CLS
IT System and Networks

Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)

Total Duration
40 Hours
Level
Beginner / Intermediate
Category
IT System and Networks
About this course

About this course

The Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) course helps you prepare for the Cisco® CCNP® Data Center and CCIE Data Center certifications for advanced-level data center roles.

In this course, you will master the skills and technologies you need to implement data center compute, LAN

and SAN infrastructure. You will also learn the essentials of automation and security in data centers. You will gain

hands-on experience deploying, securing, operating, and maintaining Cisco data center infrastructure including:

Cisco MDS Switches and Cisco Nexus Switches; Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) B-Series Blade Servers, and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers. This course also earns you 64 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification

Target Audience

Network administrators tasked with the management and maintenance of data centers’ infrastructure
IT professionals in charge of the security, monitoring, and management of data center infrastructure
Professional working in data center automation, scripting, and infrastructure optimization
Networking professionals preparing for the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Core exam

Prerequisites

Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture
Understanding of server system design and architecture

Course Outline

  • Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols
  • Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
  • Implementing Routing in Data Center
  • Implementing Multicast in Data Center
  • Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols
  • Implementing Network Infrastructure Security
  • Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure
  • Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration
  • Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network
  • Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models
  • Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management, Maintenance, and Operations
  • Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts
  • Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric
  • Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services
  • Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric
  • Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security
  • Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations
  • Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors
  • Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity
  • Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction
  • Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity
  • Implementing Unified Computing Security
  • Introducing Cisco Hyper Flex Systems
  • Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations
  • Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools
  • Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms
  • Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies
  • 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
  • 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
  • Configure Cisco Nexus Switches with Ansible
  • Program a Cisco Nexus Switch with Python
  • Automate Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure Configuration
Learning outcomes

What you'll learn

Implement routing and switching protocols in Data Center environment
Implement overlay networks in data center
Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) concepts and Cisco Virtual Machine manager (VMM) domain integration
Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models
Implement Fibre Channel fabric
Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric
Implement security features in data center
Implement software management and infrastructure monitoring
Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and Server abstraction
Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®)
Describe Cisco HyperFlex™ infrastructure concepts and benefits
Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in data center

Skills you'll learn

9 skills
Data Center Networking
Routing & Switching
Cloud Deployment
Data Center Security
Infrastructure Monitoring
SAN Connectivity
Network Automation
Infrastructure Scripting
Infrastructure Monitoring

Certificate

  • Attendance Certificate from CLS Learning Solutions
  • This course enables you to pass Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (350-601 DCCOR)

Potential Career Paths

Network administrators
Network engineers
Data center engineers
Technical solutions architects
Server administrator
Systems engineers