The Course Name : DCICN –  Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking

The Duration: 5 Days

The Overview:

The purpose of this course is to teach participants the necessary  skills and technologies including network protocols and host-to-host communication, data center networking concepts and technologies, data center storage networking, and Cisco UCS architecture.

What You Will Learn:

• How to describe the characteristics and benefits of the Ethernet protocol
• How to describe the OSI and TCP/IP models
• How to describe IPv4 and IPv6 network layer addressing
• How to describe the packet delivery process
• How to compare and contrast TCP/IP with the OSI model
• Examing the Cisco Data Center network architectures

The 2- and the 3-tier network design

The spine/leaf network design

• How to describe Cisco Nexus products and explain basic functionalities and tools of Cisco NX-OS
• How to describe VLANs
• How to describe issues with STP
• How to describe the routing process on Nexus switches
• How to describe Layer 3 first hop redundancy
• How to describe and configure user security features
• How to describe ACL object groups
• How to describe storage connectivity options in the Data Center
• How to compare iSCSI, Fibre Channel, and NAS connectivity for remote server storage
• How to describe Fibre Channel storage networking
• How to describe VSANs
• How to describe communication between the initiator and target
• How to describe Fibre Channel zone types and their uses
• How to describe NPV and NPIV
• How to describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric
• How to describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet
• How to describe the components of a Cisco UCS server
• How to describe the Cisco UCS physical connectivity for a Fabric Interconnect cluster
• How to describe the Cisco UCS Manager interfaces

The Course Index:

Module 1: Network Protocols and Host-to-Host Communication

• Lesson 1: Describing Ethernet
• Lesson 2: Describing OSI and TCP/IP Models
• Lesson 3: Describing IPv4 and IPv6 Network Layer Addressing
• Lesson 4: Describing Packet Delivery on a Hierarchical Network
• Lesson 5: Describing the TCP/IP Transport Layer

Module 2: Basic Data Center Networking Concepts

• Lesson 1: Describing Data Center Network Architectures
• Lesson 2: Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and NX-OS
• Lesson 3: Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Lesson 4: Describing Redundant Switched Topologies

Module 3: Advanced Data Center Networking Concepts

• Lesson 1: Describing the Routing Process on Nexus Switches
• Lesson 2: Describing Layer 3 First Hop Redundancy
• Lesson 3: Describing AAA on Nexus Switches
• Lesson 4: Describing ACLs on Nexus Switches

Module 4: Basic Data Center Storage

• Lesson 1: Describing Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
• Lesson 2: Describing Fibre Channel Storage Networking
• Lesson 3: Describing VSANs

Module 5: Advanced Data Center Storage

• Lesson 1: Describing Communication Between Initiator and Target
• Lesson 2: Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
• Lesson 3: Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
• Lesson 4: Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
• Lesson 5: Describing Fibre Channel over Ethernet

Module 6: Cisco UCS Architecture

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware Components
• Lesson 2: Cisco UCS Physical Connectivity for a Fabric Interconnect Cluster
• Lesson 3: Describing the Cisco UCS Manager Interfaces