CCNP 5.0: Building Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)

NDG has worked closely with the Cisco CCNP lab team to develop NETLAB_AE compatible labs for BCMSN.

BCMSN is supported by the following NETLAB_AE standard pods:

Cuatro Switch Pod (CSP) [new for CCNP3]
Basic Switch Pod Version 2 (BSPv2) [one lab only]

The supported lab table (below) provides a list of compatible labs and pod types which can be used for each lab.

The new Cuatro Switch Pod (CSP) supports all but one of the switching labs in CCNP 5.0.
- CSP is the smaller successor of the Advanced Switch Pod and is required for CCNP 5.0.
- Lab 4.1 requires an external router and requires Basic Switch Pod version 2. This lab is coming soon.
The following switch models are recommended for Cuatro Switch Pod based on the curriculum and official CCNP 5.0 hardware spreadsheet (available on Academy Connection):
- DLS1 and DLS2: Cisco Catalyst 3560 - Enhanced Multilayer Image
- ALS1 and ALS2: Cisco Catalyst 2960 - LAN Base Image
Support for wireless labs has been delayed pending resolution of several limitations and known issues that are outside of NDG control. Shortly after the release of NETLAB AE version 4.0.21 (coming soon), a wireless white paper will be published. This paper will explain how to setup an unsupported wireless pod for those Academies that can accept and work around the known issues and limitations.
Skills exams are contained in a separate lab package and are enabled in the class settings separately from the core CCNP 3 labs. This allows instructors to defer access to the exams until the end of the course.

Enabling the Labs

To enable CCNP labs and pod types, check the box for "AE CCNP BCMSN English V5.0" in the class settings. This must be done for each class requiring access to CCNP3 labs.

You may also allow the class to make "pod-only" reservations on a Cuatro Switch Pod. To enable pod-only reservations, check the box for "AE CCNP Pod Reservations (no labs)" in the class settings. These reservations are not tied to specific lab exercises.

Using the Labs

Always select the correct lab exercise for the lab being performed.

Students or teams should schedule the correct lab exercise from the catalog. NETLAB_AE will only show those labs for which the required hardware is present.

Instructors should select the correct lab from the Exercise tab during instructor-led lab reservations. This can be done as many times as needed during the reservation.

Supported Lab List

Course	Lab	Description	Pod Required	Comments
CCNP3	2.0a	Clearing a Switch	CSP
CCNP3	2.0b	Clearing a Switch Connected to a Larger Network	CSP
CCNP3	2.1	Catalyst 2960 and 3560 Series Static VLANs, VLAN Trunking, and VTP Domain and Modes	CSP
CCNP3	3.1	Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Default Behavior	CSP
CCNP3	3.2	Modifying Default Spanning Tree Behavior	CSP
CCNP3	3.3	Per-VLAN Spanning Tree Behavior	CSP
CCNP3	3.4	Multiple Spanning Tree	CSP
CCNP3	3.5	Configuring Etherchannel	CSP
CCNP3	4.1	Inter-VLAN Routing with an External Router	BSPv2	Coming soon. The NETLAB_AE version of this lab will differ from the Cisco lab manuals.
CCNP3	4.2	Inter-VLAN Routing with an Internal Route Processor and Monitoring CEF Functions	CSP
CCNP3	5.1	Hot Standby Router Protocol	CSP	PCs required
CCNP3	6.1	Configuring a WLAN Controller		Not currently supported
CCNP3	6.2	Configuring a WLAN Controller via the WEB Interface		Not currently supported
CCNP3	6.3	Configuring a Wireless Client		Not currently supported
CCNP3	7.1	Configuring Switches for IP Telephony Support	CSP	PCs required. The IP Phone is not necessary.
CCNP3	8.1	Securing the Layer 2 Switching Devices	CSP	PCs required
CCNP3	8.2	Securing Spanning Tree Protocol	CSP	PCs required
CCNP3	8.3	Securing VLANs with Private VLANs, RACLs, and VACLs	CSP
CCNP3	Case Study 1	VLANs, VTP and Inter-VLAN Routing	CSP	Coming soon. The NETLAB_AE version of this lab will differ from the Cisco lab manuals.
CCNP3	Case Study 2	Voice and Security in a Switched Network	CSP
CCNP3	Skill Exam	Assessment 1	CSP	Enabled separately
CCNP3	Skill Exam	Assessment 2	CSP	Enabled separately