Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure is a skills-building course focused on the troubleshooting of LAN, SAN, Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI). The course provides rich, hands-on experience in resolving problems on Cisco MDS switches, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco fabric extenders (FEXs), Cisco UCS and Cisco ACI.
The course is designed to help students prepare for Cisco CCNP Data Center certification and for professional-level data center roles.
Engineers involved in the troubleshooting of LAN, SAN, Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).
By actively participating in this course, you will learn about the following:
Outline the troubleshooting process, and highlight which questions to ask
Describe the troubleshooting tools and methodologies that are available from the CLI and are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco Data Center network architecture
Identify and resolve issues related to VLANs and PVLANs
Identify and resolve issues related to port channels and virtual port channels
Identify and resolve issues related to Cisco FabricPath
Identify and resolve issues related to OTV
Identify and resolve issues related to VXLAN
Identify and resolve issues related to LISP
Describe troubleshooting of routing protocols, such as OSPF, ISIS, and PIM.
Describe troubleshooting of the AAA and RBAC
Identify and resolve issues related to a single device
Identify and resolve issues related to Fibre Channel interface operation
Identify and resolve issues related to Fibre Channel switching when the Cisco NX-OS software switch is used in switched mode (vs. NPV mode)
Identify and resolve issues related to Fibre Channel switching when the NX-OS switch is used in N Port Virtualization (NPV) mode
Identify and resolve issues related to FIP and FCoE, including FCoE performance
Describe Cisco UCS architecture, initial setup, tools and service aids that are available for Cisco UCS troubleshooting and interpretation of the output
Describe Cisco UCS configuration and troubleshoot related issues
Describe Cisco UCS B-Series operation and troubleshoot related issues
Describe LAN, SAN and Fibre Channel operations, including in depth troubleshooting procedures
Describe Cisco IMC utilities to validate performance and facilitate data-gathering activities for Cisco UCS C-Series troubleshooting, as well troubleshooting approach to hardware and firmware failures
Define proper procedures to configure LAN and SAN connectivity and avoid issues with the P81E virtual interface card (VIC)
Troubleshoot integration of Cisco UCS C-Series servers with Cisco UCS Manager
Identify tools, protocols and methods to effectively troubleshoot Cisco ACI
Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:
Have attended or have knowledge equivalent to:
DCICN - Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking
DCICT - Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies
DCII - Implementing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure
DCVAI - Implementing Cisco Data Center Virtualization and Automation
DCUCI - Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing
Recommended prerequisites:
Troubleshooting the Data Center LAN Network
Overview of the Troubleshooting Process
Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
Troubleshooting VLANs and Private VLANs
Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath
Troubleshooting Cisco OTV
Troubleshooting VXLAN
Troubleshooting LISP
Troubleshooting Routing Protocols
Troubleshooting Data Center LAN Security
Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues
Troubleshooting Data Center SAN
Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Service
Troubleshooting NPV Mode
Troubleshooting FCoE
Troubleshooting Data Center Unified Computing
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Architecture and Initialization
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Configuration
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Servers
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration
Troubleshooting Data Center ACI
Labs:
Lab 1: Document the Network Baseline
Lab 2: Troubleshoot LAN-RSTP
Lab 3: Troubleshoot LAN-LACP
Lab 4: Learning Lab: Troubleshoot LAN-vPC
Lab 5: Troubleshoot LAN-FabricPath
Lab 6: Troubleshoot LAN-OTV
Lab 7: Troubleshoot LAN-OSPF
Lab 8: Troubleshoot LAN-FHRP
Lab 9: Troubleshoot LAN-VRF
Lab 10: Troubleshoot LAN-VXLAN
Lab 11: Troubleshoot LAN-CFS
Lab 12: Troubleshoot LAN-FEX
Lab 13: Troubleshoot SAN-FC Interfaces
Lab 14: Troubleshoot SAN-FC VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services
Lab 15: Troubleshoot SAN-NPV Mode
Lab 16: Troubleshoot SAN-FCoE
Lab 17: Troubleshoot SAN-DCB
Lab 18: Troubleshoot Compute-Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
Lab 19: Troubleshoot Compute-Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from SAN
Lab 20: Troubleshoot Compute-LAN Connectivity, Part 1
Lab 21: Troubleshoot Compute-LAN Connectivity, Part 2
Lab 22: Troubleshoot Compute-Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from SAN
Lab 23: Troubleshoot Compute-Network Connectivity
Lab 24: Troubleshoot ACI-Bare Metal Hosts
Lab 25: Troubleshoot ACI-VMM
Lab 26: Troubleshoot ACI-Contracts
Lab 27: Troubleshoot ACI-External Layer 3
Lab 28: Troubleshoot ACI-External Layer 2
This course is recommended as preparation for exam:
This is one of four exams required for the Cisco CCNP Data Center Certification.
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