FirstPassLab lab packs are built for engineers who want a repeatable lab workflow instead of another passive video course.
Each pack is designed around a real topology and includes the assets needed to practice locally: workbook tasks, initial configs, final configs, verification commands, troubleshooting prompts, and release notes.
Available First#
A focused EVE-NG lab pack for building a small leaf-spine VXLAN EVPN fabric from underlay to overlay verification.
- Track: Data Center
- Platform: EVE-NG first
- Format: downloadable lab pack
- Status: MVP build in progress
- Support: paid customers only
Planned Tracks#
- Data Center labs: VXLAN EVPN, NDFC, ACI foundations, RoCE basics
- Enterprise labs: ENCOR/ENARSI routing, SD-WAN, SDA foundations
- Automation labs: Python, Ansible, Nornir, Terraform validation
- Hosted labs: limited waitlist first, then manual pilot
This is the first FirstPassLab product MVP: a compact VXLAN EVPN lab pack for engineers who want hands-on data center fabric practice without building the whole learning path from scratch.
Who It Is For Network engineers learning VXLAN EVPN fundamentals CCNP/CCIE Data Center candidates who need structured fabric practice Engineers evaluating EVE-NG for data center lab work Teams that want a repeatable starter topology before moving into NDFC, ACI, or AI fabric labs What The Pack Covers Underlay addressing and routing plan Leaf-spine topology structure BGP EVPN control-plane bring-up VXLAN VNI mapping workflow Tenant VLAN to VNI mapping Endpoint reachability verification Common troubleshooting checkpoints Included Assets EVE-NG topology file Topology diagram Workbook tasks Initial configs Final configs Verification command checklist Troubleshooting checklist Release notes and known limitations Requirements EVE-NG Community or Pro User-provided Cisco Nexus virtual images Enough local CPU, memory, and storage for the selected node count Basic BGP and data center switching knowledge This product does not include Cisco software images. Buyers must provide their own properly licensed images.
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