Description

The Course Name: DCII – Implementing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure

The Course Duration: 5 Days

The Overview:

The purpose of this course is to teach participants how to implement of LAN, SAN, and Data Center Unified Fabric. The course provides hands-on experience implementing Cisco data center infrastructure.

What You Will Learn:

  • How to configure Rapid PVST+, MST and available STP options
  • How to configure FEX in static, dynamic, and enhanced vPC setup
  • How to configure port channels and virtual port channels
  • How to implement FabricPath and and describe DFA
  • How to configure OTV
  • How to configure VXLAN
  • How to describe LISP
  • How to configure first hop redundancy protocols
  • How to configure routing on a Cisco Nexus switch
  • How to implement multicast functionality in a Cisco Data Center network architecture
  • How to manage user accounts, SSH, and AAA on Cisco NX-OS
  • How to describe and configure system security features
  • How to perform basic Fibre Channel configuration
  • How to manage FC domains
  • How to configure port security and fabric binding
  • How to describe FCoE
  • How to configure FCoE
  • How to describe and configure distributed device aliases
  • How to describe and configure zoning
  • How to configure NPIV and NPV
  • How to describe and configure FCIP
  • How to configure system management and infrastructure monitoring
  • How to configure infrastructure monitoring and programmability

The Course Index:

Module 1: Data Center Protocols

  • Lesson 1: Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Lesson 2: Configuring Port Channels
  • Lesson 3: Configuring Fabric Extenders
  • Lesson 4: Implementing Cisco FabricPath
  • Lesson 5: Understanding Overlay Transport Virtualization
  • Lesson 6: Implementing VXLAN
  • Lesson 7: Implementing LISP

Module 2: Layer 3 Switching Features in the Data Center

  • Lesson 1: Configuring First-Hop Redundancy
  • Lesson 2: Configuring Routing
  • Lesson 3: Configuring IP Multicast

Module 3: Data Center Infrastructure Security

  • Lesson 1: Configuring User Management
  • Lesson 2: Configuring System Security Features

Module 4: Data Center Infrastructure Storage Fabric

  • Lesson 1: Basic Fibre Channel Configuration
  • Lesson 2: Managing Domains
  • Lesson 3: Implementing Port Security and Fabric Binding

Module 5: FCoE Unified Fabric

  • Lesson 1: Describing FCoE
  • Lesson 2: Implementing FCoE

Module 6: Data Center Infrastructure Storage Services

  • Lesson 1: Configuring Distributed Device Aliases
  • Lesson 2: Implementing Zoning
  • Lesson 3: Configuring NPIV and NPV
  • Lesson 4: Configuring Fibre Channel Over IP

Module 7: Data Center Infrastructure Maintenance, Management, and Operations

  • Lesson 1: Configuring System Management
  • Lesson 2: Configuring Infrastructure Monitoring

Labs:

Lab 1: Configure Layer 2 Switching

Lab 2: Configure Port Channels

Lab 3: Configure FEX

Lab 4: Configure Cisco FabricPath

Lab 5: Configure OTV

Lab 6: Configure VXLAN

Lab 7: Configure VRRP

Lab 8: Configure OSPF

Lab 9: Configure User Management Security Features

Lab 10: Configure System Security Features

Lab 11: Configure Fibre Channel

Lab 12: Manage Domains and Configure Persistent FCIDs

Lab 13: Configure Fabric Binding and Port Security

Lab 14: Configure FCoE

Lab 15: Configure Device Aliases

Lab 16: Configure Zoning

Lab 17: Configure NPV

Lab 18: Configure System Management

Lab 19: Implement Infrastructure Monitoring