Cisco Data Centre & Storage

This course is part of the following Certifications:

• Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist

The following courses are recommended pre-requisites for students attending the DCNI-2 course:

• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 2 (ICND2)
• Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)
• Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN)
• Implementing Secure Converged Wide Area Networks (ISCW)

The Implementing Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure 2 (DCNI-2) is a five-day instructor-led course with lab exercises that are intended to prepare students for the DCNI-2 certification exam (no. 642-974). The course schedule consists of approximately 50 percent lecture and 50 percent lab exercises. The DCNI-2 Delivery Lab is accessed using a remote access procedure coupled with a GUI application that provides connectivity to all lab devices.

Deploy, configure and troubleshoot data center networks using the Cisco Nexus Platform Family including the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000 and 2000.

• Understand the enhancements associated with the Nexus Operating System (NX-OS)
• Understand Product Placement for the Cisco Nexus Platform Family.
• Describe the benefits of Unified I/O and Unified Fabric Architectures

Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure-2 (DCNI-2) is a 4-day hands-on training that teaches you how to implement an enterprise Data Center routing and switching infrastructure with the next-generation Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 platforms. The first 3 days will focus on the Nexus 7000, with an overview of the Nexus 5000 and FCoE on Day 4. This course provides a technical overview of the Nexus platform architecture, deployment, and operations, including Virtual Device Contexts, Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, QoS, and security. You will explore the features of NX-OS and the Nexus platform by performing hands-on labs using a Nexus 7000 simulator.
 
Module 1: Deploying the Nexus 7000

• Lesson 1: Overview of the Cisco Nexus 7000.
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• on 2: Introduction to Virtual Device Contexts in the Cisco Nexus 7000 / NX-OS.
• Lesson 3: Managing the Cisco Nexus 7000 / NX-OS.
• Lesson 4: Nexus 7000 and NX-OS Layer 2 Protocols & Features.
• Lesson 5: Nexus 7000 and NX-OS Layer 3 Protocols & Features
• Lesson 6: Nexus 7000 Fabric Switching.
• Lesson 7: Nexus 7000 / NX-OS Quality of Service.
• Lesson 8: Nexus 7000 / NX-OS Security.
• Lesson 9: Troubleshooting.
   

Module 2: Overview of the Nexus 5000

• Lesson 1: Overview of the Nexus 5000.
• Lesson 2: Implementing an FCoE Network Using Nexus 5000 Switches.
• Lesson 3: Understanding Fibre Channel.
• Lesson 4: Understanding the FCoE Protocol.

Nexus 5000 topics will be included but are TBD as of 4 / 8 / 2008.