Course Description
The Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) v7.0 course shows you how to troubleshoot LAN, SAN, Cisco® Data Center Unified Fabric, Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®), and Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®).You will learn methodologies and tools to identify issues that may occur in data center network architecture. You will get extensive hands-on practice troubleshooting installation, configuration and interconnectivity issues on Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) switches, Cisco Nexus® switches, Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEXs), Cisco UCS, Cisco ACI, and more.
This course helps prepare you to take the exam:
- 300-615 Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)
Target Student
- Network designers
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- System engineers
- Data center engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
- Server administrators
- Network managers
- Cisco integrators and partners
Performance-Based Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe how to troubleshoot the data center network, troubleshooting tools and methodologies available from the Command-Line Interface (CLI) that are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco data center network architecture
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to: Virtual LANs (VLANs) and private VLANs (PVLANs); port channels and virtual port channels; Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV); and Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
- Describe troubleshooting of routing protocols such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM), and LAN security features
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to a single device
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
- Identify and resolve Fibre Channel switching issues when the Cisco NX-OS Software is used in switched mode, and in N-Port Virtualization (NPV) mode
- Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP), including FCoE performance
- Describe Cisco UCS architecture, initial setup, tools, and service aids that are available for Cisco UCS troubleshooting and interpretation of the output
- Describe Cisco UCS configuration, Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues
- Describe LAN, SAN, and Fibre Channel operations, including in-depth troubleshooting procedures
- Describe Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) tools for validating performance and facilitating data-gathering activities for Cisco UCS C-Series server troubleshooting, and the troubleshooting approach for hardware and firmware failures
- Define the proper procedures for configuring LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding issues with the VIC, troubleshooting connectivity issues and Cisco UCS C-Series server integration with Cisco UCS Manager
- Identify the tools, protocols, and methods to effectively troubleshoot Cisco ACI
- Describe how to troubleshoot automation, scripting tools, and programmability
Pre-requisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Configure, secure, and maintain LAN and SAN based on Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
- Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System
- Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco ACI
Suggested pre-requisites:
Course Content
Troubleshooting the Data Center LAN Network
- Overview of the Troubleshooting Process
- Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
- Troubleshooting VLANs and Private VLANs
- Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
- Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath
- Troubleshooting Cisco OTV
- Troubleshooting VXLAN
- Troubleshooting LISP
- Troubleshooting Routing Protocols
- Troubleshooting Data Center LAN Security
- Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues
Troubleshooting Data Center SAN
- Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
- Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Service
- Troubleshooting NPV Mode
- Troubleshooting FCoE
Troubleshooting Data Center Unified Computing
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Architecture and Initialization
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Configuration
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Servers
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration
Troubleshooting Data Center ACI
- Exploring the Tools and Methodology of Troubleshooting Cisco ACI
Labs
- Lab 1: Document the Network Baseline
- Lab 2: Troubleshoot LAN-RSTP
- Lab 3: Troubleshoot LAN-LACP
- Lab 4: Learning Lab: Troubleshoot LAN-vPC
- Lab 5: Troubleshoot LAN-FabricPath
- Lab 6: Troubleshoot LAN-OTV
- Lab 7: Troubleshoot LAN-OSPF
- Lab 8: Troubleshoot LAN-FHRP
- Lab 9: Troubleshoot LAN-VRF
- Lab 10: Troubleshoot LAN-VXLAN
- Lab 11: Troubleshoot LAN-CFS
- Lab 12: Troubleshoot LAN-FEX
- Lab 13: Troubleshoot SAN-FC Interfaces
- Lab 14: Troubleshoot SAN-FC VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services
- Lab 15: Troubleshoot SAN-NPV Mode
- Lab 16: Troubleshoot SAN-FCoE
- Lab 17: Troubleshoot SAN-DCB
- Lab 18: Troubleshoot Compute-Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
- Lab 19: Troubleshoot Compute-Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from SAN
- Lab 20: Troubleshoot Compute-LAN Connectivity, Part 1
- Lab 21: Troubleshoot Compute-LAN Connectivity, Part 2
- Lab 22: Troubleshoot Compute-Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from SAN
- Lab 23: Troubleshoot Compute-Network Connectivity
- Lab 24: Troubleshoot ACI-Bare Metal Hosts
- Lab 25: Troubleshoot ACI-VMM
- Lab 26: Troubleshoot ACI-Contracts
- Lab 27: Troubleshoot ACI-External Layer 3
- Lab 28: Troubleshoot ACI-External Layer 2
