Cumulus Linux

Boot Camp
ONLINE

This hands-on training course explores architecture,

installation, configuration, operation and management of
Cumulus Linux and NetQ running on bare metal switches.

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 Delivery Format Prerequisites
Instructor-led remote class, Working knowledge of
lecture and labs enterprise networking concepts

Upon completion of the course, you should understand Cumulus Linux functionality
and be able to perform the key activities listed below. This course follows the structure
for the Cumulus Certified Open Networking Professional (CCONP), to allow students to
successfully pass the certification, with the knowledge obtained in these modules.

ACTIVITIES

INSTALL, CONFIGURE, BASIC AUTOMATE INFRASTRUCTURE SET UP LAYER

ASPECTS OF THE SYSTEM DEPLOYMENT 2 NETWORKING

SET UP LAYER 3 SET UP EVPN MONITOR LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT

DYNAMIC ROUTING L2 OVERLAY AND TROUBLESHOOT AND UPGRADE STRATEGIES

MODULE 1 MODULE 3
OVERVIEW OF CUMULUS LINUX NETWORK COMMAND LINE UTILITY
·· Introduction to Cumulus ·· Introduction to NCLU
·· Cumulus Products ·· Basic switch configuration with NCLU
·· Cumulus Linux Architecture ·· NCLU configuration options

MODULE 2 MODULE 4
INITIAL SETUP INTERFACE CONFIGURATION
·· Open Network Install Environment ·· Virtual vs Physical Interfaces
(ONIE) install ·· Loopbacks
·· USB Cumulus on a Stick (COAS)
·· Switchport Basics
·· Network Boot
·· Trunk/Access/L3
·· Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(DHCP) requirements ·· Switched Virtual Interface (SVI)
·· Initial switch configurations ·· Bonds
·· Breakouts

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MODULE 5 MODULE 10
MULTI-CHASSIS LINK AGGREGATION (MLAG) AUTOMATION WITH DEVOPS TOOLS
·· MLAG Operation ·· Use cases for automation
·· MLAG Configuration ·· Automation tool architectures
·· MLAG Failure Recovery Scenarios ·· Agentless vs. agent-based DevOps tools
·· First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) ·· Real world automation using
·· Virtual Router Redundancy (VRR) Ansible Examples

MODULE 6 MODULE 11
CONFIGURING ROUTING PROTOCOLS NETWORK SERVICES

·· Architecture of Free Range Routing (FRR) ·· DHCP Relay

·· Supported Routing Protocols within FRR ·· Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
·· Virtual Route Forwarding (VRF) Support ·· Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)/
Neighbor Discovery(IPv6 ND)
·· MP-BGP
·· Network Time Protocol (NTP)
·· BGP Unnumbered
·· Prescriptive Topology Manager (PTM)
·· iBGP Example Configuration/Lab
·· Access Control List (ACL)
·· OSPF/OSPFv3
·· Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN/ERSPAN)
·· OSPF Unnumbered
·· OSPF Example Configuration/Lab
·· Timer Defaults MODULE 12
SWITCH HEALTH AND MONITORING
·· Switch Environmentals
MODULE 7 ·· L2/L3 Tools of the trade
DATA CENTER ARCHITECTURES
·· Leveraging packet captures
·· Layer 3 IP CLOS Basics
·· Simple Network Management
·· Oversubscription and Availability Zone Sizing
Protocol (SNMP)
·· Building an Underlay Network
·· OSPF/iBGP vs eBGP
·· OSPF/iBGP in Detail
MODULE 13
CODE, IMAGE, AND LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT
·· Package Infrastructure
MODULE 8 ·· Image/Numbering/ESR
VXLAN EVPN
·· Snapshots and rollbacks
·· VxLAN Protocol Basics
·· Upgrade Options
·· VxLAN static L2 extension
·· Binary Install
·· EVPN Basics
·· Apt repositories
·· EVPN L2 Overlay
·· Recommended maintenance workflows

MODULE 9
ZERO TOUCH PROVISIONING MODULE 14
NEXT STEPS
·· ZTP Basics
·· Overview of Network Simulation Strategies
·· ZTP Workflow Options
·· Cumulus in the Cloud (CITC)
·· USB
·· Cumulus Communities
·· DHCP
·· ONIE Pre Provision
·· ZTP Best practices

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