Implementing Cisco Data Center Network Infrastructure 1 (DCNI-1) is a 5 day instructor-led training class that is presented by Cisco training partners to their end customers. Channel Partners nationwide hire proven AMS Subject Matter Expert Cisco Certified Systems Instructors (CCSI’s) to teach on-site or on-line classes.
This course is part of the following Certifications:
- Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist (DCNI)
Prerequisites
- CCNP, CCIE Routing & Switching, CCIE Service Provider, or equivalent
knowledge is required
The following Cisco courses are recommended so the student can benefit fully
from this course:
- Implementing Cisco IP Routing (Route)
- Implementing Cisco IP Switched Networks (Switch)
- Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT)
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 4900 Series Switches, as well as Cisco
Blade Switch family hardware options, data center architecture, and Cisco
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch advanced configuration, management, and maintenance
features - Identify and implement traffic flows, including FWSM routed and transparent
modes, supervisor-based packet acceleration, and FWSM-PISA integration - Describe NAM hardware, implement initial configuration and use Cisco NAM to
monitor network traffic - Describe and deploy high-availability features in the data
center
Course Content
Implementing Cisco Data Center Network Infrastructure 1 (DCNI-1) v2.0 is a
five-day data center-oriented course. The course starts with an overview of
current data center trends, the evolution of data centers, and how to position
available Cisco platforms for access, aggregation, and core layers of the data
center.
The course content is primarily focused on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Switches, Cisco Catalyst 4900 Series top-of-rack switches, and, to a lesser
degree, Cisco Blade Switches.
The course describes the hardware and software options for the Cisco Catalyst
4900 Series Switches, and considers platforms in the context of a data center
network. A detailed discussion on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch hardware and
software architecture focuses on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch chassis,
power supply, supervisor engine, line cards, and service module options. A new
Virtual Switching System (VSS) functionality and configuration steps on how to
deploy it are described. Catalyst 6500 features are discussed, focusing on the
Cisco IOS modularity, quality of service (QoS) policy options and deployment,
NetFlow, Cisco IOS Embedded Event Manager (EEM), Automated Diagnostic Tools,
Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN), Remote SPAN (RSPAN), and Encapsulated RSPAN
(ERSPAN).
You will learn about the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Firewall Services Module
(FWSM), hardware and software architecture, available features such as address
translation, transparent versus routed mode, management and traffic control
options, device virtualization with contexts, routing deployment, failover, and
deep packet inspection functionality.
The course describes Network Analysis Module (NAM) hardware and software
architecture, the steps to provide initial configuration, and the data
center-oriented NAM usage cases and configuration.
The course concludes with a discussion on high availability, focusing on Hot
Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), and
Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP) first-hop failure solutions, and Cisco
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch supervisor redundancy options.
The goal of the DCNI-1 curriculum is to enable you to build scalable,
reliable, and intelligent data center networks using Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Switches equipped with FWSM and NAM service modules, Cisco Catalyst 4900 Series
Switches, and Cisco Blade Switches.
