Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.1 Course Singapore.

Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.1 Course Overview

Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.1 training course enables you prepare for entry-level data center roles. During this course, you will gain foundational knowledge and skills you need to configure Cisco® data center technologies including: networking, virtualization, storage area networking, and unified computing. Students will also get an introduction to Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI), automation and cloud computing.

Audience:

Data Center Administrators

Data Center Engineers

Systems Engineers

Server Administrators

Network Managers

Cisco Integrators & Partners

Module 1: Describing the Data Center Network Architectures

Cisco Data Center Architecture Overview

Three-Tier Network: Core, Aggregation, and Access

Module 2: Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software

Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview

Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture

Module 3: Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy

Default Gateway Redundancy

Hot Standby Router Protocol

Module 4: Describing Port Channels and vPCs

Ethernet Port Channels

Virtual Port Channels

Module 5: Describing Switch Virtualization

Cisco Nexus Switch Basic Components

Virtual Routing and Forwarding

Module 6: Describing Machine Virtualization

Virtual Machines

Hypervisor

Module 7: Describing Network Virtualization

Overlay Network Protocols

VXLAN Overlay

Module 8: Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts

Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center

Fibre Channel Storage Networking

Module 9: Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage

Fibre Channel Layered Model

FLOGI Process

Module 10: Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses

Fibre Channel Zoning

Zoning Configuration

Module 11: Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV

Cisco NPV Mode

NPIV Mode

Module 12: Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements

IEEE Data Center Bridging

Priority Flow Control

Module 13: Describing FCoE

Cisco Unified Fabric

FCoE Architecture

Module 14: Describing Cisco UCS Components

Physical Cisco UCS Components

Cisco Fabric Interconnect Product Overview

Module 15: Describing Cisco UCS Manager

Cisco UCS Manager Overview

Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction

Module 16: Using APIs

Common Programmability Protocols and Methods

How to Choose Models and Processes

Module 18: Describing Cisco ACI

Cisco ACI Overview

Multitier Applications in Cisco ACI

Module 19: Describing Cloud Computing

Cloud Computing Overview

Cloud Deployment Models

Module 20: Lab outline

Explore the Cisco NX-OS CLI

Explore Topology Discovery

Configure HSRP

Configure vPCs

Configure VRF

Explore the VDC Elements

Install ESXi and vCenter

Configure VSANs

Validate FLOGI and FCNS

Configure Zoning

Configure Unified Ports on a Cisco Nexus Switch and Implement FCoE

Explore the Cisco UCS Server Environment

Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile

Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs

Explore the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree

Explore Cisco ACI