Networking

Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), coined by Gartner in 2019, is a solution that blends networking and security into cloud scale architecture that optimizes end user performance and improves security for an organization. With the Zscaler and SD-WAN integration, you can rapidly gain access to cloud-delivered security in minutes. This market leading API automation makes it very fast and agile to deploy and manage the network and security environment of hundreds or even thousands of remote sites.

The Nexus Dashboard Sandbox provides a self-paced environment where you can explore and experiment without guided instructions. Unlike a structured guide lab, this sandbox offers multiple isolated environments for you to practice onboarding devices, configuring vPCs, VRFs, network segmentation, and tenant connectivity entirely on your own. You can test external route advertisement, route leaking between VRFs, and the interaction of Border Gateways and Border Gateway Spines, as well as experiment with Multi-Site Domain integration. This sandbox is designed to give you hands-on freedom to explore Nexus Dashboard's centralized management, visibility, and operational capabilities, building confidence in fabric management through trial, error, and discovery.

Nexus Dashboard provides a centralized platform to simplify the deployment, management, and extension of VXLAN EVPN fabrics. In this hands-on lab, you will start by onboarding devices, then configure vPCs, VRFs, and networks to enable segmentation and tenant connectivity. You'll also implement external route advertisement, route leaking between VRFs, and explore the roles of Border Gateways versus Border Gateway Spines. Finally, you'll integrate multiple fabrics into a Multi-Site Domain, building a scalable, distributed architecture. This lab demonstrates the value of Nexus Dashboard in providing centralized visibility, streamlining operations, and simplifying complex fabric management across sites.

This lab provides users access to Adtran's Mosaic Cloud Platform (MCP) to manage their SDX Passive Optical Network devices. It gives users access to a live network while displaying how the Mosaic Cloud Platform operates.

The Cisco NEXUS Dashboard 4.1 Fundamentals lab is a virtual environment hosted inside WWT's ATC. To access the environment, launch the lab, and the virtual application and simulated hardware will be reserved for the duration. Once the lab is reserved, credentials and remote access information will be supplied to access a jump box into the lab environment. A lab guide explores everyday NEXUS Dashboard administrative tasks, including backup, remote storage, software upgrades, and managing the platform, which are all included in the lab. The base lab is designed to introduce students to the Nexus Dashboard, explicitly focusing on the Graphical User Interface (GUI) of the latest 4.1 release. This lab is ideal for individuals new to the Nexus Dashboard or who have not yet explored the latest features. The lab environment includes a 3-node Nexus Dashboard cluster with pre-installed NEXUS Insights (NI). The Nexus Dashboard has been prepopulated with online data, and snapshot sites are preconfigured to facilitate using NEXUS Insights in subsequent exercises. The primary goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of the Nexus Dashboard GUI, helping students become familiar with its functionalities and features. The primary goal is to provide a comprehensive overview of the Nexus Dashboard GUI, assisting students to become familiar with its functionalities and features.