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This step-by-step guide will explain how to automate Cisco Nexus switches with Python. After completing the tutorial you will have a Python File enabling you to connect to Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches, send commands and receive data back from the switch. Get the final script on my Github Related Videos: Deploy VXLAN in minutes on Cisco switches Get Free Cisco Lab Access Build your own Cisco Labs for $200 Learning Resources (Affiliate Links): Network Programmability and Automation Fundamentals Amazon (Kindle): https://amzn.to/3Xve2KT Amazon (Paperback): https://amzn.to/3xncJDc CCNP and CCI ..read more

If you have Cisco certifications up for renewal this year, you will want to watch this video where I explain how to renew your Cisco certifications in 2023. In 2020, Cisco changed how you renew and I break down exactly what happened with the changes and what you need to keep your certifications current. Other Videos of Interest: How to get a CCIE Getting Cisco Certified Highlights from Cisco Live 2022 Automating VXLAN in minutes with Python Learning Resources (Affiliate Links): CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide Library Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3Zd62jQ Kindle: https://amzn.to/3WHQ6V2 CCNP and ..read more

For this end of year video, I tell the story about how I got locked in a bank while deploying a FlexPod which uses Cisco & NetApp systems. I hope you enjoy and take away some of the lessons that I learned from this event. Check out my Cisco Live 2022 video here Learn more about the Cisco UCS part of FlexPod Resources for starting or building your career in tech: (Affiliate Links) CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide Library (Amazon): Hardcover: https://amzn.to/3j0eQZw Kindle: https://amzn.to/3uMtbvd CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide (Amazon): Hardcover: https ..read more

Are all servers made the same? After all, they’re just Processors, Memory, & Storage, right? In this intro to Cisco UCS, I take a look at the Cisco’ UCS’s server platform, which I have worked with since it launched in 2009. Learn about UCS, why it is unique among data center servers, and how to use tools such as UCS Manager and Cisco Intersight to manage Cisco UCS. Video Links: How I use Cisco Labs for Free Storing Data in the Data Center Cisco UCS & Data Center learning resources: (Affiliate Links) CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide Amazon: https://amzn ..read more

In this video, I show how Cisco Nexus switches get around Spanning Tree Protocol by using virtual Port Channels. In addition to describing the Virtual Port Channel technology, I also demonstrate how to configure a vPC using Nexus switches in a lab environment. Additional videos you may like: How I Build my Cisco Labs for $200 Free Cisco Lab Access Learn about Cisco ACI VXLAN on Cisco Nexus switches vPC & CCNP Data Center study materials (Affiliate Links): Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Rj53sY Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus Switches and NX-OS Amazo ..read more

In Part 4 of my Cisco ACI Series we discuss the endpoints that connect to the ACI network and the process for mapping out your data center endpoints. There are also lab examples of mapping out virtual, physical, and external endpoints. My Cisco ACI series: ACI Part 1 ACI Part 2 ACI Part 3 How I get access to Cisco Labs for free Additional Learning Content (Affiliate Links): CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Amazon: https://amzn.to/3qxdpCB CCNP Data Center Application Centric Infrastructure 300-620 DCACI Amazon: https://amzn.to/3Rl3hbL Deploying ACI: The complete guide to planning ..read more

Cisco held their first technical conference in 3 years. Join me as I show how it went with my highlights from Cisco Live 2022 and my thoughts and takeaways from the conference. Cisco Live Keynote, All In: https://youtu.be/_M6I0T2xAzI Cisco Live Keynote, Vision for the Future: https://youtu.be/3x_pt1eevTA Learning Resources: See my video on the Cisco Certification Program (Affiliate Links) CCNA 200-301 Official Cert Guide Library Amazon: https://amzn.to/39UMNGP CCNP and CCIE Enterprise Core ENCOR 350-401 Official Cert Guide Amazon: https://amzn.to/39S2puE CCNP and CCIE Security Core SCOR 350-7 ..read more

In this video, I show how I build my own Cisco Labs for $200. You can also create your own labs using CML and I walk through the process on how to get it and set it up so you can start using your own virtual lab environment to practice and study for certifications. Also, see how I get FREE Cisco lab access I used CML to create the virtual Nexus environment when I deployed VXLAN using Python CML Information page: https://www.cisco.com/go/cml Information on the resource requirements of the virtual devices in CML: https://developer.cisco.com/docs/modeling-labs/2-2/#!faq/reference-platform-and-im ..read more

This is the first of a multi-part video covering the Cisco Data Center software defined networking solution, Cisco ACI. This is a look as to what Cisco ACI is and how it fits into data center networking infrastructure. As a prerequisite, I recommend watching my series on VXLAN. For further information about Cisco Data Center Networking and ACI, I recommend the following books (Affiliate Links): CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3txs29w CCNP Data Center Application Centric Infrastructure 300-620 DCACI Official Cert Guide Amazon Link ..read more