ertification: CCNA
Description
The Implementing Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure 2 (DCNI-2) v3.0 is a five-day instructor-led course with lab exercises that are intended to prepare students for the certification exam (no. 642-974). The course schedule consists of approximately 50 percent lecture and 50 percent lab exercises. The Delivery Lab for this course is accessed using a remote access procedure coupled with a GUI application that provides connectivity to all lab devices.
Objectives
“Deploy, configure and troubleshoot data center networks using the Cisco Nexus Platform Family including the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, and 2000.”
- Understand the enhancements associated with the Cisco NX-OS Software
- Understand product placement for the Cisco Nexus Platform Family
- Describe the migration of data center architectures, including unified I/O and unified fabric
Who Should Attend
The primary audience is formed of individuals involved in the technical handling of Cisco platforms and solutions, namely installing, configuring, operating, and troubleshooting. The decision to cover only these areas is somewhat arbitrary, because many people with Cisco certifications are called on to provide advice in network planning and design as well. In this course, the target audience will be referred to generically as “technicians.”
- Channel Partners/Resellers (pre- and post-sales professionals)
- Customer
- Employee
Course Outline
Module 1: Using the Cisco Nexus 7000 in Data Center Networks
- Lesson 1: Understanding the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
- Lesson 2: Overview of the Cisco Nexus 7000
- Lesson 3: Introducing the Virtual Device Contexts in the Cisco Nexus 7000
- Lesson 4: Managing the Cisco Nexus 7000
- Lesson 5: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Layer 2 Protocols and Features
- Lesson 6: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Layer 3 Protocols and Features
- Lesson 7: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Quality of Service
- Lesson 8: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Security
- Lesson 9: Troubleshooting
Module 2: Using the Cisco Nexus 5000 and 2000 in Data Center Networks
- Lesson 1: Overview of the Cisco Nexus 5000 and Cisco Nexus 2000
- Lesson 2: Understanding Fibre Channel
- Lesson 3: Implementing an FCoE Network Using Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
Lab Outline
- Lab Exercise 1: Cisco Nexus 7000 Hardware Platform
- Lab Exercise 2: Managing System Configuration
- Lab Exercise 3: Creating VDCs
- Lab Exercise 4: Layer 2 Switching
- Lab Exercise 5: First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
- Lab Exercise 6: Configuring Routing Protocols
- Lab Exercise 7: Quality of Service
- Lab Exercise 8: Cisco Nexus 7000 Security Features
- Lab Exercise 9: Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- Lab Exercise 10: Troubleshooting Using Ethanalyzer and SPAN
- Lab Exercise 11: Cisco Nexus 5000 Hardware Platform
- Lab Exercise 12: Configuring FCoE and the Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
- Lab Exercise 13: Configuring the VMware ESX Server and CNA
- Lab Exercise 14: Cisco Nexus Product Family Solution Example
- Lab Exercise 15: Configuring N_Port Virtualization on the Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch
Prerequisites
- The following courses are recommended prerequisites for students attending the Implementing Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure 2 course:
- Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices (ICND1) or equivalent
- Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices (ICND2) or equivalent
- Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) or equivalent