• Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols*
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Port Channels Overview
  • Virtual Port Channels Overview
• Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols*
  • Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) Overview
  • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Overview
  • First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) for IPv6
• Implementing Routing in Data Center*
  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2 and Open Settlement Protocol (OSP) v3
  • Border Gateway Protocol
• Implementing Multicast in Data Center*
  • IP Multicast in Data Center Networks
  • Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)
  • Multicast Distribution Trees and Routing Protocols
  • IP Multicast on Cisco Nexus Switches
• Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols
  • Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization
  • Virtual Extensible LAN
• Implementing Network Infrastructure Security*
  • User Accounts and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) and SSH on Cisco NX-OS
  • Keychain Authentication
  • First Hop Security
  • Media Access Control Security
  • Control Plane Policing
• Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure
  • Cisco ACI Overview, Initialization, and Discovery
  • Cisco ACI Management
  • Cisco ACI Fabric Access Policies
• Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration
  • Tenant-Based Components
  • Cisco ACI Endpoints and Endpoint Groups (EPG)
  • Controlling Traffic Flow with Contracts
  • Virtual Switches and Cisco ACI VMM Domains
  • VMM Domain EPG Association
  • Cisco ACI Integration with Hypervisor Solutions
• Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network*
  • Data Center Traffic Flows
  • Packet Flow in Cisco Nexus Switches
  • Packet Flow in Cisco ACI Fabric
• Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models
  • Cloud Architectures
  • Cloud Deployment Models
• Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management, Maintenance, and Operations*
  • Time Synchronization
  • Network Configuration Management
  • Software Updates
  • Network Infrastructure Monitoring
• Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts*
  • Need for Network Assurance
  • Cisco Streaming Telemetry Overview
• Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric
  • Fibre Channel Basics
  • Virtual Storage Area Network (VSAN) Overview
  • SAN Port Channels Overview
  • Fibre Channel Domain Configuration Process
• Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services
  • Distributed Device Aliases
  • Zoning
  • N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV) and N-Port Virtualization (NPV)
  • Fibre Channel over IP
  • Network Access Server (NAS) Concepts
  • Storage Area Network (SAN) Design Options
• Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric
  • Fibre Channel over Ethernet
  • Describing FCoE
  • FCoE Topology Options
  • FCoE Implementation
• Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security*
  • User Accounts and RBAC
  • Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
  • Fibre Channel Port Security and Fabric Binding
• Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations*
  • Time Synchronization
  • Software Installation and Upgrade
  • Storage Infrastructure Monitoring
• Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors*
  • Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
• Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity
  • Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
  • Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Integration
• Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction
  • Identity Abstraction
  • Service Profile Templates
• Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity
  • iSCSI Overview
  • Fibre Channel Overview
  • Implement FCoE
• Implementing Unified Computing Security
  • User Accounts and RBAC
  • Options for Authentication
  • Key Management
• Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Systems*
  • Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems Overview
  • Cisco HyperFlex Solution
  • Cisco HyperFlex Scalability and Robustness
• Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations*
  • Compute Configuration Management
  • Software Updates
  • Infrastructure Monitoring
  • Cisco Intersight™
• Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools*
  • Cisco NX-OS Programmability
  • Scheduler Overview
  • Cisco Embedded Event Manager Overview
  • Bash Shell and Guest Shell for Cisco NX-OS
  • Cisco Nexus API
• Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms
  • Cisco and Ansible Integration Overview
  • Cisco and Puppet Integration Overview
  • Python in Cisco NX-OS and Cisco UCS
• Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies*
  • Power On Auto Provisioning
  • Cisco Data Center Network Manager Overview
  • Cisco UCS Director Fundamentals
  • Cisco UCS PowerTool

* This section is self-study material that can be done at your own pace after the instructor-led portion of the course.

Lab outline

• Configure Overlay Transport Visualization (OTV)
• Configure Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
• Explore the Cisco ACI Fabric
• Implement Cisco ACI Access Policies and Out-of-Band Management
• Implement Cisco ACI Tenant Policies
• Integrate Cisco ACI with VMware
• Configure Fibre Channel
• Configure Device Aliases
• Configure Zoning
• Configure NPV
• Configure FCoE
• Provision Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster
• Configure Server and Uplink Ports
• Configure VLANs
• Configure a Cisco UCS Server Profile Using Hardware Identities
• Configure Basic Identity Pools
• Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
• Configure an Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Service Profile
• Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users with Microsoft Active Directory
• Program a Cisco Nexus Switch with Python