The Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) course provides in-depth knowledge and practical skills required to design and deploy Cisco® data center solutions and technologies.
This training covers a wide range of topics, including network, compute, virtualization, storage area networks, automation, and security. Participants will engage in theoretical content as well as design-oriented case studies and activities to enhance their understanding of modern data center infrastructure design.
The course prepares learners for the 300-610 DCID exam, which is part of the CCNP® Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Design certifications. Additionally, participants can earn 40 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards Cisco recertification.
Participants should have:
- Implemented data center networking (LAN and SAN)
- Described data center storage
- Implemented data center virtualization
- Implemented Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS)
- Implemented data center automation and orchestration with a focus on Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and Cisco UCS Director
- Described products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) families
Modules and Learning Path
- Module 1: Layer 2 and Layer 3 Forwarding Options and Protocols
- Module 2: Rack Design Options and Traffic Patterns
- Module 3: Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV)
- Module 4: Locator/ID Separation Protocol
- Module 5: Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
- Module 6: Hardware Redundancy and Virtualization
- Module 7: Fabric Extenders and Virtualization Technologies
- Module 8: Data Center Security
- Module 9: Device Management and Orchestration
- Module 10: Storage Options and RAID Levels
- Module 11: Fibre Channel and FCoE
- Module 12: Management and Automation of Storage Networking
- Module 13: Cisco UCS Servers and Connectivity
- Module 14: Hyper Converged Solutions and Integrated Systems
- Module 15: Cisco UCS Domain Setup
- Module 16: Service Profiles and Templates
- Module 17: Data Center Automation Tools
This course is ideal for IT professionals with five to eight years of experience in roles such as:
- Data center engineers
- Network designers
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- Systems engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
- Server administrators
- Network managers
- Cisco integrators or partners
Upon completing this course, participants will be prepared to pursue the Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Design certification. Additionally, participants will receive a certificate from Semos Education recognizing their completion of the Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCID) training.