Description
The Course Name : DCICN – Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking
The Duration: 5 Days
The Overview:
The purpose of this course is to teach participants the necessary skills and technologies including network protocols and host-to-host communication, data center networking concepts and technologies, data center storage networking, and Cisco UCS architecture.
What You Will Learn:
- How to describe the characteristics and benefits of the Ethernet protocol
- How to describe the OSI and TCP/IP models
- How to describe IPv4 and IPv6 network layer addressing
- How to describe the packet delivery process
- How to compare and contrast TCP/IP with the OSI model
- Examing the Cisco Data Center network architectures
The 2- and the 3-tier network design
The spine/leaf network design
- How to describe Cisco Nexus products and explain basic functionalities and tools of Cisco NX-OS
- How to describe VLANs
- How to describe issues with STP
- How to describe the routing process on Nexus switches
- How to describe Layer 3 first hop redundancy
- How to describe and configure user security features
- How to describe ACL object groups
- How to describe storage connectivity options in the Data Center
- How to compare iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and NAS connectivity for remote server storage
- How to describe Fibre Channel storage networking
- How to describe VSANs
- How to describe communication between the initiator and target
- How to describe Fibre Channel zone types and their uses
- How to describe NPV and NPIV
- How to describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric
- How to describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet
- How to describe the components of a Cisco UCS server
- How to describe the Cisco UCS physical connectivity for a Fabric Interconnect cluster
- How to describe the Cisco UCS Manager interfaces
The Course Index:
Module 1: Network Protocols and Host-to-Host Communication
- Lesson 1: Describing Ethernet
- Lesson 2: Describing OSI and TCP/IP Models
- Lesson 3: Describing IPv4 and IPv6 Network Layer Addressing
- Lesson 4: Describing Packet Delivery on a Hierarchical Network
- Lesson 5: Describing the TCP/IP Transport Layer
Module 2: Basic Data Center Networking Concepts
- Lesson 1: Describing Data Center Network Architectures
- Lesson 2: Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and NX-OS
- Lesson 3: Implementing VLANs and Trunks
- Lesson 4: Describing Redundant Switched Topologies
Module 3: Advanced Data Center Networking Concepts
- Lesson 1: Describing the Routing Process on Nexus Switches
- Lesson 2: Describing Layer 3 First Hop Redundancy
- Lesson 3: Describing AAA on Nexus Switches
- Lesson 4: Describing ACLs on Nexus Switches
Module 4: Basic Data Center Storage
- Lesson 1: Describing Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
- Lesson 2: Describing Fibre Channel Storage Networking
- Lesson 3: Describing VSANs
Module 5: Advanced Data Center Storage
- Lesson 1: Describing Communication Between Initiator and Target
- Lesson 2: Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
- Lesson 3: Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
- Lesson 4: Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
- Lesson 5: Describing Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Module 6: Cisco UCS Architecture
- Lesson 1: Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware Components
- Lesson 2: Cisco UCS Physical Connectivity for a Fabric Interconnect Cluster
- Lesson 3: Describing the Cisco UCS Manager Interfaces