DCICN – Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking v6.2

Short Course Description

5 Day

Course Overview

Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) v6.2 is a 5-day course that teaches about the primary technologies that are used in the Cisco Data Center. The introductory level of knowledge that is taught in this course is targeted for individuals that will perform only the more basic configuration tasks. While there are no formal prerequisites for this course, we recommend students have a background as IT professionals. Network administrators, engineers, designers, managers, and technical solutions architects are all strong candidates for this Cisco Data Center Networking training course.

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

• Good understanding of networking protocols
• Good understanding of the VMware environment
• Basic computer literacy
• Basic knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems
• Basic Internet usage skills
• ICND1: Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices, Part 1 v3.0
• DCICT: Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies v6.2

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Ethernet communication functions and standards
• OSI and TCP/IP models
• Routing process on Nexus switches
• Compare storage connectivity options in the data center
• Fibre Channel name server and fabric login (FLOGI) process