Course Information

About this course:

This course helps you prepare for the Cisco CCNP Data Center and CCIE Data Center certifications to make you ready for advanced-level data center roles.

This course will help you learn the skills and technologies needed to implement data center compute, LAN, and SAN infrastructure. You will also learn the essentials of automation and security in data centers. Hands-on learning experience will equip you with skills to deploy, secure, operate, and maintain Cisco data center infrastructure including: Cisco MDS Switches and Cisco Nexus Switches; Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) B-Series Blade Servers, and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers.

After completing this course, you will be fully prepared to take the Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (350-601 DCCOR) exam, passing which will lead you to the new CCNP Data Center, CCIE Data Center, and the Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Core certifications.

Course Objective:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) concepts and Cisco Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) domain integration
• Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models
• Implement routing and switching protocols in a data center environment
• Implement overlay networks in data center
• Implement security features in data center
• Implement software management and infrastructure monitoring
• Implement Fibre Channel fabric
• Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric
• Describe Cisco HyperFlex™ infrastructure concepts and benefits
• Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in data center
• Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and Server abstraction
• Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco UCS
• Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

Audience:

• Data center engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Network designers, administrators, engineers, and managers
• Technical solutions architects
• Field engineers
• Systems engineers
• Cisco integrators and partners
• Server administrator

Prerequisite:

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
• Familiarity with SANs
• Familiarity with Fibre Channel protocol
• Ability to identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
• Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture
• Understanding of server system design and architecture
• Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)

These Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0
• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) v6.2
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) v6.2
• Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
• Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)