Module 1: Catalyst 6500 Architectural Overview
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
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
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
Understanding Firewall Services
- IP Protocol Stack Review
- IP Application Review
- Firewall Fundamentals
- Using NAT and PAT
- Overview of the FWSM
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
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
Using FWSM with Multiple Contexts
- Overview of Multiple Contexts
- Creating Contexts
- Resource Management
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
Introducing ACE
- IP Application Review
- Introducing ACE
Deploying ACE
- Connecting ACE to the Network
- Network Topologies
- Virtualization
- Resource Management
- Authorizing Management Users
- Configuring Interfaces
Modular Policy CLI
- Class Maps
- Policy Maps
- Applying Policy Maps
- Permitting Management Traffic
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
Layer 7 Protocol Processing
- Session Persistence
- HTTP Modifications
- Protocol Inspection
Processing Secure Connections
- Digital Encryption Technologies
- SSL Service Options
- Configuring a Public-Key Infrastructure
- Configuring SSL Proxy Services
Security Features
- TCP/IP Fragmentation/Reassembly
- TCP/IP Normalization
- Network Address Translation
High Availability
- Redundancy
- Object Tracking
- Failover
- State Replication
- Displaying Fault Tolerance Information
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
Design Methodologies
- Hierarchical Design
- Enterprise Composite Network Model
Integrating Service Modules
- Multiple Module Topologies
- Module Consolidation
- Expanding Capacity
- Example Design
High-Availability
- Introducing Redundancy Options
- Intra-Chassis Redundancy
- Inter-Chassis Redundancy
- Ensuring High-Availability