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Introduction:
The Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) v7.0 course helps you master design and deployment options focused on Cisco data center solutions and technologies across network, compute, virtualization, storage area networks, automation, and security. You will learn design practices for the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) solution based on Cisco UCS B-Series and CSeries servers, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Unified Fabric. You will also gain design experience with network management technologies including Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), and Cisco UCS Director. You can expect theoretical content as well as design-oriented case studies in the form of activities.
This course will help you:
- Make design choices for optimal data center infrastructure performance, virtualization, security, and automation
- Master the practical and theoretical knowledge necessary to design a scalable, reliable, and intelligent data center based on Cisco technologies
- Qualify for professional-level job roles in the high-demand area of enterprise-class data center environments
Audience profile:
- Data center engineers
- Network designers
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- Systems engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
- Server administrators
- Network managers
- Cisco integrators or partners
Pre-requisites:
Before taking this course, you should be able to:
- Implement data center networking [Local Area Network (LAN) and Storage Area Network (SAN)]
- Describe data center storage
- Implement data center virtualization
- Implement Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS)
- Implement data center automation and orchestration with the focus on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Cisco UCS Director
- Describe products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) families
To fully benefit from this course, you should have completed the following courses or obtained the equivalent level of knowledge:
- Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Networking Technologies (CCNA)
- Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
Course objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding options and protocols used in a data center
- Describe the rack design options, traffic patterns, and data center switching layer access, aggregation, and core
- Describe the Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) technology that is used to interconnect data centers
- Describe Locator/ID separation protocol
- Design a solution that uses Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) for traffic forwarding
- Describe hardware redundancy options; how to virtualize the network, compute, and storage functions; and virtual networking in the data center
- Describe solutions that use fabric extenders and compare Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (FEX) with single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV)
- Describe security threats and solutions in the data center
- Describe advanced data center security technologies and best practices
- Describe device management and orchestration in the data center
- Describe the storage options for compute function and different Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) levels from a high-availability and performance perspective
- Describe Fibre Channel concepts, topologies, architecture, and industry terms
- Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- Describe security options in the storage network
- Describe management and automation options for storage networking infrastructure
- Describe Cisco UCS servers and use cases for various Cisco UCS platforms
- Explain the connectivity options for fabric interconnects for southbound and northbound connections
- Describe the hyperconverged solution and integrated systems
- Describe the systemwide parameters for setting up a Cisco UCS domain
- Describe role-based access control (RBAC) and integration with directory servers to control access rights on Cisco UCS Manager
- Describe the pools that may be used in service profiles or service profile templates on Cisco UCS Manager
- Describe the different policies in the service profile
- Describe the Ethernet and Fibre Channel interface policies and additional network technologies
- Describe the advantages of templates and the difference between initial and updated templates
- Describe data center automation tools
Course content
Session 1: Describing High Availability on Layer 2 | |
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Session 2: Designing Layer 3 Connectivity | |
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Session 3: Designing Center Topologies Data | |
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Session 4: Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV | |
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Session 5: Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol | |
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Session 6: Describing VXLAN Overlay Networks | |
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Session 7: Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization | |
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Session 8: Describing Cisco FEX Options | |
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Session 9: Describing Basic Data Center Security | |
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Session 10: Describing Advanced Data Center Security | |
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Session 11: Describing Management and Orchestration | |
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Session 12: Describing Storage and RAID Options | |
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Session 13: Describing Fibre Channel Concepts | |
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Session 14: Describing Fibre Channel Topologies | |
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Session 15: Describing FCoE | |
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Session 16: Describing Storage Security | |
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Session 17: Describing SAN Management and Orchestration | |
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Session 18: Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases | |
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Session 19: Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity | |
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Session 20: Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems | |
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Session 21: Describing Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters | |
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Session 22: Describing Cisco UCS RBAC | |
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Session 23: Describing Pools for Service Profiles | |
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Session 24: Describing Policies for Service Profiles | |
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Session 25: Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies | |
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Session 26: Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager | |
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Session 27: Designing Data Center Automation | |
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Associated certifications and exam:
This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-610 DCID), which leads to the new CCNP Data Center and the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Design certifications.
On successful completion of this course, students will receive a Torque IT attendance certificate.
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