DCIT - Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure

Course Description 

The Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) training builds your knowledge and skills in troubleshooting LANs, SANs, Cisco Unified Fabric, Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS), and Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (Cisco ACI). You’ll gain hands-on experience resolving problems on Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) switches, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEXs), Cisco UCS, Cisco ACI, and more. This training also earns you 50 Continuing Education (CE) credits towards recertification.

This training helps prepare you to take the exam:

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

 
How You'll Benefit

This training will help you:
Learn how to deploy and troubleshoot various components of Cisco data center infrastructure to support performance, resiliency, scalability needs
Gain knowledge and skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
Qualify for professional-level job roles

 
Who Should Enroll

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

What to Expect in the Exam

The 300-615 DCIT exam certifies your knowledge of troubleshooting a data center infrastructure including network, compute platforms, storage network, automation, management, and operations.

After you pass 300-615 DCIT, you earn the Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center Operations certification and you satisfy the concentration exam requirement for new CCNP Data Center certification.

Course Objectives

Describe how to troubleshoot the data center network
Describe the troubleshooting tools and methodologies that are available from the Command-Line Interface (CLI) and 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)
Identify and resolve issues that are related to port channels and virtual port channels
Identify and resolve issues that are related to VXLAN
Describe troubleshooting of routing and high-availability protocols
Describe troubleshooting of the 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
Identify and resolve issues that are related to Fibre Channel switching when a Cisco NX-OS switch is used in N-Port Virtualization (NPV) mode
Identify and resolve issues that are related to FIP and FCoE, including Fibre Channel over Ethernet (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 and troubleshooting
Describe Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues
Describe Cisco UCS B-Series 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 Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding issues with the VIC, and troubleshooting connectivity issues
Troubleshoot 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 and scripting tools
Describe how to troubleshoot programmability

 
Course Prerequisites

Before taking this offering, you should be able to:

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

 
Course Outline

Section 1: Describing the Troubleshooting Process

Section 2: Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools

Section 3: Troubleshooting VLANs and PVLANs

Section 4: Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels

Section 5: Troubleshooting VXLAN

Section 6: Troubleshooting Routing and High-Availability Protocols

Section 7: Troubleshooting Data Center LAN Security

Section 8: Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues

Section 9: Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces

Section 10: Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Services

Section 11: Troubleshooting NPV Mode

Section 12: Troubleshooting FCoE

Section 13: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Architecture and Initialization

Section 14: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Configuration

Section 15: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Servers

Section 16: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity

Section 17: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Servers

Section 18: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity

Section 19: Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration

Section 20: Exploring the Tools and Methodologies for Troubleshooting Cisco ACI

Section 21: Troubleshooting Automation and Scripting Tools

Section 22: Troubleshooting Programmability

Lab Outline

Discovery 1: Document the Network Baseline

Discovery 2: Troubleshoot Rapid PVST+

Discovery 3: Troubleshoot LACP

Discovery 4: Troubleshoot vPC

Discovery 5: Troubleshoot VXLAN

Discovery 6: Troubleshoot OSPF

Discovery 7: Troubleshoot FHRP

Discovery 8: Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services

Discovery 9: Troubleshoot VRF

Discovery 10: Troubleshoot Cisco FEX

Discovery 11: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces

Discovery 12: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel VSANs, Zones, and Domain Services

Discovery 13: Troubleshoot NPV Mode

Discovery 14: Troubleshoot FCoE

Discovery 15: Troubleshoot DCB

Discovery 16: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment

Discovery 17: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server LAN Connectivity

Discovery 18: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from the Fibre Channel LUN

Discovery 19: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Management Connectivity

Discovery 20: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI Integration with VMware vCenter

Discovery 21: Troubleshoot Contracts in Cisco ACI

Discovery 22: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 3 Connectivity

Discovery 23: Troubleshoot Cisco ACI External Layer 2 Connectivity