Description

This 5-day course enables students to create a Data Center network design that optimizes availability, scalability, performance, and security, using the Nexus Products, Catalyst 6500, Catalyst 4948, Firewall Services Module, Intrusion Detection Services Module, and Network Analysis Module.

Objectives

• Given customer requirements, the student will be able to create a Data Center network designs that optimizes availability, scalability, and performance for that environment
• Create a core layer design that optimizes data flows
• Create an aggregation layer design that optimizes data flows
• Create an access layer design that optimizes data flows
• Optimize a data center design to achieve high availability
• Design a security implementation using Catalyst 6500 service modules
• Design a management infrastructure that provides centralized management services

Prerequisites

• Designing for Cisco Internetworks Solutions (DESGN)
• Securing Cisco Network Devices (SND)

Who Should Attend

• Channel Partner/Reseller
• Customer
• Employee

• Module 1: Data Center Design Models
  • Lesson 1: Data Center Business Objectives
    • Business Continuous Objectives
  • Lesson 2: Data Center Networking Components: Cisco Platforms and Modules
    • Cisco Data Center Networking Components
  • Lesson 3: Data Center Environmental Requirements
    • Data Center Environmental Requirements
• Module 2: Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch
  • Lesson 1: Cisco Nexus 7010 Hardware Architecture
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Supervisor Engine Architecture
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch I/O Modules Architecture
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Fabric Modules Architecture
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Forwarding Engine Architecture
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Fabric Scalable and Performance and Fabric Capacity
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Power Supply, Cooling System and Cable Management
  • Lesson 2: Cisco Nexus 7010 Software Architecture
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 NX-OS Software Architecture
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 NX-OS Software Layer 2, Layer 3 and Routing Protocols
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 NX-OS Licensing Models
  • Lesson 3: Cisco Nexus 7010 Continual Availability
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Continual Availability
  • Lesson 4: Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Network Management
    • Nexus 7010 Switch Configuration Methods
  • Lesson 5: Cisco Nexus 7010 Security Overview
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Integrated Security Features
  • Lesson 6: Cisco Nexus 7010 QoS implementation
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Packet Forwarding and VOQ
  • Lesson 7: Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Positioning in the Data Center
    • Cisco Nexus 7010 Switch Data Center Positioning
• Module 3: Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
  • Lesson 1: Fibre Channel over Ethernet
    • Introduction to FCoE Protocol
    • Ethernet Extensions Used in FCoE Networks
    • FC Protocol Fundamentals
    • FCoE Networks
  • Lesson 2: Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches Overview
    • Introduction to Cisco Nexus 5000 System Switch
• Module 4: Data Center Design Models
  • Lesson 1: Data Center Design Overview
    • Evolution of Data Center Architecture
  • Lesson 2: Data Center Application Design
    • Application Architecture Tiers
    • Describe Application Optimization Delivery Products,
    • Describe ACE impact on Data Center design
    • Describe Network Topologies with ACE Module/Appliance
    • Intra-Data Center redundancy
    • Multi Data Center Redundancy
    • GLSB overview
    • RHI
    • Server Virtualization
    • Server Clusters
    • Cluster Types
    • Cluster interconnects
    • Server Farms and Load Balancing
    • WAN optimization and Branch Consolidation
• Module 5: Data Center Design Strategy
  • Lesson 1: Data Center Strategy
    • Connecting Servers to the Access Layer
• Module 6: Data Center Network Design
  • Lesson 1: Data Center Network Design
    • Data Center Network Design
    • Service Design
    • Layer 2 and Layer 3 Access Layer Design
    • Access Layer Looped Triangle Failure Analysis
    • Access Layer Looped Topologies
    • Failure Analysis in Looped Square Design
    • Data Center Loop-Free Design
    • Minimal Layer 2 Design
    • Data Center New Topologies
    • Virtual Switching Systems
    • Classic Design with VSS, VRF and VDC
    • Routing Design
    • Enhanced L2 Topology
    • Layer 2 Extensions for Data Center Interconnect