Understanding Techniques and Designs for Highly Efficient Data Centers with Cisco Nexus, UCS, MDS, and Beyond. Sample Pages. Download the sample pages includes Chapter 7 and IndexTable of Contents. Foreword xxiii. Introduction xxv. Part I What Is Virtualization Chapter 1 Virtualization History and Definitions 1. Data Center Essential Definitions 2    Data Center Evolution 3    Operational Areas and Data Center Architecture 5. The Origins of Data Center Virtualization 8    Virtual Memory 8    Mainframe Virtualization 1. Hot Standby Router Protocol 1. The Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch for Microsoft HyperV is available in two separate editions. The Essential Edition includes all the basic switching features. The Cisco Security portal provides actionable intelligence for security threats and vulnerabilities in Cisco products and services and thirdparty products. This tutorial will guide you through how to install and configure Microsoft Network Policy Server NPS to authenticate a Remote Access VPN User via a Cisco ASA. Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Switches now come in an Essential Edition and an Advanced Edition with Cisco Virtual Security Gateway. It includes the following features. Defining Virtualization 1. Data Center Virtualization Timeline 1. Classifying Virtualization Technologies 1. A Virtualization Taxonomy 1. Virtualization Scalability 1. Technology Areas 1. Classification Examples 2. Summary 2. 2Further Reading 2. Part II Virtualization in Network Technologies. Chapter 2 Data Center Network Evolution 2. Ethernet Protocol Then and Now 2. Ethernet Media 2. Coaxial Cable 2. 7    Twisted Pair 2. Optical Fiber 3. 0    Direct Attach Twinaxial Cables 3. Ethernet Data Rate Timeline 3. Data Center Network Topologies 3. Data Center Network Layers 3. Cisco-Nexus-1000V.png' alt='Cisco Nexus 1000V Edition' title='Cisco Nexus 1000V Edition' />Design Factors for Data Center Networks 3. Physical Network Layout Considerations 3. The ANSITIA 9. 42 Standard 4. Network Virtualization Benefits 4. Network Logical Partitioning 4. Network Simplification and Traffic Load Balancing 4. Management Consolidation and Cabling Optimization 4. Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals Understanding Techniques and Designs for Highly Efficient Data Centers with Cisco Nexus, UCS, MDS, and Beyond. NXOS and Cisco Nexus Switching NextGeneration Data Center Architectures, 2nd Edition. Network Extension 4. Summary 4. 4Further Reading 4. Chapter 3 The Humble Beginnings of Network Virtualization 4. Network Partitioning 4. Concepts from the Bridging World 4. Defining VLANs 4. VLAN Trunks 5. 2Two Common Misconceptions About VLANs 5. Misconception Number 1 A VLAN Must Be Associated to an IP Subnet 5. Misconception Number 2 Layer 3 VLANs 5. Spanning Tree Protocol and VLANs 6. Spanning Tree Protocol at Work 6. Port States 7. 0    Spanning Tree Protocol Enhancements 7. Spanning Tree Instances 7. Private VLANs 7. 8VLAN Specifics 8. Native VLAN 8. 4    Reserved VLANs IDs 8. Resource Sharing 8. Control and Management Plane 8. Concepts from the Routing World 8. Overlapping Addresses in a Data Center 8. Defining and Configuring VRFs 9. VRFs and Routing Protocols 9. VRFs and the Management Plane 9. VRF Awareness 1. VRF Resource Allocation Control 1. Use Case Data Center Network Segmentation 1. Summary 1. 05. Further Reading 1. Chapter 4 An Army of One ACE Virtual Contexts 1. Application Networking Services 1. The Use of Load Balancers 1. Load Balancing Concepts 1. Layer 4 Switching Versus Layer 7 Switching 1. Connection Management 1. Address Translation and Load Balancing 1. Disable Desktop Cleanup Vista here. Server NAT 1. 24        Dual NAT 1. Port Redirection 1. Transparent Mode 1. Other Load Balancing Applications 1. Firewall Load Balancing 1. Reverse Proxy Load Balancing 1. Offloading Servers 1. SSL Offload 1. 30        TCP Offload 1. HTTP Compression 1. Load Balancer Proliferation in the Data Center 1. Load Balancer Performance 1. Security Policies 1. Suboptimal Traffic 1. Application Environment Independency 1. ACE Virtual Contexts 1. Application Control Engine Physical Connections 1. Connecting an ACE Appliance 1. Connecting an ACE Module 1. Creating and Allocating Resources to Virtual Contexts 1. Integrating ACE Virtual Contexts to the Data Center Network 1. Routed Design 1. 