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 ACIâ„¢) 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 Systemâ„¢ (Cisco UCS®)
• Describe Cisco HyperFlexâ„¢ infrastructure concepts and benefits
• Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in data center
• Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

• 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

• 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

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:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)