DCVAI – Implementing Cisco Data Center Virtualization and Automation

IT Professionals with five to eight years of experience in these roles:

• Data center administrator
• Data center engineer
• Network administrator
• Network engineer
• System administrator
• Systems engineer
• Network designer
• Consulting systems engineer
• Technical solutions architect
• Cisco integrator or partner

To fully benefit from this course, you should have completed the following courses or obtained the equivalent level of knowledge:

• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) 
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)
• Configuring Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI Mode (DCAC9K)

You should have a good understanding of the VMware environment and should also be able to:

• Describe data center networking concepts
• Describe data center storage concepts
• Describe data center virtualisation

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe two primary features to logically separate a physical switch.
• Describe the Nexus 1000 virtual switch.
• Describe programmability options on Cisco NX-OS.
• Describe CLI features that simplify configuration management.
• Use different scripting tools available with Cisco NX-OS.
• Introduce the high-level concepts and describe the different fabric discovery parameters for Cisco ACI.
• Create tenant-based policies for bare metal hosts
• Describe the integration of VM Manager Domains with Cisco ACI
• Describe how Cisco ACI supports multitier applications
• List Cisco ACI monitoring capabilities
• Describe Cisco ACI programmability and orchestration
• Describe vPC-based aggregation and availability
• Describe Cisco AVS, distributed firewall, and microsegmentation
• Describe packet flows within the Cisco ACI
• Describe integrating Cisco ACI with external Layer 3 networks
• Outline the integration options with external Layer 2 networks
• Describe how L4–L7 services are inserted into the Cisco ACI fabric, and how traffic is subsequently redirected.