Course Description

The Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) v7.0 course shows you how to troubleshoot LAN, SAN, Cisco® Data Center Unified Fabric, Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®), and Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI®).You will learn methodologies and tools to identify issues that may occur in data center network architecture. You will get extensive hands-on practice troubleshooting installation, configuration and interconnectivity issues on Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) switches, Cisco Nexus® switches, Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEXs), Cisco UCS, Cisco ACI, and more.

This course helps prepare you to take the exam:

• 300-615 Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)

Target Student

• Network designers
• Network administrators
• Network engineers
• System engineers
• Data center engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Server administrators
• Network managers
• Cisco integrators and partners

Performance-Based Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe how to troubleshoot the data center network, troubleshooting tools and methodologies available from the Command-Line Interface (CLI) that are used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco data center network architecture
• Identify and resolve issues that are related to: Virtual LANs (VLANs) and private VLANs (PVLANs); port channels and virtual port channels; Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV); and Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
• Describe troubleshooting of routing protocols such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF), Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP), Protocol-Independent Multicast (PIM), and LAN security features
• Identify and resolve issues that are related to a single device
• Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel interface operation
• Identify and resolve Fibre Channel switching issues when the Cisco NX-OS Software is used in switched mode, and in N-Port Virtualization (NPV) mode
• Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) and FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP), including FCoE performance
• Describe Cisco UCS architecture, initial setup, tools, and service aids that are available for Cisco UCS troubleshooting and interpretation of the output
• Describe Cisco UCS configuration, Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues
• Describe LAN, SAN, and Fibre Channel operations, including in-depth troubleshooting procedures
• Describe Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) tools for validating performance and facilitating data-gathering activities for Cisco UCS C-Series server troubleshooting, and the troubleshooting approach for hardware and firmware failures
• Define the proper procedures for configuring LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding issues with the VIC, troubleshooting connectivity issues and Cisco UCS C-Series server integration with Cisco UCS Manager
• Identify the tools, protocols, and methods to effectively troubleshoot Cisco ACI
• Describe how to troubleshoot automation, scripting tools, and programmability

Pre-requisites

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Configure, secure, and maintain LAN and SAN based on Cisco Nexus and MDS switches
• Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System
• Configure, secure, and maintain Cisco ACI

Suggested pre-requisites:

• CCNA - Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions
• DCFNDU - Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations
• DCCOR - Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies

Course Content

Troubleshooting the Data Center LAN Network

• Overview of the Troubleshooting Process
• Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
• Troubleshooting VLANs and Private VLANs
• Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
• Troubleshooting Cisco FabricPath
• Troubleshooting Cisco OTV
• Troubleshooting VXLAN
• Troubleshooting LISP
• Troubleshooting Routing Protocols
• Troubleshooting Data Center LAN Security
• Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues

Troubleshooting Data Center SAN

• Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
• Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Service
• Troubleshooting NPV Mode
• Troubleshooting FCoE

Troubleshooting Data Center Unified Computing

• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Architecture and Initialization
• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Configuration
• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Servers
• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
• Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration

Troubleshooting Data Center ACI

• Exploring the Tools and Methodology of Troubleshooting Cisco ACI

Labs

• Lab 1: Document the Network Baseline
• Lab 2: Troubleshoot LAN-RSTP
• Lab 3: Troubleshoot LAN-LACP
• Lab 4: Learning Lab: Troubleshoot LAN-vPC
• Lab 5: Troubleshoot LAN-FabricPath
• Lab 6: Troubleshoot LAN-OTV
• Lab 7: Troubleshoot LAN-OSPF
• Lab 8: Troubleshoot LAN-FHRP
• Lab 9: Troubleshoot LAN-VRF
• Lab 10: Troubleshoot LAN-VXLAN
• Lab 11: Troubleshoot LAN-CFS
• Lab 12: Troubleshoot LAN-FEX
• Lab 13: Troubleshoot SAN-FC Interfaces
• Lab 14: Troubleshoot SAN-FC VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services
• Lab 15: Troubleshoot SAN-NPV Mode
• Lab 16: Troubleshoot SAN-FCoE
• Lab 17: Troubleshoot SAN-DCB
• Lab 18: Troubleshoot Compute-Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
• Lab 19: Troubleshoot Compute-Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from SAN
• Lab 20: Troubleshoot Compute-LAN Connectivity, Part 1
• Lab 21: Troubleshoot Compute-LAN Connectivity, Part 2
• Lab 22: Troubleshoot Compute-Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from SAN
• Lab 23: Troubleshoot Compute-Network Connectivity
• Lab 24: Troubleshoot ACI-Bare Metal Hosts
• Lab 25: Troubleshoot ACI-VMM
• Lab 26: Troubleshoot ACI-Contracts
• Lab 27: Troubleshoot ACI-External Layer 3
• Lab 28: Troubleshoot ACI-External Layer 2