Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)

Describing the Data Center Network Architectures
· Cisco Data Center Architecture Overview
· Three-Tier Network: Core, Aggregation, and Access
· Spine-and-Leaf Network
· Two-Tier Storage Network
Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software
· Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview
· Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture
· Cisco NX-OS Software CLI Tools
· Cisco NX-OS Virtual Routing and Forwarding
Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy
· Default Gateway Redundancy
· Hot Standby Router Protocol
· Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol
· Gateway Load Balancing Protocol
Describing Cisco FEX
· Server Deployment Models
· Cisco FEX Technology
· Cisco FEX Traffic Forwarding
· Cisco Adapter FEX
Describing Port Channels and VPCs
· Ethernet Port Channels
· Virtual Port Channels
· Supported VPC Topologies
Describing Switch Virtualization
· Cisco Nexus Switch Basic Components
· Virtual Routing and Forwarding
· Cisco Nexus 7000 Virtual Device Contexts (VDCs)
· VDC Types
· VDC Resource Allocation
· VDC Management
Describing Machine Virtualization
· Virtual Machines
· Hypervisor
· VM Manager
Describing Network Virtualization
· Overlay Network Protocols
· Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Overlay
· VXLAN Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) Ethernet VPN (EVPN) Control Plane
· VXLAN Data Plane
· Cisco Nexus 1000VE Series Virtual Switch
· VMware vSphere Virtual Switches
Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts
· Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
· Fibre Channel Storage Networking
· Virtual Storage Area Network (VSAN) Configuration and Verification
Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage
· Fibre Channel Layered Model
· Fabric Login (FLOGI) Process
· Fibre Channel Flow Control
Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
· Fibre Channel Zoning
· Zoning Configuration
· Zoning Management
Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
· Cisco NPV Mode
· NPIV Mode
Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
· Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Data Center Bridging
· Priority Flow Control
· Enhanced Transmission Selection
· Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX) Protocol
· Congestion Notification
Describing FCoE
· Cisco Unified Fabric
· FCoE Architecture
· FCoE Initialization Protocol
· FCoE Adapters
Describing Cisco UCS Components
· Physical Cisco UCS Components
· Cisco Fabric Interconnect Product Overview
· Cisco I/O Module (IOM) Product Overview
· Cisco UCS Mini
· Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Supervisor
· Cisco Intersight™
Describing Cisco UCS Manager
· Cisco UCS Manager Overview
· Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction
· Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates
· Cisco UCS Central Overview
· Cisco HyperFlex™ Overview
Using APIs
· Common Programmability Protocols and Methods
· How to Choose Models and Processes
Describing Cisco ACI
· Cisco ACI Overview
· Multitier Applications in Cisco ACI
· Cisco ACI Features
· VXLAN in Cisco ACI
· Unicast Traffic in Cisco ACI
· Multicast Traffic in Cisco ACI
· Cisco ACI Programmability
· Common Programming Tools and Orchestration Options
Describing Cloud Computing
· Cloud Computing Overview
· Cloud Deployment Models
· Cloud Computing Services