Course Description

The Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies course teaches you to implement data center local area networks (LANs) and storage area networks (SANs) and compute using Cisco Nexus Switches, Cisco MDS Switches, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) B-Series Blade Servers, and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers. You will also learn the essentials of automation and security in data centers. The training provides rich, hands-on experience with deploying, securing, operating, and maintaining Cisco data center networking, storage, and computing. The course also helps you to prepare for the Cisco CCNP Data Center and CCIE Data Center certifications and for advanced-level data center roles.

This course will help candidates:

Gain experience implementing, securing and automating network, compute, and storage infrastructure

Gain knowledge and skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software

Qualify for professional and expert-level job roles in the high-demand area of enterprise-class data center environments

Prepare to take the 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) exam.

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

Implement spanning tree protocol, port channels, and virtual port channels in the data center

Implement first-hop redundancy protocols in the data center using Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), and Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)

Implement routing in the data center by using Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2, OSPFv3, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Implement multicast functionality in the data center on the Cisco Nexus switches

Implement overlay networks in the data center by using Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)

Implement network infrastructure security features on the Cisco Nexus switches

Understand the architecture and features of high-performance Ethernet fabrics

Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) concepts and describe various fabric discovery parameters

Describe Cisco ACI building blocks and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) domain integration

Describe packet flow for various traffic types (unicast, multicast, and broadcast) in the data center

Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models

Describe Cisco ACI fabric setup

Implement network configuration management, describe software updates and their impacts, and implement network infrastructure monitoring

Describe Cisco network assurance concepts such as Cisco Streaming Telemetry

Implement Fibre Channel fabric

Implement storage infrastructure services in the data center such as distributed device aliases, zoning, N Port Virtualization (NPV), and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)

Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric

Implement storage infrastructure security features in the data center

Describe storage infrastructure software updates and their impacts, and implement infrastructure monitoring

Describe Cisco UCS Server form factors

Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and establish network connectivity for the Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Implement Cisco Unified Computing Server abstraction

Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco UCS

Implement Cisco UCS security features in the data center

Implement Cisco UCS configuration management, describe software updates and their impacts, and implement infrastructure monitoring

Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in the data center

Describe and evaluate the Cisco integration with automation and orchestration software platforms, such as Ansible, Puppet, and Python

Describe and evaluate Cisco data center automation and orchestration technologies

Audience

Individuals looking for the knowledge and skills required to implement, secure and automate network, compute and storage infrastructures.

Prerequisites

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking

Familiarity with SANs

Familiarity with Fibre Channel protocol

Identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS fami

Course Content

Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols

Spanning Tree Protocol

Port Channels Overview

Virtual Port Channels Overview

Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols

HSRP Overview

VRRP Overview

Implementing Routing in Data Center

OSPFv2 and OSPFv3

Border Gateway Protocol

Implementing Multicast in Data Center

IP Multicast in Data Center Networks

IGMP and MLD

Multicast Distribution Trees and Routing Protocols

IP Multicast on Cisco Nexus Switches

Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols

Virtual Extensible LAN

VXLAN Control Plane Options

VXLAN Gateways and Routing

Implementing Network Infrastructure Security

User Accounts and RBAC

AAA and SSH on Cisco NX-OS

Keychain Authentication

First Hop Security

DHCP Snooping

IP Source Guard

Dynamic ARP Inspection

Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding

MAC Security

Control Plane Policing

High-Throughput Converged Fabrics

Infiniband-to-Ethernet Transition

Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches Portfolio

Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure

Cisco ACI Overview, Initialization, and Discovery

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Overview

Cisco CLoud ACI Overview

Cisco ACI Management

Cisco ACI Fabric Access Policies

Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration

Tenant-Based Components

Cisco ACI Endpoints and Endpoint Groups (EPG)

Controlling Traffic Flow with Contracts

Virtual Switches and Cisco ACI VMM Domains

VMM Domain EPG Association

Cisco ACI Integration with Hypervisor Solutions

Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network

Data Center Traffic Flows

Packet Flow in Cisco Nexus Switches

Packet Flow in Cisco ACI Fabric

Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models

Cloud Architectures

Cloud Deployment Models

Cisco ACI Fabric Setup

Cisco ACI Fabric Discovery

Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management

Time Synchronization

Network Configuration Management

Software Updates

Network Infrastructure Monitoring

Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts

Need for Network Assurance

Cisco Streaming Telemetry Overview

Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric

Fibre Channel Basics

VSAN Overview

SAN Port Channels Overview

Fibre Channel Domain Configuration Process

Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services

Distributed Device Aliases

Zoning

NPIV and NPV

Fibre Channel over IP

NAS Concepts

SAN Design Options

Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric

Fibre Channel over Ethernet Overview

Describing FCoE

FCoE Topology Options

FCoE Implementation

Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security

User Accounts and RBAC

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting

Fibre Channel Port Security and Fabric Binding

Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations

Time Synchronization

Software Installation and Upgrade

Storage Infrastructure Monitoring

Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors

Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers

Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Cisco UCS X-Series Hardware

Cisco UCS X-Series Deployment

Cisco Intersight Managed Mode Overview

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity

Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect

Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity

Cisco UCS C-Series Integration

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction

Identity Abstraction

Service Profile Templates

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity

Cisco Unified Computing Storage Connectivity Options

iSCSI Overview

Fibre Channel Overview

Implement FCoE

Implementing Unified Computing Security

User Accounts and RBAC

Options for Authentication

Key Management

Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations

Compute Configuration Management

Software Updates

Infrastructure Monitoring

Cisco Intersight™

Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools

Cisco NX-OS Programmability

Scheduler Overview

Cisco Embedded Event Manager Overview

Open NX-OS Linux Network Architecture

Bash Shell and Guest Shell for Cisco NX-OS

Cisco Nexus API

Cisco NX-OS Model-Driven Programmability

Cisco NX-SDK

Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms

Cisco and Ansible Integration Overview

Python in Cisco NX-OS and Cisco UCS

HashiCorp Terraform Overview

Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure Automation Options

Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies

Power On Auto Provisioning

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Overview

Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Overview

Cisco UCS PowerTool

Labs

Discovery Lab 1: Configure VXLAN

Discovery Lab 2: Explore the Cisco ACI Fabric

Discovery Lab 3: Implement Cisco ACI Access Policies and Out-of-Band Management

Discovery Lab 4: Implement Cisco ACI Tenant Policies

Discovery Lab 5: Integrate Cisco ACI with VMware

Discovery Lab 6: Validate Fabric Discovery

Discovery Lab 7: Configure Fibre Channel

Discovery Lab 8: Configure Device Aliases

Discovery Lab 9: Configure Zoning

Discovery Lab 10: Configure NPV

Discovery Lab 11: Provision Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect

Discovery Lab 12: Configure Server and Uplink Ports

Discovery Lab 13: Configure VLANs

Discovery Lab 14: Configure Cisco UCS Server Profile Using Hardware Identities

Discovery Lab 15: Configure Basic Identity Pools

Discovery Lab 16: Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools

Discovery Lab 17: Configure an iSCSI Service Profile

Discovery Lab 18: Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users with Microsoft Active Directory

Discovery Lab 19: Discovery Lab 1:Configure Cisco Nexus Switches with Ansible

Discovery Lab 20: Program a Cisco Nexus Switch with Python

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