Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.1
The Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.1 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. You will get hands-on experience with configuring features on Cisco Nexus Operating System (Cisco NX-OS) and Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS). This course does not lead directly to a certification exam, but it does cover foundational knowledge that can help you prepare for several CCNP and other professional-level data center courses and exams.
- Price: $4595.00
- Duration: 5 Days
- Delivery Methods: Virtual
- DIR Discount: 7.0%
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Course Outline
1 – Describing the Data Center Network Architectures
2 – Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software
3 – Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy
4 – Describing Cisco FEX
5 – Describing Port Channels and vPCs
6 – Describing Switch Virtualization
7 – Describing Machine Virtualization
8 – Describing Network Virtualization
9 – Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts
10 – Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage
11 – Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
12 – Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
13 – Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
14 – Describing FCoE
15 – Describing Cisco UCS Components
16 – Describing Cisco UCS Manager
17 – Using APIs
18 – Describing Cisco ACI
19 – Describing Cloud Computing
20 – Lab outline
Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.
Learning Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the foundations of data center networking
- Describe Cisco Nexus products and explain the basic Cisco NX-OS functionalities and tools
- Describe Layer 3 first-hop redundancy
- Describe Cisco FEX connectivity
- Describe Ethernet port channels and vPCs
- Introduce switch virtualization, machine virtualization, and describe network virtualization
- Compare storage connectivity options in the data center
- Describe Fibre Channel communication between the initiator server and the target storage
- Describe Fibre Channel zone types and their uses
- Describe NPV and NPIV
- Describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric
- Describe FCoE
- Describe data center server connectivity
- Describe Cisco UCS Manager
- Describe the purpose and advantages of APIs
- Describe Cisco ACI
- Describe the basic concepts of cloud computing
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