Arista Cloud Engineer Level 3 – Cloud Journeyman (ACE: L3)
AVAILABLE SESSIONS
COURSE OVERVIEW
ACE: L3 is a 5-day course that is designed around Arista’s data-driven Cloud network architectures. Candidates will master core technologies found in most modern corporate networks today such as MultiProtocol Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP), Exterior BGP (eBGP) underlays, Ethernet Virtual Private Networks (EVPN), and Virtual Extensible LAN protocol (VXLAN). Additional topics include security, QoS, multicast, and Cognitive Campus.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Master advanced Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking technologies and configurations.
Develop expertise in designing and operating data-driven Arista Cloud network architectures.
Strengthen skills in troubleshooting complex enterprise network environments.
Prepare engineers and operations teams for modern, high-demand networking roles.
Apply advanced networking best practices used in technology-driven organizations.
Course Outline
Module 1: CloudVision
- Automation Concept Overview
- CloudVision Deployment Options
- Clusters
- Backup
- BugAlerts
- Device Communications
- Configlets
- Containers
- Tasks and Change Control
- Change Control Templates
- Zero Touch Provisioning ZTP
- Image Management
- Snapshots
- Rollback
- Labels & Tags
- CloudVision Telemetry
- Automation Implementation Overview
Module 2: Universal Cloud Networking -L3LS
- L2LS Review & Configuration
- Traditional DC Architecture
- Leaf-Spine Architectures
- Underlay and Overlay Design Options
- L2LS link & switch failure scenarios
- L2LS v L3LS
- Layer 3 Redundancy
- OSPF Review & Configuration
- IS-IS Overview, Areas & Addressing, & Routing
- BGP Introduction, Enabling & Peer Groups
- BGPv4
Module 3: Ethernet VPN
- Underlay Design Options
- EVPN Overview
- MP-BGP multitenant Control Plane
- EVPN Control Plane
- RT-2 & RT-3 Advertisements
- L3 VPNs and Type 5 Route Advertisements
- EVPN Data Plane
- IRB
- EVPN VXLAN Config Walkthrough of Asymmetric & Symmetric IRB
- Symmetric IRB – Indirect Routing
- IP-VRFs and Multi-Tenancy with Asymmetric & Symmetric IRB
- RT-4, RT-1 and Multi-Homing
- EVPN ESI Active/Active Multi-Honing
- Failure Scenarios
- EVPN Deployments
- Troubleshooting EVPN
Module 4: Virtualized Extensible VXLAN
- Recommended Practices
- First Hop Redundancy Protocols FHRP
- VXLAN Control Plane, Routing, Broadcasts, Multicast, Head End Replication HER, Operations, Configuration HER
- Troubleshooting VXLAN
Module 5: Multicast
- Overview and Protocols
- IGMPc2 Snooping Configuration
- MSDP Configuration
- Multicast with EVPN Control Plane
- EVPN Layer 2 Multicast
- EVPN Multicast OISM
- EVPN Multicast Underlay
- Redundancy Models
- PIM Edge Gateway
Module 6: QoS
- Modes and Setting
- Traffic Classes
- QoS Policies, QoS Prioritization
- Policing
- Shaping
- Explicit Congestion Notification
- Priority Flow Control
Module 7: Security
- Macro Segmentation Security MSS-FW Overview
- Arista DANZ Monitoring Fabric DMF Overview
- Arista’s Network Detection and Response NDR Overview
Module 8: Campus Architecture
- Pod Designs
- Spline Designs
- Arista WiFi
- WiFi Fundamentals
- WiFi 6
- Campus WiFi Security WIPS
- WiFi Design, WiFi Configuration
- Cognitive WiFi
Module 9: ECPN GW Super Spine & DCI
- GW L3 Model
- GW L2 Model
- L2/L3 over VXLAN Connectivity over VXLAN IP WAN
Labs
- CVP Navigation
- CVP Configlet Management
- CVP Configlet Builder
- CVP Snapshots
- Change Control
- CVP Dashboard Labs
- L2EVPN
- L3EVPN
- Multicast
- CVP Using Studios
- CVP Creating Studios
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q1. Does an Arista training course include individual lab access, and can I still access the labs after the training?
Yes. Each course includes up to 60 hours of hands-on lab access, designed for real-world configuration and troubleshooting using Arista EOS. Lab access remains valid for up to one (1) year after the training to support continued practice and review.
Q2.Do Arista training courses align directly with specific ACE certification tracks?
Yes. Arista training courses are mapped to specific ACE certification tracks (such as Data Center, Campus, Routing, and Automation) and are designed to prepare learners for the corresponding ACE certification exams.
Q3. Is prior hands-on experience with Arista EOS required before attending the course?
No. The course is hands-on and lab-driven, teaching foundational networking concepts using Arista EOS. Participants gain practical experience through labs that cover switching fundamentals and leaf–spine architecture, even without prior EOS experience.
Q4. I am planning to obtain the ACE Data Center Professional certification. Which training course should I take?
To earn ACE Data Center Professional, you must pass two separate Specialist exams: Operations and Engineering. Correspondingly, Arista provides two separate training courses, each aligned to prepare you for the respective Operations and Engineering exams within the Data Center track.
Q5. Is basic networking knowledge required to attend the ACE Foundation training course?
No. The ACE Foundation course covers foundational and basic networking concepts, making it suitable for learners who are new to networking or new to Arista technologies.