After this course you can set up the main building blocks of a Cisco data centre and explain how they fit together: Nexus networks with VXLAN, policies in ACI, Fibre Channel storage networks and UCS servers with service profiles. You also automate simple routines and know the topics covered by exam 350-601. It suits you if you work in network or server operations, already have solid networking knowledge and want to move towards CCNP Data Center.
What you’ll take away.
- Set up routing, switching and VXLAN overlays in Nexus environments
- Understand and configure Cisco ACI with tenants, access policies and VMware integration
- Build SAN connectivity with Fibre Channel, zoning and FCoE
- Provision UCS servers using identity pools and service profiles
- Automate recurring data centre tasks with Python and Ansible
Your training in detail
- Who is it for?
- Network, systems and data centre engineers, server administrators and technical architects who plan or run Cisco data centres.
- Prerequisites
- You know Ethernet, TCP/IP and SAN basics including Fibre Channel, can identify Nexus and MDS products and have used hypervisors such as VMware. Cisco suggests CCNA and the DCFNDU course as preparation.
- Format & planning
- Standard length: 5 training days. A different length can be arranged for companies.
Agenda: from understanding to application
Our independently developed agenda proposal. Focus areas, lab environment and scope are agreed before booking.
Switching, first-hop redundancy, routing and multicast on Nexus
VXLAN overlay networks and data centre network security
Cisco ACI: fabric, policies, tenants and VMM domains
Storage networks: Fibre Channel, zoning, NPV and FCoE
Cisco UCS: Fabric Interconnects, service profiles and SAN connectivity
Automation, software maintenance and monitoring
Reviewing 350-601 topics and closing gaps
You plan a tenant for a fictional site with VXLAN connectivity, SAN zoning and a UCS server profile, then write a small Python script that checks the configuration.
Exams, licences & credentials
This course prepares you for exam 350-601 DCCOR. The exam and its fees are included only if confirmed in the offer. The certificate comes from Cisco. This is not an official Cisco course.
Vendor references & review date
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Your learning content
These objectives describe the training topic. The specific syllabus, dates and trainer are agreed before booking; the written offer is binding.
Frequently asked questions
What does exam 350-601 count towards?
According to Cisco, passing it earns the Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Core certification. It also meets the core exam requirement for CCNP Data Center and CCIE Data Center.
Is network knowledge enough without SAN experience?
You should know the basic SAN and Fibre Channel concepts beforehand. You practise the actual configuration during the course.
Does Cisco DCCOR (350-601): implementing and operating Data Center Core Technologies include a certificate?
This course prepares you for exam 350-601 DCCOR. The exam and its fees are included only if confirmed in the offer. The certificate comes from Cisco. This is not an official Cisco course.