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Module 1: Data Center Design Models
Lesson 1: Data Center Business Objectives
- What is a Data Center?
- Business Objectives
- Consolidation in Data Centers
- Virtualizing Network Services
Lesson 2: Data Center Networking Platforms and Modules
- Catalyst Switches
- Cisco Catalyst 4900M
- Cisco Blade Switches
- Application Control Engine
- Security Service Modules
- Integrated Network Analysis
- Storage Networking
- Server Fabric Switches
- Cisco Nexus Switching Portfolio for the Data Center
- Optical Transport
Lesson 3: Data Center Environmental Requirements
- Environmental Requirements
- Environmental Requirements
- Cooling
- Cabling
- Special Consideration for Blade Server
- Green Data Center
Module 2: Data Center Strategy
Lesson 1: Data Center Strategy
- Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System
- Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System
- Catalyst 6500 Virtual Switching System
- Unified Fabric and Unified I/O
Lesson 2: Host Technology
- Blade Server Connectivity Objective: Describe blade server connectivity
- Cisco Data Center Virtual Switching Technology
- Server Virtual Switching
- Server Clusters
- Cluster Types
- Cluster Interconnects
Lesson 3: Application Delivery
- Application Architecture Tiers
- Cisco Application Optimization Delivery Products
- Server Farms and Load Balancing
- Appendix: ACE Appliance/Module Impact on Data Center Design
- Network Topologies with ACE Appliance/Module
Module 3: Nexus 7000
Lesson 1: Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Positioning in the Data Center
- Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch DC Positioning
Lesson 2: Hardware Architecture
- Supervisor Engine Architecture
- I/O Modules Architecture
- Fabric Modules Architecture
- Forwarding Engine Architecture
- Fabric Scalability, Performance, and Capacity
- Power Supply, Cooling System and Cable Management
Lesson 3: Software Architecture
- NX-OS Software Architecture Design
- Layer 2, Layer 3 and Routing protocols
- Software Licensing Model
Lesson 4: Switch Management
- Operating System Manageability
- Switch Management using DCNM
- Switch Operating System Serviceability
- QOS Configuration
Lesson 5: Continual Availability
- Nexus 7010 Switch Continual Availability
- Nexus Supervisor Switchover SSO
- Nexus 7010 L3 Availability
- Nexus 7010 L2 Availability
- Nexus 7010 ISSU
Lesson 6: Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Security
- Switch Security Overview
- Switch Integrated Security Features
Lesson 7: Cisco Nexus 7010 QoS Implementation
- Data Center Network QoS
- QoS Solutions
- QoS Components and Features
Module 4: Nexus 5000
Lesson 1: Fibre Channel and FCoE
- Data Center Requirements
- Fibre Channel Protocol
- Ethernet Extensions Used in FCoE Networks
- MAC Addresses for FCoE
- FCoE Discovery
Lesson 2: Nexus 5000 Overview
- Data Center Solution Components
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Product Family
- Where Nexus 5000 Fits
- Nexus 5000 Management Tools
Module 5: Data Center Design Models
Lesson 1: Data Center Application Design
- Multi-Datacenter Redundancy
- GSLB Overview
- Route Health Injection
- WAN Optimization and Branch Consolidation
- Layer 2 Extensions for Data Center Interconnect
- Layer 2 Extensions for Data Center Interconnect
Lesson 2: Data Center Design Overview
- Multi-Tier Model Design
- The Enterprise Composite Network Model
Lesson 3: Current Network Designs
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 Access Design
- Access Layer Looped Triangle Failure Analysis
- Failure Analysis in Looped Square Design
- Data Center Loop-Free Design
- L3 Design
- Routing Design
- Integrated Services Design
Lesson 4: New Network Designs
- Classic Design with VSS, VRF and VDC
- Classic Design with VSS, VRF and VDC
- Enhanced L2 Topology
- Enhanced L2 Topology
Lesson 5: Data Center Sizing
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