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Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.1

Instructor-Led 20 Agenda

Description

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 e

Course Overview

Course Objective

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

Who Should Attend

Data center administrators Data center engineers Systems engineers Server administrators Network managers Cisco integrators and partners Data center designers Technical solutions architects Network architects

Describing the Data Center Network Architectures Lesson Id 1

Describing the Data Center Network Architectures

Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software Lesson Id 2

Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software

Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy Lesson Id 3

Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy

Describing Cisco FEX Lesson Id 4

Describing Cisco FEX

Describing Port Channels and vPCs Lesson Id 5

Describing Port Channels and vPCs

Describing Switch Virtualization Lesson Id 6

Describing Switch Virtualization

Describing Machine Virtualization Lesson Id 7

Describing Machine Virtualization

Describing Network Virtualization Lesson Id 8

Describing Network Virtualization

Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts Lesson Id 9

Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts

Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage Lesson Id 10

Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage

Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses Lesson Id 11

Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses

Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV Lesson Id 12

Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV

Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements Lesson Id 13

Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements

Describing FCoE Lesson Id 14

Describing FCoE

Describing Cisco UCS Components Lesson Id 15

Describing Cisco UCS Components

Describing Cisco UCS Manager Lesson Id 16

Describing Cisco UCS Manager

Using APIs Lesson Id 17

Using APIs

Describing Cisco ACI Lesson Id 18

Describing Cisco ACI

Describing Cloud Computing Lesson Id 19

Describing Cloud Computing

Lab outline Lesson Id 20

Lab outline

Lesson Id	Title	Description
1	Describing the Data Center Network Architectures	Cisco Data Center Architecture Overview<br />Three-Tier Network: Core, Aggregation, and Access<br />Spine-and-Leaf Network<br />Two-Tier Storage Network
2	Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software	Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview<br />Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture<br />Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Tools<br />Cisco NX-OS Virtual Routing and Forwarding
3	Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy	Default Gateway Redundancy<br />Hot Standby Router Protocol<br />Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol<br />Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
4	Describing Cisco FEX	Server Deployment Models<br />Cisco FEX Technology<br />Cisco FEX Traffic Forwarding<br />Cisco Adapter FEX
5	Describing Port Channels and vPCs	Ethernet Port Channels<br />Virtual Port Channels<br />Supported vPC Topologies
6	Describing Switch Virtualization	Cisco Nexus Switch Basic Components<br />Virtual Routing and Forwarding<br />Cisco Nexus 7000 VDCs<br />VDC Types<br />VDC Resource Allocation<br />VDC Management
7	Describing Machine Virtualization	Virtual Machines<br />Hypervisor<br />VM Manager
8	Describing Network Virtualization	Overlay Network Protocols<br />VXLAN Overlay<br />VXLAN BGP EVPN Control Plane<br />VXLAN Data Plane<br />Cisco Nexus 1000VE Series Virtual Switch<br />VMware vSphere Virtual Switches
9	Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts	Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center<br />Fibre Channel Storage Networking<br />VSAN Configuration and Verification
10	Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage	Fibre Channel Layered Model<br />FLOGI Process<br />Fibre Channel Flow Control
11	Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses	Fibre Channel Zoning<br />Zoning Configuration<br />Zoning Management
12	Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV	Cisco NPV Mode<br />NPIV Mode
13	Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements	IEEE Data Center Bridging<br />Priority Flow Control<br />Enhanced Transmission Selection<br />DCBX Protocol<br />Congestion Notification
14	Describing FCoE	Cisco Unified Fabric<br />FCoE Architecture<br />FCoE Initialization Protocol<br />FCoE Adapters
15	Describing Cisco UCS Components	Physical Cisco UCS Components<br />Cisco Fabric Interconnect Product Overview<br />Cisco IOM Product Overview<br />Cisco UCS Mini<br />Cisco IMC Supervisor<br />Cisco Intersight
16	Describing Cisco UCS Manager	Cisco UCS Manager Overview<br />Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction<br />Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates<br />Cisco UCS Central Overview<br />Cisco HyperFlex Overview
17	Using APIs	Common Programmability Protocols and Methods<br />How to Choose Models and Processes
18	Describing Cisco ACI	Cisco ACI Overview<br />Multitier Applications in Cisco ACI<br />Cisco ACI Features<br />VXLAN in Cisco ACI<br />Unicast Traffic in Cisco ACI<br />Multicast Traffic in Cisco ACI<br />Cisco ACI Programmability<br />Common Programming Tools and Orchestration Options
19	Describing Cloud Computing	Cloud Computing Overview<br />Cloud Deployment Models<br />Cloud Computing Services
20	Lab outline	Explore the Cisco NX-OS CLI<br />Explore Topology Discovery<br />Configure HSRP<br />Configure vPCs<br />Configure VRF<br />Explore the VDC Elements<br />Install ESXi and vCenter<br />Configure VSANs<br />Validate FLOGI and FCNS<br />Configure Zoning<br />Configure Unified Ports on a Cisco Nexus Switch and Implement FCoE<br />Explore the Cisco UCS Server Environment<br />Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile<br />Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs<br />Explore the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree<br />Explore Cisco ACI