Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFI)

LTRCRT-2608

Mark Johnson

CCIE R&S 1072

Viral Bhatt

CCIE R&S 7997

Dave Chapman

CCNP DC

Robert Elling

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Agenda

• Housekeeping

• CCNP DC Certification resources

• Labs

• Tips

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CCNP DC Certification Resources

• Cisco Learning Network – Blueprint, Study, Practice Exams

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccnp_data_center

• CiscoPress

• 5 day Instructor Led Training (ILT) with Cisco Learning Partners

• Exams

642-997, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFI

642-996, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFD

642-980, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFT

642-999, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCI

642-998, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCD

642-035, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCT

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CCNP DC DCUFx Certification Exams

642-997 DCUFI Tests knowledge of implementing Cisco Data Center Unified

Fabric architecture, security, management, high availability, and virtualization.

642-980 DCUFT Validates troubleshooting skills in the Unified Fabric domain,

including troubleshooting connectivity, convergent I/O, storage, and issues

related to specific features like Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV).

642-996 DCUFD Validates knowledge of designing a Cisco Data Center Unified

Fabric solution, including reference network topologies, routing protocols, traffic

design concepts, storage and storage networking architectures, scalability,

availability, and security and management architectures.

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CiscoLive 2014 - DCUFI Labs

Lab 1 Configure Layer 2 Switching (30 mins)

Lab 2 Configure Security Features (30 mins)

Lab 3 Configure Layer 3 Switching (20 mins)

Lab 4 Configure OTV (40 mins)

Lab 5 Configure vPCs and FEX (40 mins)

Lab 6 Configure Cisco FabricPath (20 mins)

Lab 7 Configure FCoE-NPV (30 mins)

Lab 8 Implement Cisco DCNM for LAN (30 mins)

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Lab Dependencies

Lab 4 Configure OTV

Lab 5 Configure vPCs and FEX

Lab 6 Configure Cisco FabricPath

Why? A single POD costs $90,433!

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LUN 1

LUN 2

MDS 9124-1

MDS 9124-2

Nexus 2248TP-1

Nexus 2248TP-2

UCS C200-1

UCS C200-2

Legend:

Fibre Channel 10 GE with FCoE 10 GE 1 GE

Nexus 7000-1

Nexus 7000-2

Cat3750

Nexus

5548-1

Nexus

5548-2

CiscoLive 2014 - DCUFI Lab Topology

Even Pod

Odd Pod

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Tips

• If you aren’t confident with a lab, follow the Lab Guide

instructions exactly and you’ll be fine

• The Lab Guide was written to instruct and educate, in

addition to the step by step instructions. Use the Notes

that are throughout the Lab Guide to better understand

what is being configured

• You have lab access until Friday May 23 3:00 PST

• BUT – keep the lab dependencies in mind 10

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Continue Your Education

• Demos in the Cisco Campus

• Walk-in Self-Paced Labs

• Table Topics

• Meet the Engineer 1:1 meetings

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DC/V Related Official Cisco Training Offerings

Course Description Cisco Certification

Implement Cisco Data Center

Unified Fabric/Unified Computing

(DCUFI and DCUCI)

Learn how to deploy complex virtualized Data Center Fabric

and Computing environments with Nexus and UCS families

CCNP® Data Center

Cisco Data Center CCIE Unified

Fabric/Computing Workshop

(DCXUF and DCXUC)

Prepare for your CCIE Data Center Practical exam with

hands on lab exercises running on a dedicated

comprehensive topology

CCIE® Data Center

Configuring Cisco MDS 9000

switches

Deep dive into the MDS Storage Networking Product family:

hands on lab exercises, newest features and platforms

explained

Introducing Cisco Data Center

Networking and Technologies

(DCICN and DCICT)

Start your career in Data Center learning all the different

technologies contributing to build a Data Center

infrastructure

CCNA® Data Center

For more details please visit : http://learningnetwork.cisco.com

Questions: Visit the Learning@Cisco Booth

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