CCNP Data Center Unified Computing Implementation (DCUCI) Lab

LTRCRT-2607

Dave Chapman - CCNP Data Center

Robert Elling – CCNA Data Center, CCNP R/S

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Agenda

• Housekeeping

• CCNP DC Certification resources

• Labs

• Tips

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Housekeeping

• Introductions

• Who is already CCNA DC?

• Take the exam this week, if possible!

• How this lab aligns with the certification exam

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CCNP DC Certification Resources

• Cisco Learning Network – Blueprint, Study, Practice Exams

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/community/certifications/ccnp_data_center

• Cisco Press – http://ciscopress.com

• 5 day Instructor Led Training (ILT) with Cisco Learning Partners

• Exams

642-999, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCI

642-998, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCD

642-035, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCT

642-997, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFI

642-996, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFD

642-980, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFT

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CCNP DC Certification Options

642-999, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCI

642-997, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFI

-AND-

642-998, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCD

642-996, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFD

-OR-

642-035, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUCT

642-980, 90 minutes (65-75 questions) DCUFT

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CCNP DC DCUCx Certification Exams

642-999 DCUCI - Tests knowledge of implementing Cisco Data Center Unified

Computing architecture, security, management, high availability, and

virtualization.

642-035 DCUCT - Validates troubleshooting skills in the Unified Computing

domain, including troubleshooting connectivity, converged I/O, storage, and

issues related to specific features like Fibre Channel SAN boot.

642-998 DCUCD - Validates knowledge of designing a Cisco Data Center

Unified Computing solution, including reference network topologies, traffic

design concepts, storage, and storage networking architectures, scalability,

availability, and security and management architectures. 7

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CiscoLive 2014 - DCUCI Labs

Lab 1: Configure Role-Based Access Control (60 minutes)

Lab 2: Provision Identity and Resource Pools (120 minutes)

Lab 3: Provision Mobile Service Profiles from Updating Templates (45 minutes)

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CiscoLive 2014 - DCUCI Lab Topology

MDS9124-2

S6100-A S6100-B

MDS9124-1

UCS B-Series

6 x Blades

vPC Peer Link

MDS9124-B MDS9124-A

SPB

SAN

SPA

N5548UP-A

N5548UP-B

VSAN 12

VSAN 11

10 GE with FCoE

Fibre Channel

10 GE

1 GE

Legend:

GE = Gigabit Ethernet

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Tips

• If you aren’t confident with a lab, follow the Lab Guide

instructions exactly and you’ll be fine

• You will have access to the lab gear until…??

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Complete Your Online Session Evaluation

• Give us your feedback and you could win fabulous prizes. Winners announced daily.

• Complete your session evaluation through the Cisco Live mobile app or visit one of the interactive kiosks located throughout the convention center.

Don’t forget: Cisco Live sessions will be available for viewing on-demand after the event at CiscoLive.com/Online

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Continue Your Education

• Demos in the Cisco Campus

• Walk-in Self-Paced Labs

• Table Topics (Lunch and Learn)

• Technical Solutions Clinic (Ask the TAC)

• Meet the Engineer 1:1 meetings

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DC/V Related Official Cisco Training Offerings …

Course Description Cisco Certification

Introducing Cisco Data Center

Networking and Technologies

(DCICN and DCICT)

Start your career in Data Center learning all the different

technologies contributing to build a Data Center

infrastructure

CCNA® Data Center

Implement Cisco Data Center

Unified Fabric/Unified Computing

(DCUFI and DCUCI)

Learn how to deploy complex virtualized Data Center Fabric

and Computing environments with Nexus and UCS families

CCNP® Data Center

Cisco Data Center CCIE Unified

Fabric/Computing Workshop

(DCXUF and DCXUC)

Prepare for your CCIE Data Center Practical exam with

hands on lab exercises running on a dedicated

comprehensive topology

CCIE® Data Center

Configuring Cisco MDS 9000

switches (DCMDS)

Deep dive into the MDS Storage Networking Product family:

hands on lab exercises, newest features and platforms

explained

For more details please visit : http://learningnetwork.cisco.com

Questions: Visit the Learning@Cisco Booth

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