Course Outline
Module 1: Implementing the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series, Cisco Catalyst 4900
Series, and Blade Switches
Lesson 1: Describing Data Center Architecture for Cisco Catalyst 6500 and
4900 Series Switches
- Describe data center evolution and current trends
- Understand the ECNM and Cisco SONA
- Describe and understand Cisco DCNA
- Identify data center switching platforms
Lesson 2: Describing and Positioning the Cisco Catalyst 6500 and 4900 Series
Switches
- Describe the Catalyst 4900 series switches
- Understand the hardware and software options for Catalyst 4900 switches
- Understand the system architecture of Catalyst 4900 family switches
- Identify the characteristics of Catalyst 6500 switches, the system
architecture, and features - Identify the position of Catalyst 4900 Series and Catalyst 6500 Series
Switches in a data center network
Lesson 3: Describing the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Supervisors
- Understand the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch supervisor module architecture
- Describe the Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720 with PFC3A/B/BXL
modules - Describe the Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 720—10G with PFC3C/CXL
modules - Describe the Catalyst 6500 Series Supervisor Engine 32 modules
- Describe the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch supervisor operating
system
Lesson 4: Describing the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch Module and Power
Supply Options
- List the types of WAN and LAN line cards that are offered for the Catalyst
6500 Series Switch - Describe the basic architectures of the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch line
cards - Describe the packet flow through each of the Catalyst 6500 Series Switch
line card architectures - Explain key design considerations for deploying line cards in a Catalyst
6500 Series Switch - Explain considerations for line card operability
- Describe the power supply options and consideration
Lesson 5: Implementing VSS 1440
- Describe the VSS 1440 functionality
- Identify the VSS 1440 benefits
- Explain the VSS 1400 system architecture
- Describe the VSS 1440 operation and protocols used to maintain the state
- Identify the VSS 1440 deployment scenarios
- Describe the VSS 1440 conversion process
- Identify the VSS 1440-related commands
Lesson 6: Upgrading Cisco IOS Software Using Software Modularity
- Explain the reliability benefits of Cisco IOS Software Modularity
- Describe how to upgrade a system to support patching
- Describe the process for installing maintenance packs
- Describe system tags, repackaging, and rollback
Lesson 7: Implementing NetFlow
- Describe the use of NetFlow and NDE on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch
- Explain the process of configuring NetFlow and NDE
Lesson 8: Implementing QoS
- Describe how QoS is processed in Catalyst 6500 Series Switches
- Describe the basics of QoS and type of service (ToS)
- Describe ingress QoS progressing
- Describe QoS policing and policers
- Describe the process of egress policing
- Explain VLAN-based QoS
- Explain the modular QoS command-line interface (CLI)
- Describe the process of configuring QoS
- Describe Control Plane Policing (CoPP)
- Describe the QoS on VSS 1440
Lesson 9: Implementing EEM
- Describe the EEM functionality and usage
- Understand the EEM architecture
- Describe the EEM event detectors
- Identify the EEM applets and Tool Command Language (Tcl) scripts
- Identify hardware and software requirements
- Describe the EEM policy configuration steps
Lesson 10: Utilizing Automated Diagnostics
- Describe the fault management software features available on the Cisco
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch - Identify the line cards that support the time domain reflectometer (TDR) and
discuss their advantages - Explain GOLD functionality
- Describe soft high availability
- Identify the enhanced troubleshooting and debug information available on the
Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switch
Lesson 11: Implementing SPAN, RSPAN, and ERSPAN
- Describe how to use SPAN sessions within the network
- Describe how to configure SPAN sessions
- Describe how to use RSPAN sessions within the network
- Describe how to configure an RSPAN session
- Describe how to use ERSPAN sessions within the network
- Describe how to configure ERSPAN sessions
Lesson 12: Describing the Cisco Blade Switch Family
- Identify the Cisco blade switch platforms and benefits
- Describe the Cisco blade switch 3020 for HP c-Class
- Describe the Cisco blade switches 3030, 3032, 3130 for Dell
- Identify the benefits of the virtual blade switch
- Describe the Cisco blade switch 3040 for Fujitsu-Siemens
- Describe the Cisco OEM blade switch IGESM for IBM
- Describe the Cisco OEM blade switch CGESM for HP
Labs
- Lab 1-1: Deploying and Examining the VSS 1440 Operation
- Lab 1-3: Deploying QoS
- Lab 1-4: Deploying and Examining EEM
- Lab 1-5: Deploying Automated Diagnostics
- Lab 1-6: Deploying SPAN
Module 2: Implementing FWSM for a Data Center Network Infrastructure
Lesson 1: Implementing Traffic Flows
- Explain the firewall purpose and operation
- Describe the characteristics of the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM
- Describe the steps needed to deploy basic Catalyst FWSM configuration
