFID support, architecture, and switch profiles
• Position the different Cisco Catalyst 9000 family switch model types in the network, and map older Cisco Catalyst switches to the 9000 family for migration
• Examine management capabilities of the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family of switches deployed in a Cisco StackWise Virtual environment and an SD-Access fabric
• Describe the new Cisco IOS XE software management, patchability, and graceful insertion and removal (GIR) features on the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family
• Describe the scalability and performance features supported by the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family’s support for security, quality of service (QoS), and Internet of Things (IoT) convergence features
• Describe the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family’s support for cloud hosting and connectivity, along with automation features
• Explore the SD-Access solution fundamentals, deployment models for the Cisco Catalyst 9000 family, and the use of Cisco DNA Center to manage infrastructure devices

This course will help you to:

• Get to know the next generation in the Cisco Catalyst family of enterprise LAN access, aggregation, and core switches
• Prepare for successful deployment of the Cisco Catalyst 9000 switching family
• Understand the role of Cisco Catalyst 9000 switches in the SD-Access fabric
• Learn to provision Cisco Catalyst 9000 switches using Cisco DNA center as the orchestration platform
• Gain hands-on practice through in-depth lab exercises

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