Training: Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies

Module 1: Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols

• Spanning Tree Protocol
• Port Channels Overview
• Virtual Port Channels Overview

Module 2: Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols

• Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) Overview
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Overview
• First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) for IPv6

Module 3: Implementing Routing in Data Center

• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2 and Open Settlement Protocol (OSP) v3
• Border Gateway Protoco

Module 4: Implementing Multicast in Data Center

• IP Multicast in Data Center Networks
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)
• Multicast Distribution Trees and Routing Protocols
• IP Multicast on Cisco Nexus Switches

Module 5: Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols

• Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization
• Virtual Extensible LAN

Module 6: Implementing Network Infrastructure Security

• User Accounts and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) and SSH on Cisco NX-OS
• Keychain Authentication
• First Hop Security
• Media Access Control Security
• Control Plane Policing

Module 7: Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure

• Cisco ACI Overview, Initialization, and Discovery
• Cisco ACI Management
• Cisco ACI Fabric Access Policies

Module 8: Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration

• Tenant-Based Components
• Cisco ACI Endpoints and Endpoint Groups (EPG)
• Controlling Traffic Flow with Contracts
• Virtual Switches and Cisco ACI VMM Domains
• VMM Domain EPG Association
• Cisco ACI Integration with Hypervisor Solutions

Module 9: Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network

• Data Center Traffic Flows
• Packet Flow in Cisco Nexus Switches
• Packet Flow in Cisco ACI Fabric

Module 10: Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models

• Cloud Architectures
• Cloud Deployment Models

Module 11: Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management, Maintenance, and Operations*

• Time Synchronization
• Network Configuration Management
• Software Updates
• Network Infrastructure Monitoring

Module 12: Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts*

• Need for Network Assurance
• Cisco Streaming Telemetry Overview

Module 13: Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric

• Fibre Channel Basics
• Virtual Storage Area Network (VSAN) Overview
• SAN Port Channels Overview
• Fibre Channel Domain Configuration Process

Module 14: Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services

• Distributed Device Aliases
• Zoning
• N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV) and N-Port Virtualization (NPV)
• Fibre Channel over IP
• Network Access Server (NAS) Concepts
• Storage Area Network (SAN) Design Options

Module 15: Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric

• Fibre Channel over Ethernet
• Describing FCoE
• FCoE Topology Options
• FCoE Implementation

Module 16: Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security

• User Accounts and RBAC
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
• Fibre Channel Port Security and Fabric Binding

Module 17: Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations

• Time Synchronization
• Software Installation and Upgrade
• Storage Infrastructure Monitoring

Module 18: Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors

• Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
• Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Module 19: Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity

• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
• Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
• Cisco UCS C-Series Integration

Module 20: Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction

• Identity Abstraction
• Service Profile Templates

Module 21: Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity

• iSCSI Overview
• Fibre Channel Overview
• Implement FCoE

Module 22: Implementing Unified Computing Security

• User Accounts and RBAC
• Options for Authentication
• Key Management

Module 23: Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Systems

• Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems Overview
• Cisco HyperFlex Solution
• Cisco HyperFlex Scalability and Robustness

Module 24: Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations

• Compute Configuration Management
• Software Updates
• Infrastructure Monitoring
• Cisco Intersight™

Module 25: Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools

• Cisco NX-OS Programmability
• Scheduler Overview
• Cisco Embedded Event Manager Overview
• Bash Shell and Guest Shell for Cisco NX-OS
• Cisco Nexus API

Module 26: Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms

• Cisco and Ansible Integration Overview
• Cisco and Puppet Integration Overview
• Python in Cisco NX-OS and Cisco UCS

Module 27: Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies*

• Power On Auto Provisioning
• Cisco Data Center Network Manager Overview
• Cisco UCS Director Fundamentals
• Cisco UCS PowerTool