CCNA DataCenter DCICN
Course Feature
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Category IT-Network
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Vendor Cisco
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Duration 40 Hours
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Exam 200-150
Class Description
Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)
This course is the first certification course of CCNA Data Center Certification Learning path which include the following courses:
- Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)
- Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)
Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)
- The course prepares you for the Cisco CCNA® Data Center certification and for associate-level data center roles. The course covers foundational knowledge, skills, and technologies, including data center networking concepts, data center storage networking, and data center physical infrastructure.
- The training provided in this course is focused on data center basic operations covering the topics needed for today’s demanding associate-level positions.
Network Protocols and Host-to-Host Communication
- Describing Ethernet
- Describing the OSI and TCP/IP Models
- Describing IPv4 and IPv6 Network Layer Addressing
- Describing Packet Delivery on a Hierarchical Network
- Describing the TCP/IP Transport Layer
Basic Data Center Networking Concepts
- Describing Data Center Network Architectures
- Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and NX-OS
- Implementing VLANs and Trunks
- Describing Redundant Switched Topologies
Advanced Data Center Networking Concepts
- Describing the Routing Process on Cisco Nexus Switches
- Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy
- Describing AAA on Cisco Nexus Switches
- Describing ACLs on Cisco Nexus Switches
Basic Data Center Storage
- Describing Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
- Describing Fibre Channel Storage Networking
- Describing VSANS
Advanced Data Center Storage
- Describing Communications Between Initiator and Target
- Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
- Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
- Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
- Describing Fibre Channel over Ethernet
Cisco UCS Architecture
- Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware Components
- Cisco UCS Physical Connectivity for a Fabric Interconnect Cluster
- Describing the Cisco UCS Manager Interfaces
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the characteristics and benefits of the Ethernet protocol
- List Ethernet standardization
- Describe the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) and TCP/IP models
- Describe IPv4 and IPv6 network layer addressing
- Describe the packet delivery process
- Compare and contrast TCP/IP with the OSI model
- Examine the Cisco data center network architectures, the 2- and 3-tier network design, and the spine/leaf network design
- Describe Cisco Nexus® products and explain the basic functionalities and tools of Cisco NX-OS
- Describe issues with Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Describe the routing process on Nexus switches
- Describe Layer 3 first-hop redundancy
- Describe and configure user security features
- Describe Access Control List (ACL) object groups
- Describe storage connectivity options in the data center
- Compare SCSI over IP (iSCSI), Fibre Channel, and Network-Attached Storage (NAS) connectivity for remote server storage
- Describe Fibre Channel storage networking, VLANs, VSANs, N-Port Virtualization (NPV), and N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV)
- Describe communication between the initiator and target
- Describe Fibre Channel zone types and their uses
- Describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric
- Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet
- Describe the components of a Cisco UCS server
- Describe the Cisco UCS physical connectivity for a fabric interconnect cluster
- Describe the Cisco UCS Manager interfaces
IT professionals with one to three years of experience in the roles below:
- Data center engineer
- Network administrator
- Network engineer
- System administrator
- Systems engineer
- Network designer
Prerequisites
- Good understanding of networking protocols
- Good understanding of the VMware environment
- Basic computer literacy
- Basic knowledge of the Microsoft Windows operating system
- Basic Internet skills