Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID)

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Description
Content
Target Audience
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The Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) course provides in-depth knowledge and practical skills required to design and deploy Cisco® data center solutions and technologies.

This training covers a wide range of topics, including network, compute, virtualization, storage area networks, automation, and security. Participants will engage in theoretical content as well as design-oriented case studies and activities to enhance their understanding of modern data center infrastructure design.

The course prepares learners for the 300-610 DCID exam, which is part of the CCNP® Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Design certifications. Additionally, participants can earn 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards Cisco recertification.

Participants should have:

Implemented data center networking (LAN and SAN)
Described data center storage
Implemented data center virtualization
Implemented Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS)
Implemented data center automation and orchestration with a focus on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Cisco UCS Director
Described products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) families

Modules and Learning Path

Module 1: Layer 2 and Layer 3 Forwarding Options and Protocols
Module 2: Rack Design Options and Traffic Patterns
Module 3: Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
Module 4: Locator/ID Separation Protocol
Module 5: Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
Module 6: Hardware Redundancy and Virtualization
Module 7: Fabric Extenders and Virtualization Technologies
Module 8: Data Center Security
Module 9: Device Management and Orchestration
Module 10: Storage Options and RAID Levels
Module 11: Fibre Channel and FCoE
Module 12: Management and Automation of Storage Networking
Module 13: Cisco UCS Servers and Connectivity
Module 14: Hyper Converged Solutions and Integrated Systems
Module 15: Cisco UCS Domain Setup
Module 16: Service Profiles and Templates
Module 17: Data Center Automation Tools

This course is ideal for IT professionals with five to eight years of experience in roles such as:

Data center engineers
Network designers
Network administrators
Network engineers
Systems engineers
Consulting systems engineers
Technical solutions architects
Server administrators
Network managers
Cisco integrators or partners

Upon completing this course, participants will be prepared to pursue the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Design certification. Additionally, participants will receive a certificate from Semos Education recognizing their completion of the Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) training.

Description

The Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) course provides in-depth knowledge and practical skills required to design and deploy Cisco® data center solutions and technologies.

Participants should have:

Implemented data center networking (LAN and SAN)
Described data center storage
Implemented data center virtualization
Implemented Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS)
Implemented data center automation and orchestration with a focus on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Cisco UCS Director
Described products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) families

Content

Modules and Learning Path

Module 1: Layer 2 and Layer 3 Forwarding Options and Protocols
Module 2: Rack Design Options and Traffic Patterns
Module 3: Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
Module 4: Locator/ID Separation Protocol
Module 5: Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
Module 6: Hardware Redundancy and Virtualization
Module 7: Fabric Extenders and Virtualization Technologies
Module 8: Data Center Security
Module 9: Device Management and Orchestration
Module 10: Storage Options and RAID Levels
Module 11: Fibre Channel and FCoE
Module 12: Management and Automation of Storage Networking
Module 13: Cisco UCS Servers and Connectivity
Module 14: Hyper Converged Solutions and Integrated Systems
Module 15: Cisco UCS Domain Setup
Module 16: Service Profiles and Templates
Module 17: Data Center Automation Tools

Target Audience

This course is ideal for IT professionals with five to eight years of experience in roles such as:

Data center engineers
Network designers
Network administrators
Network engineers
Systems engineers
Consulting systems engineers
Technical solutions architects
Server administrators
Network managers
Cisco integrators or partners

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