Fabric Training

Join us for one of our hands-on Fabric Training Events in partnership with Extreme Networks designed to empower IT professionals with the knowledge and skills to deploy, manage, and optimize modern network fabrics. These interactive sessions cover key concepts like automation, segmentation, scalability, and real-world use cases—equipping attendees to streamline operations and drive digital transformation.

Tuesday, October 28th-Thursday, October 30th (9:00am-4:00pm EST)

STEP Headquarters - 50 E RiverCenter, Suite 900, Covington, KY 

Virtual option available 

DAY 1 – Fabric Review and Setup

• Review of SPBM (Fabric) Concepts – How Fabric works
• Review of Zero-Touch Fabric (ZTF) and Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP+)
• Configuring a Core Fabric Environment
• Creating all necessary core L2VSNs and IS-IS routing
• Utilizing Fabric Engine switches for DHCP services
• Preparing Extreme Edge Switches for onboarding into XIQ-SE

DAY 2 – NAC General Concepts

• Solution Overview
• “Policy” vs “Access Control”
• Roles and Profiles
• “Authentication” vs “Authorization”
• Switch Management Logins
• “Do’s and Don’ts” - What features to use, what features to avoid
• Basic ruleset concepts

DAY 3 – “The Nuts and Bolts” of Extreme Control

• Switch Integrations (EXOS/VOSS)
• Policy VLAN Islands and Location Based Assignment
  Role Based ACLs
• MAC Based VLANs (MHMV)
• Debugging and Troubleshooting
• RADIUS VSA’s
• Examples of supporting 3^rd party devices such as Cisco Switches, etc