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Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)

Length 5 days
Version 7.1

Course overview

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Why study this course

The Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) training builds your knowledge and skills in troubleshooting LANs, SANs, Cisco Unified Fabric, Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS), and Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI). You’ll gain hands-on experience resolving problems on Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) switches, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEXs), Cisco UCS, Cisco ACI, and more.

This course helps prepare you to take the exam, Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-615 DCIT). This training also earns you 50 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 how to troubleshoot the data center network
Describe the troubleshooting tools and methodologies that are available from the Command-Line Interface (CLI) and are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco Data Center network architecture
Identify and resolve issues that are related to Virtual LANs (VLANs) and private VLANs (PVLANs)
Identify and resolve issues that are related to port channels and virtual port channels
Identify and resolve issues that are related to VXLAN
Describe troubleshooting of routing and high-availability protocols
Describe troubleshooting of the LAN security features
Identify and resolve issues that are related to a single device
Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
Identify and resolve Fibre Channel switching issues when the Cisco NX-OS Software is used in switched mode
Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel switching when a Cisco NX-OS switch is used in N-Port Virtualisation (NPV) mode
Identify and resolve issues that are related to FIP and FCoE, including Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) performance
Describe Cisco UCS architecture, initial setup, tools, and service aids that are available for Cisco UCS troubleshooting and interpretation of the output
Describe Cisco UCS configuration and troubleshooting
Describe Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues
Describe Cisco UCS B-Series LAN, SAN, and Fibre Channel operations, including in-depth troubleshooting procedures
Describe Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) tools for validating performance and facilitating data-gathering activities for Cisco UCS C-Series server troubleshooting, and the troubleshooting approach for hardware and firmware failures
Define the proper procedures for configuring Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding issues with the VIC, and troubleshooting connectivity issues
Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series server integration with Cisco UCS Manager
Identify the tools, protocols, and methods to effectively troubleshoot Cisco ACI
Describe how to troubleshoot automation and scripting tools
Describe how to troubleshoot programmability

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Who is the course for?

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

Course subjects

Document the Network Baseline
Troubleshoot Rapid PVST+
Troubleshoot LACP
Troubleshoot vPC
Troubleshoot VXLAN
Troubleshoot OSPF
Troubleshoot FHRP
Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
Troubleshoot VRF
Troubleshoot Cisco FEX
Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces
Troubleshoot Fibre Channel VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services
Troubleshoot NPV Mode
Troubleshoot FCoE
Troubleshoot DCB
Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server LAN Connectivity
Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from the Fibre Channel LUN
Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Management Connectivity
Troubleshoot Cisco ACI Integration with VMware vCenter
Troubleshoot Contracts in Cisco ACI
Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 3 Connectivity
Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 2 Connectivity

Prerequisites

Before taking this offering, you should be able to:

Configure, secure, and maintain LAN and SAN based on Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System
Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco ACI

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Terms & Conditions

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