Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID)

Before taking this course, you should understand the following:

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:

Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) or Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) & Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)and
Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)

It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:

Describe data center networking concepts
Describe data center storage concepts
Describe data center virtualization
Describe Cisco UCS
Describe data center automation and orchestration with a focus on Cisco ACI and Cisco UCS Director
Identify products in the Cisco data center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
Describe network fundamentals and build simple LANs, including switching and routing