The Implementing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCNX) v1.0 course gives you a detailed understanding of the Cisco® Nexus switch platform and teach you how to install, configure, and manage Cisco Nexus® switch platforms in a scalable, highly available environment. Through a combination of lectures and hands-on labs, you will learn how to describe various aspects of the Cisco Nexus product families and platforms, including implementation, management, security, programmability and storage. Additionally, you will learn how to configure device aliases and zoning, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV), and N-Port Virtualization (NPV) modes.

Who Should Attend?

• Data center systems engineers
• Field engineers
• Architects
• Cisco partners using Cisco Nexus Series switch platforms

Prerequisites

Students in the Implementing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCNX) v1.0course should:

• Be familiar with Cisco data center technologies
• Understand networking protocols, routing, and switching

Course Outline

• Describing Cisco Nexus Series Switches
• Describing Cisco Nexus Platforms Implementation
• Describing Cisco Nexus Platforms Management
• Describing Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
• Configuring First Hop Redundancy Protocols
• Configuring Cisco Nexus Security Features
• Describing Cisco NX-OS Routing and Forwarding
• Describing Virtual Extensible LAN
• Describing QoS on Cisco Nexus Devices
• Configuring System Management and Monitoring
• Describing Cisco NX-OS Programmability
• Describing Cisco Nexus Storage Services
• Configuring Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
• Describing Device Aliases and Zoning
• Configuring NPIV and NPV Modes