DCICT – Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies v1.0

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Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) v6.2 is an Associate-level self-study technical course designed to help students prepare for the CCNA Data Center certification and for associate-level data center roles.

This course covers foundational knowledge, skills, and technologies, including networking technologies, data center network virtualization, unified computing, data center automation and orchestration, and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). The training provided in this course is focused on data center basic operations covering the topics needed for today’s demanding associate-level positions.

Module 1: Cisco Data Center Network Services

Lessons

  • Functional Layers of the Data Center
  • Cisco Nexus Product Family
  • Cisco MDS Product Family
  • Monitoring the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches
  • Virtual Port Channels (vPCs) and Cisco FabricPath in the Data Center
  • Using OTV on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

Labs

  • Connect to a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Using Secure Shell (SSH)
  • Connect to a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Using SSH
  • Run Command Line Interface (CLI) Commands
  • Configure vPCs
  • Validate Cisco FabricPath Configuration
  • Validate Overlay Transport Virtualisation (OTV) Configuration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 2: Cisco Data Center Virtualisation

Lessons

  • Virtualising Network Devices
  • Virtualising Storage
  • Virtualising Server Solutions
  • Using the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
  • Verifying Setup and Operation of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch

Labs

  • Verify Current Virtual Device Context (VDC) Settings
  • Validate a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Configuration
  • Validate a Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Configuration

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 3: Cisco Data Center Storage Networking

Lessons

  • Comparing Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
  • Fibre Channel Storage Networking
  • Verifying Fibre Channel Communications on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multi-layer Switches

Labs

  • Validate a Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switch License

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 4: Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric

Lessons

  • Data Center Bridging (DCB)
  • Connectivity Options for FIbre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on the CiscoNexus 5000 Series Switch
  • Enhanced FCoE Scalability with Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extenders

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Module 5: Cisco UCS

Lessons

  • Cisco UCS B-Series Product Family
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Product Family
  • Connecting Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
  • Setting Up an Initial Cisco UCS B-Series Cluster
  • Cisco UCS Manager Operations
  • Cisco UCS Manager Pools, Policies, Templates, and Service Profiles

After completing this module, students will be able to:

Labs

  • Lab 1-1: Connect to a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Using Secure Shell (SSH)
  • Lab 1-2: Connect to a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Using SSH
  • Lab 1-3: Run Command Line Interface (CLI) Commands
  • Lab 1-4: Configure vPCs
  • Lab 1-5: Validate Cisco FabricPath Configuration
  • Lab 1-6: Validate Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) Configuration
  • Lab 2-1: Verify Current Virtual Device Context (VDC) Settings
  • Lab 2-2: Validate a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Configuration
  • Lab 2-3: Validate a Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Configuration
  • Lab 3-1: Validate a Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switch License

 

  • Network designers
  • Network administrators
  • Storage administrators
  • Network engineers
  • Server administrators
  • Network managers
  • Program managers
  • Project managers
  • Systems engineers

 

After completing this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe and configure Cisco UCS
  • Describe and configure Cisco data center virtualization
  • Describe and configure Cisco data center networking
  • Describe and configure Cisco automation and orchestration
  • Describe and verify Cisco ACI
This course is available On-Demand. With On-Demand you get access to:
  • 365 days of unlimited access to interactive, Cisco authorized training
  • Hands-on practice labs delivered through Discovery Labs
  • Course content that is equivalent to classroom training
  • Graded assessments at the end of every section to provide students with vital feedback

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