The goal of the course is to develop competency in learners to implement data center components such as Cisco Nexus and MDS switches as well as the Cisco Nexus Fabric Extenders. Focus of this course is on understanding and implementing LAN and SAN switching technologies, device management and monitoring.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1. Describe data center networking concepts
2. Describe data center storage concepts
3. Describe data center virtualization
4. Describe Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS)
5. Describe data center automation and orchestration with the focus on Cisco ACI and Cisco UCS Director
6. Identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
7. Describe network fundamentals and build simple LANs, including switching and routing

1. Network Designer
2. Network Administrator
3. Network Engineer
4. Systems Engineer
5. Consulting Systems Engineer
6. Technical Solutions Architect
7. Cisco Integrators/Partners

The Implementing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCII) v6.2 course is designed to help students prepare for the Cisco CCNP Data Center certification and for professional-level data center roles. The focus of this skills-building course is implementation of LANs, SANs, and data center unified fabric using Cisco MDS switches, Cisco Nexus switches, and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders (FEXs). The course provides rich hands-on experience with implementing Cisco data center infrastructure.

You’ll master the professional-level skills and technologies needed to implement Cisco data center infrastructure, including key protocols, routing and switching protocols, maintenance, management, operations, security, and storage.