Course Details
Course Outline
1 - Data Center Network Connectivity Design
Describing High Availability on Layer 2 Designing Layer 3 Connectivity Designing Data Center Topologies Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV Designing a LISP Solutio
1 - Describing High Availability on Layer 2
Overview of Layer 2 High-Availability MechanismsVirtual Port ChannelsCisco Fabric PathVirtual Port Channel+
2 - Data Center Infrastructure Design
Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization Describing FEX Options Describing Virtual Networking Describing Basic Data Center Security Describing Advanced Data Center Security Describing Virtual Appliances Describing Management and Orchestration
2 - Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
First Hop Redundancy ProtocolsImprove Routing Protocol Performance and SecurityEnhance Layer 3 Scalability and Robustness
3 - Data Center Storage Network Design
Describing Storage and RAID Options Describing Fibre Channel Concepts Describing Fibre Channel Topologies Describing FCoE Describing Storage Security Describing SAN Management and Orchestration
3 - Designing Data Center Topologies
Data Center Traffic FlowsCabling ChallengesAccess LayerAggregation LayerCore LayerSpine-and-Leaf TopologyRedundancy Options
4 - Data Center Compute Connectivity Design
Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems Describing Management Systems Describing Hadoop, SAP Hana, and IoT on Cisco UCS
4 - Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
Cisco OTV OverviewCisco OTV Control and Data PlanesFailure IsolationCisco OTV FeaturesOptimize Cisco OTVEvaluate Cisco OTV
5 - Data Center Compute Resource Parameters Design
Describing Cisco UCS Manager System-Wide Parameters Describing Cisco UCS RBACDescribing Pools for Service ProfilesDescribing Policies for Service Profiles Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
5 - Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol
Locator/ID Separation ProtocolLocation Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP) Virtual Machine (VM) MobilityLISP Extended Subnet Mode (ESM) Multihop MobilityLISP VPN Virtualization
6 - Describing VXLAN Overlay Networks
Describe VXLAN Benefits over VLANLayer 2 and Layer 3 VXLAN OverlayMultiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP) Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Control Plane OverviewVXLAN Data Plane
7 - Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
Hardware-Based High AvailabilityDevice VirtualizationCisco UCS Hardware VirtualizationServer VirtualizationSAN VirtualizationN-Port ID Virtualization
8 - Describing Cisco FEX Options
Cisco Adapter FEXAccess Layer with Cisco FEXCisco FEX TopologiesVirtualization-Aware NetworkingSingle Root I/O VirtualizationCisco FEX Evaluation
9 - Describing Basic Data Center Security
Threat MitigationAttack and Countermeasure ExamplesSecure the Management PlaneProtect the Control PlaneRBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
10 - Describing Advanced Data Center Security
Cisco TrustSec in Cisco Secure Enclaves ArchitectureCisco TrustSec OperationFirewallingPositioning the Firewall Within Data Center NetworksCisco Firepower® PortfolioFirewall VirtualizationDesign for Threat Mitigation
11 - Describing Management and Orchestration
Network and License ManagementCisco UCS ManagerCisco UCS DirectorCisco IntersightCisco DCNM Overview
12 - Describing Storage and RAID Options
Position DAS in Storage TechnologiesNetwork-Attached StorageFibre Channel, FCoE, and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)Evaluate Storage Technologies
13 - Describing Fibre Channel Concepts
Fibre Channel Connections, Layers, and AddressesFibre Channel CommunicationVirtualization in Fibre Channel SAN
14 - Describing Fibre Channel Topologies
SAN ParameterizationSAN Design OptionsChoosing a Fibre Channel Design Solution
15 - Describing FCoE
FCoE Protocol CharacteristicsFCoE CommunicationData Center BridgingFCoE Initialization ProtocolFCoE Design Options
16 - Describing Storage Security
Common SAN Security FeaturesZonesSAN Security EnhancementsCryptography in SAN
17 - Describing SAN Management and Orchestration
Cisco DCNM for SANCisco DCNM Analytics and Streaming TelemetryCisco UCS Director in the SANCisco UCS Director Workflows
18 - Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
Cisco UCS C-Series ServersFabric Interconnects and Blade ChassisCisco UCS B-Series Server Adapter CardsStateless ComputingCisco UCS Mini
19 - Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
Use of Fabric Interconnect InterfacesVLANs and VSANs in a Cisco UCS DomainSouthbound ConnectionsNorthbound ConnectionsDisjoint Layer 2 NetworksFabric Interconnect High Availability and Redundancy
20 - Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems OverviewCisco HyperFlex™ SolutionCisco HyperFlex Scalability and RobustnessCisco HyperFlex ClustersCluster Capacity and Multiple Clusters on One Cisco UCS DomainExternal Storage and Graphical Processing Units on Cisco HyperFlexCisco HyperFlex Positioning
21 - Describing Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
Cisco UCS Setup and ManagementCisco UCS Traffic Management
22 - Describing Cisco UCS RBAC
Roles and PrivilegesOrganizations in Cisco UCS ManagerLocales and Effective RightsAuthentication, Authorization, and AccountingTwo-Factor Authentication
23 - Describing Pools for Service Profiles
Global and Local PoolsUniversally Unique Identifier (UUID) Suffix and Media Access Control (MAC) Address PoolsWorld Wide Name (WWN) PoolsServer and iSCSI Initiator IP Pools
24 - Describing Policies for Service Profiles
Global vs. Local PoliciesStorage and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) PoliciesBoot and Scrub PoliciesIntelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and Maintenance Policies
25 - Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
LAN Connectivity ControlsSAN Connectivity ControlsVirtual Access LayerConnectivity Enhancements
26 - Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco UCS TemplatesService Profile TemplatesNetwork Templates
27 - Designing Data Center Automation
Model-Driven ProgrammabilityCisco NX-API OverviewProgrammability Using PythonCisco Ansible ModuleUse the Puppet Agent
Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.
Who is it For?
Target Audience
IT professionals with five to eight years of experience in these roles:
Data center engineers
Network designers
Network administrators
Network engineers
Systems engineers
System administrator
Consulting systems engineers
Technical solutions architects
Server administrators
Network managers
Cisco integrators or partners
Other Prerequisites
It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:
Describe data center networking concepts
Describe data center storage concepts
Describe data center virtualization
Describe Cisco UCS
Describe data center automation and orchestration with a focus on Cisco ACI and Cisco UCS Director
Identify products in the Cisco data center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
Describe network fundamentals and build simple LANs, including switching and routing
Before taking this course, 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 virtualization 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 Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) families.