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Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure

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Please note: This is the new version of the course which prepares for the exam 300-610. This exam goes live on February 24, 2020.

This course provides training on designing data centers using Cisco data centers solutions and technologies. Topics covered include network designs with virtualization technologies, Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies and routing protocols, and data center interconnect design options. You’ll learn design practices for the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) solution based on Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Unified Fabric, while gaining experience with network management technologies including Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), and Cisco UCS Director.

Course Contents

  • Describing High Availability on Layer 2
  • Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
  • Designing Data Center Topologies
  • Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
  • Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol
  • Describing VXLAN Overlay Networks
  • Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
  • Describing Cisco FEX Options
  • Describing Basic Data Center Security
  • Describing Advanced Data Center Security
  • Describing Management and Orchestration
  • Describing Storage and RAID Options
  • Describing Fibre Channel Concepts & Fibre Channel Topologies
  • Describing FCoE
  • Describing Storage Security
  • Describing SAN Management and Orchestration
  • Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
  • Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
  • Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
  • Describing Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
  • Describing Cisco UCS RBAC
  • Describing Pools & Policies for Service Profiles
  • Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
  • Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
  • Designing Data Center Automation. 

Lab Outline

  • High Availability on Layer 2 
  • Designing Layer 3 Connectivity 
  • Designing Data Center Topologies 
  • Locator/ID Separation Protocol 
  • VXLAN Overlay Networks 
  • Hardware and Device Virtualization 
  • Cisco FEX Options 
  • Basic Data Center Security 
  • Advanced Data Center Security 
  • Management and Orchestration 
  • Storage and RAID Options 
  • Fibre Channel Topologies 
  • Fibre Channel Topologies 
  • FCoE 
  • Storage Security 
  • SAN Management and Orchestration 
  • Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases 
  • Fabric Interconnect Connectivity 
  • Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems 
  • Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters 
  • Cisco UCS RBAC 
  • Pools for Service Profiles 
  • Policies for Service Profiles 
  • Network-Specific Adapters and Policies 
  • Templates in Cisco UCS Manager 
  • Designing Data Center Automation

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from Cisco in English language as a Cisco E-Book. In the Cisco Digital Learning Version, the content of the courseware is integrated into the learning interface instead.

Target Group

IT professionals with five to eight years of experience in these roles: 

  • Data center engineers 
  • Network designers 
  • Network administrators 
  • Network engineers 
  • Systems engineers 
  • Consulting systems engineers 
  • Technical solutions architects 
  • Server administrators 
  • Network managers 
  • Cisco integrators or partners 

Knowledge Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Implement data center networking [Local Area Network (LAN) and Storage Area Network (SAN)]
  • Describe data center storage
  • Implement data center virtualization
  • Implement Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS)
  • Implement data center automation and orchestration with the focus on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Cisco UCS Director
  • Describe products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) families

Course Objective

This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-610 DCID), which leads to the new CCNP® Data Center and the Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Design certifications.

Describing High Availability on Layer 2
• Overview of Layer 2 High-Availability Mechanisms
• Virtual Port Channels
• Cisco FabricPath
• Virtual Port Channel+
 
Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
• First Hop Redundancy Protocols
• Improve Routing Protocol Performance and Security
• Enhance Layer 3 Scalability and Robustness
 
Designing Data Center Topologies
• Data Center Traffic Flows
• Cabling Challenges
• Access Layer
• Aggregation Layer
• Core Layer
• Spine-and-Leaf Topology
• Redundancy Options
 
Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
• Cisco OTV Overview
• Cisco OTV Control and Data Planes
• Failure Isolation
• Cisco OTV Features
• Optimize Cisco OTV
• Evaluate Cisco OTV
 
Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol
• Locator/ID Separation Protocol
• Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP) Virtual Machine (VM) Mobility
• LISP Extended Subnet Mode (ESM) Multihop Mobility
• LISP VPN Virtualization
 
Describing VXLAN Overlay Networks
• Describe VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 VXLAN Overlay
• Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP) Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Control Plane Overview
• VXLAN Data Plane
 
Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
• Hardware-Based High Availability
• Device Virtualization
• Cisco UCS Hardware Virtualization
• Server Virtualization
• SAN Virtualization
• N-Port ID Virtualization
 
Describing Cisco FEX Options
• Cisco Adapter FEX
• Access Layer with Cisco FEX
• Cisco FEX Topologies
• Virtualization-Aware Networking
• Single Root I/O Virtualization
• Cisco FEX Evaluation
 
Describing Basic Data Center Security
• Threat Mitigation
• Attack and Countermeasure Examples
• Secure the Management Plane
• Protect the Control Plane
• RBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
 
Describing Advanced Data Center Security
• Cisco TrustSec in Cisco Secure Enclaves Architecture
• Cisco TrustSec Operation
• Firewalling
• Positioning the Firewall Within Data Center Networks
• Cisco Firepower® Portfolio
• Firewall Virtualization
• Design for Threat Mitigation
 
Describing Management and Orchestration
• Network and License Management
• Cisco UCS Manager
• Cisco UCS Director
• Cisco Intersight
• Cisco DCNM Overview
 
Describing Storage and RAID Options
• Position DAS in Storage Technologies
• Network-Attached Storage
• Fibre Channel, FCoE, and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
• Evaluate Storage Technologies
 
Describing Fibre Channel Concepts
• Fibre Channel Connections, Layers, and Addresses
• Fibre Channel Communication
• Virtualization in Fibre Channel SAN
 
Describing Fibre Channel Topologies
• SAN Parameterization
• SAN Design Options
• Choosing a Fibre Channel Design Solution
 
Describing FCoE
• FCoE Protocol Characteristics
• FCoE Communication
• Data Center Bridging
• FCoE Initialization Protocol
• FCoE Design Options
 
Describing Storage Security
• Common SAN Security Features
• Zones
• SAN Security Enhancements
• Cryptography in SAN
 
Describing SAN Management and Orchestration
• Cisco DCNM for SAN
• Cisco DCNM Analytics and Streaming Telemetry
• Cisco UCS Director in the SAN
• Cisco UCS Director Workflows
 
Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
• Fabric Interconnects and Blade Chassis
• Cisco UCS B-Series Server Adapter Cards
• Stateless Computing
• Cisco UCS Mini
 
Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
• Use of Fabric Interconnect Interfaces
• VLANs and VSANs in a Cisco UCS Domain
• Southbound Connections
• Northbound Connections
• Disjoint Layer 2 Networks
• Fabric Interconnect High Availability and Redundancy
 
Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
• Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems Overview
• Cisco HyperFlex™ Solution
• Cisco HyperFlex Scalability and Robustness
• Cisco HyperFlex Clusters
• Cluster Capacity and Multiple Clusters on One Cisco UCS Domain
• External Storage and Graphical Processing Units on Cisco HyperFlex
• Cisco HyperFlex Positioning
 
Describing Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
• Cisco UCS Setup and Management
• Cisco UCS Traffic Management
 
Describing Cisco UCS RBAC
• Roles and Privileges
• Organizations in Cisco UCS Manager
• Locales and Effective Rights
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
• Two-Factor Authentication
• Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
 
Describing Pools for Service Profiles
• Global and Local Pools
• Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) Suffix and Media Access Control (MAC) Address Pools
• World Wide Name (WWN) Pools
• Server and iSCSI Initiator IP Pools
 
Describing Policies for Service Profiles
• Global vs. Local Policies
• Storage and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Policies
• Boot and Scrub Policies
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and Maintenance Policies
 
Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
• LAN Connectivity Controls
• SAN Connectivity Controls
• Virtual Access Layer
• Connectivity Enhancements
 
Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
• Cisco UCS Templates
• Service Profile Templates
• Network Templates
• Designing Data Center Automation
 
Model-Driven Programmability
• Cisco NX-API Overview
• Programmability Using Python
• Cisco Ansible Module
• Use the Puppet Agent
 
