Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Describe the Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding options and protocols used in a data center.
• Describe Cisco OTV technology, rack design options, traffic patterns, and data center switching layer access, aggregation, and core .
• Design a solution that uses LISP for traffic forwarding, hardware redundancy options, virtualize the network, compute, and storage.
• Describe virtual networking, advanced security technologies, security threats, and solutions using fabric extenders.
• Describe virtual appliances, device management and orchestration in a data center network.
• Describe a data center storage network and different RAID levels from a HA and performance perspective.
• Describe Fibre Channel concepts, architecture, topologies, and industry terms.
• Describe security options, management, and automation options, for storage networking.
• Explain the connectivity options in the Fabric Interconnects for south- and northbound connections. Distinguish between the EHV and switching mode .
• Describe the hyper convergence solution and how it integrates systems based on different storage vendors.
• Describe the management options for Cisco UCS. Design the management solution in HA mode.

Module 1: Data Center Network Connectivity Design

• Lesson 1: Describing High Availability on Layer 2
• Lesson 2: Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
• Lesson 3: Designing Data Center Topologies
• Lesson 4: Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
• Lesson 5: Designing a LISP Solution

Module 2: Data Center Infrastructure Design

• Lesson 1: Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
• Lesson 2: Describing FEX Options
• Lesson 3: Describing Virtual Networking
• Lesson 4: Describing Basic Data Center Security
• Lesson 5: Describing Advanced Data Center Security
• Lesson 6: Describing Virtual Appliances
• Lesson 7: Describing Management and Orchestration

Module 3: Data Center Storage Network Design

• Lesson 1: Describing Storage and RAID Options
• Lesson 2: Describing Fibre Channel Concepts
• Lesson 3: Describing Fibre Channel Topologies
• Lesson 4: Describing FCoE
• Lesson 5: Describing Storage Security
• Lesson 6: Describing SAN Management and Orchestration

Module 4: Data Center Compute Connectivity Design

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
• Lesson 2: Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
• Lesson 3: Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
• Lesson 4: Describing Management Systems
• Lesson 5: Describing Hadoop, SAP Hana, and IoT on Cisco UCS

Module 5: Data Center Compute Resource Parameters Design

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco UCS Manager System-Wide Parameters
• Lesson 2: Describing Cisco UCS RBAC
• Lesson 3: Describing Pools for Service Profiles
• Lesson 4: Describing Policies for Service Profiles
• Lesson 5: Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
• Lesson 6: Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager

• Network Designer
• Network Administrator
• Network Engineer
• System Engineer
• Technical Solutions Architect