Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric

Schulungsinhalt Module 1: Cisco Data Center Solutions
Identifying Data Center

• Categorize general data center solution components
• Define the baseline technology and terminology used in the data center solutions
• Analyze business, technical, and environmental challenges
• Recognize cloud computing paradigm, terms, and concepts
• Recognize the importance of virtualization technologies and solutions for data center evolution

Identifying Cisco Data Center Solution

• Evaluate the Cisco data center architectural framework
• Evaluate the Cisco data center architectural framework network component
• Evaluate the Cisco data center architectural framework storage component

Defining Cisco Data Center Solution Design

• Describe the design process for the Cisco Unified Computing solution
• Assess the deliverables of the Cisco Unified Computing System solution

Module 2: Data Center Technologies
Designing Layer 2 and Layer 3 Switching

• Understand and explain hardware forwarding architectures
• Describe IP addressing considerations and IP routing technologies

Virtualizing Data Center Components

• Identify device virtualization mechanisms
• Design virtualized solutions using VDCs
• Design virtualized services using contexts on firewalling and load-balancing devices
• Design virtualized services using virtual appliances

Designing Layer 2 Multi-Pathing Technologies

• Explain link virtualization technologies that allow for scaling of the network
• Design solutions using vPCs and MEC
• Design solutions using FabricPath

Module 3: Data Center Topoogies
Designing Data Center Core Layer Network

• Identify the need for the data center core layer
• Design a Layer 3 data center core layer
• Design a Layer 2 data center core layer
• Evaluate designs using data center collapsed core

Designing Data Center Aggregation Layer

• Describe classical aggregation layer designs
• Design the aggregation layer with VDCsDesign the aggregation layer when using unified fabric
• Design the aggregation layer with IP storage-related specifics in mind

Designing Data Center Access Layer

• Describe the classical access layer designs and design issues
• Design the access layer with vPC and MEC
• Design the access layer with FEXs
• Design the access layer with unified fabric

Define the virtual access layer

• Describe the virtual access layer solutions within virtual machine hosts
• Design solutions with adapter FEX
• Design solutions with VM-FEX
• Design solutions with Cisco Nexus 1000V switch

Designing High Availability

• Design high availability for IP-based services
• Design high availability by implementing link aggregation
• Design high availability of services using IP routing and FHRPs
• Provide high availability with RHI
• Design high availability of services using LISP

Designing Data Center Interconnects

• Identify the reasons for data center interconnects
• Describe data center interconnect technologies
• Design data center interconnects using OTV
• Describe storage replication technologies

Module 4: Data Center Storage
Introducing Storage Area Networking

• List data storage and Fibre Channel basic terms
• Explain Fibre Channel basic concepts
• Explain Fibre Channel flow control mechanisms

Designing SAN

• Explain different storage designs and topologies
• Design SANs using Cisco best practices and CVDs
• Design scalable SANs with provisions for multi-tenancy

Designing Unified Fabric

• Explain flow control when using FCoE
• Explain the use of FIP
• Describe different design options with unified fabric networks
• Design unified fabric deployments with fabric extenders

Designing SAN Services

• Identify the need for SAN-based Fibre Channel services
• Design SAN-based Fibre Channel services
• Explain SAN replication
• Design long-distance Fibre Channel interconnects
• Present design examples and use cases for various SAN long-distance acceleration solutions

Module 5: Data Center Security
Designing Data Center Application Security

• Identify the need for data center security technologies
• Describe characteristics of firewalls
• Position security appliances within data center networks
• Design secure communication on multiple layers

Designing Link Security Technologies and Device Hardening

• Identify design requirements for TrustSec
• Describe device hardening technologies
• Design secure management networks

Designing Storage Security

• Design secure SANs
• List security solutions for data encryption
• Outline security implications for IP-based storage

Module 6: Data Center Applilcation Services
Designing Data Center Application Architecture

• Present application architecture and design
• Explain application tiering
• Explain application optimization technologies

Designing Application Services

• Explain server load-balancing technologies
• Add application services to an existing data center
• Explain contexts
• Design secure application load balancing solutions

Designing Global Load Balancing

• Explain the need for global load balancing
• Design a global load balancing solution
• Explain protocols used for site selection and site monitoring
• Explain the site selection process

Module 7: Data Center Management
Designing Data Center Management Solutions

• Describe the need for network management
• Present Cisco data center management products
• Describe scalability limitations
• Secure management in multi-tenant environments

Course Labs and Case Studies
Case Study 1-1: Design a Migration to vPC
Lab 1-2: Familiarize with the Lab Equipment
Lab 3-1: Explore VDCs
Lab 3-2: Examine vPC
Lab 3-3: Explore FabricPath
Lab 3-4: Connect FEXs
Lab 3-5: Interconnect Data Centers with OTV
Case Study 3-6: Design VLAN Extension
Case Study 4-1: Design Unified Fabric

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