DCIT – Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)

  COURSE CONTENT

The Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) v6.2 course is designed to help students prepare for the Cisco CCNP Data Center certification and for professional-level data center roles. The focus of this skills-building course is troubleshooting of LANs, SANs, Cisco 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. You’ll master the professional-level skills and technologies needed to troubleshoot Cisco data center infrastructure.

  WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Network Designer
  • Network Administrator
  • Network Engineer
  • Systems Engineer
  • Consulting Systems Engineer
  • Technical Solutions Architect
  • Cisco Integrators/Partners

   PREREQUISITES

Students considered for this training should have attended the following classes or obtained equivalent level of knowledge:

It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:

  • Configure, secure, and maintain LANs and SANs based on Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
  • Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco UCS
  • Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco ACI

  COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe switch virtualization.
  • Describe machine virtualization.
  • Describe network virtualization, including overlays, virtual switches, and the Cisco Nexus 1000V solution.
  • Describe Cisco FabricPath.
  • Describe Cisco Fabric Extender (FEX) connectivity.
  • Describe Ethernet port channels and virtual port channels (vPC).
  • Describe Cisco unified fabric.
  • Identify Cisco UCS components.
  • Describe Cisco UCS organizational hierarchy and role-based access control (RBAC).
  • Describe how to deploy servers in Cisco UCS.
  • Describe the purpose and advantages of application programming interfaces (API).
  • Describe cloud computing basic concepts.
  • Describe Cisco UCS Director, its functional blocks and deployment models.
  • Describe Cisco UCS Director orchestration features: policies, virtual data centers, workflows, and catalogs.
  • Describe Cisco ACI, traffic forwarding through the Cisco ACI fabric, as well as programming and orchestration capabilities.
  • Explain traffic forwarding mechanisms in Cisco ACI.
  • Describe programmability and orchestration capabilities of Cisco ACI.

  FOLLOW ON COURSES

   OUTLINE: Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)

Module 1: Troubleshooting the Data Center LAN Network

  • Lesson 1: Overview of the Troubleshooting Process
  • Lesson 2: Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
  • Lesson 3: Troubleshooting VLANs and Private VLANs
  • Lesson 4: Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
  • Lesson 5: Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath
  • Lesson 6: Troubleshooting Cisco OTV
  • Lesson 7: Troubleshooting VXLAN
  • Lesson 8: Troubleshooting LISP
  • Lesson 9: Troubleshooting Routing Protocols
  • Lesson 10: Troubleshooting Data Center LAN Security
  • Lesson 11: Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues

Module 2: Troubleshooting Data Center SAN

  • Lesson 1: Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
  • Lesson 2: Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Service
  • Lesson 3: Troubleshooting NPV Mode
  • Lesson 4: Troubleshooting FCoE

Module 3: Troubleshooting Data Center Unified Computing

  • Lesson 1: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Architecture and Initialization
  • Lesson 2: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Configuration
  • Lesson 3: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Servers
  • Lesson 4: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
  • Lesson 5: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
  • Lesson 6: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
  • Lesson 7: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration

Module 4: Troubleshooting Data Center ACI

  • Lesson 1: Exploring the Tools and Methodology of Troubleshooting Cisco ACI

Lab Outline

  • Guided Lab 1: Document the Network Baseline
  • Guided Lab 2: Troubleshoot LAN—RSTP
  • Guided Lab 3: Troubleshoot LAN—LACP
  • Guided Lab 4: Troubleshoot LAN—vPC
  • Guided Lab 5: Troubleshoot LAN—FabricPath
  • Guided Lab 6: Troubleshoot LAN—OTV
  • Guided Lab 7: Troubleshoot LAN—VXLAN
  • Guided Lab 8: Troubleshoot LAN—OSPF
  • Guided Lab 9: Troubleshoot LAN—FHRP
  • Guided Lab 10: Troubleshoot LAN—CFS
  • Guided Lab 11: Troubleshoot LAN—VRF
  • Guided Lab 12: Troubleshoot LAN—FEX
  • Guided Lab 13: Troubleshoot SAN—Fibre Channel Interfaces
  • Guided Lab 14: Troubleshoot SAN—Fibre Channel VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services
  • Guided Lab 15: Troubleshoot SAN—NPV Mode
  • Guided Lab 16: Troubleshoot SAN—FCoE
  • Guided Lab 17: Troubleshoot SAN—DCB
  • Guided Lab 18: Troubleshoot Compute—Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
  • Guided Lab 19: Troubleshoot Compute—Cisco UCS Integrated C-Series Server Boot from SAN
  • Guided Lab 20: Troubleshoot Compute—LAN Connectivity, Part 1
  • • Guided Lab 21: Troubleshoot Compute—LAN Connectivity, Part 2
  • Guided Lab 22: Troubleshoot Compute—Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from SAN
  • Guided Lab 23: Troubleshoot Compute—Network Connectivity
  • Guided Lab 24: Troubleshoot ACI—Bare-Metal Hosts
  • Guided Lab 25: Troubleshoot ACI—VMM
  • Guided Lab 26: Troubleshoot ACI—Contracts
  • Guided Lab 27: Troubleshoot ACI—External Layer 3
  • Guided Lab 28: Troubleshoot ACI—External Layer 2