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CCNP Datacenter

Standardize your team on CCNP Datacenter with a structured Cisco training path — virtual labs, 3 blueprint-weighted practice exams, and team admin reporting included on every CBT Nuggets training subscription.

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3
Courses
$300 USD
Exam cost
3
Practice exams
6
Core skills
Network operations team reviewing Cisco routing topology on a wall display
Difficulty
Difficulty: 3 of 5 (Moderate)
Moderate
Exam cost
$300 USD
Courses on path
3
Official source
Vendor cert page
Exam codes
  • 350-601
  • 300-610
  • and

Exam datasheet

Exam length
90 minutes
Questions
60-70
Passing score
825/1000
Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites
Recommended experience
3-5 years of experience
Recertification
3 years
Hiring-market salary
$110,000 - $170,000 per year
Certified professionals
100,000+
Testing centerExam blueprint

Public hiring-market data — not a CBT Nuggets guarantee.

Skills your team builds

Data center designData center securityData center virtualizationData center infrastructureCisco Nexus and MDS switchesCisco UCS and ACI

Multi-course path

Your team's 3-course training path

CCNP Datacenter is a multi-exam certification. The complete path runs through 3 CBT Nuggets courses — assign them as one playlist and track team progress across all of them.

  1. Start here · primary course

    CCNP Data Center

    Learn to configure and operate modern Cisco data centers in this CCNP Data Center course. Build practical skills for implementing and managing network, compute, storage, automation, and security technologies while you prepare for the 350-601 v1.2 DCCOR certification exam. The course focuses on modern tools and cutting-edge approaches used in today’s cloud-connected and AI-powered environments, like VXLAN EVPN, Intersight-managed systems, NFS, and iSCSI. Through hands-on training that’s actually relevant to real-world jobs, learn how to operate, scale, and modernize enterprise data center infrastructure and pass the core exam for the CCNP Data Center.

    Jeff Kish, David Smith
    553 videosPractice exam75h
    Open course

  2. CCNP Data Center

    Learn to master enterprise data center troubleshooting in this CCNP Data Center course. Data centers are growing more complex and automation is taking over day-to-day operations. Engineers have to diagnose and resolve messy issues that span networking, compute, storage, and management systems. This 300-615 DCIT v1.2 course helps you build hands-on experience with troubleshooting modern data center environments, with an emphasis on centralized management, VXLAN EVPN, Fibre Channel services, and automation-driven workflows. Strengthen your ability to find root causes, manage programmable infrastructure, and prepare for the Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-615 DCIT) CCNP Data Center concentration exam.

    Jeff Kish
    312 videosPractice exam54h
    Open course

  3. CCNP Data Center

    Architect scalable, AI-ready data center environments as you work toward your CCNP Data Center certification. This Cisco DCID 300-610 training teaches you to design modern Cisco data center infrastructure for traditional enterprise workloads and emerging AI requirements. You’ll learn up-to-date architectural frameworks for network, compute, storage, and automation, with new emphasis on AI/ML workloads, lossless Ethernet, and high-performance fabrics. In this DCID 300-610 training, you’ll deep dive into technologies like RoCEv2, VXLAN EVPN, UCS X-Series, NVMe-oF, and centralized management with Cisco Intersight and Nexus Dashboard.

    Jeff Kish
    280 videosPractice exam49h
    Open course

Every certification includes

Expert-led video training
Virtual labs
Certification practice exams
Per-team completion reporting

Cisco career ladder

Where CCNP Datacenter sits in your team's Cisco progression

The cert your team is on now, plus the levels above and below. Use this to map an engineer's next-step credential or to plan headcount coverage across tiers.

  1. Entry level

    2 certs

    CCST Cybersecurity

    100-160

    CCST Networking

    100-150

  2. Associate level

    3 certs

    CCNA

    200-301

    CCNA Automation

    200-901 CCNAAUTO

    CCNA Cybersecurity

    200-201 CCNACBR

  3. Professional level

    5 certs

    CCNP Automation

    350-901 AUTOCOR, 300-435 ENAUT…

    CCNP Datacenter

    350-601 DCCOR, 300-610 DCID, …

    You are here

    CCNP Enterprise

    350-401 ENCOR, 300-410 ENARSI,…

    CCNP Security

    350-701 SCOR, 300-710 SNCF, an…

    CCNP Service Provider

    350-501 SPCOR, 300-510 SPRI

Customer outcome

Make CCNP a coverage number your auditor can quote

CCNP Datacenter certified engineers are easy to count and easy to prove. CBT Nuggets bundles the prep into a single team playlist so leadership sees who's on the path, who finished, and who's exam-ready — without spreadsheets.

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1 path
from foundation to credential — assigned and tracked as one playlist

Coverage proof

Make CCNP a number on your team capability sheet, not a single engineer’s certificate.

Standardizing your team on CCNP gives leadership and auditors a coverage number they can quote — and gives Cisco incident response a baseline of capability you can predict instead of hoping for.

Credential: CCNP Datacenter

Exam
  • 350-601
  • 300-610
  • and

Frequently asked questions about CCNP Datacenter training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating CCNP Datacenter training for their team.

How does CCNP Datacenter fit into our internal compliance and governance program?

Team reporting in CBT Nuggets documents assigned training, completion, and certification coverage for internal governance or external audit conversations. Pair the CCNP Datacenter path with your auditor's control crosswalk for the formal compliance mapping your specific framework requires.

What's the ROI of certifying our team on CCNP Datacenter?

IT Directors typically frame CCNP Datacenter ROI in operational terms — faster troubleshooting, defensible role coverage, predictable onboarding velocity, and audit-ready training documentation. The metrics that matter aren't seat-time or completion percentages; they're mean time to resolve, time-to-productivity for new Cisco hires, and certification coverage by role.

How does CBT Nuggets CCNP Datacenter training compare to Pluralsight, LinkedIn Learning, or Udemy Business?

CBT Nuggets CCNP Datacenter courses are built by named expert trainers (not crowd-sourced contributors), include hands-on virtual labs in many courses, and include certification practice exams mapped to the vendor's published exam objectives. Team admin reporting tracks assignment, completion, and exam-readiness per engineer — the surface managers actually use to manage team training programs. See /compare for the full feature comparison.

How do I assign and track CCNP Datacenter training for my team?

From the admin console, managers create a training playlist (one or more courses on the CCNP Datacenter path), assign it to specific engineers or role groups, and track completion + practice-exam scores per learner. Team-wide reporting rolls up to a single dashboard you can export for monthly leadership reviews or quarterly compliance reporting. No spreadsheet, no per-engineer license fiddling.

How long does it take to certify a team on CCNP Datacenter?

Depends on the cert and the team's starting baseline. Entry-level Cisco certs typically run 4–6 weeks per engineer from a cold start; associate-level certs run 8–12 weeks; professional/expert tracks can run 3–6 months. Most teams budget the full quarter for any associate-level certification so engineers have time to actually apply the lab work before the exam.

What if Cisco updates the CCNP Datacenter exam objectives?

CBT Nuggets updates Cisco course content as exam objectives refresh — typically within weeks of the vendor's release. When Cisco restructures or renames a track (a common pattern), the assigned training paths stay aligned with the same team training plan; managers don't have to rebuild the playlist from scratch. The training stays current without anyone losing their certification status mid-stream.

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