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Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
Duration
5 Days
Course
CSC-ELT-DCFNDU
Available Formats
Self-Paced Training
Course Description
Overview
The Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) Learning Path helps you prepare for entry-level data center roles. In this Learning Path, you will learn the foundational knowledge and skills you need to configure Cisco® data center technologies, including networking, virtualization, storage area networking, and unified computing. You will get an introduction to Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI), automation and cloud computing. You will get hands-on experience with configuring features on Cisco Nexus Operating System (Cisco NX-OS) and Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS).This Learning Path does not lead directly to a certification exam, but it does cover foundational knowledge that can help you prepare for several Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and other professional-level data center trainings and exams.
Learning Path Objectives
- Cisco Data Center Foundations: Examine the foundations of data center networking, including traditional three-tier networks and spine-and-leaf architecture.
- Cisco Data Center Switching: Gain an introduction to Cisco Nexus data center products and NX-OS software. Study Layer 3 first-hop redundancy protocols such as HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP and explore Ethernet Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels.
- Cisco Data Center Virtualization: Explore Cisco Nexus switch management and control planes, Virtual Routing and Forwarding, virtualization concepts such as hypervisors and Virtual Machine Managers, and overlay network protocols including Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN).
- Cisco Data Center Storage: Compare data center storage connectivity, focusing on Fibre Channel, Cisco MDS switches, zoning, NPV/NPIV modes, FLOGI, flow control, and FCoE architecture.
- Cisco Unified Computing System: Learn the purpose, benefits, and tools for modern data centers with Cisco UCS Server Hardware, IMC Supervisor, Intersight, and Compute Hyperconverged with Nutanix. Also, cover UCS Manager features and Intersight deployment modes and use cases.
- Cisco Data Center Advanced Services: Learn Cisco NX-OS programming tools and models, including Nexus API, Python, Ansible, and Terraform. Understand Cisco ACI concepts, cloud computing basics, and the functions of Cisco Nexus Dashboard and Fabric Controller.
Objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Describe the foundations of data center networking and cloud computing
- Describe Cisco Nexus products, and explain the basic Cisco NX-OS functionalities and tools
- Describe switch, machine, and network virtualization
- Compare storage connectivity options in the data center
- Gain knowledge for protocols, solutions, and designs to acquire entry-level data center roles
Audience
- Data center administrators
- Data center engineers
- Systems engineers
- Server administrators
- Network managers
- Cisco integrators and partners
- Data center designers
- Technical solutions architects
- Network architects
Prerequisites
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There are no prerequisites for this training. However, the knowledge and skills you are recommended to have before attending this training are:
- Good foundation of networking protocols
- Basic knowledge of computer virtualization
- Basic computer literacy
- Basic knowledge of computer operating systems
- Basic internet usage skills
Topics
- Describing the Data Center Network Architectures
- Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software
- Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy
- Describing Port Channels and vPCs
- Describing Switch Virtualization
- Describing Machine Virtualization
- Describing Network Virtualization
- Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts
- Describing the Cisco MDS Family
- Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage
- Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
- Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
- Describing FCoE
- Describing Cisco UCS and UCS-X Components
- Describing Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco Intersight
- Automating the Data Center
- Describing Cisco Nexus Dashboard
- Describing Cisco ACI
- Describing Cloud Computing
- Explore the Cisco NX-OS CLI
- Explore Topology Discovery
- Configure HSRP
- Configure vPCs
- Configure VRF
- Explore CoPP and Spanning Tree on Cisco Nexus Switches
- Install VMware ESXi and vCenter
- Configure VSANs
- Validate FLOGI and FCNS
- Configure Zoning
- Review Unified Ports on a Cisco Nexus Switch and Implement FCoE
- Explore the Cisco UCS Server Environment
- Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile
- Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs
- Explore the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree
- Explore Cisco ACI
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