1 – Data Center Protocols
- Objective: Configure RSTP and MST, configure port channels, implement Cisco FabricPath, OTV, VXLAN, and LISP
- Lesson 1: Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol
- Objective: Configure Rapid PVST+, MST and STP extensions
- Lesson 2: Configuring Port Channels
- Objective: Configure port channels and virtual port channels
- Lesson 3: Configuring Fabric Extenders
- Objective: Configure FEX in static, dynamic, and enhanced vPC setup
- Lesson 4: Implementing Cisco FabricPath
- Objective: Implement FabricPath and and describe DFA
- Lesson 5: Understanding Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization
- Objective: Configure OTV
- Lesson 6: Implementing VXLAN
- Objective: Configure VXLAN
- Lesson 7: Implementing LISP
- Objective: Describe LISP
2 – Layer 3 Switching Features in the Data Center
- Objective: Configure first-hop redundancy, routing, and multicast in data center
- Lesson 1: Configuring First-Hop Redundancy
- Objective: Configure first hop redundancy protocols
- Lesson 2: Configuring Routing
- Objective: configure routing on a Nexus switch
- Lesson 3: Configuring IP Multicast
- Objective: Implement multicast functionality in a Cisco Data Center Network Architecture
3 – Data Center Infrastructure Security
- Objective: Configure user management and implement system security features on Nexus switches
- Lesson 1: Configuring User Management
- Objective: Manage user accounts, SSH, and AAA on NX-OS
- Lesson 2: Configuring System Security Features
- Objective: Describe and configure system security features
4 – Data Center Infrastructure Storage Fabric
- Objective: Perform basic fibre channel configuration, manage Fibre Channel domains, and implement Fibre Channel port security and binding
- Lesson 1: Basic Fibre Channel Configuration
- Objective: Perform basic Fibre Channel configuration
- Lesson 2: Managing Domains
- Objective: Manage FC domains
- Lesson 3: Implementing Port Security and Fabric Binding
- Objective: Configure port security and fabric binding
5 – FCoE Unified Fabric
- Objective: Configure FCoE
- Lesson 1: Describing FCoE
- Objective: Describe FCoE
- Lesson 2: Implementing FCoE
- Objective: Configure FCoE
6 – Data Center Infrastructure Storage Services
- Objective: Configure distributed device aliases, zoning, NPV, and FCIP
- Lesson 1: Configuring Distributed Device Aliases
- Objective: Describe and configure device aliases
- Lesson 2: Implementing Zoning
- Objective: Describe and configure Zoning
- Lesson 3: Configuring NPIV and NPV
- Objective: Configure NPIV and NPV
- Lesson 4: Configuring Fibre Channel Over IP
- Objective: Describe and configure FCIP
7 – Data Center Infrastructure Maintenance, Management, and Operations
- Objective: Configure system management and infrastructure monitoring
- Lesson 1: Configuring System Management
- Objective: Configure system management
- Lesson 2: Configuring Infrastructure Monitoring
- Objective: Configure infrastructure monitoring and programmability