Lab Outline
• Design Virtual Port Channels
• Design First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
• Design Routing Protocols
• Design Data Center Topology for a Customer
• Design Data Center Interconnect Using Cisco OTV
• Design Your VXLAN Network
• Create a Cisco FEX Design
• Design Management and Orchestration in a 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 a Cisco UCS Domain and Fabric Interconnect Cabling
• Design a Cisco UCS C-Series Server Implementation
• Design Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Network and Storage Connectivity
• Design Systemwide Parameters in a Cisco UCS Solution
• Design an LDAP Integration with a Cisco UCS Domain
• Design Pools for Service Profiles in a Cisco UCS Solution
• Design Network-Specific Adapters and Policies in a Cisco UCS Solution
Zertifizierungen Symbol You are interested in a certification? The course at hand is part of the following certification(s):

Certification as CCNP Data Center Certification

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Hybrid training

Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Cisco Digital Learning

This course is available in the Cisco Digital Learning Library. These recently developed, multi-modal training events include HD videos moderated by lecturers with stored searchable text and subtitles, as well as a exercises, labs, and explanatory text and graphics. We provide this offer to you via our myExperTeach learning portal. Effective of the activation of the account, access to the courses will be granted for a duration of 6 months. In the case of packet solutions (Cisco Digital Learning Subscriptions), this time period will amount to 12 months.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses
PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.

Please note: This is the new version of the course which prepares for the exam 300-610. This exam goes live on February 24, 2020.

This course provides training on designing data centers using Cisco data centers solutions and technologies. Topics covered include network designs with virtualization technologies, Layer 2 and Layer 3 technologies and routing protocols, and data center interconnect design options. You’ll learn design practices for the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) solution based on Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Unified Fabric, while gaining experience with network management technologies including Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), and Cisco UCS Director.

Course Contents

  • Describing High Availability on Layer 2
  • Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
  • Designing Data Center Topologies
  • Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
  • Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol
  • Describing VXLAN Overlay Networks
  • Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
  • Describing Cisco FEX Options
  • Describing Basic Data Center Security
  • Describing Advanced Data Center Security
  • Describing Management and Orchestration
  • Describing Storage and RAID Options
  • Describing Fibre Channel Concepts & Fibre Channel Topologies
  • Describing FCoE
  • Describing Storage Security
  • Describing SAN Management and Orchestration
  • Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
  • Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
  • Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
  • Describing Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
  • Describing Cisco UCS RBAC
  • Describing Pools & Policies for Service Profiles
  • Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
  • Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
  • Designing Data Center Automation. 

Lab Outline

  • High Availability on Layer 2 
  • Designing Layer 3 Connectivity 
  • Designing Data Center Topologies 
  • Locator/ID Separation Protocol 
  • VXLAN Overlay Networks 
  • Hardware and Device Virtualization 
  • Cisco FEX Options 
  • Basic Data Center Security 
  • Advanced Data Center Security 
  • Management and Orchestration 
  • Storage and RAID Options 
  • Fibre Channel Topologies 
  • Fibre Channel Topologies 
  • FCoE 
  • Storage Security 
  • SAN Management and Orchestration 
  • Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases 
  • Fabric Interconnect Connectivity 
  • Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems 
  • Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters 
  • Cisco UCS RBAC 
  • Pools for Service Profiles 
  • Policies for Service Profiles 
  • Network-Specific Adapters and Policies 
  • Templates in Cisco UCS Manager 
  • Designing Data Center Automation

E-Book Symbol You will receive the original course documentation from Cisco in English language as a Cisco E-Book. In the Cisco Digital Learning Version, the content of the courseware is integrated into the learning interface instead.

