Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric (DCUFI)
LTRCRT-2608
Mark Johnson
CCIE R&S 1072
Viral Bhatt
CCIE R&S 7997
Dave Chapman
CCNP DC
Robert Elling
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Agenda
• Housekeeping
• CCNP DC Certification resources
• Labs
• Tips
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CCNP DC Certification Resources
• Cisco Learning Network – Blueprint, Study, Practice Exams
https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccnp_data_center
• CiscoPress
• 5 day Instructor Led Training (ILT) with Cisco Learning Partners
• Exams
642-997, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFI
642-996, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFD
642-980, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFT
642-999, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCI
642-998, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCD
642-035, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCT
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CCNP DC DCUFx Certification Exams
642-997 DCUFI Tests knowledge of implementing Cisco Data Center Unified
Fabric architecture, security, management, high availability, and virtualization.
642-980 DCUFT Validates troubleshooting skills in the Unified Fabric domain,
including troubleshooting connectivity, convergent I/O, storage, and issues
related to specific features like Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV).
642-996 DCUFD Validates knowledge of designing a Cisco Data Center Unified
Fabric solution, including reference network topologies, routing protocols, traffic
design concepts, storage and storage networking architectures, scalability,
availability, and security and management architectures.
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CiscoLive 2014 - DCUFI Labs
Lab 1 Configure Layer 2 Switching (30 mins)
Lab 2 Configure Security Features (30 mins)
Lab 3 Configure Layer 3 Switching (20 mins)
Lab 4 Configure OTV (40 mins)
Lab 5 Configure vPCs and FEX (40 mins)
Lab 6 Configure Cisco FabricPath (20 mins)
Lab 7 Configure FCoE-NPV (30 mins)
Lab 8 Implement Cisco DCNM for LAN (30 mins)
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Lab Dependencies
Lab 4 Configure OTV
Lab 5 Configure vPCs and FEX
Lab 6 Configure Cisco FabricPath
Why? A single POD costs $90,433!
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LUN 1
LUN 2
MDS 9124-1
MDS 9124-2
Nexus 2248TP-1
Nexus 2248TP-2
UCS C200-1
UCS C200-2
Legend:
Fibre Channel 10 GE with FCoE 10 GE 1 GE
Nexus 7000-1
Nexus 7000-2
Cat3750
Nexus
5548-1
Nexus
5548-2
CiscoLive 2014 - DCUFI Lab Topology
Even Pod
Odd Pod
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Tips
• If you aren’t confident with a lab, follow the Lab Guide
instructions exactly and you’ll be fine
• The Lab Guide was written to instruct and educate, in
addition to the step by step instructions. Use the Notes
that are throughout the Lab Guide to better understand
what is being configured
• You have lab access until Friday May 23 3:00 PST
• BUT – keep the lab dependencies in mind 10
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Continue Your Education
• Demos in the Cisco Campus
• Walk-in Self-Paced Labs
• Table Topics
• Meet the Engineer 1:1 meetings
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DC/V Related Official Cisco Training Offerings
Course Description Cisco Certification
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Configuring Cisco MDS 9000
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Deep dive into the MDS Storage Networking Product family:
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Introducing Cisco Data Center
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Start your career in Data Center learning all the different
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