IC1333: DCICN - Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking

Course Length: 40 hrs

Prerequisites: None

Price: $2595

Format: Onsite, online

In this course, you will be given the foundational knowledge and a broad overview of networking and the Cisco Nexus Operating System. This course provides skills that are needed to configure the Cisco Nexus Switches and verify their operation.

Topics Covered:

• How a network works
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot a switch with VLANs and interswitch communications
• Implement an IP addressing scheme and IP services to meet network requirements
• Configure, verify, and troubleshoot routing operations on Cisco Nexus switches

Course Outline:

1. Building a Simple Network

• Functions of Networking
• Host-to-Host Communications Model
• Ethernet Connections
• Ethernet Communications Standards
• OSI Network Layer Addressing
• TCP/IP Transport Layer
• Packet Delivery Process

2. Switched Network Implementation

• Switching
• Packet Delivery Process
• Cisco NX-OS Software
• Operating Cisco NX-OS Software
• Implementing VLANs and Trunks
• Building a Redundant Switched Topology

3. IP Addressing

• IP Addressing Scheme
• Transitioning to IPv6

4. Routing on the Cisco Nexus Switch

• Packet Delivery Process
• Routing Process on Cisco Nexus Switches
• Routing Protocols on Cisco Nexus Switches
• Access Control Lists on Cisco Nexus Switches

Notes: This course prepares you for the DCICN exam.