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Cisco Nexus Dashboard Advanced (DCNDA)

Length 3 days
Version 1.0

Course overview

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Why study this course

The Data Center Nexus Dashboard Advanced (DCNDA) course focuses on how to deploy and use Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI) and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO) to successfully monitor data center networks, and to provision a Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)-based multisite network.

The training is three days long and includes several activities that are either lab simulations or live labs. Activities that pertain to Nexus Dashboard Insights are implemented with lab simulations based on a real-world lab environment, while the lab activity related to Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator uses live software.

This training earns you 24 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

Digital courseware: Cisco provides students with electronic courseware for this course. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via learningspace.cisco.com before they attend their first day of class. Please note that any electronic courseware or labs will not be available (visible) until the first day of the class.

Exam Vouchers: Cisco exam vouchers are not included in the course fees but can be purchased separately where applicable.

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What you’ll learn

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

Describe Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
Describe day-2 operational needs
Describe the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights installation on Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Describe Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights switch telemetry
Describe assurance analysis including multisite assurance
Describe resource analysis
Describe alerts analysis
Describe Cisco NDI dashboards
Describe the options for exporting data from NDI
Describe Cisco NDI use cases
Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
Explore vCenter Integration with Cisco NDI
Explore Cisco NDI Assurance functions
Describe Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator
Describe Cisco NDO features and use cases
Describe Cisco NDO platform support and the installation process
Describe Cisco intersite connectivity
Describe multisite schemas and templates
Describe multipod and multisite integration
Orchestrate Cisco NDO policies

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Who is the course for?

Data Center Network Administrators
Data Center Network Operators
Data Center Architects
Data Center Engineers
Data Center Technical Managers
IT Managers/Directors
Account Managers

Course subjects

Cisco Nexus Dashboards Insights Overview
Day-2 Operational Needs
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Installation on Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Switch Telemetry
Assurance Analysis Including Multisite Assurance
Resource Analysis
Alerts Analysis
Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Dashboards
Options for Exporting Data from Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Use Cases
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Integration with vCenter
Explore Cisco NDI Assurance Functions
Cisco NDO Overview
Cisco NDO Features and Use Cases
Cisco NDO Platform Support and Installation
Cisco NDO with Cisco ACI Multisite
Intersite Connectivity
Multisite Schemas and Templates
Multipod and Multisite Integration
Orchestrate Cisco NDO Policies

Lab outline

Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
Configure and Explore vCenter Integration with Cisco NDI
Explore Cisco NDI Assurance Functions
Orchestrate Cisco NDO Policies

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills you are expected to have before attending this training are:

Understanding of Cisco routing and switching in a data center
Fundamentals of network management and network operation
Understanding of Cisco ACI

These skills can be found in the following Cisco Learning Offerings:

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Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.