Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) training course

Instructor‑Led: $4,365 | Duration: 5 Days

The Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) training helps you prepare for entry-level data center roles. In this training, you will learn the foundational knowledge and skills you need to configure Cisco® data center technologies, including networking, virtualization, storage area networking, and unified computing. You will get an introduction to Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI), automation and cloud computing. You will get hands-on experience with configuring features on Cisco Nexus Operating System (Cisco NX-OS) and Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS).

This training does not lead directly to a certification exam, but it does cover foundational knowledge that can help you prepare for several Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) and other professional-level data center trainings and exams. This training also earns you 25 Continuing Education (CE) credits toward recertification.

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Course Highlights

LEVEL:

Intermediate

TOPICS & JOB ROLES:

Data & Analytics

BRANDS/TECHNOLOGIES:

Data Center and Storage

Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) Course Outline

Who Should Attend this Course?

Data Center Designers
Data Administrators
Data Center Engineers
Systems Engineers
Technical Solutions Architects
Network Architects
Cisco Integrators and Partners
Server Administrators
Network Managers
Storage Administrators
Program Managers
Project Managers

PREREQUISITES

There are no prerequisites for this training. However, the knowledge and skills you are recommended to have before attending this training are:

Good foundation of networking protocols
Basic knowledge of computer virtualization
Basic computer literacy
Basic knowledge of computer operating systems
Basic internet usage skills

In addition, CCNA-level knowledge is recommended as a prerequisite for success in this certification:

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)

Describing the Data Center Network Architectures
Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software
Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy
Describing Port Channels and vPCs
Describing Switch Virtualization
Describing Machine Virtualization
Describing Network Virtualization
Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts
Describing the Cisco MDS Family
Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage
Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
Describing FCoE
Describing Cisco UCS and UCS-X Components
Describing Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco Intersight
Automating the Data Center
Describing Cisco Nexus Dashboard
Describing Cisco ACI
Describing Cloud Computing