Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations
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Course Details
Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0
Course code: DCFNDU v1
Duration: 5 Days
Prerequisite:
• Good understanding of networking protocols
• Good understanding of the VMware environment
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems
Course Description:
The Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0 course helps you prepare for entry-level data center roles. In this course, 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).
Course Objectives:
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 FEX connectivity
• Describe Ethernet port channels and vPCs
• Introduce switch virtualization, machine virtualization, and describe 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 NPV and NPIV
• Describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric
• Describe 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
Intended Audience:
• Data center administrators
• Data center engineers
• Systems engineers
• Server administrators
• Network managers
• Cisco integrators and partners
Course Outlines:
• Describing the Data Center Network Architectures
o Cisco Data Center Architecture Overview
o Three-Tier Network: Core, Aggregation, and Access
o Spine-and-Leaf Network
o Two-Tier Storage Network
• Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software
o Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview
o Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture
o Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Tools
o Cisco NX-OS Virtual Routing and Forwarding
• Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy
o Default Gateway Redundancy
o Hot Standby Router Protocol
o Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
o Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
• Describing Cisco FEX
o Server Deployment Models
o Cisco FEX Technology
o Cisco FEX Traffic Forwarding
o Cisco Adapter FEX
• Describing Port Channels and vPCs
o Ethernet Port Channels
o Virtual Port Channels
o Supported vPC Topologies
• Describing Switch Virtualization
o Cisco Nexus Switch Basic Components
o Virtual Routing and Forwarding
o Cisco Nexus 7000 VDCs
o VDC Types
o VDC Resource Allocation
o VDC Management
• Describing Machine Virtualization
o Virtual Machines
o Hypervisor
o VM Manager
• Describing Network Virtualization
o Overlay Network Protocols
o VXLAN Overlay
o VXLAN BGP EVPN Control Plane
o VXLAN Data Plane
o Cisco Nexus 1000VE Series Virtual Switch
o VMware vSphere Virtual Switches
• Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts
o Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
o Fibre Channel Storage Networking
o VSAN Configuration and Verification
• Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage
o Fibre Channel Layered Model
o FLOGI Process
o Fibre Channel Flow Control
• Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
o Fibre Channel Zoning
o Zoning Configuration
o Zoning Management
• Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
o Cisco NPV Mode
o NPIV Mode
• Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
o IEEE Data Center Bridging
o Priority Flow Control
o Enhanced Transmission Selection
o DCBX Protocol
o Congestion Notification
• Describing FCoE
o Cisco Unified Fabric
o FCoE Architecture
o FCoE Initialization Protocol
o FCoE Adapters
• Describing Cisco UCS Components
o Physical Cisco UCS Components
o Cisco Fabric Interconnect Product Overview
o Cisco IOM Product Overview
o Cisco UCS Mini
o Cisco IMC Supervisor
o Cisco Intersight
• Describing Cisco UCS Manager
o Cisco UCS Manager Overview
o Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction
o Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates
o Cisco UCS Central Overview
o Cisco HyperFlex Overview
o Using APIs
o Common Programmability Protocols and Methods
o How to Choose Models and Processes
• Describing Cisco ACI
o Cisco ACI Overview
o Multitier Applications in Cisco ACI
o Cisco ACI Features
o VXLAN in Cisco ACI
o Unicast Traffic in Cisco ACI
o Multicast Traffic in Cisco ACI
o Cisco ACI Programmability
o Common Programming Tools and Orchestration Options
• Describing Cloud Computing
o Cloud Computing Overview
o Cloud Deployment Models
o Cloud Computing Services