Cisco Catalyst Center takes a software-delivered approach to automating and assuring services across your campus, WAN and branch networks. Based on an open and extensible platform, Catalyst Center allows you to build value on the network, so you can streamline operations and facilitate IT and business innovation. This lab closely matches the Cisco SD-Access Foundation lab.

This configuration workbook lab aims to equip learners with a solid understanding of Cisco Layer Two switching technologies. Participants will learn to configure and manage VLANs, trunk links, port channels, and Spanning Tree Protocol, while also exploring additional features like DTP and Port Security. By the end, learners will be able to validate their configurations, ensuring effective implementation of these technologies in real-world networking environments.

This configuration workbook lab is designed to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of OSPF (Open Shortest Path First) routing in Cisco networks. Participants will learn to configure OSPF across multiple areas, implement OSPF neighbor relationships, and manage route summarization and redistribution. The lab will also explore advanced OSPF concepts such as stub areas, NSSA, and virtual links. By the end of the lab, learners will be able to validate OSPF operations using show commands and debug tools, ensuring proper route propagation and stable network convergence in real-world routing environments.

This configuration workbook lab is designed to provide a comprehensive understanding of EIGRP (Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol) routing in Cisco networks. The lab explores EIGRP in Classic mode from a design and operations perspective. You will configure secure adjacencies, tune metrics, implement stubs and summarization, use BFD for fast convergence, and control routing with tags and redistribution. The focus is on building scalable, predictable, and production-ready EIGRP networks using Cisco best practices.

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.

The Cisco Nexus Dashboard platform serves as a unified management interface for diverse data center networks, offering a shared environment to operate Cisco's suite of data center services, including Nexus Dashboard Intersight and NEXUS Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC). This lab will guide the user on the necessary administrative steps to set up the NEXUS Dashboard platform. These include backup, remote storage, and other critical administrative tasks.

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This lab will enable a student to build a basic multi-site fabric using Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller (NDFC) for complete end-to-end connectivity.

This hands-on lab is designed to give you practical experience with Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) in various modes: PVST, RSTP, and MSTP. You'll learn how to configure and optimize each protocol for your network, focusing on the root bridge election, port roles, and convergence times. By the end of this lab, you'll be able to implement and validate STP in real-world scenarios, ensuring loop-free, efficient, and resilient network topologies.

This hands-on lab is designed to give you practical experience with EtherChannel configuration. You'll learn how to set up EtherChannels using static and LACP protocols, with a focus on LACP's advanced features, such as negotiation modes, load balancing, and priority settings. By the end of this lab, you'll be able to configure and validate EtherChannel implementations, ensuring optimal bandwidth, redundancy, and network performance in real-world scenarios.