Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric

The primary audience for this course is engineers involved in the selling, implementation, and maintainenance of the Cisco Nexus products in the data center. This course is also required for Channel Partners looking to achieve Data Center accreditation.

After you complete this course you will be able to:

• Identify the Cisco Nexus product family, specifically the Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch chassis and components, the Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch, and the Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
• Install the Cisco Nexus products in a Cisco Data Center Business Advantage environment
• Identify how to plan and implement virtual device contexts intoa solution
• Evaluate the security features available on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch to identify which features should be implemented into a solution
• Evaluate and configure the Connectivity Management Processor on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch and identify the management options available
• Evaluate the service-level and network-level high availability of the Cisco Nexus switches and how to use the Cisco IOS In-Service Software Upgrade feature
• Discuss the Fibre Channel protocol including Fibre Channel addressing, flow control, and zoning
• Translate a given design into an implementation plan for configuring Fibre Channel over Ethernet on the Cisco Nexus switch
• Understand the processes, tools, and resources for troubleshooting the data center infrastructure, interconnectivity, and operations

Cisco Nexus Product Overview

• Identifying the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage Architecture
• Identifying Cisco Nexus Products
• Identifying the Cisco Unified Fabric Solution
• Integrating Services

Cisco Nexus Switch Feature Configuration

• Configuring Virtual Device Contexts
• Configuring Layer 2 Switching Features
• Configuring Port Channels
• Configuring Layer 3 Switching Features
• Configuring IP Multicast

Configuring Security Features

• Understanding Overlay Transport Virtualization
• Implementing Quality of Service

Cisco Nexus Series Switch Management

• Using the Connectivity Management Processor
• Configuring User Management
• Understanding System Management

Redundancy on Cisco Nexus Switches

• Understanding High Availability and Redundancy
• Implementing Cisco FabricPath

Fibre Channel over Ethernet

• Understanding Fibre Channel Protocol
• Understanding FCoE Protocol
• Identifying Data Center Bridging Ethernet Enhancements

Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration

• Implementing FCoE
• Configuring SAN Switching Features
• Configuring NPV Mode
• Using SAN Management Tools

Troubleshooting on Cisco Nexus Switches

• Troubleshooting the Data Center Infrastructure
• Troubleshooting Tools and Resources

Labs

• Lab 2-1: Configuring Layer 2 Switching
• Lab 2-2: Configuring vPCs
• Lab 2-3: Configuring Layer 3 Switching
• Lab 3-1: Configuring Security Features
• Lab 3-2: Configuring OTV
• Lab 3-3: Configuring QoS
• Lab 4-1: Configuring System Management
• Lab 4-2: Implementing Cisco DCNM
• Lab 5-1: Configuring Cisco FabricPath
• Lab 7-1: Configuring Fibre Channel over Ethernet
• Lab 7-2: Configuring N_Port Virtualization

The following courses are recommended for further study:

• DCUCI Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Implementation
• DCUCD Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Design

Both of the above courses are focused on the Cisco Unified Computing System products and are required for those delegates looking to achieve the Data Center Unified Computing Specialisations and the Channel Partner Data Center Architecture Accreditation.