Detailed Course Outline
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