Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)

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DDLS - Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)

Length

5 days

Price

$6490.00 inc GST

Version

6.2

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Overview

DCICT – Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies v6.2 prepares students for the Cisco CCNA Data Center certification and for associate-level data center roles. The course covers foundational knowledge, skills, and technologies including networking technologies, data center network virtualization, unified computing, data center automation and orchestration, and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). The hands-on lab exercises focus on configuring features in Cisco NX-OS Software, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), and Cisco UCS Director.

Digital courseware: Cisco now provide students with electronic courseware for this course. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via learningspace.cisco.com before they attend their first day of class. Please note that any electronic courseware or labs will not be available (visible) until the first day of the class.

Key Topics

Detailed Info

Cisco Data Center Network Virtualization
Cisco Data Center Network Technologies Configuration
Cisco Unified Computing System
Data Center Automation and Orchestration
Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure

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Skills Gained

Key Topics

Target Audience

Prerequisites

Skills Gained

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Describe switch virtualization
Describe machine virtualization
Describe network virtualization, including overlays, virtual switches, and the Cisco Nexus 1000V solution.
Describe Cisco FabricPath
Describe Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) connectivity
Describe Ethernet port channels and virtual port channels (vPC)
Describe Cisco unified fabric
Identify Cisco UCS components
Describe Cisco UCS organizational hierarchy and role-based access control
(RBAC)
Describe how to deploy servers in Cisco UCS
Describe the purpose and advantages of application programming interfaces (API)
Describe cloud computing basic concepts
Describe Cisco UCS Director, its functional blocks and deployment models
Describe Cisco UCS Director Orchestration features: policies, virtual data centers, workflows, and catalogs.
Describe Cisco ACI, traffic forwarding through the Cisco ACI fabric, as well as programming and orchestration capabilities
Explain traffic forwarding mechanisms in Cisco ACI
Describe programmability and orchestration capabilities of Cisco ACI

Key Topics

Module 1: Cisco Data Center Network Virtualization

Describing Switch Virtualization
Describing Machine Virtualization
Describing Network Virtualization

Module 2: Cisco Data Center Network Technologies Configuration

Describing Cisco FabricPath
Describing Cisco Fabric Extender
Describing Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
Describing Cisco Unified Fabric

Module 3: Cisco Unified Computing System

Describing Cisco UCS Components
Cisco UCS RBAC
Deploying Servers in Cisco UCS

Module 4: Data Center Automation and Orchestration

Using Application Programming Interfaces
Cloud Computing
Describing Cisco UCS Director
Using Cisco UCS Director for Orchestration

Module 5: Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure

Describing Cisco ACI
Describing Cisco ACI Traffic Forwarding
Programming and Orchestrating Cisco ACI

Labs

Lab 1: Configure Virtual Routing and Forwarding by Using SSH
Lab 2: Explore the Elements of Virtual Device Contexts
Lab 3: Install VMware ESXi and vCenter
Lab 4: Configure Cisco FabricPath
Lab 5: Configure the Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
Lab 6: Configure Virtual Port Channels
Lab 7: Configure Virtual Port Channels with FEX
Lab 8: Configure Unified Ports on Cisco Nexus Switch and Implement FCoE
Lab 9: Explore Cisco UCS Server Environment
Lab 10: Configure Local RBAC
Lab 11: Configure Cisco UCS to Boot Servers from SAN
Lab 12: Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs
Lab 13: Explore the Management Information Tree of the Cisco UCS Manager XML API
Lab 14: Configure User Accounts in Cisco UCS Director
Lab 15: Add Virtual and Physical Accounts to Cisco UCS Director
Lab 16: Customize Cisco UCS Director
Lab 17: Explore Cisco UCS Director Monitoring Capabilities
Lab 18: Use Cisco UCS Director Orchestration Features

Target Audience

Network Designer
Network Administrator
Network Engineer
System Engineer
Consulting System Engineer
Technical Solutions Architect
Cisco Integrator/Partner

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Prerequisites

Good understanding of networking protocols
Good understanding of the VMware environment

It is recommended that a student should have attended the following classes or obtained an equivalent level of knowledge before attending this course:

Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)

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