Upon completing this course, you will be able to describe and use design-oriented knowledge for unified computing topics, including:

• Configure RSTP, MST, and port channels and implement Cisco FabricPath, OTV, VXLAN, and LISP
• Configure first-hop redundancy, routing, and multicast in the data center
• Configure user management and implement system security features on Nexus switches
• Perform basic Fibre Channel configuration, manage Fibre Channel domains, and implement Fibre Channel port security and binding
• Configure FCoE
• Configure distributed device aliases, zoning, NPV, and FCIP
• Configure system management and infrastructure monitoring

Module1: Data Center Protocols

• Lesson 1: Configuring Spanning Tree Protocol
• Lesson 2: Configuring Port Channels
• Lesson 3: Configuring Fabric Extenders
• Lesson 4: Implementing Cisco FabricPath
• Lesson 5: Understanding Overlay Transport Virtualization
• Lesson 6: Implementing VXLAN
• Lesson 7: Implementing LISP

Module 2: Layer 3 Switching Features in the Data Center

• Lesson 1: Configuring First-Hop Redundancy
• Lesson 2: Configuring Routing
• Lesson 3: Configuring IP Multicast

Module 3: Data Center Infrastructure Security

• Lesson 1: Configuring User Management
• Lesson 2: Configuring System Security Features

Module 4: Data Center Infrastructure Storage Fabric

• Lesson 1: Basic Fibre Channel Configuration
• Lesson 2: Managing Domains
• Lesson 3: Implementing Port Security and Fabric Binding

Module 5: FCoE Unified Fabric

• Lesson 1: Describing FCoE
• Lesson 2: Implementing FCoE

Module 6: Data Center Infrastructure Storage Services

• Lesson 1: Configuring Distributed Device Aliases
• Lesson 2: Implementing Zoning
• Lesson 3: Configuring NPIV and NPV
• Lesson 4: Configuring Fibre Channel Over IP

Module 7: Data Center Infrastructure Maintenance, Management, and Operations

• Lesson 1: Configuring System Managements
• Lesson 2: Configuring Infrastructure Monitoring

• Channel Partners
• Customers
• Employees