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    Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)

    The Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) training 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. This course also earns you 64 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

    This course has 5 ILT days with 3 additional self-study days (3 days of content to be covered by the student in their own time).

    This course, including the self-paced material, helps prepare you to take the exam:

    350-601 Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
    How you'll benefit

    This course 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
    Earn 64 CE credits toward recertification
    What to expect in the exam

    This course will help you prepare to take the 350-601 DCCOR exam. This exam tests your knowledge of implementing core data center technologies including network, compute, storage network, automation, and security. After you pass 350-601 DCCOR:

    You earn the Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Core certification and you satisfy the core requirement for these certifications:
    CCNP Data Center
    CCIE Data Center

    Labs

    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

    The Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches course shows you how to implement, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Switches, to build highly available, scalable storage networks. Through expert instruction and extensive hands-on practice, you will learn how to deploy and use capabilities such as Virtual Storage Area Networks (VSANs), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), N-Port Virtualization (NPV) fabric security, zoning, automation with NX-API, Slow Drain Analysis, SAN analytics, Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) tunnels, and more.

    This course will help you:

    Learn how to deploy and troubleshoot the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches to support performance, resiliency, scalability, and enhanced operations for data centers
    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
    Succeed in today’s demanding data center operations roles

    Labs

    Discovery 1: Perform Initial MDS Configuration
    Discovery 2: Set Up Cisco NDFC
    Discovery 3: Explore Cisco Device Manager
    Discovery 4: Configure and Use RBAC
    Discovery 5: Configure and Use RBAC with NDFC
    Discovery 6: Manage VSANs and Fibre Channel Domain
    Discovery 7: Configure Interfaces
    Discovery 8: Configure Device Aliases and Zoning
    Discovery 9: Configure FCIP Tunnels and FCIP High Availability
    Discovery 10: Configure IVR for SAN Extension
    Discovery 11: Configure NPV and NPIV
    Discovery 12: Explore and Automate with NX-API
    Discovery 13: Monitor SAN with Cisco NDFC
    Discovery 14: Configure SAN Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming
    Discovery 15: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Domains, Zoning and Zone Merges
    Discovery 16: Perform Slow-Drain Analysis with Cisco NDFC

    Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) 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
    • Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

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    Key Point of Training Programs

    • Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) Prerequisites

      Who should attend
      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
      Certifications
      This course is part of the following Certifications:

      CCIE Data Center
      Cisco Certified Network Professional 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 Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:

      Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
      Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)

    • Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) Course Format

      Live Virtual Course

    • Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) Outline

      Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols

      Spanning Tree Protocol
      Port Channels Overview
      Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols

      Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) Overview
      Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Overview
      Implementing Routing in Data Center

      Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2 and Open Settlement Protocol (OSP) v3
      Border Gateway Protocol
      Implementing Multicast in Data Center

      IP Multicast in Data Center Networks
      Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)
      Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols

      Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization
      Virtual Extensible LAN
      Implementing Network Infrastructure Security

      User Accounts and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
      Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) and SSH on Cisco NX-OS
      Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure

      Cisco ACI Overview, Initialization, and Discovery
      Cisco ACI Management
      Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration

      Tenant-Based Components
      Cisco ACI Endpoints and Endpoint Groups (EPG)
      Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network*

      Data Center Traffic Flows
      Packet Flow in Cisco Nexus Switches
      Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models

      Cloud Architectures
      Cloud Deployment Models
      Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management, Maintenance, and Operations

      Time Synchronization
      Network Configuration Management