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Introduction to Cisco Data Center Networking & Technologies (DCICN+DCICT) Bootcamp (DCINT)

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Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist

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Introduction to Cisco Data Center Networking & Technologies (DCICN+DCICT) Bootcamp (DCINT)

Course Length: 5 Days

In this accelerated course students will be introduced to the three primary technologies that are used in the Cisco data center. Students will become familiar with Cisco technologies that are deployed in the Data Center:

unified computing
unified fabric
network services.

Through hands-on labs, students will focus on monitoring and reviewing configurations associated with these technologies. The course labs will focus on verifying configurations, with selected exercises involving making configuration changes and implementing new topologies.

Course Objectives

How a network works
Configure, verify, and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications
Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP services to meet network requirements
Configure, verify, and troubleshoot routing operations on Cisco Nexus switches
Describe and verify Cisco data center fundamentals
Verify Cisco data center virtualization
Verify Cisco data center storage networking
Verify Cisco data center unified fabric
Describe and verify Cisco UCS

Pre-requisites

Skills that a student must have before attending this course are as follows:

Basic computer literacy
Basic PC operating system navigation skills
Basic Internet usage skills
Basic IP address knowledge

Intended Audience

Network administrators
Network engineers
Cisco integrators/partners
System engineers
Network designers
Network managers
Consulting systems engineers
Technical solutions architects

Introduction to Cisco Data Center Networking & Technologies (DCICN+DCICT) Bootcamp (DCINT)

Module 1: Switched Network Implementation

Lesson 1: Describing Switching
Lesson 2: Describing the Packet Delivery Process
Lesson 3: Describing the NX-OS Software
Lesson 4: Operating NX-OS Software
Lesson 5: Implementing VLANs and Trunks
Lesson 6: Building a Redundant Switched Topology

Module 2: IP Addressing

Lesson 1: Describing an IP Addressing Scheme
Lesson 2: Transitioning to IPv6

Module 3: Routing on the Cisco Nexus Switch

Lesson 1: Exploring the Packet Discovery Process
Lesson 2: Exploring the Routing Process on Cisco Nexus Switches
Lesson 3: Exploring Routing Protocols on Cisco Nexus Switches
Lesson 4: Exploring ACLs on Cisco Nexus Switches

Module 4: Cisco Data Center Network Services

Lesson 1: Monitoring the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches
Lesson 2: Describing VPCs and Cisco FabricPath in the Data Center
Lesson 3: Using OTV on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Module 5: Cisco Data Center Virtualization

Lesson 1: Virtualizing Network Devices
Lesson 2: Using the Cisco Nexus 1000v Series Switch
Lesson 3: Verifying Setup and Operation of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch

Module 6: Cisco Data Center Storage Networking

Lesson 1: Describing Fiber Channel Storage Networking
Lesson 2: Verifying Fiber Channel Communications on Cisco MDS 9000

Module 7: Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric

Lesson 1: Describing DCB
Lesson 2: Identifying Connectivity Options for FCOE on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch
Lesson 3 Describing Enhanced FCOE Scalability with Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extender

Module 8: Cisco UCS

Lesson 1: Connecting Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
Lesson 2: Setting up an Initial UCS Cluster
Lesson 3: Describing Cisco UCS Manager Operations
Lesson 4: Describing Cisco UCS Manager Pools, Policies, Templates and SPs

Labs:

Lab 1: Connecting to Cisco Nexus Switches
Lab 2: Configuring Cisco Nexus Switches
Lab 3: Configuring VLANs and Trunks
Lab 4: Verifying and Configuring Spanning Tree
Lab 5: Converting Decimal to Binary and Binary to Decimal
Lab 6: Classifying Network Addressing
Lab 7: Computing Usable Subnetworks and Hosts
Lab 8: Calculating Subnet Masks
Lab 9: Configuring Multilayer Switching Part 1
Lab 10: Configuring Multilayer Switching Part 2
Lab 11: Connecting to a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Using SSH
Lab 12: Connecting to a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Using SSH
Lab 13: Running CLI Commands
Lab 14: Configuring vPC
Lab 15: Validating Cisco FabricPath
Lab 16: Validating OTV Configuration
Lab 17: Verifying Current VDC Settings
Lab 18: Validating a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Configuration
Lab 19: Validating the Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switch License
Lab 20: Configuring VSANs and Zoning
Lab 21: Validating FLOGI and FCNS
Lab 22: Viewing the tech-support Command Output
Lab 23: Validating the Physical Connections for FCoE
Lab 24: Exploring the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
Lab 25: Creating a Service Profile from a Template and Performing VMware ESXi 5.0 SAN Boot

Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist

The Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist validates an individual's knowledge of installing, configuring, and troubleshooting Cisco Data Center products to maintain a highly scalable, efficient, high performing Data Center Networking environment. Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist professionals understand how to deploy and optimize the features and benefits of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches, Cisco 4948 Switches, and Cisco Catalyst Blade Switches to provide fast and accurate resolution to network installation and customer service issues.