CCNA Data Center Technology

Success Tips for Your Future

Navaid Shamsee, Ahmed Afrose, Ozden Karakok, Hesham Fayed, David Klebanov
http://cs.co/DCICT-Official

March 26, 2015

Introduction

Agenda

Introduction to CCNA Data Center Certification

Cisco Data Center Networking

Cisco Unified Fabric

Cisco Unified Computing

Cisco Storage Area Network

Q&A

Authors

Navaid
Shamsee

Ahmed
Afrose

Ozden
Karakok

@NavaidShamsee

@ahmedafrose

@okarakok

Hesham
Fayed

David
Klebanov
@DavidKlebanov

Cisco Certification Tracks

https://learningnetwork.cisco.com

CCNA DC - Certification Process

DCICN
640-911

DCICT
640-916

Cisco Data Center - Domain Ten

Organization Governance Process
Security Compliance

Platform
PaaS

Abstraction Virtualization

IaaS

Infrastructure Environmentals

Compute

Storage

Network

Automation Orchestration

SaaS

Existing System Integrations

Applications

Financials

Service
Catalog

Customer
Interface

DCICT 640-916 Exam Details

DC Network based
Services
1%
Unified Computing

Data Center Architecture

& Fundamental Concepts

17%
30%

DC Virtualization

14%
18%

Storage

20%

DC Unified Fabric

Data Center Networking 30%

Cisco Data Center Networking

Data Center Network Architecture

Cisco Nexus Product Family
Virtualizing Cisco Network Devices
Abstraction,
Virtualization & Operations
Data
Center Interconnect

Management and Monitoring of Cisco Nexus

Devices

Network Architecture Key Topics

Modular Network Design

Core, Aggregation and Access Layer

Port Channel & Virtual Port Channel (vPC)

FabricPath

Cisco Nexus Product Family Key Topics

Nexus family fixed and modular switches

Nexus family switches Chassis and Supervisor

Nexus line cards

Abstraction, Virtualization & Operations
Fabric Extenders

Virtualizing Cisco Network Devices Key

Topics
Virtual Device Context on Nexus 7000 Series
Switches
VDC Deployment Scenarios

Types of VDC

VDC Administration

Sample Exam Question:

In vPC configuration, Cisco Fabric Service over Ethernet (CFoE) use
which of the following links?
A.

vPC peer keepalive link

B.

vPC peer link

C.

vPC ports

D.

vPC peer link and vPC keepalive link

Answer: B

Data Center Unified Fabric - 20%

Application Specific Networks

Unified Fabric Overview

Fibre
Channel
Fabric

Ethernet
Network

InfiniBand

Challenges of Todays Data Center Networks

NIC

HBA

Unified Fabric Principles

HBA
InfiniBand

Inter-Data Center Unified Fabric

Scale and Performance

Convergence

Resilient

Wire Once for LAN and SAN

High Performance

FCIP Packet

Single Point of Management for

LAN and SAN

Large Scale
Geographic Span

IP

TCP

FCIP

FC

IP Network

FCIP Tunnel

SAN
Environment
A

MDS

Device Consolidation
Ethernet
Network

SAN
Environment
B

MDS

Intelligence
Seamless VM Networking
Workload Mobility

Storage
Network

Security
Secure Separation/Multi-Tenancy
Integrated Application Delivery

Enhanced
Transmission
Selection
802.1Qaz

Data Center Bridging and FCoE

Data Center
Bridging
Exchange

Data Center Bridging Standards

Priority
Flow
Control
802.1Qbb

Fibre Channel over Ethernet

FCoE Cabling Options for the Cisco Nexus 5000
series Data Center Switches

Cisco Nexus 2000

Fabric Extender

FCS

EOF

Hypervisor

FC Payload

CRC

FC
Header

FCoE
Header

Ethernet
Header

Delivering FCoE using Cisco Fabric Extender

Architecture

Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Parent Switch

Adapter
Fabric Extender
Physical
Server

Virtual Machine
Fabric Extender

UCS
Fabric Extender
(I/O Module)

Multihop Unified Fabric

N7K

FCoE
NPIV

FCoE
NPIV

N7K

Aggregation Layer

First Hop Access Layer Consolidation

Access Layer
N5K

Aggregation Layer FCoE Multihop

FCoE
NPV

FCoE
NPV

N5K

Cisco FabricPath and FCoE Multihop

Server

Dynamic FCoE

FCoE Server

FCoE

Storage Array

Mul hop FCoE

Fibre Channel

Sample Exam Question:

What function does Priority Flow Control provide?
A.

It is a configuration exchange protocol to negotiate Class of Service value for the

FCoE traffic

B.

It provides lossless Ethernet service by pausing traffic based on Class of Service

value

C.

It provides lossless Ethernet service by pausing traffic based on DSCP value

D.