- Explain Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM networking modes
- Describe the steps needed to configure routed mode
- Describe the steps needed to configure transparent mode
- Explain the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM Network Address Translation (NAT) and
Port Address Translation (PAT) - Describe the steps needed to configure NAT and PAT
Lesson 2: Implementing Management Access
- Describe the available management access options on the Catalyst 6500 Series
FWSM - Explain how the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM is accessed through console
- Explain remote management access via the command-line interface (CLI)
- Explain the GUI-based remote management access
- Describe the steps needed to configure various management access options
- Explain the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM authentication, authorization, and
accounting (AAA) services - Describe the steps needed to configure the AAA services
- Describe the commands used to verify the AAA services
Lesson 3: Implementing ACLs
- Understand the Layer 2 filtering options on the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM
- Describe the steps required to configure MAC address table manipulation
- Describe the steeps required to configure Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
inspection - Describe the steps required to deploy ethertype filters
- Understand the filtering with ACLs on FWSM
- Describe the steps used to configure and verify the ACL configuration and
operation
Lesson 4: Implementing Contexts
- Describe the use of multiple contexts on the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM
- Explain how to create multiple contexts
- Describe the resource management functions available for allocating
resources to each context
Lesson 5: Implementing Routing
- Explain the need for static routing on the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM
- Describe the steps needed to configure static routes
- Explain the need for dynamic routing on the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM
- Describe the available dynamic routing protocols on the Catalyst 6500 Series
FWSM - Explain the need for RHI
- Explain the need for application-specific routing (ASR)
- Explain the restrictions of dynamic routing
- Describe the steps needed to configure various dynamic routing
protocols
Lesson 6: Implementing Failover
- Explain how the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM provides high availability
- Explain the failover monitoring mechanisms that can be used to force a
failover - Explain how to configure a failover pair
Lesson 7: Implementing Deep Packet Inspection
- Describe deep packet inspection on the Catalyst 6500 Series FWSM
- Identify the commands used to configure and verify deep packet inspection
- Describe the URL filtering functionality
- Identify the commands to configure and verify the URL filtering
functionality
Labs
- Lab 2-1: Deploying the FWSM in Transparent Mode
- Lab 2-2: Deploying Multiple Contexts on FWSM
- Lab 2-3: Deploying the FWSM in Routing Mode
- Lab 2-4: Deploying the FWSM Failover
Module 3: Implementing Network Analysis with Cisco NAM
Lesson 1: Introducing Cisco NAM
- Identify the importance of monitoring network traffic, performance metrics,
and data collection - Describe the functional architecture of Cisco NAM
- Describe the Cisco NAM hardware
- Explain the Cisco NAM data sources
- Describe how to plan for Cisco NAM deployment
Lesson 2: Implementing Initial Configuration
- Describe the Cisco NAM installation
- Explain the Cisco NAM initial setup
- Describe various ways to access Cisco NAM
Lesson 3: Monitoring, Viewing, and Saving Data
- Describe how to use Cisco NAM for live network monitoring and analysis
- Describe how to use Cisco NAM for response-time monitoring
- Describe how to use Cisco NAM for URL monitoring
- Describe how to use Cisco NAM for troubleshooting
Lesson 4: NAM Maintenance
- Describe how to perform software upgrade
- Identify how to reset and shut down Cisco NAM
- Provide an overview of Cisco NAM diagnostics
Labs
- Lab 3-1: Deploying the Initial Cisco NAM Configuration
- Lab 3-2: Deploying Collection Mechanisms
Module 4: Implementing High-Availability Data Center Features
Lesson 1: Implementing High-Availability Features in the Cisco Catalyst 6500
Series Switch
- Describe the first-hop failure problem
- Describe the solutions with benefits and drawbacks
- Explain the HSRP concepts
- Describe the HSRP configuration steps
- Explain the VRRP concepts
- Describe the VRRP configuration steps
- Explain the GLBP concepts
- Describe the GLBP configuration steps
Lesson 2: Implementing Stateful Switchover
- Describe the supervisor redundancy options that are available on the Cisco
Catalyst 6500 Series Switch - Compare the redundancy failover options available to the supervisor
- Describe how RPR and RPR+ mechanisms affect network availability
- Configure RPR and RPR+
- Explain how SSO affects network availability
- Configure SSO
Lesson 3: Implementing Nonstop Forwarding
- Describe the deployment requirements that are associated with NSF with SSO
- Compare the redundancy failover options available to the supervisor
- Identify the configuration steps necessary to deploy NSF with SSO
Lab
- Lab 4-1: Deploying High Availability on Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series
Switch
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