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<!DOCTYPE FL_Course SYSTEM "https://www.flane.de/dtd/fl_course095.dtd"><?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="https://portal.flane.ch/css/xml-course.xsl"?><course productid="20928" language="en" source="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-course/cisco-dccor" lastchanged="2025-11-06T13:29:50+01:00" parent="https://portal.flane.ch/swisscom/en/xml-courses"><title>Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies</title><productcode>DCCOR</productcode><vendorcode>CI</vendorcode><vendorname>Cisco</vendorname><fullproductcode>CI-DCCOR</fullproductcode><version>1.4</version><objective>&lt;p&gt;This course provides you with the following skills &amp;amp; knowledge;
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&lt;li&gt;Implement spanning tree protocol, port channels, and virtual port channels in the data center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement first-hop redundancy protocols in the data center using Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), and Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement routing in the data center by using Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2, OSPFv3, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement multicast functionality in the data center on the Cisco Nexus switches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement overlay networks in the data center by using Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement network infrastructure security features on the Cisco Nexus switches&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understand the architecture and features of high-performance Ethernet fabrics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) concepts and describe various fabric discovery parameters&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe Cisco ACI building blocks and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) domain integration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe packet flow for various traffic types (unicast, multicast, and broadcast) in the data center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe Cisco ACI fabric setup&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement network configuration management, describe software updates and their impacts, and implement network infrastructure monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe Cisco network assurance concepts such as Cisco Streaming Telemetry&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Fibre Channel fabric&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement storage infrastructure services in the data center such as distributed device aliases, zoning, N Port Virtualization (NPV), and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement storage infrastructure security features in the data center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe storage infrastructure software updates and their impacts, and implement infrastructure monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe Cisco UCS Server form factors&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and establish network connectivity for the Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Cisco Unified Computing Server abstraction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco UCS&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Cisco UCS security features in the data center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Cisco UCS configuration management, describe software updates and their impacts, and implement infrastructure monitoring&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in the data center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe and evaluate the Cisco integration with automation and orchestration software platforms, such as Ansible, Puppet, and Python&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describe and evaluate Cisco data center automation and orchestration technologies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</objective><essentials>&lt;p&gt;To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
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&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Familiarity with SANs&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Familiarity with Fibre Channel protocol&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Understanding of server system design and architecture&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;These Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/cisco-ccna&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(CCNA)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;cms-link-marked&quot;&gt;&lt;a class=&quot;fl-href-prod&quot; href=&quot;/swisscom/en/course/cisco-dcfndu&quot;&gt;&lt;svg role=&quot;img&quot; aria-hidden=&quot;true&quot; focusable=&quot;false&quot; data-nosnippet class=&quot;cms-linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;use xlink:href=&quot;/css/img/icnset-linkmarks.svg#linkmark&quot;&gt;&lt;/use&gt;&lt;/svg&gt;Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations &lt;span class=&quot;fl-prod-pcode&quot;&gt;(DCFNDU)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</essentials><audience>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Network Designers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network Administrators&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network Engineers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Systems Engineers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Data Center Engineers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Consulting Systems Engineers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Technical Solutions Architects&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Cisco Integrators and Partners&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Field Engineers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Server Administrators&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Network Managers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Storage Administrators&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Program Managers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Project Managers&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</audience><outline>&lt;ul&gt;
&lt;li&gt;Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Routing in Data Center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Multicast in Data Center&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Network Infrastructure Security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;High-Throughput Converged Fabrics&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Cisco Unified Computing System Security&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;</outline><objective_plain>This course provides you with the following skills &amp; knowledge;



