Curriculums

• Module I – DCICN

  Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
  • Describe How a Network Works
  • Configure, Verify and Troubleshoot Data Center Switches
  • Implement a Data Center IP Addressing Scheme
  • Configure, verify, and troubleshoot Routing on Cisco Nexus Switches.

• Module II – DCICT

  Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
  • Describe and Verify Cisco Data Center Fundamentals
  • Describe and Verify Cisco Data Virtualization
  • Describe and Verify Cisco Data Center Storage Networking
  • Describe and Verify Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric
  • Describe and Verify Cisco Unified Computing System.

• Prerequisites:

  Module I – DCICN
  None Required

  Module II – DCICT
  Knowledge similar to that covered in Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)

• Describe How a Network Starts

  • Internetworking Basics
  • Cisco OSI Model
  • Understanding the TCP/IP Internet Layer
  • Cisco TCP/IP Model: Internet Layer
  • Cisco TCP/IP Model: Transport Layer
  • Understanding Address Resolution Protocols and ICMP
  • NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching: Next-Generation Data Center Architectures

• Describe How a Network Starts

  • Internetworking Basics
  • Cisco OSI Model
  • Understanding the TCP/IP Internet Layer
  • Cisco TCP/IP Model: Internet Layer
  • Cisco TCP/IP Model: Transport Layer
  • Understanding Address Resolution Protocols and ICMP
  • NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching: Next-Generation Data Center Architectures

• Configure, Verify and Troubleshoot a Switch with vLAN’s and Interswitch Communication

  • Ethernet Technologies
  • Introduction to LAN Protocols
  • Understanding VLANS by Understanding MAC Table Operation
  • Understanding Address Resolution Protocols and ICMP
  • Calculating an 802.1d Spanning-Tree Topology

• Implement an IP Addressing Scheme and IP Services to Meet Network Requirements In A Medium-Size Enterprise Branch Office Network

  • IP Addressing Guide
  • IP Addressing and Subnetting for New Users
  • Cisco Subnet Calculations Part I: Subnetting a Class C Network
  • Cisco Subnet Calculations Part II: Subnetting Class A and B
  • Binary Game
  • Subnet Game
  • Subnet Troubleshooting Game
  • IP Routing – Introduction

• Configure, Verify, and Troubleshoot Basic Router Operation and Routing On Cisco Devices

  • Routing Basics
  • IP Routing – Introduction
  • Routing Protocols: Part 1
  • Introducing EIGRP
  • Introducing the OSPF Protocol

• Module II – DCICT

  Cisco Data Center Fundamentals Concepts
  • Cisco Data Center Network Architecture—At-A-Glance
  • Cisco Data Center Infrastructure 2.5 Design Guide
  • Cisco Enterprise Data Center Network Design
  • Cisco Implementing FabricPath
  • Cisco FabricPath for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
  • What is Data Center Ethernet?
  • NX-OS and Cisco Nexus Switching: Next-Generation Data Center Architectures
  • I/O Consolidation in the Data Center
  • Data Center Fundamentals
  • Technology Comparison: Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization and Virtual Private LAN Service as Enablers of LAN Extensions
  • Using OTV to Extend Layer 2 between Two Data Centers

• Data Center Unified Fabric

  • Cisco Unified Fabric Design with Nexus
  • What is Data Center Ethernet?
  • Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Webinar
  • FCoE Initialization Protocol
  • iSCSI and FCoE: A Comparison

• Storage Networking

  Cisco SAN Components and Technologies

• DC Virtualization

  • Security and Virtualization in the Data Center
  • Virtualization Using Cisco Data Center Solutions Running Windows Server 2008 R2 with Hyper-V
  • Cisco Network Virtualization Technologies
  • Cisco VN-Link at a Glance
  • Virtual Machine Networking: Standards and Solutions
  • Deploying the VXLAN Feature in Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches

• Unified Computing

  • Cisco UCS Business Advantage Delivered: Data Center Management
  • Cisco UCS B22 M3 Blade Server
  • Cisco Unified Computing Systems Hardware
  • Cisco UCS B200 M2 Blade Server
  • Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server
  • Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server
  • Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Server
  • Cisco UCS B420 M3 Blade Server
  • Cisco UCS B440 M2 High-Performance Blade Server
  • Unified Computing and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers
  • Managing Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Network Adapters
  • Cisco UCS C200 M2 High-Density Rack-Mount Server
  • Cisco UCS C210 M2 General-Purpose Rack-Mount Server
  • Cisco UCS C250 M2 Extended-Memory Rack-Mount Server
  • Cisco UCS C260 M2 Rack-Mount Server
  • Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack Server
  • Cisco Unified Computing System Extended Memory Technology Overview
  • Cisco Unified Computing System Blade Server Chassis Power Modes

• Data Center Network Services

  • Data Center Service Patterns
  • Cisco ACE 4710 Application Control Engine Appliance Deployment Guide
  • Implementing Nexus 7000 in the Data Center Aggregation Layer with Services
  • Cisco Application Control Engine and Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Integration
  • Virtualized Application Delivery with Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE)
  • Automating Web Services Security and Acceleration with Cisco ACE Application Switch and Cisco ACE XML Gateway
  • Enterprise Data Center Wide Area Application Services (WAAS) Design Guide
  • Deploying Cisco Wide Area Application Services, 2nd Edition
  • Cisco Nexus 1000v Series Switches