Cisco Data Center Architectural Overview (DCAO)

This course is intended for the following audiences:

• Network Field Engineers
• Network System Engineers
• Data Center Network Designers
• Pre-sales Engineers
• Post-sales Engineers
• Network Administration Personnel

An understanding of Data Center LAN and SAN architectures would be an advantage but not essential.

This course will help you to:

• Understand how the Cisco Data Center 3.0 vision helps reduce costs while increasing resource utilization and improving business agility
• Understand the Core, Aggregation and Access layered architecture of a Data Center LAN
• Understand how servers and storage are connected together over redundant Fibre Channel SANs
• Describe the NX-OS operating system and understand how it provides higher avail-ability and manageability
• Position the Nexus 7000 within the Core and Aggregation layers and identify key components
• Understand how Unified I/O and FCoE can help reduce cabling while providing more bandwidth to servers
• Position the Nexus 5000 at the Access layer and identify key components and connectivity to servers
• Position the Nexus 2000 as a Fabric Extender for the Nexus 5000 for connection of legacy servers
• Identify appropriate top-of-rack (TOR) and end-of-row (EOR) deployments for Nexus 5000 and Nexus 2000
• Explain the use of VN-Link and the benefits of connecting VMWare ESX servers to the Nexus 5000
• Position the Nexus 4000 as Unified I/O and FCoE compliant Blade switch that provides FC and Ethernet connectivity for IBM, Dell and HP Blade servers
• Position the Nexus 1000v in virtual server environments as an enhancement to the VMWare VSwitch
• Identify key features and components of Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS)
• Explain the benefits of deploying Cisco UCS within a Data Center architecture
• Design and build an efficient Data Center solution using Cisco Nexus switches and Cisco UCS

This one-day class focuses on the Cisco Data Center Architecture and the products and services available. This course provides an overview of Cisco Nexus 1000v, 2000, 4000, 5000, 7000 and UCS for Network Architects and key decision makers that need to identify and position Cisco solutions within the Data Center. The courseware includes instructor-led presentations designed to build immediate awareness of the features and benefits available in the Cisco Data Center.