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Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)

This course helps you prepare for the Cisco CCNP Data Center and CCIE Data Center certifications for advanced-level data center roles. In this course, you will master the skills and technologies you need to implement data center compute, LAN and SAN infrastructure. You will also learn the essentials of automation and security in data centers. You will gain hands-on experience deploying, securing, operating, and maintaining Cisco data center infrastructure including: Cisco MDS Switches and Cisco Nexus Switches; Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) B-Series Blade Servers, and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers.

What you need to know

This training prepares you for

350-601 DCCOR exam

Continuing Education

Earn 64 CE credits towards recertification

Ways to get this training

Cisco U. Learning Path

Follow a guided Learning Path designed for your certification success. Pre- and post-assessments help you skip what you know and focus on what you need to learn.

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Instructor-led training

Join lively classroom-style learning and discussions, online or in person, that are led by Cisco and our Learning Partners.

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E-learning

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    How you'll benefit

    This training will help you:

    • Gain experience implementing, securing and automating network, compute, and storage infrastructure
    • Gain knowledge and skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
    • Qualify for professional and expert-level job roles in the high-demand area of enterprise-class data center environments

    Who should enroll

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

    Technology areas

    • Data center

    Objectives

    After taking this course, you should be able to:

    • Implement routing and switching protocols in Data Center environment
    • Implement overlay networks in data center
    • Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) concepts and Cisco Virtual Machine manager (VMM) domain integration
    • Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models
    • Implement Fibre Channel fabric
    • Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric
    • Implement security features in data center
    • Implement software management and infrastructure monitoring
    • Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and Server abstraction
    • Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®)
    • Describe Cisco HyperFlex™ infrastructure concepts and benefits
    • Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in data center

    Prerequisites

    To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

    • Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
    • Familiarity with SANs
    • Familiarity with Fibre Channel protocol
    • Identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
    • Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture
    • Understanding of server system design and architecture
    • Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)

    These skills can be found in the following Cisco Learning Offerings:

    Outline

    • Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols*
    • Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols*
    • Implementing Routing in Data Center*
    • Implementing Multicast in Data Center*
    • Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols
    • Implementing Network Infrastructure Security*
    • Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure
    • Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration
    • Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network*
    • Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models
    • Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management, Maintenance, and Operations*
    • Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts*
    • Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric
    • Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services
    • Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric
    • Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security*
    • Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations*
    • Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors*
    • Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity
    • Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction
    • Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity
    • Implementing Unified Computing Security
    • Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Systems*
    • Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations*
    • Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools*
    • Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms
    • Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies*

    * This section is self-study material that can be done at your own pace after the instructor-led portion of the course.

    Lab outline

    • Configure Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
    • Explore the Cisco ACI Fabric
    • Implement Cisco ACI Access Policies and Out-of-Band Management
    • Implement Cisco ACI Tenant Policies
    • Integrate Cisco ACI with VMware
    • Configure Fibre Channel
    • Configure Device Aliases
    • Configure Zoning
    • Configure NPV
    • Provision Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster
    • Configure Server and Uplink Ports
    • Configure VLANs
    • Configure a Cisco UCS Server Profile Using Hardware Identities
    • Configure Basic Identity Pools
    • Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
    • Configure an Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Service Profile
    • Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users with Microsoft Active Directory
    • Configure Cisco Nexus Switches with Ansible
    • Program a Cisco Nexus Switch with Python
    • Automate Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure Configuration