Course Description
The Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0 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.
Course Information
Length: 5 day
Format: Lecture and Lab
Delivery Method: Virtual / Onsite
Max. Capacity: 16
Learning Objectives
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Describe the foundations of data center networking
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Describe Cisco Nexus products and explain the basic Cisco NX-OS functionalities and tools
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Describe Layer 3 first-hop redundancy
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Describe Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) connectivity
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Describe Ethernet port channels and virtual port channel (VPCs)
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Introduce switch virtualization, machine virtualization, and network virtualization
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Compare storage connectivity options in the data center
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Describe Fibre Channel communication between the initiator server and the target storage
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Describe Fibre Channel zone types and their uses
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Describe N-Port Virtualization (NPV) and N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV)
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Describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric
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Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE
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Describe data center server connectivity
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Describe Cisco UCS Manager
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Describe the purpose and advantages of APIs
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Describe Cisco ACI
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Describe the basic concepts of cloud
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Describe the basic concepts of cloud computing
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Prepare for entry-level job roles in the high-demand area of data center environments
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Prepare for courses that support the Cisco Certified Network Professional Data Center certification exams
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Gain knowledge and hands-on skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
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Good understanding of networking protocols
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Good understanding of the VMware environment
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Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems
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Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)
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Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)
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Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)
Labs
- Explore the Cisco NX-OS CLI
- Explore Topology Discovery
- Configure Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP)
- Configure the Cisco Nexus 2000 FEX
- Configure VPCs
- Configure VPCs with Cisco FEX
- Configure Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
- Explore the Virtual Device Contexts (VDC) Elements
- Install VMware Elastic Sky X Integrated (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 Server Profile
- Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs
- Explore the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree
Who Should Attend
Data center administrators, Data center engineers, Systems engineers, Server administrators, Network managers, Cisco integrators and partners