Describing the Data Center Network Architectures
- Cisco Data Center Architecture Overview
- Three-Tier Network: Core, Aggregation, and Access
- Spine-and-Leaf Network
- Two-Tier Storage Network
Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software
- Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview
- Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture
- Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Tools
- Cisco NX-OS Virtual Routing and Forwarding
Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy
- Default Gateway Redundancy
- Hot Standby Router Protocol
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
- Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
Describing Cisco FEX
- Server Deployment Models
- Cisco FEX Technology
- Cisco FEX Traffic Forwarding
- Cisco Adapter FEX
Describing Port Channels and vPCs
- Ethernet Port Channels
- Virtual Port Channels
- Supported vPC Topologies
Describing Switch Virtualization
- Cisco Nexus Switch Basic Components
- Virtual Routing and Forwarding
- Cisco Nexus 7000 VDCs
- VDC Types
- VDC Resource Allocation
- VDC Management
Describing Machine Virtualization
- Virtual Machines
- Hypervisor
- VM Manager
Describing Network Virtualization
- Overlay Network Protocols
- VXLAN Overlay
- VXLAN BGP EVPN Control Plane
- VXLAN Data Plane
- Cisco Nexus 1000VE Series Virtual Switch
- VMware vSphere Virtual Switches
Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts
- Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
- Fibre Channel Storage Networking
- VSAN Configuration and Verification
Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage
- Fibre Channel Layered Model
- FLOGI Process
- Fibre Channel Flow Control
Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
- Fibre Channel Zoning
- Zoning Configuration
- Zoning Management
Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
- IEEE Data Center Bridging
- Priority Flow Control
- Enhanced Transmission Selection
- DCBX Protocol
- Congestion Notification
Describing FCoE
- Cisco Unified Fabric
- FCoE Architecture
- FCoE Initialization Protocol
- FCoE Adapters
Describing Cisco UCS Components
- Physical Cisco UCS Components
- Cisco Fabric Interconnect Product Overview
- Cisco IOM Product Overview
- Cisco UCS Mini
- Cisco IMC Supervisor
- Cisco Intersight
Describing Cisco UCS Manager
- Cisco UCS Manager Overview
- Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction
- Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates
- Cisco UCS Central Overview
- Cisco HyperFlex Overview
- Using APIs
- Common Programmability Protocols and Methods
- How to Choose Models and Processes
Describing Cisco ACI
- Cisco ACI Overview
- Multitier Applications in Cisco ACI
- Cisco ACI Features
- VXLAN in Cisco ACI
- Unicast Traffic in Cisco ACI
- Multicast Traffic in Cisco ACI
- Cisco ACI Programmability
- Common Programming Tools and Orchestration Options
Describing Cloud Computing
- Cloud Computing Overview
- Cloud Deployment Models
- Cloud Computing Services
Lab Outline
- Explore the Cisco NX-OS CLI
- Explore Topology Discovery
- Configure HSRP
- Configure the Cisco Nexus 2000 FEX
- Configure vPCs
- Configure vPCs with Cisco FEX
- Configure VRF
- Explore the VDC Elements
- Install VMware ESXi and vCenter
- Configure VSANs
- Validate FLOGI and FCNS
- Configure Zoning
- Configure Unified Ports on a Cisco Nexus Switch and Implement FCoE
- Explore the Cisco UCS Server Environment
- Configure a Cisco UCS Server Profile
- Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs
- Explore the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree
