This training 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
- 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 Locator/ID separation protocol
- Design a solution that uses Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) for traffic forwarding
- Describe the 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 the compute function and the different Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) levels from a high-availability and performance perspective
- Describe Fibre Channel concepts and architecture
- Describe Fibre Channel topologies and industry terms
- Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- Describe security options in the storage network
- Describe the management and automation options for the 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
Practical activities include:
- Module 1: High Availability on Layer 2
- Module 2: Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
- Module 3: Designing Data Center Topologies
- Module 4: Locator/ID Separation Protocol
- Module 5: VXLAN Overlay Networks
- Module 6: Hardware and Device Virtualization
- Module 7: Cisco FEX Options
- Module 8: Basic Data Center Security
- Module 9: Advanced Data Center Security
- Module 10: Management and Orchestration
- Module 11: Storage and RAID Options
- Module 12: Fibre Channel Topologies
- Module 13: Fibre Channel Topologies
- Module 14: FCoE
- Module 15: Storage Security
- Module 16: SAN Management and Orchestration
- Module 17: Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
- Module 18: Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
- Module 19: Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
- Module 20: Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
- Module 21: Cisco UCS RBAC
- Module 22: Pools for Service Profiles
- Module 23: Policies for Service Profiles
- Module 24: Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
- Module 25: Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
- Module 26: Designing Data Center Automation
Before taking this offering, 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 MDS families
IT professionals with five to eight years of experience in these roles:
- 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