Target Group

IT professionals with five to eight years of experience in these roles: 

  • Data center engineers 
  • Network designers 
  • Network administrators 
  • Network engineers 
  • Systems engineers 
  • Consulting systems engineers 
  • Technical solutions architects 
  • Server administrators 
  • Network managers 
  • Cisco integrators or partners 

Knowledge Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Implement data center networking [Local Area Network (LAN) and Storage Area Network (SAN)]
  • Describe data center storage
  • Implement data center virtualization
  • Implement Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS)
  • Implement data center automation and orchestration with the focus on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Cisco UCS Director
  • Describe products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) families

Course Objective

This course helps you prepare to take the exam, Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-610 DCID), which leads to the new CCNP® Data Center and the Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Design certifications.

Describing High Availability on Layer 2
• Overview of Layer 2 High-Availability Mechanisms
• Virtual Port Channels
• Cisco FabricPath
• Virtual Port Channel+
 
Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
• First Hop Redundancy Protocols
• Improve Routing Protocol Performance and Security
• Enhance Layer 3 Scalability and Robustness
 
Designing Data Center Topologies
• Data Center Traffic Flows
• Cabling Challenges
• Access Layer
• Aggregation Layer
• Core Layer
• Spine-and-Leaf Topology
• Redundancy Options
 
Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
• Cisco OTV Overview
• Cisco OTV Control and Data Planes
• Failure Isolation
• Cisco OTV Features
• Optimize Cisco OTV
• Evaluate Cisco OTV
 
Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol
• Locator/ID Separation Protocol
• Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP) Virtual Machine (VM) Mobility
• LISP Extended Subnet Mode (ESM) Multihop Mobility
• LISP VPN Virtualization
 
Describing VXLAN Overlay Networks
• Describe VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
• Layer 2 and Layer 3 VXLAN Overlay
• Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP) Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Control Plane Overview
• VXLAN Data Plane
 
Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
• Hardware-Based High Availability
• Device Virtualization
• Cisco UCS Hardware Virtualization
• Server Virtualization
• SAN Virtualization
• N-Port ID Virtualization
 
Describing Cisco FEX Options
• Cisco Adapter FEX
• Access Layer with Cisco FEX
• Cisco FEX Topologies
• Virtualization-Aware Networking
• Single Root I/O Virtualization
• Cisco FEX Evaluation
 
Describing Basic Data Center Security
• Threat Mitigation
• Attack and Countermeasure Examples
• Secure the Management Plane
• Protect the Control Plane
• RBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
 
Describing Advanced Data Center Security
• Cisco TrustSec in Cisco Secure Enclaves Architecture
• Cisco TrustSec Operation
• Firewalling
• Positioning the Firewall Within Data Center Networks
• Cisco Firepower® Portfolio
• Firewall Virtualization
• Design for Threat Mitigation
 
Describing Management and Orchestration
• Network and License Management
• Cisco UCS Manager
• Cisco UCS Director
• Cisco Intersight
• Cisco DCNM Overview
 
Describing Storage and RAID Options
• Position DAS in Storage Technologies
• Network-Attached Storage
• Fibre Channel, FCoE, and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
• Evaluate Storage Technologies
 
Describing Fibre Channel Concepts
• Fibre Channel Connections, Layers, and Addresses
• Fibre Channel Communication
• Virtualization in Fibre Channel SAN
 
Describing Fibre Channel Topologies
• SAN Parameterization
• SAN Design Options
• Choosing a Fibre Channel Design Solution
 
Describing FCoE
• FCoE Protocol Characteristics
• FCoE Communication
• Data Center Bridging
• FCoE Initialization Protocol
• FCoE Design Options
 
Describing Storage Security
• Common SAN Security Features
• Zones
• SAN Security Enhancements
• Cryptography in SAN
 
Describing SAN Management and Orchestration
• Cisco DCNM for SAN
• Cisco DCNM Analytics and Streaming Telemetry
• Cisco UCS Director in the SAN
• Cisco UCS Director Workflows
 
Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
• Fabric Interconnects and Blade Chassis
• Cisco UCS B-Series Server Adapter Cards
• Stateless Computing
• Cisco UCS Mini
 
Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
• Use of Fabric Interconnect Interfaces
• VLANs and VSANs in a Cisco UCS Domain
• Southbound Connections
• Northbound Connections
• Disjoint Layer 2 Networks
• Fabric Interconnect High Availability and Redundancy
 
Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
• Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems Overview
• Cisco HyperFlex™ Solution
• Cisco HyperFlex Scalability and Robustness
• Cisco HyperFlex Clusters
• Cluster Capacity and Multiple Clusters on One Cisco UCS Domain
• External Storage and Graphical Processing Units on Cisco HyperFlex
• Cisco HyperFlex Positioning
 
Describing Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
• Cisco UCS Setup and Management
• Cisco UCS Traffic Management
 
Describing Cisco UCS RBAC
• Roles and Privileges
• Organizations in Cisco UCS Manager
• Locales and Effective Rights
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
• Two-Factor Authentication
• Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
 
Describing Pools for Service Profiles
• Global and Local Pools
• Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) Suffix and Media Access Control (MAC) Address Pools
• World Wide Name (WWN) Pools
• Server and iSCSI Initiator IP Pools
 
Describing Policies for Service Profiles
• Global vs. Local Policies
• Storage and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Policies
• Boot and Scrub Policies
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and Maintenance Policies
 
Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
• LAN Connectivity Controls
• SAN Connectivity Controls
• Virtual Access Layer
• Connectivity Enhancements
 
Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
• Cisco UCS Templates
• Service Profile Templates
• Network Templates
• Designing Data Center Automation
 
Model-Driven Programmability
• Cisco NX-API Overview
• Programmability Using Python
• Cisco Ansible Module
• Use the Puppet Agent
 
Lab Outline
• Design Virtual Port Channels
• Design First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
• Design Routing Protocols
• Design Data Center Topology for a Customer
• Design Data Center Interconnect Using Cisco OTV
• Design Your VXLAN Network
• Create a Cisco FEX Design
• Design Management and Orchestration in a 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 a Cisco UCS Domain and Fabric Interconnect Cabling
• Design a Cisco UCS C-Series Server Implementation
• Design Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Network and Storage Connectivity
• Design Systemwide Parameters in a Cisco UCS Solution
• Design an LDAP Integration with a Cisco UCS Domain
• Design Pools for Service Profiles in a Cisco UCS Solution
• Design Network-Specific Adapters and Policies in a Cisco UCS Solution

Zertifizierungen Symbol You are interested in a certification? The course at hand is part of the following certification(s):

Certification as CCNP Data Center Certification

Classroom training

Do you prefer the classic training method? A course in one of our Training Centers, with a competent trainer and the direct exchange between all course participants? Then you should book one of our classroom training dates!

Hybrid training

Hybrid training means that online participants can additionally attend a classroom course. The dynamics of a real seminar are maintained, and the online participants are able to benefit from that. Online participants of a hybrid course use a collaboration platform, such as WebEx Training Center or Saba Meeting. To do this, a PC with browser and Internet access is required, as well as a headset and ideally a Web cam. In the seminar room, we use specially developed and customized audio- and video-technologies. This makes sure that the communication between all persons involved works in a convenient and fault-free way.

Online training

You wish to attend a course in online mode? We offer you online course dates for this course topic. To attend these seminars, you need to have a PC with Internet access (minimum data rate 1Mbps), a headset when working via VoIP and optionally a camera. For further information and technical recommendations, please refer to.

Cisco Digital Learning

This course is available in the Cisco Digital Learning Library. These recently developed, multi-modal training events include HD videos moderated by lecturers with stored searchable text and subtitles, as well as a exercises, labs, and explanatory text and graphics. We provide this offer to you via our myExperTeach learning portal. Effective of the activation of the account, access to the courses will be granted for a duration of 6 months. In the case of packet solutions (Cisco Digital Learning Subscriptions), this time period will amount to 12 months.

Tailor-made courses

You need a special course for your team? In addition to our standard offer, we will also support you in creating your customized courses, which precisely meet your individual demands. We will be glad to consult you and create an individual offer for you.
Request for customized courses

PDF SymbolYou can find the complete description of this course with dates and prices ready for download at as PDF.