Data Center Application Centric Infra. Fundamentalsv3.1

DCACIF v3.1 is a 5-day instructor-led training course that is designed for system and field engineers who install and implement the Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches in ACI mode.  The course uses the updated 3.1(1) software version and updated Cisco Nexus 9000 hardware platform.  The course covers the key components and procedures that an engineer needs to know to understand, configure and manage Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches in ACI mode connected to the ACI Fabric to external networks and services.

All lab exercises included in this course will utilize Cisco ACI Release 3.1(1) version.

Who Should Attend:
This course is for systems engineers, technical architects, and product specialists in data center technical roles. Students include those who need to gain experience with understanding, configuring, and designing the data center networking environment with Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches.

Prerequisites:
The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

• Students should be familiar with Cisco Ethernet Nexus switching products.
• Students should understand Cisco Data Center architecture.
• Students should be familiar with virtualization (preferably VMware).
• Good understanding of data center networking protocols, routing, and switching:

1. Recommended Route and Switch CCNA and Data Center CCNA certifications
2. Recommended attendance of Cisco IP Routing Class (ROUTE)
3. Recommended attendance of Cisco Switching Class (SWITCH)
4. Recommended attendance of Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)
5. Recommended attendance of Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)

• During the course of instruction, the learner will be exposed to the configuration of advanced technologies, such as BGP, OSPF and IS-IS. The learner will not be required to have experience with these technologies in order successfully complete the class.