After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:
Describe high-level concepts about different data center architectures.
Identify features used to interconnect data centers.
Describe key high-level considerations about securing and monitoring a data center deployment.
Outline key high-level concepts when implementing different data center approaches.
Describe data center cooling designs and considerations.
Explain device placement and cabling requirements.
Outline different data center use cases with basic architectures.
Describe a traditional multitier data center architecture.
Explain link aggregation and redundant trunk groups.
Explain multichassis link aggregation.
Summarize and discuss key concepts and components of a Virtual Chassis.
Summarize and discuss key concepts and components of a VCF.
Describe the reasons for the shift to IP fabrics.
Describe the design considerations for routing in an IP Fabric.
Describe how to scale an IP Fabric.
Describe the design considerations for an Overlay network.
Define the term Data Center Interconnect.
List differences between the different Layer 2 and Layer 3 DCIs.
Summarize and discuss the benefits and use cases for EVPN.
Discuss the security requirements and design principles of the data center.
Identify the security elements of the data center.
Describe network security implementation options in the data center.
Discuss network security functionality in the data center.
Understand the purpose of SDN.
Explain the function of Contrail.
Describe the purpose of NFV.
Discuss the purpose and function of vSRX and vMX.
Understand how to collect analytics in the SDN DC.
Describe the importance of analytics.
Discuss automation in the data center.
Discuss the benefits of QoS and CoS.
Describe the benefits of a converged network.
Identify general aspects of data center migration.
Describe some best practices for migration planning.
Outline some common migration scenarios.
Provide an overview of high availability offerings and solutions in the data center.
