The Data Center Nexus Dashboard Advanced (DCNDA) training focuses on how to deploy and use Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights (NDI) and Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator (NDO) to successfully monitor data center networks, and to provision a Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)-based multisite network. The training is three days long and includes several activities that are either lab simulations or live labs. Activities that pertain to Nexus Dashboard Insights are implemented with lab simulations based on a real-world lab environment, while the lab activity related to Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator uses live software.

This training earns you 24 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

1. Cisco Nexus Dashboards Insights Overview
2. Day-2 Operational Needs
3. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Installation on Cisco Nexus Dashboard
4. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Switch Telemetry
5. Assurance Analysis Including Multisite Assurance
6. Resource Analysis
7. Alerts Analysis
8. Explore Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
9. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Dashboards
10. Options for Exporting Data from Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights
11. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Use Cases
12. Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Integration with vCenter
13. Explore Cisco NDI Assurance Functions
14. Cisco NDO Overview
15. Cisco NDO Features and Use Cases
16. Cisco NDO Platform Support and Installation
17. Cisco NDO with Cisco ACI Multisite
18. Intersite Connectivity
19. Multisite Schemas and Templates
20. Multipod and Multisite Integration
21. Orchestrate Cisco NDO Policies

• Data Center Network Administrators
• Data Center Network Operators
• Data Center Architects
• Data Center Engineers
• Data Center Technical Managers
• IT Managers/Directors
• Account Managers

The knowledge and skills you are expected to have before attending this training are:

• Understanding of Cisco routing and switching in a data center
• Fundamentals of network management and network operation
• Understanding of Cisco ACI

These skills can be found in the following Cisco Learning Offerings:

• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
• Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI)