After taking this course, you should be able to: - Describe the foundations of data center networking - Describe Cisco Nexus products and explain the basic Cisco NX-OS functionalities and tools - Describe Layer 3 first-hop redundancy - Describe Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) connectivity - Describe Ethernet port channels and virtual port channel (VPCs) - Introduce switch virtualization, machine virtualization, and network virtualization - Compare storage connectivity options in the data center - Describe Fibre Channel communication between the initiator server and the target storage - Describe Fibre Channel zone types and their uses - Describe N-Port Virtualization (NPV) and N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV) - Describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric - Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE - Describe data center server connectivity - Describe Cisco UCS Manager - Describe the purpose and advantages of APIs - Describe Cisco ACI - Describe the basic concepts of cloud computing
 

<ul> <li>Data center administrators</li><li>Data center engineers</li><li>Systems engineers</li><li>Server administrators</li><li>Network managers</li><li>Cisco integrators and partners</li></ul>
 

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills: - Good understanding of networking protocols - Good understanding of the VMware environment - Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems These are the recommended Cisco courses that may help you meet these prerequisites: - Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)