• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 1 (ICND1)
• Interconnecting Cisco Network Devices Part 2 (ICND2)
• Building Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks (BCMSN) 
• or equivalent
   

Upon completion of this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the primary features of the Cisco Nexus 7010 chassis
• Describe supervisor engine and line-card module features
• Describe the primary features of the Cisco Nexus 7010 power supplies and fan cooling system
• Describe the Connectivity Management Processor
• Describe the basic architecture of NX-OS Explain NX-OS process recovery
• Explain NX-OS supervisor redundancy
• Explain how the Cisco Nexus 5000 and Cisco Nexus 2000 function within SAN and LAN environments
• Describe the FCoE protocol

Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure-2 (DCNI-2) v3.0 is a 5-day hands-on training course that teaches you how to implement an enterprise data center architecture with the next-generation Cisco Nexus product family. DCNI-2 v3.0 includes an overview of Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).

This course provides a technical overview of the Cisco Nexus platform architecture, deployment, and operations, including virtual device contexts, Layer 2 and Layer 3 features, quality of service (QoS), and security. A solution based approach is applied to multiple Nexus products in the lab.

You will explore the features of NX-OS and the Cisco Nexus platform by performing hands-on labs. This course can be used to prepare for the DCNIS-2 exam that is part of the Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Support Specialist certification program.

The course outline is as follows:

Module 1: Using the Cisco Nexus 7000 in Data Center Networks

• Lesson 1: Understanding the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
• Lesson 2: Overview of the Cisco Nexus 7000
• Lesson 3: Introducing the Virtual Device Contexts in the Cisco Nexus 7000
• Lesson 4: Managing the Cisco Nexus 7000
• Lesson 5: Cisco Nexus 7000 and NX-OS Layer 2 Protocols and Features
• Lesson 6: Cisco Nexus 7000 and NX-OS Layer 3 Protocols and Features
• Lesson 7: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Quality of Service
• Lesson 8: Cisco Nexus 7000 and Cisco NX-OS Security
• Lesson 9: Troubleshooting

Module 2: Using the Cisco Nexus 5000 and 2000 in Data Center Networks

• Lesson 1: Overview of the Cisco Nexus 5000 and 2000
• Lesson 2: Understanding Fibre Channel
• Lesson 3: Implementing an FCoE Network Using Cisco Nexus 5000 Switches