56        Bridged Design 1. One Armed Design 1. Managing and Configuring ACE Virtual Contexts 1. Allowing Management Traffic to a Virtual Context 1. Allowing Load Balancing Traffic Through a Virtual Context 1. Controlling Management Access to Virtual Contexts 1. ACE Virtual Context Additional Characteristics 1. Sharing VLANs Among Contexts 1. Virtual Context Fault Tolerance 1. Use Case Multitenant Data Center 1. Summary 1. 81. Further Reading 1. Chapter 5 Instant Switches Virtual Device Contexts 1. Extending Device Virtualization 1. Why Use VDCs 1. 87. VDCs in Detail 1. Creating and Configuring VDCs 1. VDC Names and CLI Prompts 1. Virtualization Nesting 1. Allocating Resources to VDCs 2. Using Resource Templates 2. Managing VDCs 2. 14    VDC Operations 2. Processes Failures and VDCs 2. VDC Out of Band Management 2. Role Based Access Control and VDCs 2. Global Resources 2. Use Case Data Center Security Zones 2. Summary 2. 27. Further Reading 2. Chapter 6 Fooling Spanning Tree 2. Spanning Tree Protocol and Link Utilization 2. Link Aggregation 2. Server Connectivity and NIC Teaming 2. Cross Switch Port. Channels 2. 40. Virtual Port. Channels 2. 41    Virtual Port. Channel Definitions 2. Configuring Virtual Port. Channels 2. 47        Step 1 Defining the Domain 2. Step 2 Establishing Peer Keepalive Connectivity 2. Step 3 Creating the Peer Link 2. Step 4 Creating the Virtual Port. Channel 2. 52    Spanning Tree Protocol and Virtual Port. Channels 2. 54        Peer Link Failure and Orphan Ports 2. First Hop Routing Protocols and Virtual Port. Channels 2. 59. Layer 2 Multipathing and v. PC 2. 65    Fabric. Path Data Plane 2. Fabric. Path Control Plane 2. Fabric. Path and Spanning Tree Protocol 2. Virtual Port. Channel Plus 2. Use Case Evolution of Network PODs 2. Summary 2. 85. Further Reading 2. Chapter 7 Virtualized Chassis with Fabric Extenders 2. Server Access Models 2. Understanding Fabric Extenders 2. Fabric Extender Options 2. Connecting a Fabric Extender to a Parent Switch 2. Fabric Extended Interfaces and Spanning Tree Protocol 2. Fabric Interfaces Redundancy 3. Fabric Extender Topologies 3. Straight Through Topologies 3. Dual Homed Topologies 3. Use Case Mixed Access Data Center 3. Summary 3. 17. Further Reading 3. Chapter 8 A Tale of Two Data Centers 3. A Brief History of Distributed Data Centers 3. The Cold Age Mid 1. The Hot Age 1. 99. Mid 2. 00. 0s 3. The Active Active Age Mid 2. Today 3. 24. The Case for Layer 2 Extensions 3. Challenges of Layer 2 Extensions 3. Ethernet Extensions over Optical Connections 3. Virtual Port. Channels 3. Fabric. Path 3. 30. Ethernet Extensions over MPLS 3. MPLS Basic Concepts 3. Ethernet over MPLS 3. Virtual Private LAN Service 3. Ethernet Extensions over IP 3. MPLS over GRE 3. 52    Overlay Transport Virtualization 3. OTV Terminology 3. OTV Basic Configuration 3. OTV Loop Avoidance and Multihoming 3. Migration to OTV 3. OTV Site Designs 3. VLAN Identifiers and Layer 2 Extensions 3. Internal Routing in Connected Data Centers 3. Use Case Active Active Greenfield Data Centers 3. Summary 3. 84. Further Reading 3. Part III Virtualization in Storage Technologies. Chapter 9 Storage Evolution 3. Data Center Storage Devices 3. Hard Disk Drives 3. Disk Arrays 3. 89    Tape Drives and Libraries 3. Accessing Data in Rest 3. Block Based Access 3. Small Computer Systems Interface 3. Mainframe Storage Access 3. Advanced Technology Attachment 3. File Access 3. 97        Network File System 3. Common Internet File System 3. Record Access 3. 98. Storage Virtualization 3. Virtualizing Storage Devices 4. Virtualizing LUNs 4. Virtualizing File Systems 4. Virtualizing SANs 4. Summary 4. 08. Further Reading 4. Chapter 1. 0 Islands in the SAN 4. Some Fibre Channel Definitions 4. Fibre Channel Layers 4. Fibre Channel Topologies and Port Types 4. Fibre Channel Addressing 4. Frames, Sequences, and Exchanges 4. Flow Control 4. 17    Classes of Service 4. Fabric Processes 4. Fabric Initialization 4. Fabric Shortest Path First 4. Register State Change Notification 4. Fibre Channel Logins 4. Zoning 4. 29. Defining and Exploring VSANs 4. SAN Islands 4. 30    VSAN Creation 4. VSAN Trunking 4. 34    Zoning and VSANs 4. FSPF and VSANs 4. VSAN Scoping 4. 45. Use Case SAN Consolidation 4. Summary 4. 50. Further Reading 4. Chapter 1. 1 Secret Identities 4.