Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations

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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