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Advanced Data Center Architecture Specialization Requirements

Role-Shar ing Guidelines (PDF - 55 MB)

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Account Manager (AM)

Responsible for sales methodology and customer engagement.

Requirements Format Cost (USD) Duration

Selling Business Outcomes (#810-401 or #810-403)*

OR

Adopting the Cisco Business Architecture Approach (810-440)

-

Exam

-

$150

-

1.5 hours

Recommended Training

Adopting the Cisco Business Architecture Approach (DTBAA) v1.0 E-learning $280 6 hours

Total $430 7.5 hours

Architecture Systems Engineer (ASE)

Presales engineer responsible for Data Center Architecture solution planning and design. Possesses both business and technical skills. Understands customer business needs and issues, business process and

transformation.

Requirements Format Cost (USD) Duration

Designing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCID, #300-160) Exam $300 1 hour

Recommended Training

Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID)

Instructor-led

E-learning

$3,795

$1,500

40 hours

Self -paced

Total $1,800- $4,095 41 hours

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Field Engineer 1 Unified Computing (FE)

Post-sales engineer responsible for Data Center Architecture unif ied computing solutions and considerations.

Requirements

Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCI, #300-175) Exam $300 1 hour

Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Infrastructure Troubleshooting

(DCITUC, #500-920) OR

Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT, #300-180)

Exam

Exam

$300

$300

1 hour

1 hour

Recommended Training

Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCI)

Instructor-led

E-learning

$3,495

$1,500

40 hours

Self -paced

Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Infrastructure (DCITUC)

OR

Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)

Instructor-led

Instructor-led

E-learning

$2,000

$4,395

$1,500

16 hours

24 hours

Self -paced

Total $3,600-

$8,490

58 hours-

66 hours

Field Engineer 2 Unified Fabric (FE)

Post-sales engineer responsible for Data Center Architecture unif ied fabric solutions.

Prerequisite Format Cost (USD) Duration

CCNP-Data Center

OR Exam $1200 2 hours

CCIE Data Center, CCNP-Routing and Switching (aka CCNP), CCIE Service Provider, CCIE Design, CCIE ISP Dial, CCIE Routing & Switching, CCIE Security, CCIE SNA/IP Integration, CCIE Service Provider Comprehensive, CCIE Storage Networking, CCIE Voice, CCIE WAN Switching, CCIE Wireless, or CCIE SP Operations

Exam $450 2 hours

Requirements Implementing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCII, #300-165) Exam $300 1 hour

Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT, #300-180) Exam $300 1 hour

Recommended Training

Implementing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCII) Instructor-led

E-learning

$4,395

$1,500

40 hours

Self -paced

Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) Instructor-led

E-learning

$4,395

$1,500

24 hours

Self -paced

Total $4,050- $10,590 68 hours

*Cisco’s No Retest rule may allow use of past exams to fulfill job role requirements even though exams are no longer available in Pearson VUE

Exam Cost and Duration- Information provided for cost and duration is subject to change and should be confirmed w ith

the exam or training provider.

Renew al- In addition to the above requirements, in order to renew your specialization, 100 continuous learning points w ill

also be required. For more information on w hat continuous learning trainings are currently available, check out the Data

Center Continuous Learning Library

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