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Data Center Networking with Cisco Nexus Switches

This Data Center Networking with Cisco Nexus Switches training covers how to take full responsibility for the actual implementation of Cisco hardware and software for data center operations. This online training equips experienced network administrators with everything they need to know about Cisco technologies used in a data center, how they play together and how to get them all working together to provide advanced compute solutions for an enterprise-class operation.

Updated May 2021

26Skills
176Videos
24h 33mTotal
176 videos24h 33m

Who This Course Is For

This Data Center Networking with Cisco Nexus Switches training is considered professional-level Cisco training, which means it was designed for network administrators. This Cisco data centers skills course is designed for network administrators with three to five years of experience with data center infrastructure technologies.

Skills Your Team Will Gain

  • Implementing data center compute, LAN and SAN infrastructure
  • Automating data center tasks and operations with custom scripts
  • Providing oversight and security to every data center user and device
  • Optimizing Cisco hardware like MDS Switches, Nexus Switches, Blade Servers and more

Course Curriculum

  • Explain Data Center ConceptsFree40m
  • Premium skill.Explain OSPF Architecture47m
  • Premium skill.Explain BGP Concepts37m
  • Premium skill.Explain Multicast Routing1h 11m
  • Premium skill.Explain Spanning-Tree Protocol1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Explain Virtual Port-Channels53m
  • Premium skill.Apply Virtual Port-Channels1h 3m
  • Premium skill.Describe Data Center FHRPs1h 5m
  • Premium skill.Explain Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)57m
  • Premium skill.Explain VXLAN and EVPN48m
  • Premium skill.Configure Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)52m
  • Premium skill.Configure VXLAN48m
  • Premium skill.Configure Ethernet VPN (EVPN)56m
  • Premium skill.Apply Overlay Protocols52m
  • Premium skill.Describe ACI Concepts54m
  • Premium skill.Describe ACI Manageability55m
  • Premium skill.Describe ACI Components1h 10m
  • Premium skill.Describe Data Center Transceivers1h 6m
  • Premium skill.Describe the ACI Logical Model1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Describe the ACI Physical Model51m
  • Premium skill.Apply ACI Concepts58m
  • Premium skill.Analyze Packet Flow59m
  • Premium skill.Analyze Cloud Service Models1h 1m
  • Premium skill.Analyze Cloud Deployment Models1h 2m
  • Premium skill.Describe NX-OS Software Updates and Impacts56m
  • Premium skill.Implement Nexus Management Tools1h 8m

Readiness check

Confirm prerequisite knowledge before training begins

A short placement assessment on the CBT Nuggets assessments platform measures whether a learner already has the foundation this course assumes. IT Directors use it to put the right people in the right training — and any learner can take it right now to make sure they'll get full value from day one.

  • Questions generated from this course's own lesson transcripts — what gets measured is exactly what gets taught
  • Instant, per-learner results that show whether the prerequisite foundation is in place
  • Results roll up into team readiness reporting, so training hours go where they change outcomes

Runs on assessments.cbtnuggets.com — sign in with an Adept account so results roll up into team readiness reporting. Need one? Create an Adept account.

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