DCICT - Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies v1.0

• Examining Functional Layers of the Data Center
• Reviewing the Cisco Nexus Product Family
• Reviewing the Cisco MDS Product Family
• Monitoring the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches
• Describing vPCs and Cisco FabricPath in the Data Center
• Using OTV on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches

• Virtualizing Network Devices
• Virtualizing Storage
• Virtualizing Server Solutions
• Using the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
• Verifying Setup and Operation of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch

• Comparing Storage-Connectivity Options in the Data Center
• Describing Fibre Channel Storage Networking
• Verifying Fibre Channel Communications on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches

• Describing DCB
• Identifying Connectivity Options for FCoE on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch
• Describing Enhanced FCoE Scalability with Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extenders

• Describing the Cisco UCS B-Series Product Family
• Describing the Cisco UCS C-Series Product Family
• Connecting Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
• Setting up an Initial Cisco UCS B-Series Cluster
• Describing Cisco UCS Manager Operations
• Describing Cisco UCS Manager Pools, Policies, Templates, and Service Profiles

• Connecting to a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Using SSH
• Connecting to a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Using SSH
• Running CLI Commands
• Configuring vPCs
• Validating Cisco FabricPath Configuration
• Validating OTV Configuration
• Verifying Current VDC Settings
• Validating a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Configuration
• Validating a Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Configuration
• Validating a Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switch License
• Configuring VSANs and Zoning
• Validating FLOGI and FCNS
• Viewing the tech-support Command Output
• Validating the Physical Connections for FCoE
• Exploring the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
• Creating a Service Profile from a Template and Performing VMware ESXi 5.0 SAN Boot

The following courses are recommended for further study: