Catalyst 6500 Service Module Integration in the Data Center

This course is designed for pre-sales engineers, system engineers, and network engineers who need to design network access for high-availability e-commerce sites.

After you complete this course, you will be able to:

• Components and features of the Catalyst 6500 that support secure, high-performance networking for e-commerce sites
• Design and implement firewall services with the Catalyst 6500 FWSM
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security with the Catalyst 6500 ACE
• Design and implement e-commerce options based on Cisco's EnterpriseComposite Network Model and Catalyst 6500 service modules
• Integrate multiple service modules within a single Catalyst 6500 chassis
• Design and implement high availability network access using multiple Catalyst 6500s
• Design and implement an e-commerce networking solution using the
  Catalyst 6500

1. Catalyst 6500 Architectural Overview

• Configuring the Catalyst 6500 Chassis
  - Cisco Chassis Overview
  -Catalyst 6500 Backplane Architecture
  -Catalyst 6500 Line Card ArchitecturesLine 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

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

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

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

Labs

• Lab 1: Use the Cisco Power Calculator
• Lab 2: Configuring FWSM Transparent Mode
• Lab 3 Configuring FWSM Routed Mode
• Lab 4: Configuring FWSM Advanced Features
• Lab 5: Using Multiple Contexts
• Lab 6: Configuring High Availability
• Lab 7: Implementing Virtualization
• Lab 8: Configuring Server Load Balancing
• Lab 9: Implementing Health Monitoring
• Lab 10: Configuring Layer 7 Load Balancing
• Lab 11: Enabling Sticky Connections
• Lab 12: Enabling Protocol Inspection
• Lab 13: Configuring SSL Termination
• Lab 14: Using Network Address Translation
• Lab 15: Integrating Multiple Features
• Lab 16: Troubleshooting Case 1: Common SLB Configuration Errors
• Lab 17: Troubleshooting Case 2: Layer 7 SLB Configuration Errors