Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric(DCUFD)

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Course code

DCUFD

Skill level

Advanced

Duration

5 days

Modality

ILT LAO

Course type

Public or Private

Dates

Price

$3295 plus tax

June 11, June 12, June 13, June 14, June 15

This course is given on these dates and locations:

Date	Location	Delivery type
June 11, 2012	Toronto 8:30 a.m. EDT	ILT LAO	Enroll Enroll
September 24, 2012	Winnipeg	ILT	Enroll
September 24, 2012	Calgary	ILT	Enroll
September 24, 2012	Halifax	ILT	Enroll
September 24, 2012	Montreal	ILT	Enroll
September 24, 2012	Edmonton	ILT	Enroll
September 24, 2012	Ottawa, Ontario Toronto, Ontario Vancouver, British Columbia	UILT UILT UILT	Enroll Enroll Enroll
September 24, 2012	Quebec City	ILT	Enroll

DCUFD teach students how to design a data center unified network. This course covers the Cisco high-end switching portfolio, architectural components of Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst switching lines, Cisco IOS and NX-OS software architecture, as well as management from the network design perspective. This course also explores how to design a data center network architecture using the above equipment either as an Ether-only data center, or as a data center using unified fabric. Also discussed are the features of these data center class platforms ranging from continuous operation, resiliency, and virtualization to power efficiency and management.

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Prerequisites

* CCDA

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Audience

* Data Center Architects

* Data Center System Engineers

* Cisco Channel Reseller System Engineers

* Anyone interested in Cisco Data Center Architectures

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Skills taught

Upon completing this course, the student will be able to meet the overall objectives:

* Describe the data center network architecture design basics, challenges, and environmental requirements

* Describe the Cisco data center network equipment

* Explain virtualization principles that are used in data center networks

* Explain server virtualization concepts

* Design data center services and security

* List data center standards, trends, and sizing guidelines

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Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFD)

Module 1: Data Center Design Fundamentals

Lesson 1: Introducing the Data Center

Lesson 2: Identifying the Cisco Data Center Business Advantage

Lesson 3: Designing Data Center Solutions

Module 2: Data Center Network Infrastructure

Lesson 1: Introducing Cisco Catalyst Series Switches

Lesson 2: Introducing Cisco Nexus Series Switches

Lesson 3: Introducing Cisco Data Center Security Products

Lesson 4: Introducing Cisco Data Center Application Services Products

Lesson 5: Introducing Cisco SAN Products

Lesson 6: Introducing Cisco Computing, Desktop, and Solution Products

Lesson 7: Introducing Cisco Data Center Network Management

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