In this online training course, students will be given the foundational knowledge and a broad overview of networking and the Cisco Nexus Operating System. The DCICN online training course provides skills necessary to use a Cisco Data Center.
Overview
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
How a network works
Configure, verify, and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications
Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP services to meet network requirements
Configure, verify, and troubleshoot routing operations on Cisco Nexus switches
- Network administrators, engineers, designers, and managers
- Cisco integrators/partners
- Systems engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
Basic computer literacy, Basic PC Operating System navigation skills, Basic Internet usage skills, and Basic IP addressing knowledge is highly recommended.
01.
- Compare and contrast common data center network architectures
- 2 Tier
- 3 Tier
- Spine-leaf
- Describe the use of access control lists to perform basic traffic filtering
- Describe the basic concepts and components of authentication, authorization, and accounting
- Compare and contrast the OSI and the TCP/IP models
- Describe different types of cabling, uses, and limitations
- Describe different types of transceivers, uses, and limitations
- Identify physical components of a server and perform basic troubleshooting
- Identify physical port roles
- Describe power redundancy modes
- Describe classic Ethernet fundamentals
- Forward
- Filter
- Flood
- MAC address table
- Describe switching concepts and perform basic configuration
- STP
- 802.1q
- Port channels
- Neighbor discovery
- Compare and contrast the First Hop Redundancy Protocols
- VRRP
- GLBP
- HSRP
- Basic routing operations
- Explain and demonstrate IPv4/IPv6 addressing
- Compare and contrast static and dynamic routing
- Perform basic configuration of SVI/routed interfaces
- Differentiate between file and block based storage protocols
- Describe the roles of FC/FCoE port types
- Describe the purpose of a VSAN
- Describe the addressing model of block based storage protocols
- FC
- iSCSI
- Describe FCoE concepts and operations
- Encapsulation
- DCB
- vFC
- Topologies
- Describe Node Port Virtualization
- Describe zone types and their uses
- Verify the communication between the initiator and target
- FLOGI
- FCNS
- active zone set
SKILLS LEARNED
Skills Learned
After completing this online training course, students will be able to:
How a network works
Configure, verify, and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications
Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP services to meet network requirements
Configure, verify, and troubleshoot routing operations on Cisco Nexus switches
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
- Network administrators, engineers, designers, and managers
- Cisco integrators/partners
- Systems engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
PREREQUISITES
Basic computer literacy, Basic PC Operating System navigation skills, Basic Internet usage skills, and Basic IP addressing knowledge is highly recommended.
COURSE OUTLINE
01.
- Compare and contrast common data center network architectures
- 2 Tier
- 3 Tier
- Spine-leaf
- Describe the use of access control lists to perform basic traffic filtering
- Describe the basic concepts and components of authentication, authorization, and accounting
- Compare and contrast the OSI and the TCP/IP models
- Describe different types of cabling, uses, and limitations
- Describe different types of transceivers, uses, and limitations
- Identify physical components of a server and perform basic troubleshooting
- Identify physical port roles
- Describe power redundancy modes
- Describe classic Ethernet fundamentals
- Forward
- Filter
- Flood
- MAC address table
- Describe switching concepts and perform basic configuration
- STP
- 802.1q
- Port channels
- Neighbor discovery
- Compare and contrast the First Hop Redundancy Protocols
- VRRP
- GLBP
- HSRP
- Basic routing operations
- Explain and demonstrate IPv4/IPv6 addressing
- Compare and contrast static and dynamic routing
- Perform basic configuration of SVI/routed interfaces
- Differentiate between file and block based storage protocols
- Describe the roles of FC/FCoE port types
- Describe the purpose of a VSAN
- Describe the addressing model of block based storage protocols
- FC
- iSCSI
- Describe FCoE concepts and operations
- Encapsulation
- DCB
- vFC
- Topologies
- Describe Node Port Virtualization
- Describe zone types and their uses
- Verify the communication between the initiator and target
- FLOGI
- FCNS
- active zone set
