Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID)
Description
The Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) v7.0 is a 5-day instructor-led or virtual instructor-led course that helps you master design and deployment options focused on Cisco data center solutions and technologies across network, compute, virtualization, storage area networks, automation, and security. You will learn design practices for the Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) solution based on Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Unified Fabric. You will also gain design experience with network management technologies including Cisco UCS Manager, Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), and Cisco UCS Director. You can expect theoretical content as well as design-oriented case studies in the form of activities. This course is a part of CCNP Data Center Certification.
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Objectives
This course will help you:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Make design choices for optimal data center infrastructure performance, virtualization, security, and automation
- Master the practical and theoretical knowledge necessary to design a scalable, reliable, and intelligent data center based on Cisco technologies
- Qualify for professional-level job roles in the high-demand area of enterprise-class data center environments
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding options and protocols used in a data center
- Describe the rack design options, traffic patterns, and data center switching layer access, aggregation, and core
- Describe the Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) technology that is used to interconnect data centers
- Describe Locator/ID separation protocol
- Design a solution that uses Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) for traffic forwarding
- Describe hardware redundancy options; how to virtualize the network, compute, and storage functions; and virtual networking in the data center
- Describe solutions that use fabric extenders and compare Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (FEX) with single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV)
- Describe security threats and solutions in the data center
- Describe advanced data center security technologies and best practices
- Describe device management and orchestration in the data center
- Describe the storage options for compute function and different Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) levels from a high-availability and performance perspective
- Describe Fibre Channel concepts, topologies, architecture, and industry terms
- Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- Describe security options in the storage network
- Describe management and automation options for storage networking infrastructure
- Describe Cisco UCS servers and use cases for various Cisco UCS platforms
- Explain the connectivity options for fabric interconnects for southbound and northbound connections
- Describe the hyperconverged solution and integrated systems
- Describe the systemwide parameters for setting up a Cisco UCS domain
- Describe role-based access control (RBAC) and integration with directory servers to control access rights on Cisco UCS Manager
- Describe the pools that may be used in service profiles or service profile templates on Cisco UCS Manager
- Describe the different policies in the service profile
- Describe the Ethernet and Fibre Channel interface policies and additional network technologies
- Describe the advantages of templates and the difference between initial and updated templates
- Describe data center automation tools
Outline
The course contains these components:
- Describing High Availability on Layer 2
Virtual Port Channels
Cisco Fabric Path
Virtual Port Channel+ - Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
First Hop Redundancy Protocols
Improve Routing Protocol Performance and Security
Enhance Layer 3 Scalability and Robustness - Designing Data Center Topologies
Data Center Traffic Flows
Cabling Challenges
Access Layer
Aggregation Layer
Core Layer
Spine-and-Leaf Topology
Redundancy Options - Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
Cisco OTV Overview
Cisco OTV Control and Data Planes
Failure Isolation
Cisco OTV Features
Optimize Cisco OTV
Evaluate Cisco OTV - Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol
Locator/ID Separation Protocol
Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP) Virtual Machine (VM) Mobility
LISP Extended Subnet Mode (ESM) Multihop Mobility
LISP VPN Virtualization - Describing VXLAN Overlay Networks
Describe VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
Layer 2 and Layer 3 VXLAN Overlay
Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP) Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Control Plane Overview
VXLAN Data Plane - Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
Hardware-Based High Availability
Device Virtualization
Cisco UCS Hardware Virtualization
Server Virtualization
SAN Virtualization
N-Port ID Virtualization - Describing Cisco FEX Options
Cisco Adapter FEX
Access Layer with Cisco FEX
Cisco FEX Topologies
Virtualization-Aware Networking
Single Root I/O Virtualization
