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    Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)

    Cisco - Data Center
    The Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.1 course helps you prepare for entry-level data center roles. In this course, you will learn the foundational knowledge and skills you need to configure Cisco® data center technologies including networking, virtualization, storage area networking, and unified computing. You will get an introduction to Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI), automation and cloud computing. You will get hands-on experience configuring features on Cisco Nexus Operating System (Cisco NX-OS) and Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS). This course also earns you 30 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

    This course does not lead directly to a certification exam, but it does cover foundational knowledge that can help you prepare for several CCNP and other professional-level data center courses and exams:

    Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
    Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID)
    Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)
    Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI)
    Implementing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCNX)

    This course will help you:

    Prepare for entry-level job roles in the high-demand area of data center environments
    Prepare for courses that support the Cisco Certified Network Professional Data Center certification exams
    Gain knowledge and hands-on skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
    Earn 30 CE credits toward recertification

    Labs

    Explore the Cisco NX-OS CLI
    Explore Topology Discovery
    Configure HSRP
    Configure vPCs
    Configure VRF
    Explore the VDC Elements
    Install 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 Service Profile
    Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs
    Explore the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree
    Explore Cisco ACI

    Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) Objectives

    • After taking this course you should be able to:
    • Describe the foundations of data center networking
    • Describe Cisco Nexus products and explain the basic Cisco NX-OS functionalities and tools
    • Describe Layer 3 first-hop redundancy
    • Describe Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) connectivity
    • Describe Ethernet port channels and virtual port channel (VPCs)
    • Introduce switch virtualization machine virtualization and network virtualization
    • Compare storage connectivity options in the data center
    • Describe Fibre Channel communication between the initiator server and the target storage
    • Describe Fibre Channel zone types and their uses
    • Describe N-Port Virtualization (NPV) and N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV)
    • Describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric
    • Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet FCoE
    • Describe data center server connectivity
    • Describe Cisco UCS Manager
    • Describe the purpose and advantages of APIs
    • Describe Cisco ACI
    • Describe the basic concepts of cloud computing

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    Key Point of Training Programs

    • Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) Prerequisites

      Who should attend
      Data center administrators
      Data center engineers
      Systems engineers
      Server administrators
      Network managers
      Cisco integrators and partners
      Prerequisites
      To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

      Good understanding of networking protocols
      Good understanding of the VMware environment
      Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems
      These are the recommended Cisco courses that may help you meet these prerequisites:

      Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)

    • Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) Course Format

      Live Virtual Course

    • Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) Outline

      Describing the Data Center Network Architectures

      Cisco Data Center Architecture Overview
      Three-Tier Network: Core, Aggregation, and Access
      Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software

      Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview
      Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture
      Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy

      Default Gateway Redundancy
      Hot Standby Router Protocol
      Describing Port Channels and vPCs

      Ethernet Port Channels
      Virtual Port Channels
      Describing Switch Virtualization

      Cisco Nexus Switch Basic Components
      Virtual Routing and Forwarding
      Describing Machine Virtualization

      Virtual Machines
      Hypervisor
      Describing Network Virtualization

      Overlay Network Protocols
      VXLAN Overlay
      Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts

      Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
      Fibre Channel Storage Networking
      Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage

      Fibre Channel Layered Model
      FLOGI Process
      Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses

      Fibre Channel Zoning
      Zoning Configuration
      Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV

      Cisco NPV Mode
      NPIV Mode
      Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements

      IEEE Data Center Bridging
      Priority Flow Control
      Describing FCoE

      Cisco Unified Fabric
      FCoE Architecture
      Describing Cisco UCS Components

      Physical Cisco UCS Components
      Cisco Fabric Interconnect Product Overview
      Describing Cisco UCS Manager

      Cisco UCS Manager Overview
      Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction
      Using APIs

      Common Programmability Protocols and Methods
      How to Choose Models and Processes
      Automating the Data Center

      Describing Cisco ACI

      Cisco ACI Overview
      Multitier Applications in Cisco ACI
      Describing Cloud Computing

      Cloud Computing Overview
      Cloud Deployment Models