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Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFD) v4.0
Product version Nexus 5000 5.1.3 and Nexus 7000 6.0
5 days Lecture/Lab
Course description
In this course, you will learn how to design a data center unified network by utilizing Cisco's high-end switching portfolio, architectural components of Cisco Nexus and Cisco Catalyst switching lines, and Cisco IOS and NX-OS software architecture. You will also gain experience in management from a network design perspective. You will discover how to design a data center network architecture as an Ethernet-only data center or as a data center using unified fabric. You'll also review the features of these data center class platforms ranging from continuous operation, resiliency, and virtualization to power efficiency and management.

Learning objectives
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
  • Describe data center network architecture design basics, challenges, and environmental requirements
  • Discuss Cisco data center network equipment
  • Describe virtualization principles used in data center networks
  • Describe server virtualization concepts
  • Describe data center services and security design
  • Describe data center standards, trends, and sizing guidelines
Who should attend
This course is intended for network designers and architects, data center network administrators, system engineers, data center network managers, and network engineers.

Recommended prerequisites
You will gain the most from this course if you have completed the Designing for Cisco Internetwork Solutions course (DESGN), and CCDA certification.

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