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Cisco : Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure v6.0

13 September 2018 @ 8:00 am - 17 September 2018 @ 3:30 pm

Velisa Africa is the official Global Knowledge partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. Course details : https://www.globalknowledge.co.uk/courses/cisco/data_center/dcid.html

Focused on the designing of data centers with Cisco components and technologies. This course covers network designs with virtualization, Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies, routing protocols and data center interconnect design options. Also covered are device virtualization technologies such as virtual data centers and network function virtualization with virtual appliances including virtual switches, routers and firewalls. Storage and SAN design is covered, with an explanation of Fibre Channel networks and Cisco Unified Fabric. Design practices for the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) solution based on Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers and Cisco UCS Manager are covered. Network management technologies include UCS Manager, Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager, and Cisco UCS Director. The course includes theoretical content, as well as designoriented case studies that are in the form of activities.

The course is designed to help students prepare for Cisco CCNP Data Center certification and for professional-level data center roles.

Pre-Requisites

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

Have attended or have knowledge equivalent to:

DCICN – Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking
DCICT – Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies
DCII – Implementing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure
DCUCI – Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing
DCVAI – Implementing Cisco Data Center Virtualization and Automation

Content

Data Center Network Connectivity Design

Describing High Availability on Layer 2
Describing Layer 3 Forwarding
Designing Data Center Topologies
Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
Designing a LISP Solution

Data Center Infrastructure Design

Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
Describing FEX Options
Describing Virtual Networking
Describing Basic Data Center Security
Describing Advanced Data Center Security
Describing Virtual Appliances
Describing Management and Orchestration

Data Center Storage Network Design

Describing Storage and RAID Options
Describing Fibre Channel Concepts
Describing Fibre Channel Topologies
Describing FCoE
Describing Storage Security
Describing Management and Orchestration

Data Center Compute Connectivity Design

Describing Cisco UCS C-Series Servers and Use Cases
Describing Cisco UCS M-Series Servers and Use Cases
Describing Cisco UCS B-Series Servers and Use Cases
Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
Describing Management Systems
Describing Hadoop, SAP Hana, and IoT on Cisco UCS

Data Center Compute Resource Parameters Design

Describing System-Wide Parameters
Describing RBAC
Describing Pools for Service Profiles
Describing Policies for Service Profiles
Describing Network Specific Adapters and Policies
Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager

Design Activities

Design Virtual Port Channels
Design FabricPath
Design FHRP
Design Routing Protocols
Design Data Center Topology for a Customer
Design Data Center Interconnect Using Cisco OTV
Design Your VXLAN Network
Design a FEX
Design a Cisco Nexus 1000V-Based Solution
Design a Cisco VACS Solution
Design Management and Orchestration in Cisco UCS Solution
Design a Fibre Channel Network
Design and Integrate an FCoE Solution
Design a Secure SAN
Design Cisco UCS Director for Storage Networking
Design Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Implementation
Design Cisco UCS M-Series Servers Implementation
Design a UCS Domain and Fabric Interconnect Cabling
Design Cisco C-Series Integration with a UCS Domain
Design a UCS Mini Solution
Design UCS Fabric Interconnect Network and Storage Connectivity
Design System-Wide Parameters in a Cisco UCS Solution
Design an LDAP Integration with a UCS Domain
Design Pools for Service Profiles in a Cisco UCS Solution
Design Network-Specific Adapters and Policies in a Cisco UCS Solution

Objectives

After completing this courses you should be able to:

Describe Layer 2 switching and Layer 3 forwarding in a data center, including cabling and rack design for the access, aggregation and core layers.
Design vPC, Cisco FabricPath, OTV and LISP in customer scenarios and describe management options in the LAN.
Describe hardware virtualization and FEX technologies, compare the Cisco Nexus 1000v with VMFEX designs, discuss data center security threats and Cisco Virtual Application Container Services for IaaS and describe management and automation options for the data center infrastructure.
Describe storage and RAID options, describe the Fibre Channel concept and architecture and design Fibre Channel and FCoE networks, along with management options.
Describe the UCS C-Series, M-Series, and B-Series servers, with connectivity and adapter options. For the UCS B-Series deployment, you will be able to describe the blade chassis, I/O modules, and fabric interconnects, with a focus on south- and northbound connectivity and oversubscription. Compare the EHV and NPV network operations modes. Explain and distinguish among the different system integrated stack solutions and the management options for the UCS domains.
Design the resource parameters for a UCS domain, starting with the setup and IP concepts, RBAC and integration with authentication servers.
Design the resource pools and policies used in UCS service profiles and templates.