- Implement spanning tree protocol, port channels, and virtual port channels in the data center
- Implement first-hop redundancy protocols in the data center using Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP), Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP), and Gateway Load Balancing Protocol (GLBP)
- Implement routing in the data center by using Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)v2, OSPFv3, and Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- Implement multicast functionality in the data center on the Cisco Nexus switches
- Implement overlay networks in the data center by using Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
- Implement network infrastructure security features on the Cisco Nexus switches
- Understand the architecture and features of high-performance Ethernet fabrics
- Introduce high-level Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) concepts and describe various fabric discovery parameters
- Describe Cisco ACI building blocks and Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) domain integration
- Describe packet flow for various traffic types (unicast, multicast, and broadcast) in the data center
- Describe Cisco Cloud Service and deployment models
- Describe Cisco ACI fabric setup
- Implement network configuration management, describe software updates and their impacts, and implement network infrastructure monitoring
- Describe Cisco network assurance concepts such as Cisco Streaming Telemetry
- Implement Fibre Channel fabric
- Implement storage infrastructure services in the data center such as distributed device aliases, zoning, N Port Virtualization (NPV), and Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP)
- Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) unified fabric
- Implement storage infrastructure security features in the data center
- Describe storage infrastructure software updates and their impacts, and implement infrastructure monitoring
- Describe Cisco UCS Server form factors
- Implement Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect and establish network connectivity for the Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
- Implement Cisco Unified Computing Server abstraction
- Implement SAN connectivity for Cisco UCS
- Implement Cisco UCS security features in the data center
- Implement Cisco UCS configuration management, describe software updates and their impacts, and implement infrastructure monitoring
- Implement Cisco automation and scripting tools in the data center
- Describe and evaluate the Cisco integration with automation and orchestration software platforms, such as Ansible, Puppet, and Python
- Describe and evaluate Cisco data center automation and orchestration technologies</objective_plain><essentials_plain>To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:



- Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking
- Familiarity with SANs
- Familiarity with Fibre Channel protocol
- Identify products in the Cisco Data Center Nexus and Cisco MDS families
- Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center architecture
- Understanding of server system design and architecture
- Familiarity with hypervisor technologies (such as VMware)
These Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:


- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
- Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)</essentials_plain><audience_plain>- Network Designers
- Network Administrators
- Network Engineers
- Systems Engineers
- Data Center Engineers
- Consulting Systems Engineers
- Technical Solutions Architects
- Cisco Integrators and Partners
- Field Engineers
- Server Administrators
- Network Managers
- Storage Administrators
- Program Managers
- Project Managers</audience_plain><outline_plain>- Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols
- Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols
- Implementing Routing in Data Center
- Implementing Multicast in Data Center
- Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols
- Implementing Network Infrastructure Security
- High-Throughput Converged Fabrics
- Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure
- Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration
- Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network
- Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models
- Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management
- Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts
- Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric
- Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services
- Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric
- Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security
- Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations
- Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors
- Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity
- Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction
- Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity
- Implementing Cisco Unified Computing System Security
- Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations
- Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools
- Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms
- Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies</outline_plain><duration unit="d" days="5">5 days</duration><pricelist><price country="UA" currency="USD">3600.00</price><price country="AE" currency="USD">3700.00</price><price country="PL" currency="EUR">2790.00</price><price country="P3" currency="USD">3695.00</price><price country="CR" currency="USD">3695.00</price><price country="PA" currency="USD">3695.00</price><price country="CL" currency="USD">3695.00</price><price country="AR" currency="USD">3695.00</price><price country="CO" currency="USD">3695.00</price><price country="PE" currency="USD">3695.00</price><price country="MX" currency="USD">3695.00</price><price country="BR" currency="USD">3695.00</price><price country="IT" currency="EUR">3290.00</price><price country="CH" currency="CHF">4280.00</price><price country="US" currency="USD">4600.00</price><price country="SI" currency="EUR">2625.00</price><price country="GB" currency="GBP">3855.00</price><price country="IL" currency="ILS">11410.00</price><price country="NL" currency="EUR">3495.00</price><price country="GR" currency="EUR">2625.00</price><price country="MK" currency="EUR">2625.00</price><price country="HU" currency="EUR">2625.00</price><price country="FR" currency="EUR">4060.00</price><price country="AU" currency="USD">4600.00</price><price country="SG" currency="USD">3680.00</price><price country="IN" currency="USD">2760.00</price><price country="DE" currency="EUR">3595.00</price><price country="SE" currency="EUR">3595.00</price><price country="AT" currency="EUR">3595.00</price><price country="RU" currency="RUB">371500.00</price><price country="CA" currency="CAD">6350.00</price></pricelist><miles><milesvalue country="CL" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">37.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="MX" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">37.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="GB" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="PL" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="PE" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="PA" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AR" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CR" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="NL" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AE" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="US" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CO" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="P3" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="FR" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="S2" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CA" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="ES" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="SG" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="BR" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="IT" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="SI" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="SE" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="IL" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="EG" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="AT" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="UA" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="CH" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue><milesvalue country="DE" vendorcurrency="CLC" vendorcurrencyname="Cisco Learning Credits">46.00</milesvalue></miles></course>