Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) V2.0 - On Demand

About this course:

The Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v2.0 course helps you prepare for entry-level data center roles.

In this course, you will learn the foundational knowledge and skills you need to configure Cisco data center technologies, including: networking, virtualization, SAN networking, and unified computing. You will get an introduction to Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™), automation, and cloud computing. You will get hands-on experience with configuring features on Cisco Nexus® Operating System (Cisco NX-OS) and Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®).

Course Objective:

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the foundations of data center networking

• Describe Cisco Nexus products and explain the basic Cisco NX-OS functionalities and tools

• Describe Layer 3 first-hop redundancy

• Describe Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) connectivity

• Describe Ethernet port channels and virtual port channel (vPCs)

• Introduce switch virtualization, machine virtualization, and network virtualization

• Compare storage connectivity options in the data center

• Describe Fibre Channel communication between the initiator server and the target storage

• Describe Fibre Channel zone types and their uses

• Describe N-Port Virtualization (NPV) and N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV)

• Describe data center Ethernet enhancements that provide a lossless fabric

• Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)

• Describe data center server connectivity

• Describe Cisco UCS Manager

• Describe the purpose and advantages of application programming interfaces (APIs)

• Describe Cisco ACI

• Describe the basic concepts of cloud computing

Audience:

• Data center administrators

• Data center engineers

• Systems engineers

• Server administrators

• Network managers

• Cisco integrators and partners

Prerequisite:

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Good understanding of networking protocols

• Good understanding of the VMware environment

• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems

These are the recommended Cisco courses that may help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)

• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)

• Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)