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Course Length:
5 Days
Course Description:
The DCUFI v4.0 - Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric is a five-day instructor-led course with lab exercises that are intended to prepare students for the certification exam. The course schedule consists of approximately 50 percent lecture and 50 percent lab exercises. The Delivery Lab for this course is accessed using a remote access procedure coupled with a GUI application that provides connectivity to all lab devices.
Who Should Attend:
The primary audience for this course are network engineers, systems engineers, consulting systems engineers, technical solutions architects, and Cisco integrators and Partners who sell, implement, and maintain Cisco Nexus products in the data center. The secondary audience for this course are network designers, network administrators, and network managers responsible for identifying and managing Cisco Nexus products in the data center.
Benefits of Attendance:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
  • Identify the Cisco Nexus product family, specifically the Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch chassis and components, the Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch, and the Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
  • Install the Cisco Nexus products in a Cisco Data Center Business Advantage environment
  • Identify how to plan and implement virtual device contexts into the solution, given a requirement
  • Evaluate the security features available on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch to identify which features should be implemented into a solution
  • Evaluate and configure the Connectivity Management Processor on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Switch and identify the management options available
  • Evaluate the service-level and network-level high availability of the Cisco Nexus switches and how to use the Cisco IOS In-Service Software Upgrade feature
  • Discuss the Fibre Channel protocol including Fibre Channel addressing, flow control, and zoning
  • Translate a given design into an implementation plan for configuring Fibre Channel over Ethernet on the Cisco Nexus switch
  • Understand the processes, tools, and resources for troubleshooting the data center infrastructure, interconnectivity, and operations
Prerequisites:
The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are a good understanding of networking protocols (recommended CCNA Certification), good understanding of the Fibre Channel protocol and the SAN environment (recommended attendance of a Fibre Channel protocol class or equivalent experience), and recommended attendance of the Implementing Cisco Storage Network Solutions (ICSNS) class or equivalent experience.
Course Outline:
  • Module 1: Cisco Nexus Product Overview
    1. Identifying the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage Architecture
    2. Identifying Cisco Nexus Products
    3. Identifying the Cisco Unified Fabric Solution
    4. Integrating Services
  • Module 2: Cisco Nexus Switch Feature Configuration
    1. Configuring Virtual Device Contexts
    2. Configuring Layer 2 Switching Features
    3. Configuring Port Channels
    4. Configuring Layer 3 Switching Features
    5. Configuring IP Multicast
    6. Lab 2-1: Configuring Layer 2 Switching
    7. Lab 2-2: Configuring vPCs
    8. Lab 2-3: Configuring Layer 3 Switching
  • Module 3: Cisco Nexus Switch Advanced Feature Configuration
    1. Configuring Security Features
    2. Understanding Overlay Transport Virtualization
    3. Implementing Quality of Service
    4. Lab 3-1: Configuring Security Features
    5. Lab 3-2: Configuring OTV
    6. Lab 3-3: Configuring QoS
  • Module 4: Cisco Nexus Series Switch Management
    1. Using the Connectivity Management Processor
    2. Configuring User Management
    3. Understanding System Management
    4. Lab 4-1: Configuring System Management
    5. Lab 4-2: Implementing Cisco DCNM
  • Module 5: Redundancy on Cisco Nexus Switches
    1. Understanding High Availability and Redundancy
    2. Implementing Cisco FabricPath
    3. Lab 5-1: Configuring Cisco FabricPath
  • Module 6: Fibre Channel over Ethernet
    1. Understanding Fibre Channel Protocol
    2. Understanding FCoE Protocol
    3. Identifying Data Center Bridging Ethernet Enhancements
  • Module 7: Fibre Channel over Ethernet Configuration
    1. Implementing FCoE
    2. Configuring SAN Switching Features
    3. Configuring NPV Mode
    4. Using SAN Management Tools
    5. Lab 7-1: Configuring FCoE
    6. Lab 7-2: Configuring NPV
  • Module 8: Troubleshooting on Cisco Nexus Switches
    1. Troubleshooting the Data Center Infrastructure
    2. Troubleshooting Tools and Resources