Outline

• Describing High Availability on Layer 2
  • Overview of Layer 2 High-Availability Mechanisms
  • Virtual Port Channels
  • Cisco Fabric Path
  • Virtual Port Channel+
• Designing Layer 3 Connectivity
  • First Hop Redundancy Protocols
  • Improve Routing Protocol Performance and Security
  • Enhance Layer 3 Scalability and Robustness
• Designing Data Center Topologies
  • Data Center Traffic Flows
  • Cabling Challenges
  • Access Layer
  • Aggregation Layer
  • Core Layer
  • Spine-and-Leaf Topology
  • Redundancy Options
• Designing Data Center Interconnects with Cisco OTV
  • Cisco OTV Overview
  • Cisco OTV Control and Data Planes
  • Failure Isolation
  • Cisco OTV Features
  • Optimize Cisco OTV
  • Evaluate Cisco OTV
• Describing Locator/ID Separation Protocol
  • Locator/ID Separation Protocol
  • Location Identifier Separation Protocol (LISP) Virtual Machine (VM) Mobility
  • LISP Extended Subnet Mode (ESM) Multihop Mobility
  • LISP VPN Virtualization
• Describing VXLAN Overlay Networks
  • Describe VXLAN Benefits over VLAN
  • Layer 2 and Layer 3 VXLAN Overlay
  • Multiprotocol Border Gateway Protocol (MP-BGP) Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Control Plane Overview
  • VXLAN Data Plane
• Describing Hardware and Device Virtualization
  • Hardware-Based High Availability
  • Device Virtualization
  • Cisco UCS Hardware Virtualization
  • Server Virtualization
  • SAN Virtualization
  • N-Port ID Virtualization
• Describing Cisco FEX Options
  • Cisco Adapter FEX
  • Access Layer with Cisco FEX
  • Cisco FEX Topologies
  • Virtualization-Aware Networking
  • Single Root I/O Virtualization
  • Cisco FEX Evaluation
• Describing Basic Data Center Security
  • Threat Mitigation
  • Attack and Countermeasure Examples
  • Secure the Management Plane
  • Protect the Control Plane
  • RBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
• Describing Advanced Data Center Security
  • Cisco TrustSec in Cisco Secure Enclaves Architecture
  • Cisco TrustSec Operation
  • Firewalling
  • Positioning the Firewall Within Data Center Networks
  • Cisco Firepower® Portfolio
  • Firewall Virtualization
  • Design for Threat Mitigation
• Describing Management and Orchestration
  • Network and License Management
  • Cisco UCS Manager
  • Cisco UCS Director
  • Cisco Intersight
  • Cisco DCNM Overview
• Describing Storage and RAID Options
  • Position DAS in Storage Technologies
  • Network-Attached Storage
  • Fibre Channel, FCoE, and Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI)
  • Evaluate Storage Technologies
• Describing Fibre Channel Concepts
  • Fibre Channel Connections, Layers, and Addresses
  • Fibre Channel Communication
  • Virtualization in Fibre Channel SAN
• Describing Fibre Channel Topologies
  • SAN Parameterization
  • SAN Design Options
  • Choosing a Fibre Channel Design Solution
• Describing FCoE
  • FCoE Protocol Characteristics
  • FCoE Communication
  • Data Center Bridging
  • FCoE Initialization Protocol
  • FCoE Design Options
• Describing Storage Security
  • Common SAN Security Features
  • Zones
  • SAN Security Enhancements
  • Cryptography in SAN
• Describing SAN Management and Orchestration
  • Cisco DCNM for SAN
  • Cisco DCNM Analytics and Streaming Telemetry
  • Cisco UCS Director in the SAN
  • Cisco UCS Director Workflows
• Describing Cisco UCS Servers and Use Cases
  • Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
  • Fabric Interconnects and Blade Chassis
  • Cisco UCS B-Series Server Adapter Cards
  • Stateless Computing
  • Cisco UCS Mini
• Describing Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
  • Use of Fabric Interconnect Interfaces
  • VLANs and VSANs in a Cisco UCS Domain
  • Southbound Connections
  • Northbound Connections
  • Disjoint Layer 2 Networks
  • Fabric Interconnect High Availability and Redundancy
• Describing Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems
  • Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems Overview
  • Cisco HyperFlex™ Solution
  • Cisco HyperFlex Scalability and Robustness
  • Cisco HyperFlex Clusters
  • Cluster Capacity and Multiple Clusters on One Cisco UCS Domain
  • External Storage and Graphical Processing Units on Cisco HyperFlex
  • Cisco HyperFlex Positioning
• Describing Cisco UCS Manager Systemwide Parameters
  • Cisco UCS Setup and Management
  • Cisco UCS Traffic Management
• Describing Cisco UCS RBAC
  • Roles and Privileges
  • Organizations in Cisco UCS Manager
  • Locales and Effective Rights
  • Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
  • Two-Factor Authentication
• Describing Pools for Service Profiles
  • Global and Local Pools
  • Universally Unique Identifier (UUID) Suffix and Media Access Control (MAC) Address Pools
  • World Wide Name (WWN) Pools
  • Server and iSCSI Initiator IP Pools
• Describing Policies for Service Profiles
  • Global vs. Local Policies
  • Storage and Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) Policies
  • Boot and Scrub Policies
  • Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) and Maintenance Policies
• Describing Network-Specific Adapters and Policies
  • LAN Connectivity Controls
  • SAN Connectivity Controls
  • Virtual Access Layer
  • Connectivity Enhancements
• Describing Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
  • Cisco UCS Templates
  • Service Profile Templates
  • Network Templates
• Designing Data Center Automation
  • Model-Driven Programmability
  • Cisco NX-API Overview
  • Programmability Using Python
  • Cisco Ansible Module
  • Use the Puppet Agent

Practice activity outline

• Design Virtual Port Channels
• Design First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP)
• Design Routing Protocols
• Design Data Center Topology for a Customer
• Design Data Center Interconnect Using Cisco OTV
• Design Your VXLAN Network
• Create a Cisco FEX Design
• Design Management and Orchestration in a Cisco UCS Solution
• Design a Fibre Channel Network
• Design and Integrate an FCoE Solution
• Design a Secure SAN
• Design Cisco UCS Director for Storage Networking
• Design a Cisco UCS Domain and Fabric Interconnect Cabling
• Design a Cisco UCS C-Series Server Implementation
• Design Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Network and Storage Connectivity
• Design Systemwide Parameters in a Cisco UCS Solution
• Design an LDAP Integration with a Cisco UCS Domain
• Design Pools for Service Profiles in a Cisco UCS Solution
• Design Network-Specific Adapters and Policies in a Cisco UCS Solution