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Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID)

Length 5 days
Version 7.1

Course overview

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Why study this course

This course provides training on designing data centers using Cisco data centers solutions and technologies. Topics covered include network designs with virtualisation technologies, Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies and routing protocols, and data center interconnect design options. You’ll learn design practices for the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) solution based on Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Unified Fabric, while gaining experience with network management technologies including Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), and Cisco UCS Director.

This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-610 DCID). This training also earns you 40 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.

Aligns to certification

Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center

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What you’ll learn

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe the Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding options and protocols used in a data center
Describe the rack design options, traffic patterns, and data center switching layer access, aggregation, and core
Describe Locator/ID separation protocol
Design a solution that uses Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) for traffic forwarding
Describe the hardware redundancy options; how to virtualise the network, compute, and storage functions; and virtual networking in the data center
Describe solutions that use fabric extenders and compare Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (FEX) with single root input/output virtualisation (SR-IOV)
Describe security threats and solutions in the data center
Describe advanced data center security technologies and best practices
Describe device management and orchestration in the data center
Describe the storage options for the compute function and the different Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) levels from a high-availability and performance perspective
Describe Fibre Channel concepts and architecture
Describe Fibre Channel topologies and industry terms
Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Describe security options in the storage network
Describe the management and automation options for the storage networking infrastructure
Describe Cisco UCS servers and use cases for various Cisco UCS platforms
Explain the connectivity options for fabric interconnects for southbound and northbound connections
Describe the hyperconverged solution and integrated systems
Describe the systemwide parameters for setting up a Cisco UCS domain
Describe role-based access control (RBAC) and integration with directory servers to control access rights on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe the pools that may be used in service profiles or service profile templates on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe the different policies in the service profile
Describe the Ethernet and Fibre Channel interface policies and additional network technologies
Describe the advantages of templates and the difference between initial and updated templates
Describe data center automation tools

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Who is the course for?

Data center engineers
Network designers
Network administrators
Network engineers
Systems engineers
Consulting systems engineers
Technical solutions architects
Server administrators
Network managers
Cisco integrators or partners

Course subjects

High Availability on Layer 2
Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
Designing Data Center Topologies
Locator/ID Separation Protocol
VXLAN Overlay Networks
Hardware and Device Virtualisation
Cisco FEX Options
Basic Data Center Security
Advanced Data Center Security
Management and Orchestration
Storage and RAID Options
Fibre Channel Topologies
Fibre Channel Topologies
FCoE
Storage Security
SAN Management and Orchestration
Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
Cisco UCS RBAC
Pools for Service Profiles
Policies for Service Profiles
Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
Designing Data Center Automation

Prerequisites

Before taking this offering, you should be able to:

Implement data center networking [Local Area Network (LAN) and Storage Area Network (SAN)]
Describe data center storage
Implement data center virtualisation
Implement Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS)
Implement data center automation and orchestration with the focus on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Cisco UCS Director
Describe products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and MDS families

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Terms & Conditions

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