The Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR) v1.0 course helps you prepare for the Cisco® CCNP® Data Center and CCIE® Data Center certifications and for advanced-level data center roles. In this course, you will master the skills and technologies you need to implement data center compute, LAN and SAN infrastructure. You will also learn the essentials of automation and security in data centers. You will get hands-on experience with deploying, securing, operating, and maintaining Cisco data center infrastructure including: Cisco MDS Switches and Cisco Nexus Switches; Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) B-Series Blade Servers, and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers.

This course, including the self-paced material, helps prepare you to take the exam, Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (350-601 DCCOR), which leads to the new CCNP Data Center, CCIE Data Center, and the Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Core certifications. 

This course will help you:

• Gain experience implementing, securing and automating network, compute, and storage infrastructure
• 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
• Prepare for the Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (350-601 DCCOR) exam, that will be available beginning February 24, 2020
• Qualify for professional and expert-level job roles in the high-demand area of enterprise-class data center environments

• Implement routing and switching protocols in Data Center environment
• Implement overlay networks in data center
• Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI™) concepts and Cisco Virtual Machine manager (VMM) domain integration
• Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models
• Implement Fibre Channel fabric
• Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric
• Implement security features in data center
• Implement software management and infrastructure monitoring
• Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and Server abstraction
• Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®)
• Describe Cisco HyperFlex™ infrastructure concepts and benefits
• Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in data center
• Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

• Module 1: Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols*
• Module 2: Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols*
• Module 3: Implementing Routing in Data Center*
• Module 4: Implementing Multicast in Data Center*
• Module 5: Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols
• Module 6: Implementing Network Infrastructure Security*
• Module 7: Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure
• Module 8: Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration
• Module 9: Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network
• Module 10: Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models
• Module 11: Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management, Maintenance, and Operations*
• Module 12: Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts
• Module 13: Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric
• Module 14: Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services
• Module 15: Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric
• Module 16: Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security
• Module 17: Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations
• Module 18: Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors
• Module 19: Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity
• Module 20: Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction
• Module 21: Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity
• Module 22: Implementing Unified Computing Security
• Module 23: Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Systems*
• Module 24: Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations*
• Module 25: Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools*
• Module 26: Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms
• Module 27: Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies*

This section is self-study material that can be done at your own pace after the instructor-led portion of the course.

Lab outline

• Configure Overlay Transport Visualization (OTV)
• Configure Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
• Explore the Cisco ACI Fabric
• Implement Cisco ACI Access Policies and Out-of-Band Management
• Implement Cisco ACI Tenant Policies
• Integrate Cisco ACI with VMware
• Configure Fibre Channel
• Configure Device Aliases
• Configure Zoning
• Configure NPV
• Configure FCoE
• Provision Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster
• Configure Server and Uplink Ports
• Configure VLANs
• Configure a Cisco UCS Server Profile Using Hardware Identities
• Configure Basic Identity Pools
• Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
• Configure an Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Service Profile
• Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users with Microsoft Active Directory
• Program a Cisco Nexus Switch with Python

This course is for wireless engineers who work in the following roles:

• Network designers
• Network administrators
• Network engineers
• Systems engineers
• Data center engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Field engineers
• Cisco integrators and partners
• Server administrator
• Network manager

• To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
• Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
• Familiarity with SANs
• Familiarity with Fibre Channel protocol
• Identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
• Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture
• Understanding of server system design and architecture
• Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)

These Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0
• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) v6.2
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) v6.2
• Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices: Accelerated (CCNAX) or Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) and Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)