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Catalyst 6500 Service Module Integration in the Data Center (6KSMI) v2.0 5 days Lecture/lab
Course outline

Module 1: Catalyst 6500 Architectural Overview

Lesson 1: Configuring the Catalyst 6500 Chassis

  • Cisco Chassis Overview
  • Catalyst 6500 Backplane Architecture
  • Catalyst 6500 Line Card Architectures
  • Line Card Packet Flow
  • Deploying Line Cards in a Catalyst 6500
  • Supervisor Engine 32 Overview
  • Supervisor Engine 720 Overview
  • Introducing Line Cards and Service Modules
  • Introducing Catalyst 6500 Power Supplies
  • Using the Cisco Power Calculator

Lesson 2: Providing High Availability

  • Reliability in Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches
  • Route Processor Redundancy and RPR+
  • SRM with SSO
  • NSF with SSO
  • Software modularity
  • Fault Management

Lesson 3: Configuring Network Redundancy

  • Etherchannel
  • Spanning Tree Overview
  • Multiple Spanning Trees
  • Layer 3 Default Gateway Redundancy

Lab 1: Use the Cisco Power Calculator

Module 2: Deploying Firewall Services With the Catalyst 6500

Lesson 1: Understanding Firewall Services

  • IP Protocol Stack Review
  • IP Application Review
  • Firewall Fundamentals
  • Using NAT and PAT
  • Overview of the FWSM

Lesson 2: Deploying the Firewall Services Module

  • Configuring VLANs
  • Initial Configuration
  • Configuring FWSM Modes
  • Configuring Routed Mode
  • Configuring Transparent Mode
  • Identifying Traffic with Access Lists
  • Configuring Static Routes
  • Configuring Remote Management

Lesson 3: Configuring Advanced Features

  • Managing Connection Setup
  • Interfaces with the Same Security Level
  • Configuring IP Routing
  • Using Advanced NAT
  • Configuring AAA Services
  • Using Deep Packet Inspection

Lesson 4: Using FWSM with Multiple Contexts

  • Overview of Multiple Contexts
  • Creating Contexts
  • Resource Management

Lesson 5: High Availability

  • Failover Concepts
  • Failover Monitoring
  • Configuring Failover

Lab 1: Configuring FWSM Transparent Mode
Lab 2: Configuring FWSM Routed Mode
Lab 3: Configuring FWSM Advanced Features
Lab 4: Using Multiple Contexts
Lab 5: Configuring High Availability

Module 3: Deploying Intelligent Application Services With the Catalyst 6500

Lesson 1: Introducing ACE

  • IP Application Review
  • Introducing ACE

Lesson 2: Deploying ACE

  • Connecting ACE to the Network
  • Network Topologies
  • Virtualization
  • Resource Management
  • Authorizing Management Users
  • Configuring Interfaces

Lesson 3: Modular Policy CLI

  • Class Maps
  • Policy Maps
  • Applying Policy Maps
  • Permitting Management Traffic

Lesson 4: Layer 4/7 Load Balancing

  • IP Access Control Lists
  • Load Balancing Concepts
  • Load Balancing Algorithms
  • Configuring Layer 4 Load Balancing
  • Configuring Layer 7 Load Balancing
  • Health Monitoring Overview
  • Active Health Probes
  • HTTP Error Code Monitoring
  • Using TCL Scripting
  • Route Health Injection
  • Persistent and Pipelined Client Connections
  • Server Reuse

Lesson 5: Layer 7 Protocol Processing

  • Session Persistence
  • HTTP Modifications
  • Protocol Inspection

Lesson 6: Processing Secure Connections

  • Digital Encryption Technologies
  • SSL Service Options
  • Configuring a Public-Key Infrastructure
  • Configuring SSL Proxy Services

Lesson 7: Security Features

  • TCP/IP Fragmentation/Reassembly
  • TCP/IP Normalization
  • Network Address Translation

Lesson 8: High Availability

  • Redundancy
  • Object Tracking
  • Failover
  • State Replication
  • Displaying Fault Tolerance Information

Lesson 9: Integrating Multiple Features

  • Analyzing Network Requirements
  • Designing ACE Contexts
  • Designing ACE Features
  • Configuring Multiple Integrated Features

Lab 1: Implementing Virtualization
Lab 2: Configuring Server Load Balancing
Lab 3: Implementing Health Monitoring
Lab 4: Configuring Layer 7 Load Balancing
Lab 5: Enabling Sticky Connections
Lab 6: Enabling Protocol Inspection
Lab 7: Configuring SSL Termination
Lab 8: Using Network Address Translation
Lab 9: Integrating Multiple Features
Lab 10: Troubleshooting Case 1: Common SLB Configuration Errors
Lab 11: Troubleshooting Case 2: Layer 7 SLB Configuration Errors

Module 4: Designing Catalyst 6500 Solutions for the Data Center

Lesson 1: Design Methodologies

  • Hierarchical Design
  • Enterprise Composite Network Model

Lesson 2: Integrating Service Modules

  • Multiple Module Topologies
  • Module Consolidation
  • Expanding Capacity
  • Example Design

Lesson 3: High-Availability

  • Introducing Redundancy Options
  • Intra-Chassis Redundancy
  • Inter-Chassis Redundancy
  • Ensuring High-Availability

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