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Cisco vPC Complete Masterclass by Arash Deljoo
Master Cisco Nexus vPC from fundamentals to advanced design, configuration, verification, and real-world deployment scen
Created byArash Deljoo
Last updated 7/2026
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What you'll learn
- Understand the core principles and benefits of Virtual Port Channels (vPC) in Cisco Nexus environments.
- Explain vPC architecture, including peer devices, domains, peer-links, and member-port operations.
- Configure vPC on NX-OS, from foundational setup to advanced deployment steps.
- Identify and manage vPC device roles, including role selection, behavior, and default conditions.
- Understand vPC data-plane loop avoidance mechanisms and recognize exception scenarios.
- Evaluate and design vPC deployment models, including single-sided, double-sided, and multilayer vPC designs.
- Apply best practices for stable vPC environments, including system MAC guidance, domain planning, and resiliency techniques.
- Perform consistency checks using Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) and interpret Type-1 and Type-2 mismatch conditions.
- Configure and verify high availability components, including peer-keepalive and peer-link operations.
- Implement vPC object tracking and understand its role in redundancy and failover handling.
- Configure and verify vPC member ports, including orphan-port behavior and forwarding rules.
- Deploy vPC across various Cisco Nexus platforms, including Nexus 7000, 5000, and FEX topologies.
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Course content
6 sections • 14 lectures • 5h 23m total length
Requirements
- No prior vPC experience is required. The course starts from the fundamentals and builds upward.
- A basic understanding of networking concepts such as VLANs, Layer 2/Layer 3, and port channels is helpful but not mandatory.
- Familiarity with Cisco Nexus or CLI-based devices is beneficial, though all concepts will be explained clearly.
- Access to a laptop or computer capable of running lab tools or viewing course content.
- A stable internet connection for watching lectures and accessing resources.
- (Optional) Access to lab environments like Cisco NX-OS simulators, EVE-NG, or physical Nexus switches for hands-on practice.
- A willingness to learn step-by-step, review configurations, and explore real deployment scenarios.
Description
Welcome to Cisco Nexus vPC Complete Masterclass by Arash Deljoo, a comprehensive course designed to help you understand, configure, verify, and master Virtual Port Channel (vPC) technology on Cisco Nexus switches.
Virtual Port Channel is one of the most important technologies used in modern data center networks. It provides redundancy, active-active forwarding, efficient bandwidth utilization, and flexible Layer 2 designs. In this course, you will start with the fundamental concepts of vPC and gradually move toward advanced architectures, configuration options, and real-world deployment scenarios.
You will learn the vPC architecture, components, terminology, peer devices, vPC domains, member ports, peer-links, peer-keepalive links, vPC VLANs, non-vPC VLANs, and orphan ports. The course also explains Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) and how information is synchronized between vPC peer devices.
We will explore important operational topics including vPC device roles, data-plane loop avoidance, Type-1 and Type-2 consistency checks, system MAC and local system MAC addresses, object tracking, dual-active scenarios, and vPC design best practices.
The course includes detailed NX-OS configuration and verification examples, helping you understand not only the theory but also how vPC operates in practical network environments.
You will also explore multiple vPC deployment models, including single-sided vPC, double-sided vPC, multilayer vPC, aggregation and Data Center Interconnect (DCI) designs, Layer 2 and Layer 3 pod interconnects, and Cisco Nexus Fabric Extender (FEX) deployments.
Whether you are a network engineer, data center engineer, Cisco certification candidate, or someone who wants to strengthen their Cisco Nexus knowledge, this course provides a structured and practical path to mastering Cisco Nexus vPC technology.
Who this course is for:
- Network engineers and data center engineers who work with Cisco Nexus switches and need a solid understanding of vPC design and deployment.
- IT professionals transitioning into data center roles who want to strengthen their knowledge of modern high-availability architectures.
- System and network administrators responsible for maintaining stable, redundant, and scalable Layer 2/Layer 3 environments.
- Support and NOC engineers who need to troubleshoot, verify, and validate vPC configurations in production environments.
- Students and self-learners who want to gain real, applicable skills in Cisco data center technologies.
- Engineers preparing for advanced networking roles who want to master foundational vPC concepts before moving on to more complex data center designs.
- Anyone working with Multilayer, DCI, or dual-attached server designs who needs to understand vPC behaviors, peer-links, loop avoidance, and consistency checks.