Cisco ACI Course Online

Prerequisites:

• Understand basic networking: routing, switching, VLANs, TCP/IP.
• Know data center fundamentals: spine-leaf, virtualization.
• Familiar with Cisco switches and CLI.
• Basic ACI concepts: tenants, EPGs, bridge domains.
• Basic programming/scripting for automation courses.
• Recommended prior training: CCNA, Data Center Fundamentals, or DCACI.

What You Will Learn

• ACI fabric design, components, and architecture (spine-leaf, APIC controllers).
• Creating and managing tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, and endpoint groups (EPGs).
• Configuring contracts, filters, and policies for security and connectivity.
• Integration with virtualization platforms like VMware vSphere, Hyper-V, and KVM.
• Application network profiles and multi-tier application connectivity.
• Automation and programmability using REST APIs, Python, and Ansible.
• Monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational tasks in the ACI fabric.
• Advanced features: multi-pod, multi-site deployments, high-availability, and disaster recovery.
• QoS, path control, and traffic engineering within ACI.
• Migration strategies from traditional data center networks to ACI.
• Role-based access control (RBAC) and multi-tenancy management.
• Hands-on labs to configure, deploy, and test ACI environments.

Career Opportunities After Completing Cisco ACI Training

• Network Engineer
• Data Center Engineer
• Network Automation Engineer
• Cloud / Data Center Consultant
• Cisco ACI Specialist / Consultant
• IT Infrastructure Engineer
• Enterprise Networking Architect
• DevNet / Network Automation Specialist