It provides lossless Ethernet service by pausing traffic based on MTU value

Answer: B

Unified Computing -17%

Cisco Unified Computing System Architecture

Evolution of Server Computing

Cisco UCS Hardware and Software
Cisco UCS Product Family
B-Series, C-Series Server Hardware, Adapters, RAID
Controllers
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects & I/O Module
Connectivity
Abstraction, Virtualization & Operations
Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis to Fabric Interconnect
Physical Connectivity, Switching Modes etc.
Cisco Integrated Management Controller (CIMC)
Architecture
Cisco UCS I/O Modules, Architecture - Internal, External
Connectivity, CIMC Architecture

Cisco Unified Computing System Manager

Initial Setup of Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect HA Architecture,
Connectivity

Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster Setup

Setup of Cisco UCS Cluster & Verification
Cisco UCS Manager GUI Layout
AllAbstraction,
& Operations
Tabs, PanesVirtualization
and Finite State
Machine
(FSM)
Cisco UCS Device Discovery Process
Cisco UCS Chassis, Server Discovery Process

Cisco Unified Computing System Pools,

Policies, Templates & Service Profile
Cisco UCS Hardware Abstraction
Cisco UCS Service Profiles & Stateless
Computing
Cisco UCS Logical & Physical Resource Pools
Key identity, Physical Pools & Policies
Cisco UCS Manager Service Profiles & Templates
Creation
Abstraction,
Virtualization
& Operations
& Utilizing
vNIC, vHBA,
Service Profile
Templates
Cisco UCS Chassis and Blade Power Capping
Explicit and Implicit Power Capping

Administration, Management & Monitoring

Cisco Unified Computing System
Cisco UCS Operational Planes
In-Band vs. Out-of-Bang Management
Cisco UCS Firmware Management
Firmware Bundles, Host Firmware Packages
Common Cisco UCS Maintenance & Monitoring
Tasks
Cisco UCS RBAC, Authentication, Backups,
Abstraction,
Virtualization
& Operations
Collection
& Threshold
etc.
UCS Event Log, SNMP, Fault Suppression,
Smart/Call Home etc.
Advanced Cisco UCS Management
go UCS Automation Toolkit, Python SDK

Sample Exam Question:

Which of the following are valid fabric link configurations on a Cisco UCS 2104XP
or 2208XP I/O module, when connecting chassis-to-fabric interconnect?

A. 1-Link
B. 2-Link
C. 3-Link
D. 4-Link

E. 8-Link
Answer: A, B, D and E

Sample Exam Question:

True or false? Cisco UCS Manager can be accessed via its out-of-band
management interface only.
A. True
B. False

Answer: True

Storage Area Network -18%

Data Center Storage Architecture

What Is a Storage Device and Storage-Area
Network?
How to Access a Storage Device
Storage Architectures
SAN Design
Fibre
Channel
Abstraction, Virtualization & Operations

Virtual Storage-Area Network (VSAN)

Fibre Channel Zoning and LUN Masking
End of Row

Top of Rack

Blade Server

Data Center Storage Architecture

What Is a Storage Device and Storage-Area
Network?
How to Access a Storage Device
Storage Architectures
SAN Design
Fibre Channel
Abstraction, Virtualization & Operations

Virtual Storage-Area Network (VSAN)

Fibre Channel Zoning and LUN Masking

Edge-Core-Edge/End-of-Row Design

Cisco MDS Product Family

Cisco MDS Architecture

Cisco MDS Software and Storage Services

Cisco MDS Multilayer Directors
Cisco MDS 9250i

Cisco MDS Multiservice and Multilayer Fabric

Switches
Abstraction, Virtualization & Operations

Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switches

Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager

Cisco MDS
9148

Cisco MDS
9148S

Cisco MDS
9222i
Cisco MDS
8G Fiber
Channel
switch for
HP c-Class
Bladecenter

Cisco MDS
4G Fiber
Channel
switch for
IBM/HP
Bladecenter

Cisco MDS Product Family

Directors

VOQs

Crossbar
switch fabric

Multiservice Node
Fixed Fabric Switch

Fixed Fabric Switch

Cisco MDS 9148

Cisco MDS 9250i

Multiservice Node

Cisco MDS 9148S

Blade Switches
Cisco MDS 9222i
Cisco MDS 8G Fiber
Channel switch for HP cClass Bladecenter

Cisco MDS 4G Fiber

Channel switch for IBM/HP
Bladecenter

Virtualizing Storage

What Is a Storage Virtualization?

Why Storage Virtualization?

What is Being Virtualized?

Abstraction, Virtualization & Operations

Where does the Storage Virtualization Occur?

Fibre Channel Storage-Area Networking

Cisco MDS NX-OS Setup Utility

The Power On Auto Provisioning
Licensing
Abstraction,
Virtualization
Operations
Cisco
MDS 9000 NX-OS
Software&Upgrade
and
Downgrade

Cisco MDS NX-OS Configuration and Verification

Boot Sequence
System (RAM)

Linux System Space

System

Loader
BIOS
Runs POST
Runs loader

Gets kickstart boot parameters

Verifies and loads kickstart
image
Loader > prompt

Loads Cisco NX-OS

Checks file systems
Loads startup-config
Kickstart
Switch # prompt
Loads Linux kernel and drivers
Gets system boot parameters
NVRAM
Verifies and loads system
image
Startup-config
Switch (boot)# prompt
Boot parameters

Cisco NX-OS
Running-config

#boot system bootflash:system_image

#boot kickstart bootflash:kickstart_image

Bootflash (internal flash)

System_image
Kickstart_image

Sample Exam Question:

Which is the correct option for the boot sequence?
A.

System Kickstart BIOS Loader

B.

BIOS Loader Kickstart System

C.

System BIOS Loader Kickstart

D.

BIOS Loader System Kickstart

Answer: B

Summary

Cisco Data Center Networking

Cisco Unified Fabric

Cisco Unified Computing

Cisco Storage Area Network

Dont forget to celebrate when you pass!

Q&A

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