Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.1
The Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.1 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). This course does not lead directly to a certification exam, but it does cover foundational knowledge that can help you prepare for several CCNP and other professional-level data center courses and exams.
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
Agenda
- Cisco Data Center Architecture Overview
- Three-Tier Network: Core, Aggregation, and Access
- Spine-and-Leaf Network
- Two-Tier Storage Network
- Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview
- Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture
- Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Tools
- Cisco NX-OS Virtual Routing and Forwarding
- Default Gateway Redundancy
- Hot Standby Router Protocol
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
- Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
- Server Deployment Models
- Cisco FEX Technology
- Cisco FEX Traffic Forwarding
- Cisco Adapter FEX
- Ethernet Port Channels
- Virtual Port Channels
- Supported vPC Topologies
- Cisco Nexus Switch Basic Components
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding
- Cisco Nexus 7000 VDCs
- VDC Types
- VDC Resource Allocation
- VDC Management
- Virtual Machines
- Hypervisor
- VM Manager
- Overlay Network Protocols
- VXLAN Overlay
- VXLAN BGP EVPN Control Plane
- VXLAN Data Plane
- Cisco Nexus 1000VE Series Virtual Switch
- VMware vSphere Virtual Switches
- Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
- Fibre Channel Storage Networking
- VSAN Configuration and Verification
- Fibre Channel Layered Model
- FLOGI Process
- Fibre Channel Flow Control
- Fibre Channel Zoning
- Zoning Configuration
- Zoning Management
- Cisco NPV Mode
- NPIV Mode
- IEEE Data Center Bridging
- Priority Flow Control
- Enhanced Transmission Selection
- DCBX Protocol
- Congestion Notification
- Cisco Unified Fabric
- FCoE Architecture
- FCoE Initialization Protocol
- FCoE Adapters
- Physical Cisco UCS Components
- Cisco Fabric Interconnect Product Overview
- Cisco IOM Product Overview
- Cisco UCS Mini
- Cisco IMC Supervisor
- Cisco Intersight
- Cisco UCS Manager Overview
- Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction
- Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates
- Cisco UCS Central Overview
- Cisco HyperFlex Overview
- Common Programmability Protocols and Methods
- How to Choose Models and Processes
- Cisco ACI Overview
- Multitier Applications in Cisco ACI
- Cisco ACI Features
- VXLAN in Cisco ACI
- Unicast Traffic in Cisco ACI
- Multicast Traffic in Cisco ACI
- Cisco ACI Programmability
- Common Programming Tools and Orchestration Options
- Cloud Computing Overview
- Cloud Deployment Models
- Cloud Computing Services
- Explore the Cisco NX-OS CLI
- Explore Topology Discovery
- Configure HSRP
- Configure vPCs
- Configure VRF
- Explore the VDC Elements
- Install ESXi and vCenter
- Configure VSANs
- Validate FLOGI and FCNS
- Configure Zoning
- Configure Unified Ports on a Cisco Nexus Switch and Implement FCoE
- Explore the Cisco UCS Server Environment
- Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile
- Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs
- Explore the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree
- Explore Cisco ACI
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Course Type: Instructor Led