Cisco FEX Evaluation - Describing Basic Data Center Security
Threat Mitigation
Attack and Countermeasure Examples
Secure the Management Plane
Protect the Control Plane
RBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) - Describing Advanced Data Center Security
Cisco TrustSec in Cisco Secure Enclaves Architecture
Cisco TrustSec Operation
Firewalling
Positioning the Firewall Within Data Center Networks
Cisco Firepower Portfolio
Firewall Virtualization
Design for Threat Mitigation - Describing Management and Orchestration
Network and License Management
Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco UCS Director
Cisco Intersight
Cisco DCNM Overview - Describing Storage and RAID Options
Position DAS in Storage Technologies
Network-Attached Storage
Fibre Channel, FCoE, and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
Evaluate Storage Technologies - Describing Fibre Channel Concepts
Fibre Channel Connections, Layers, and Addresses
Fibre Channel Communication
Virtualization in Fibre Channel SAN - Describing Fibre Channel Topologies
SAN Parameterization
SAN Design Options
Choosing a Fibre Channel Design Solution - Describing FCoE
FCoE Protocol Characteristics
FCoE Communication
Data Center Bridging
FCoE Initialization Protocol
FCoE Design Options - Describing Storage Security
Common SAN Security Features
Zones
SAN Security Enhancements
Cryptography in SAN - Describing SAN Management and Orchestration
Cisco DCNM for SAN
Cisco DCNM Analytics and Streaming Telemetry
Cisco UCS Director in the SAN
Cisco UCS Director Workflows - Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
Fabric Interconnects and Blade Chassis
Cisco UCS B-Series Server Adapter Cards
Stateless Computing
Cisco UCS Mini - Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
Use of Fabric Interconnect Interfaces
VLANs and VSANs in a Cisco UCS Domain
Southbound Connections
Northbound Connections
Disjoint Layer 2 Networks
Fabric Interconnect High Availability and Redundancy - Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
Cisco HyperFlex Solution
CiscHyperconverged and Integrated Systems Overviewo HyperFlex Scalability and Robustness
Cisco HyperFlex Clusters
Cluster Capacity and Multiple Clusters on One Cisco UCS Domain
External Storage and Graphical Processing Units on Cisco HyperFlex
Cisco HyperFlex Positioning - Describing Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
Cisco UCS Setup and Management
Cisco UCS Traffic Management - Describing Cisco UCS RBAC
Roles and Privileges
Organizations in Cisco UCS Manager
Locales and Effective Rights
Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
Two-Factor Authentication - Describing Pools for Service Profiles
Global and Local Pools
Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) Suffix and Media Access Control (MAC) Address Pools
World Wide Name (WWN) Pools
Server and iSCSI Initiator IP Pools - Describing Policies for Service Profiles
Global vs. Local Policies
Storage and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Policies
Boot and Scrub Policies
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and Maintenance Policies - Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
LAN Connectivity Controls
SAN Connectivity Controls
Virtual Access Layer
Connectivity Enhancements - Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
Cisco UCS Templates
Service Profile Templates
Network Templates - Designing Data Center Automation
Model-Driven Programmability
Cisco NX-API Overview
Programmability Using Python
Cisco Ansible Module
Use the Puppet Agent - Design Virtual Port Channels
- Design First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
- Design Routing Protocols
- Design Data Center Topology for a Customer
- Design Data Center Interconnect Using Cisco OTV
- Design Your VXLAN Network
- Create a Cisco FEX Design
- Design Management and Orchestration in a Cisco UCS Solution
- Design a Fibre Channel Network
- Design and Integrate an FCoE Solution
- Design a Secure SAN
- Design Cisco UCS Director for Storage Networking
- Design a Cisco UCS Domain and Fabric Interconnect Cabling
- Design a Cisco UCS C-Series Server Implementation
- Design Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Network and Storage Connectivity
- Design Systemwide Parameters in a Cisco UCS Solution
- Design an LDAP Integration with a Cisco UCS Domain
- Design Pools for Service Profiles in a Cisco UCS Solution
- Design Network-Specific Adapters and Policies in a Cisco UCS Solution
Practice activity outline:
Prerequisite Knowledge
Before taking this course, you should be able to:
To fully benefit from this course, you should have completed the following courses or obtained the equivalent level of knowledge:
- Implement data center networking [Local Area Network (LAN) and Storage Area Network (SAN)]
- Describe data center storage
- Implement data center virtualization
- Implement Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS)
- Implement data center automation and orchestration with the focus on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Cisco UCS Director
- Describe products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) families
To fully benefit from this course, you should have completed the following courses or obtained the equivalent level of knowledge: