Training

Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)

Mode:

Online, In person

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  • Primary Audience
    • Network administrators
    • Network engineers
    • Cisco Integrators/Partners
    • Systems engineers
  • Secondary Audience
    • Network designers
    • Network managers
    • Consulting systems engineers
    • Technical solutions architects
  • Describe Ethernet communication functions and standards
  • Describe the OSI and TCP/IP models
  • Describe the routing process on Nexus switches
  • Compare storage connectivity options in the data center
  • Describe the Fibre Channel name server and fabric login (FLOGI) process
  • Good understanding of networking protocols
  • Good understanding of the VMware environment
  • Basic computer literacy
  • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems
  • Basic Internet usage skills

5 days - 40 hours

  • Module 1: Network Protocols and Host-to-Host Communication
    • Lesson 1: Describing Ethernet Functions and Standards
    • Lesson 2: Describing Ethernet Hardware and Switching
    • Lesson 3: Describing OSI and TCP/IP Models
    • Lesson 4: Describing IPv4 and IPv6 Network Layer Addressing
    • Lesson 5: Describing Packet Delivery on a Hierarchical Network
    • Lesson 6: Describing the TCP/IP Transport Layer
  • Module 2: Basic Data Center Networking Concepts
    • Lesson 1: Describing Data Center Network Architectures
    • Lesson 2: Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and NX-OS
    • Lesson 3: Implementing VLANs and Trunks
    • Lesson 4: Describing Redundant Switched Topologies
  • Module 3: Advanced Data Center Networking Concepts
    • Lesson 1: Describing the Routing Process on Nexus Switches
    • Lesson 2: Describing Routing Protocols on Nexus Switches
    • Lesson 3: Describing Layer 3 First Hop Redundancy
    • Lesson 4: Describing AAA on Nexus Switches
    • Lesson 5: Describing ACLs on Nexus Switches
  • Module 4: Basic Data Center Storage
    • Lesson 1: Describing Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
    • Lesson 2: Describing Fibre Channel Storage Networking
    • Lesson 3: Describing VSANs
  • Module 5: Advanced Data Center Storage
    • Lesson 1: Describing Communication Between Initiator and Target
    • Lesson 2: Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
    • Lesson 3: Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
    • Lesson 4: Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
    • Lesson 5: Describing Fibre Channel over Ethernet
  • Module 6: Cisco UCS Architecture
    • Lesson 1: Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware Components
    • Lesson 2: Cisco UCS Physical Connectivity for a Fabric Interconnect Cluster
    • Lesson 3: Describing the Cisco UCS Manager Interfaces