Description
This course has 5 ILT days with 3 additional self-study days (3 days of content to be covered by the student in their own time).
This course, including the self-paced material, helps prepare you to take the exam:
- 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
How you’ll benefit
This course will help you:
- Gain experience implementing, securing and automating network, compute, and storage infrastructure
- Gain knowledge and skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
- Qualify for professional and expert-level job roles in the high-demand area of enterprise-class data center environments
- Earn 64 CE credits toward recertification
What to expect in the exam
This course will help you prepare to take the 350-601 DCCOR exam. This exam tests your knowledge of implementing core data center technologies including network, compute, storage network, automation, and security. After you pass 350-601 DCCOR:
- You earn the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Core certification and you satisfy the core requirement for these certifications:
- CCNP Data Center
- CCIE Data Center
Who should attend
- Network designers
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- Systems engineers
- Data center engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
- Field engineers
- Cisco integrators and partners
- Server administrator
- Network manager
Certifications
This course is part of the following Certifications:
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
- Familiarity with SANs
- Familiarity with Fibre Channel protocol
- Identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
- Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture
- Understanding of server system design and architecture
- Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)
These Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:
Course Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Implement routing and switching protocols in Data Center environment
- Implement overlay networks in data center
- Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) concepts and Cisco Virtual Machine manager (VMM) domain integration
- Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models
- Implement Fibre Channel fabric
- Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric
- Implement security features in data center
- Implement software management and infrastructure monitoring
- Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and Server abstraction
- Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®)
- Describe Cisco HyperFlex™ infrastructure concepts and benefits
- Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in data center
- Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies
Follow On Courses
Outline: Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols*
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- Port Channels Overview
Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols*
- Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) Overview
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Overview
Implementing Routing in Data Center*
- Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2 and Open Settlement Protocol (OSP) v3
- Border Gateway Protocol
Implementing Multicast in Data Center*
- IP Multicast in Data Center Networks
- Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)
Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols
- Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization
- Virtual Extensible LAN
Implementing Network Infrastructure Security*
- User Accounts and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) and SSH on Cisco NX-OS
Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure
- Cisco ACI Overview, Initialization, and Discovery
- Cisco ACI Management
Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration
- Tenant-Based Components
- Cisco ACI Endpoints and Endpoint Groups (EPG)
Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network*
- Data Center Traffic Flows
- Packet Flow in Cisco Nexus Switches
Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models
- Cloud Architectures
- Cloud Deployment Models
Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management, Maintenance, and Operations*
- Time Synchronization
- Network Configuration Management
Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts*
- Need for Network Assurance
- Cisco Streaming Telemetry Overview
Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric
- Fibre Channel Basics
- Virtual Storage Area Network (VSAN) Overview
Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services
- Distributed Device Aliases
- Zoning
Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric
- Fibre Channel over Ethernet
- Describing FCoE
Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security*
- User Accounts and RBAC
- Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations*
- Time Synchronization
- Software Installation and Upgrade
Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors*
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
- Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction
- Identity Abstraction
- Service Profile Templates
Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity
- iSCSI Overview
- Fibre Channel Overview
Implementing Unified Computing Security
- User Accounts and RBAC
- Options for Authentication
Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Systems*
- Hyper converged and Integrated Systems Overview
- Cisco HyperFlex Solution
Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations*
- Compute Configuration Management
- Software Updates
Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools*
- Cisco NX-OS Programmability
- Scheduler Overview
Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms
- Cisco and Ansible Integration Overview
- Cisco and Puppet Integration Overview
Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies*
- Power On Auto Provisioning
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager Overview
