Cisco : Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric v5

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 : http://www.globalknowledge.ae/courses/cisco/data_center/dcuft.html

This course is designed for systems and field engineers, consulting systems engineers, and Cisco integrators and partners who install, implement, maintain, and troubleshoot the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches, the Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders, and Cisco MDS Multilayer Fabric Switches. The course covers the key components and procedures that are needed to troubleshoot and resolve common issues with the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, and MDS switches and the Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders in the network and SAN environments.

Pre-Requisites

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

  • Recommended attendance of a Fibre Channel Protocol class or equivalent experience
  • Recommended attendance of the Implementing Cisco Storage Network Solutions (ICSNS) course or equivalent experience
  • Attendance of the Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFI) course

OR

  • Attendance of Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000 and MDS product courses (DCNX7K,DCNX5K or DCMDS)

Tools and Methodologies of Troubleshooting

  • Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
  • Understanding Cisco DCNM Troubleshooting Tools

Layer 2 Issue Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting VLANs and PVLANs
  • Troubleshooting Port Channels and vPCs
  • Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath
  • Troubleshooting OTV

SAN Switching Issue Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
  • Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Services
  • Troubleshooting NPV Mode

FCoE Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting FCoE
  • Troubleshooting DCBX

Platform-Specific Issue Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting the Cisco Nexus 7000
  • Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus 5000 Series and Nexus 5500 Platform Switches
  • Troubleshooting Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
  • Troubleshooting Cisco MDS Switches

After you complete this course you should be able to:

  • Describe the troubleshooting tools and methodologies that are available from the CLI and in Cisco DCNM that are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco Data Center network architecture
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to VLANs and PVLANs
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to port channels and vPCs
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Cisco FabricPath
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to OTV
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel switching when a Cisco Nexus switch is used in switched mode or in NPV mode
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to FCoE in the Cisco Data Center architecture
  • Identify and resolve issues that are related to Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
  • Identify and resolve issues that are specific to Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
  • Identify and resolve issues that are specific to Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders
  • Identify and resolve issues that are specific to Cisco MDS Switches

Engineers involved in the deployment and troubleshooting of Nexus solutions.

Recommended Preparation for exam(s):

  • 642-980 – DCUFT

Delegates looking to achieve the Cisco Certified Network Professional for Data Center will also need the DCUCI and DCUFI exam plus DCUCT. Delegates looking to achieve the Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric Support Specialist will also require the DCUFI exam.

Follow on Courses

The following courses are recommended for further study:

Delegates looking to achieve their CCNP for DC will also require:

  • DCUFI – Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric
  • DCUCI- Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing

Plus

  • DCUCT – Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Unified Computing

Delegates looking for Cisco Specialist Certifications will also need :

  • DCUFI – Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric Support Specialist

For more information please contact us:

Enquiries in Johannesburg and Cape Town : pauli@velisaafrica.co.za

International Enquiries : hema.chugh@globalknowledge.ae

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