The Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) v7.0 course helps you master design and deployment options focused on Cisco® data center solutions and technologies across network, compute, virtualization, storage area networks, automation, and security. You will learn design practices for the
Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) solution based on Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Unified Fabric. You will also gain design experience with network management technologies including Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), and Cisco UCS Director. You can expect theoretical content as well as design-oriented case studies in the form of activities.
This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-610 DCID), which leads to the new CCNP® Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Design certifications. The exam will be available beginning February 24, 2020.
Before taking this course, you should understand the following:
To fully benefit from this course, you should have completed the following courses or obtained the equivalent level of knowledge:
It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:
Describing High Availability on Layer 2
Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
Designing Data Center Topologies
Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol
Describing VXLAN Overlay Networks
Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
Describing Cisco FEX Options
Describing Basic Data Center Security
Describing Advanced Data Center Security
Describing Management and Orchestration
Describing Storage and RAID Options
Describing Fibre Channel Concepts
Describing Fibre Channel Topologies
Describing FCoE
Describing Storage Security
Describing SAN Management and Orchestration
Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
Describing Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
Describing Cisco UCS RBAC
Describing Pools for Service Profiles
Describing Policies for Service Profiles
Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
Model-Driven Programmability
Lab Outline
Join our public courses in our Istanbul, London and Ankara facilities. Private class trainings will be organized at the location of your preference, according to your schedule.