COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1: Arista Hardware Overview

Data Center Cloud Architecture

Arista Fixed Form Factor Switch Overview

Arista Modular Chassis Switch Overview

MXP Ports and Breakout Technology

MXP Port Configuration

Module 2: EOS Overview

Design Principles of EOS

SysDB Overview

Benefits of EOS

Interacting with EOS

Introduction to EAPI

EOS Naming Convention

EOS Lifecycle

Module 3: Switch Configuration Basics

Switch Access & CLI Introduction

Basic Configurations

Logging

Interface Configuration

VLAN and Trunk Configuration

Portchannel & LACP Configuration

LACP Fallback

Basic Spanning Tree Protocol Configuration

Linux Shell Access

Management VRF

Module 4: Switch Maintenance

Aboot Overview

EOS Upgrade Procedures

Modular Redundant Supervisor Upgrade Procedures

Password Recovery Procedures

Recovery Procedures

Module 5: Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)

ZTP Modes

Operation

Requirements

Config Files vs. Scripts

ZTP Examples

Module 6: Multi-Switch CLI

Feature Overview

Use Cases

Requirements

AAA Integration

Configuration and Operation

Module 7: Multi-Chassis LAG (MLAG)

Definition and Purpose

Operation- Peerlink, Election, L2 Protocols

Stateful Switchover (SSO)

In-Service Software Upgrade (ISSU)

Configuration and Verification

MLAG and Virtual ARP (VARP)

Module 8: Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Overview

Definition and Purpose

Terminology

Encapsulation

Operation

Head-End Replication Configuration

Verifying VXLAN Operation

Module 9: Monitoring Topics

Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

SFLOW

TCPDUMP Overview

TRACE Overview

Port Mirroring Configuration

Advanced Event Management (AEM) Overview

CLI Scheduler

Event Monitor

Event Manager

Latency Analyzer (LANZ)

Digital Optical Monitoring (DOM)

Module 10: VM Tracer Overview

Data Center Virtualization Challenges

Supported Functions

Operation

Viewing VM Tracer Information

VM Adaptive Segmentation

Configuration

Module 11: DANZ Overview

Agile Ports

Advanced Mirroring

Mirror to EOS

Using ACLs to Filter Mirror Sessions

Packet Truncation

Time Stamping

Tap Aggregation Mode

Module 12: EAPI Overview

Understanding EAPI

EAPI vs. Screen Scraping

Configuration and Verification

Using Python with EAPI

COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course includes a large number of hands-on laboratory studies to support students’ educational content

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

Network engineers, network operators and network administrators interested in understanding, configuring and testing Arista’s distinctive features

PREREQUISITES

Candidates of this course should be familiar with L2 and L3 protocols. Experience with Linux, Bash and Python plus will add a success