Internetwork Expert Data Center (CCIEDCBC10) certifies the expert-level skills required to plan, prepare, operate, monitor, and troubleshoot complex data center networks. Professionals who achieve CCIE Data Center certification have demonstrated their technical skills at the highest level.
Candidates who are in need of their CCIE Data Center Certification and network engineers and designers should consider this course to take their skills and knowledge to an expert level. NOTE: This class runs for 10 consecutive days, including classes on Saturday and Sunday. Learn more about our CCIE training, Cisco certification course objectives, and our curriculum outline below.
Prerequisites
There are no formal prerequisites for CCIE certification. Other professional certifications or training courses are not required. Instead, candidates must first pass a written qualification exam and then the corresponding hands-on lab exam. You are expected to have an in-depth understanding of the topics in the exam blueprints and strongly encouraged to have three to five years of job experience before attempting certification.
Course Objectives
Upon completion of this course, learners should be able to configure and troubleshoot a series of complex networks to given specifications. Knowledge of troubleshooting is an important skill and candidates are expected to diagnose and solve issues as part of the CCIE Data Center lab exam.
Day 1
- Implement Nexus 7000 and 5000 configuration
- RBAC/Views and AAA
- NX-OS high availability
- CFS
- L2 & L3 interfaces
- L3 Routing
- Network Services
- Implement Nexus 7000, 5000 and 2000 FEX configuration
- Fabric extension (FEX)
- FHRP
Day 2
- Port-Channels
- OTV
- vPC
- FabricPath
Day 3
- Implement Nexus 7000, 5000, and MDS configuration
- FC
- FC Security
- FCIP
- iSCSI gateways
Day 4
- Implement Nexus 7000, 5000, and MDS configuration
- Implement Cisco UCS C-series configuration
- UCS Link Roles
Day 5
- Implement Cisco UCS B-Series configuration
- Implement Nexus 1000V configuration
- Security
Day 6
- Troubleshooting and Fault Isolation
- NEXUS/SAN/LAN
- UCS/SAN/LAN
- SAN/MDS
- Advanced Virtualization Concepts
- Vmotion
- VSM High Availability
- Data Center Storage Replication
- IVR
Day 7
- UCS Mock Lab (SAN) – (5-7 hours)
- Review and Discussion
Day 8
- UCS Mock Lab (iSCSI) – (5-7 hours)
- Review and Discussion
Day 9
- Nexus and LAN Storage Mock Lab (5-7 hours)
- Review and Discussion
Day 10
- Exam Strategy
- Q&A
- Instructor Recommendations
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- Candidates who need to acquire their CCIE Data Center Certification
- Network engineers/designers who need to raise their knowledge to an expert level