Course Outline
Cisco^® DCNI 2 Certification
(Data Center Network Infrastructure Support 2)
Authorized Boot Camp Training

Module 1 - Using the Cisco Nexus 7000 in Data Center Networks

Day 1 - Monday

• Lesson 1: Understanding the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
• Lesson 2: Overview of the Cisco Nexus 7000
• Lesson 3: Introducing the Virtual Device Contexts in the Cisco Nexus 7000

Day 2 - Tuesday

• Lesson 4: Managing the Cisco Nexus 7000
• Lesson 5: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Layer 2 Protocols and Features
• Lesson 6: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Layer 3 Protocols and Features

Day 3 - Wednesday

• Lesson 7: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Quality of Service
• Lesson 8: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Security
• Lesson 9: Troubleshooting

Module 2 - Using the Cisco Nexus 5000 and 2000 in Data Center Networks

Day 4 - Thursday

• Lesson 1: Overview of the Cisco Nexus 5000 and Cisco Nexus 2000
• Lesson 2: Understanding Fibre Channel
• Lesson 3: Implementing an FCoE Network Using Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches

Day 5 - Friday

• Self-Study - Open Lab
• Test Prep
• DCNI2 642-974 Exam

Lab Outline

• Lab Exercise 1: Cisco Nexus 7000 Hardware Platform
• Lab Exercise 2: Managing System Configuration
• Lab Exercise 3: Creating VDCs
• Lab Exercise 4: Layer 2 Switching
• Lab Exercise 5: First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
• Lab Exercise 6: Configuring Routing Protocols
• Lab Exercise 7: Quality of Service
• Lab Exercise 8: Cisco Nexus 7000 Security Features
• Lab Exercise 9: Cisco Data Center Network Manager
• Lab Exercise 10: Troubleshooting Using Ethanalyzer and SPAN
• Lab Exercise 11: Cisco Nexus 5000 Hardware Platform
• Lab Exercise 12: Configuring FCoE and the Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extender
• Lab Exercise 13: Configuring the VMware ESX Server and CNA
• Lab Exercise 14: Cisco Nexus Product Family Solution Example
• Lab Exercise 15: Configuring N_Port Virtualization on the Cisco Nexus 5020 Switch

Note: The student is not obligated to take the exam at the 5^th day of training. He/She can take the exam when he/she feel comfortable to do it, during or after the training period.

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