DCIT - Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure v7.1
Course Description
Learn to troubleshoot LAN, SAN, Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), and Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI). You will learn methodologies and tools to identify issues that may occur in data center network architecture. You will get extensive hands-on practice troubleshooting installation, configuration and interconnectivity issues on Cisco MDS switches, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEXs), Cisco UCS, Cisco ACI, and more.
This course will help you
- Learn how to deploy and troubleshoot various components of Cisco data center infrastructure to support performance, resiliency, scalability needs
- Gain knowledge and skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
- Qualify for professional-level job roles
- Prepare you to take the exam, Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-615 DCIT), which leads to CCNP Data Center and the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Operations Certification. Required exam and recommended training 300-615 DCIT Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)
- Certification track – CCNP Data Center Certification DCCOR (Core) + DCIT (concentration elective) = CCNP Data Center Certification
This course earns you 50 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.
Course Information
Length: 5 day
Format: Lecture and Lab
Delivery Method: Virtual / Onsite
Max. Capacity: 16
Learning Objectives
- Describe how to troubleshoot the data center network, troubleshooting tools and methodologies available from the Command-Line Interface (CLI) that are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco data center network architecture
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to: VLANs and PVLANs; port channels and virtual port channels; OTV; and VXLAN
- Describe troubleshooting of routing protocols such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM), and LAN security features
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to a single device
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
- Identify and resolve Fibre Channel switching issues when the Cisco NX-OS Software is used in switched mode, and in N-Port Virtualiztion (NPV) mode
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP), 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, Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues
- Describe LAN, SAN, and Fibre Channel operations, including in-depth troubleshooting procedures
- Describe Cisco INtegrated Management Controller (IMC) tools for validating performance and facilitating data-gathering activities for Cisco UCS C-Series server troubleshooting, and the troubleshooting approach for hardware and firmware failures
- Define the proper procedures for configuring LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding issues with the VIC, and troubleshooting connectivity issues and Cisco UCS C-Series server integration with Cisco UCS Manager
- Identify the tools, protocols, and methods to effectively troubleshoot Cisco ACI
- Describe how to troubleshoot automation, scripting tools, and programmability
Prerequisites
- Configure, secure, and maintain LAN and SAN based on Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
- Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System
- Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco ACI
Labs
- Discovery 1: Document the Network Baseline
- Discovery 2: Troubleshoot Rapid PVST+
- Discovery 3: Troubleshoot LACP
- Discovery 4: Troubleshoot vPC
- Discovery 5: Troubleshoot OTV
- Discovery 6: Troubleshoot VXLAN
- Discovery 7: Troubleshoot OSPF
- Discovery 8: Troubleshoot FHRP
- Discovery 9: Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
- Discovery 10: Troubleshoot VRF
- Discovery 11: Troubleshoot Cisco FEX
- Discovery 12: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces
- Discovery 13: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services
- Discovery 14: Troubleshoot NPV Mode
- Discovery 15: Troubleshoot FCoE
- Discovery 16: Troubleshoot DCB
- Discovery 17: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
- Discovery 18: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server LAN Connectivity
- Discovery 19: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from the Fibre Channel LUN
- Discovery 20: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server iSCSI Boot
- Discovery 21: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Management Connectivity
- Discovery 22: Troubleshoot Bare-Metal Hosts Connectivity Through Cisco ACI
- Discovery 23: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI Integration with VMware vCenter
- Discovery 24: Troubleshoot Contracts in Cisco ACI
- Discovery 25: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 3 Connectivity
- Discovery 26: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 2 Connectivity
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