Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies 1.1

Course Description

You can get ready for the Cisco® CCNP® and CCIE® Data Center certifications for advanced data centre roles by taking the Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center-Core Technologies (DCCOR) v1.1 course. You will gain the knowledge and expertise necessary to implement data centre computing, LAN, and SAN infrastructure in this course. The fundamentals of automation and security in data centres will also be covered. You will obtain practical knowledge of setting up, protecting, running, and supporting Cisco data centre equipment, such as Cisco MDS and Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco UCS B-Series blade servers, and Cisco UCS C-Series rack-servers. You can use 64 Continuing Education (CE) credits from this course towards your recertification.

Prerequisites

You need to possess the following knowledge and abilities in order to get the most out of this course.

 

  • Networking knowledge of Ethernet and TCP/IP.
  • Knowledge about SANs.
  • knowledge of the Fibre Channel protocol
  • Please list the products that are a part of the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families.
  • Knowledge of the architecture of the Cisco Enterprise Data Center.
  • Knowledge of server system design and architecture
  • Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)

Target Audience

  • Network designers
  • Network administrators
  • Network engineers
  • Systems engineers
  • Data center engineers
  • Consulting systems engineers
  • Technical solutions architects
  • Field engineers
  • Cisco integrators and partners
  • Server administrator
  • Network manager

Learning Objectives

After finishing this course, you would be able to:

  • Put routing and switching protocols into practise in the data centre.
  • Put overlay networks into practise in the data centre.
  • Introduce high-level Cisco Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) domain integration and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACITM) concepts.
  • Describe the deployment models for Cisco Cloud Services.
  • Use fabric made of fibre channels.
  • Use a unified FCoE (Fibre Channel over Ethernet) fabric.
  • Put security measures in place in the data centre.
  • Implement infrastructure monitoring and software management.
  • Implement the server abstraction and Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect.
  • Implementing SAN connectivity for Cisco UCS® (Cisco Unified Computing System)
  • Describe the principles and advantages of Cisco HyperFlexTM infrastructure.
  • Implement scripting and automation technologies from Cisco in the data centre.
  • Analyze orchestration and automation technologies.

Content Outline

  • Putting data centre switching protocols into practise.
  • Protocol for spanning trees.
  • Overview of port channels.
  • Putting first-hop redundancy protocols into practise.
  • Overview of the Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP).
  • Overview of the Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP).
  • Routing implementation in the data centre.
  • OSPF version 2 and OSP version 3 are examples of open protocols.
  • Protocol for a border gateway.
  • Multicast implementation in the data centre.
  • IP Multicast in Networks in Data Centers.
  • Multicast Listener Discovery and Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) (MLD).
  • Putting Data Center Overlay Protocols into practise.
  • Virtualized Transport Overlay from Cisco.
  • Extensible Virtual LAN.
  • Putting network infrastructure security into practise.
  • Role-based access control and user accounts (RBAC).
  • SSH and AAA on Cisco NX-OS are authentication, authorization, and accounting technologies.
  • The Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure is described.
  • Overview, initialization, and discovery of Cisco ACI.
  • Cisco ACI Administration.
  • Defining Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration
  • Tenant-Based Components
  • Cisco ACI Endpoints and Endpoint Groups (EPG)
  • Illustrating Packet Flow in Data Center Network*
  • Data Center Traffic Flows
  • Packet Flow in Cisco Nexus Switches
  • Representing the deployment and service models for the Cisco Cloud.
  • The cloud architectures.
  • Models for cloud deployment.
  • Describing the management, maintenance, and operations of the network infrastructure in data centres.
  • Synchronization of time.
  • Management of network configuration.
  • Concepts of Cisco Network Assurance explained.
  • Network assurance is required.
  • Overview of Cisco Streaming Telemetry.
  • putting in place fibre channel fabric
  • Fibre Channel Fundamentals
  • Overview of the virtual storage area network (VSAN).
  • Putting Storage Infrastructure Services into practise.
  • Aliases for Distributed Devices.
  • Zoning
  • Putting in place FCoE Unified Fabric.
  • Ethernet over Fibre Channel.
  • Explaining FCoE.
  • Security for storage infrastructure implementation.
  • RBAC and user accounts.
  • Accounting, authorization, and identification.
  • Representing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations*
  • Time Synchronization
  • Software Installation and Upgrade
  • Defining Cisco UCS Server Form Factors*
  • Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
  • Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity
  • Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
  • Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
  • Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction
  • Identity Abstraction
  • Service Profile Templates
  • Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity
  • iSCSI Overview
  • Fibre Channel Overview
  • Implementing Unified Computing Security
  • User Accounts and RBAC
  • Options for Authentication
  • Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Systems*
  • Overview of hyperconverged and integrated systems.
  • HyperFlex Solution from Cisco.
  • Describing the management, maintenance, and operations of a data centre using unified computing.
  • Management of computing configuration.
  • Updates to software.
  • Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tool Implementation.
  • Programmability of Cisco NX-OS.
  • Overview of the scheduler
  • Defining Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms
  • Cisco and Ansible Integration Overview
  • Cisco and Puppet Integration Overview
  • Representing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies*
  • Power On Auto Provisioning
  • Cisco Data Center Network Manager Overview

Certification

  • You will be ready to take the 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center-Core Technologies (DCCOR) exam after completing this course, including the self-paced material.
  • You can use this course to get ready for the 350-601 DCCOR exam. Your understanding of implementing fundamental data centre technologies, such as network, computation, storage network, automation, and security, is tested by this exam.
  • The Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center-Core certification is yours once you pass the 350-601 DCCOR exam, and you also meet the following requirements:
  • Data Centers, CCIE and CCNP

FAQs

In order to store, process, and distribute data and applications, an organization's IT operations and hardware are centralised in a data centre. Data centres are essential to the continuity of everyday operations because they store the most important and proprietary assets of a business.

You need to possess the following knowledge and abilities in order to get the most out of this course.

  • Networking knowledge of Ethernet and TCP/IP.
  • Knowledge about SANs.
  • knowledge of the Fibre Channel protocol
  • Please list the products that are a part of the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families.
  • Knowledge of the architecture of the Cisco Enterprise Data Center.
  • Knowledge of server system design and architecture
  • Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)

350-601 DCCOR

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