The Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) course prepares learners for the Cisco CCNP Data Center and CCIE Data Center certifications, equipping them with the skills required for advanced data center roles. Participants will develop expertise in implementing data center compute, LAN, and SAN infrastructure, as well as essential automation and security concepts.

The course provides hands-on experience in deploying, securing, operating, and maintaining Cisco data center infrastructure, including Cisco MDS Switches, Cisco Nexus Switches, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) B-Series Blade Servers, and UCS C-Series Rack Servers.

This course includes five instructor-led training days and three self-study days, allowing learners to reinforce their understanding through additional materials.

It prepares learners for the 350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) exam and earns them 64 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from this course, learners should have:

Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
Understanding of storage area networks (SANs)
Knowledge of Fibre Channel protocol
Ability to identify Cisco Nexus and Cisco MDS products
Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture
Knowledge of server system design and architecture
Familiarity with hypervisor technologies such as VMware

Recommended prior training includes:

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)

Target audience

This course is designed for professionals responsible for designing, implementing, and managing data center infrastructure. It is suitable for:

Network designers
Network administrators
Network engineers
Systems engineers
Data center engineers
Consulting systems engineers
Technical solutions architects
Field engineers
Cisco integrators and partners
Server administrators
Network managers

For corporate groups, we can organize this training as an on-site private group.

What You Will Learn

Upon completing this course, learners will be able to:

Implement routing and switching protocols in data center environments
Deploy overlay networks within a data center
Introduce Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) concepts and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) domain integration
Describe Cisco Cloud Services and deployment models
Implement Fibre Channel fabric and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric
Implement security features in data centers
Manage software and monitor infrastructure performance
Configure Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and server abstraction
Establish SAN connectivity for Cisco UCS environments
Explain Cisco HyperFlex infrastructure concepts and benefits
Implement automation and scripting tools in a data center environment
Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

Training Outline

Implementing data center switching protocols

Spanning Tree Protocol
Port Channels overview

Implementing first-hop redundancy protocols

Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) overview
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) overview

Implementing routing in data center environments

Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2 and OSPF v3
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)

Implementing multicast in data centers

IP multicast in data center networks
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)

Implementing data center overlay protocols

Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)

Implementing network infrastructure security

User accounts and Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) and Secure Shell (SSH) on Cisco NX-OS

Describing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI)

Cisco ACI overview, initialization, and discovery
Cisco ACI management

Describing Cisco ACI building blocks and VMM domain integration

Tenant-based components
Cisco ACI endpoints and Endpoint Groups (EPG)

Describing packet flow in data center networks

Data center traffic flows
Packet flow in Cisco Nexus switches

Describing Cisco Cloud Services and deployment models

Cloud architectures
Cloud deployment models

Describing data center network infrastructure management, maintenance, and operations

Time synchronization
Network configuration management

Exams and assessments

This course prepares learners for the 350-601 DCCOR exam, which validates expertise in implementing core data center technologies, including network, compute, storage network, automation, and security.

Upon passing the exam, learners earn the Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Core certification and satisfy the core requirement for the following certifications:

CCNP Data Center
CCIE Data Center

The cost of the exam is not included with this course. Please speak to your account manager to add it to your order.

Hands-on learning

This course includes:

Hands-on labs covering network, compute, and storage implementations
Guided exercises for configuring Cisco UCS and Nexus environments
Practical automation and security scenarios in a data center setting

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