Arista Network's networking products have become the standard in hyper-engineered environments such as mega data centers, high performance computing and high-frequency trading. Chris Kane, an Arista Network veteran, gives a brief overview of Arista gear in today's cloud networks to system administrators and entry-level network engineers.
You will learn about the Arista EOS and industry-standard networking protocols. Also, you'll see how Arista implements and operates data center networks. You will have solid IP networking knowledge as well as a practical understanding how to configure Arista switches and integrate them into a network.
- Learn about the Arista EOS and Arista versioning. Also, learn how to upgrade EOS using the Arista switch
- Learn the operational basics of configuring the Arista switch to email
- Learn about port channels, access and prefix lists, VXLAN bridging. MLAG, VRRP VARP, LLDP.
- Learn about OSPF routing and BGP configuration, operations commands, configuration, verification, and more
- Find out how administrative distance is used to best route your path
- Learn how TAP aggregation can be used to monitor network traffic cost-effectively
Chris Kane (ACEA, CCIE), is a System Engineer at Arista Networks. He has been working in IP networking for more than 20 years. He began his career as a radioman in the U.S. Navy and then studied network engineering before moving on to work at companies such as Netech Corporation, Cardinal Health and UUNET. He is familiar with both the engineering and operations sides of networking and is well-known for his ability to support Cisco and Arista-based networks.
