Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) v7.1 (Professional)

– • Describe the Layer 2 and Layer 3 forwarding options and protocols used in a data center
– • Describe the rack design options, traffic patterns, and data center switching layer access, aggregation, and core
– • Describe Locator/ID separation protocol
– • Design a solution that uses Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) for traffic forwarding
– • Describe the hardware redundancy options; how to virtualize the network, compute, and storage functions; and virtual networking in the data center
– • Describe solutions that use fabric extenders and compare Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (FEX) with single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV)
– • Describe security threats and solutions in the data center
– • Describe advanced data center security technologies and best practices
– • Describe device management and orchestration in the data center
– • Describe the storage options for the compute function and the different Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) levels from a high-availability and performance perspective
– • Describe Fibre Channel concepts and architecture
– • Describe Fibre Channel topologies and industry terms
– • Describe Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
– • Describe security options in the storage network
– • Describe the management and automation options for the storage networking infrastructure
– • Describe Cisco UCS servers and use cases for various Cisco UCS platforms
– • Explain the connectivity options for fabric interconnects for southbound and northbound connections
– • Describe the hyperconverged solution and integrated systems
– • Describe the systemwide parameters for setting up a Cisco UCS domain
– • Describe role-based access control (RBAC) and integration with directory servers to control access rights on Cisco UCS Manager
– • Describe the pools that may be used in service profiles or service profile templates on Cisco UCS Manager
– • Describe the different policies in the service profile
– • Describe the Ethernet and Fibre Channel interface policies and additional network technologies
– • Describe the advantages of templates and the difference between initial and updated templates
– • Describe data center automation tools