Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure

COURSE OVERVIEW:

In this course, you will prepare for the Cisco CCNP Data Center certification exam and for professional-level data center roles. The focus of this skills-building course is troubleshooting of LAN, SAN, Cisco Data Center 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.

RELATED CERTIFICATIONS:

CCNP Data Center

PREREQUISITES:

• Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCI) v6.1

• Implementing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCII) v6.1

• Implementing Cisco Data Center Virtualization and Automation (DCVAI) v6.1

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:

• Troubleshoot Layer 2 technologies, such as STP, port channels, vPC, Cisco FabricPath, and FEX

• Troubleshoot first-hop redundancy, routing, and CFS in the data center

• Troubleshoot virtualization solutions, such as OTV, VRF, and VXLAN

• Troubleshoot storage area networks, including Fibre Channel, FCoE, zoning, NPV, and NPIV

• Troubleshoot data center unified computing

WHO SHOULD ATTEND:

• Data center administrators and engineers

• Network administrators and engineers

• Consulting systems engineers

• Cisco integrators and partners

• Data center designers and managers

• Network designers and managers

• Systems engineers

Classroom Live Outline:

1. Troubleshooting the Data Center LAN Network

• Overview of the Troubleshooting Process

• Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools

• Troubleshooting VLANs and Private VLANs

• Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels

• Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath

• Troubleshooting Cisco OTV

• Troubleshooting VXLAN

• Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues

2. Troubleshooting Data Center SAN

• Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces

• Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Service

• Troubleshooting NPV Mode

• Troubleshooting FCoE

• Troubleshooting DCBX

3. Troubleshooting Data Center Unified Computing

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Architecture and Initialization

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Operation

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Architecture and Configuration

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Hardware and Firmware

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration

4. Troubleshooting Data Center ACI

Classroom Live Labs:

• Lab 1: Document the Network Baseline

• Lab 2: Troubleshoot LAN—RSTP

• Lab 3: Troubleshoot LAN—LACP

• Lab 4: Learning Lab: Troubleshoot LAN—vPC

• Lab 5: Troubleshoot LAN—FabricPath

• Lab 6: Troubleshoot LAN—OTV

• Lab 7: Troubleshoot LAN—OSPF

• Lab 8: Troubleshoot LAN—FHRP

• Lab 9: Troubleshoot LAN—VRF

• Lab 10: Troubleshoot LAN—VXLAN

• Lab 11: Troubleshoot LAN—CFS

• Lab 12: Troubleshoot LAN—FEX

• Lab 13: Troubleshoot SAN—FC Interfaces

• Lab 14: Troubleshoot SAN—FC VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services

• Lab 15: Troubleshoot SAN—NPV Mode

• Lab 16: Troubleshoot SAN—FCoE

• Lab 17: Troubleshoot SAN—DCB

• Lab 18: Troubleshoot Compute—Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment

• Lab 19: Troubleshoot Compute—Cisco UCS B-Series Server Boot from SAN

• Lab 20: Troubleshoot Compute—LAN Connectivity, Part 1

• Lab 21: Troubleshoot Compute—LAN Connectivity, Part 2

• Lab 22: Troubleshoot Compute—Failover Connectivity, Part 1

• Lab 23: Troubleshoot Compute—Failover Connectivity, Part 2

• Lab 24: Troubleshoot Compute—Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from SAN

• Lab 25: Troubleshoot Compute—Network Connectivity

• Lab 26: Troubleshoot ACI—Bare Metal Hosts

• Lab 27: Troubleshoot ACI—VMM

• Lab 28: Troubleshoot ACI—Contracts

• Lab 29: Troubleshoot ACI—External Layer 3

• Lab 30: Troubleshoot ACI—External Layer 2