Arista Configuration Essentials (ACE)

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 Configura¬tion
• 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) Over¬view
• 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

Hands-on Labs

• Lab 1: CLI & BASH
• Lab 2: Aboot
• Lab 3: Upgrade EOS
• Lab 4: EOS Architecture
• Lab 5: Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
• Lab 6: Multi-Switch CLI
• Lab 7: Multi-Chassis LAG (MLAG)
• Lab 8: BGP Equal Cost Multi-Pathing (ECMP)
• Lab 9: Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Bridging
• Lab 10: Advanced Event Manager
• Lab 11: Latency Analyzer (LANZ)
• Lab 12: VM Tracer
• Lab 13: Advanced Mirroring
• Lab 14: Tap Aggregation
• Lab 15: Extensible API (eAPI)