Cisco has long led the development of standalone tools for data center networking, collectively known as the Day 2 Operations Suite. Recently, these tools have begun converging into a single unified platform called NEXUS Dashboard, which delivers a consolidated interface and shared data repositories to improve application correlation. This learning path is designed for administrators responsible for the daily operation and maintenance of the NEXUS Dashboard platform. It includes videos and a hands-on lab covering the essential tasks a typical administrator must perform. We'll explore what's new in NEXUS Dashboard 4.1, how to configure management-network routing, set up syslog, integrate remote NFS and SFTP storage and perform backups. We'll also walk through creating users and roles, and configuring Intersight. Finally, we will deploy an ACI simulator and onboard the ACI fabrics into the NEXUS Dashboard environment.

This learning path introduces you to deploying and operating VXLAN EVPN fabrics using Cisco Nexus Dashboard as a centralized orchestration and automation platform. You'll begin by onboarding and preparing your Nexus switches, then progress into core fabric configuration, including vPCs, VRFs, and networks to support segmentation and tenant connectivity. Next, you'll implement external route advertisement and route leaking to enable inter-VRF communication, while examining how Border Gateways and Border Gateway Spines function within the fabric. The path concludes with integrating multiple fabrics into a Multi-Site Domain, giving you hands-on experience building a scalable, distributed architecture. Throughout the journey, you'll see how Nexus Dashboard delivers unified visibility, streamlined workflows, and simplified end-to-end management across fabrics and sites.