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CCNA Data Center DCICT 640-916 Official Cert Guide
CCNA Data Center DCICT 640-916 Official Cert Guide from Cisco Press enables you to succeed on the exam the first time and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. A team of leading Cisco data center experts shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.
This complete, official study package includes
--A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam
--“Do I Know This Already?” quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section
--Part-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly
--The powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Testsoftware, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports
--Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time
--A final preparation chapter that guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies
Well regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success.
The official study guide helps you master topics on the CCNA Data Center DCICT 640-916 exam, including
--Cisco data center concepts: architectures, devices, layers, modular design, vPC, FabricPath, Cisco Nexus switches, and more
--Data center unified fabric: FCoE, multihop, VIFs, FEX, and setup
--Storage networking: concepts, targets, verification, connectivity, zoning, setup, and configuration
--Data center virtualization: servers, devices, and Nexus 1000V, including setup and operations
--Cisco Unified Computing: concepts, discovery, connectivity, setup, and UCSM
--Data center network services: ACE load balancing, virtual context, HA, management, global/local solutions, and WAAS
The CD-ROM contains more than 450 practice questions for the exam, memory table exercises and answer keys, and a study planner tool.
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Table of contents
- About This eBook
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- About the Authors
- About the Technical Reviewer
- Dedications
- Acknowledgements
- Contents at a Glance
- Contents
- Icons Used in This Book
- Command Syntax Conventions
- Introduction
- Reference Information
- Getting Started
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Part I: Data Center Networking
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Chapter 1. Data Center Network Architecture
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- Modular Approach in Network Design
- The Multilayer Network Design
- Port Channel
- Virtual Port Channel
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FabricPath
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- What Is FabricPath?
- Benefits of FabricPath
- Components of FabricPath
- FabricPath Frame Format
- FabricPath Control Plane
- FabricPath Data Plane
- Conversational Learning
- FabricPath Packet Flow Example
- Virtual Port Channel Plus
- FabricPath Interaction with Spanning Tree
- Configuring FabricPath
- Verifying FabricPath
- Exam Preparation Tasks
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Chapter 2. Cisco Nexus Product Family
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- Describe the Cisco Nexus Product Family
- Cisco Nexus 9000 Family
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Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Product Family
- Cisco Nexus 7004 Series Switch Chassis
- Cisco Nexus 7009 Series Switch Chassis
- Cisco Nexus 7010 Series Switch Chassis
- Cisco Nexus 7018 Series Switch Chassis
- Cisco Nexus 7706 Series Switch Chassis
- Cisco Nexus 7710 Series Switch Chassis
- Cisco Nexus 7718 Series Switch Chassis
- Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Supervisor Module
- Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Fabric Modules
- Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Licensing
- Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Line Cards
- Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Series Power Supply Options
- Cisco Nexus 6000 Product Family
- Cisco Nexus 5500 and Nexus 5600 Product Family
- Cisco Nexus 5600 Product Family
- Cisco Nexus 3000 Product Family
- Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extenders Product Family
- Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation
- Summary
- Exam Preparation Tasks
- Chapter 3. Virtualizing Cisco Network Devices
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Chapter 4. Data Center Interconnect
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
- Foundation Topics
- Exam Preparation Tasks
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Chapter 5. Management and Monitoring of Cisco Nexus Devices
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- Operational Planes of a Nexus Switch
- Nexus Management and Monitoring Features
- Nexus Device Configuration and Verification
- Exam Preparation Tasks
- Part I Review
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Chapter 1. Data Center Network Architecture
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Part II: Data Center Storage-Area Networking
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Chapter 6. Data Center Storage Architecture
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- What Is a Storage Device?
- What Is a Storage-Area Network?
- How to Access a Storage Device
- Storage Architectures
- SAN Design
- Fibre Channel
- Virtual Storage-Area Network
- Fibre Channel Zoning and LUN Masking
- Reference List
- Exam Preparation Tasks
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Chapter 7. Cisco MDS Product Family
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- Once Upon a Time There Was a Company Called Andiamo
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Cisco MDS Software and Storage Services
- Flexibility and Scalability
- Virtual SANs
- Intelligent Fabric Applications
- Network Security
- Availability
- Manageability
- Open APIs
- Configuration and Software-Image Management
- IPv6
- Traffic Management
- iSCSI and SAN Extension Performance Enhancements
- Serviceability, Troubleshooting, and Diagnostics
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family Software License Packages
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Cisco MDS Multilayer Directors
- Cisco MDS 9700
- Cisco MDS 9500
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Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Components
- Cisco MDS 9700–MDS 9500 Supervisor and Crossbar Switching Modules
- Cisco MDS 9000 48-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module
- Cisco MDS 9000 32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module
- Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM)
- Cisco MDS 9000 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Storage Services Node (SSN) Module
- Cisco MDS 9000 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
- Cisco MDS 9000 8-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module
- Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module
- Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module
- Cisco MDS 9000 Family Pluggable Transceivers
- Cisco MDS Multiservice and Multilayer Fabric Switches
- Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switches
- Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager
- Reference List
- Exam Preparation Tasks
- Chapter 8. Virtualizing Storage
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Chapter 9. Fibre Channel Storage-Area Networking
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- Where Do I Start?
- The Cisco MDS NX-OS Setup Utility—Back to Basics
- The Power On Auto Provisioning
- Licensing Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Software Features
- Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade
- Configuring Interfaces
- Verify Initiator and Target Fabric Login
- Verify Fibre Channel Zoning on a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switch
- VSAN Trunking and Setting Up ISL Port
- Reference List
- Exam Preparation Tasks
- Part II Review
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Chapter 6. Data Center Storage Architecture
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Part III: Data Center Unified Fabric
- Chapter 10. Unified Fabric Overview
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Chapter 11. Data Center Bridging and FCoE
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- Data Center Bridging
- Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
- FCoE Cabling Options for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
- Delivering FCoE Using Cisco Fabric Extender Architecture
- Reference List
- Exam Preparation Tasks
- Chapter 12. Multihop Unified Fabric
- Part III Review
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Part IV: Cisco Unified Computing
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Chapter 13. Cisco Unified Computing System Architecture
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- Evolution of Server Computing in a Nutshell
- Value of Cisco UCS in the Data Center
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Describing the Cisco UCS Product Family
- Cisco UCS Computer Hardware Naming
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect—Expansion Modules
- Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis
- Cisco UCS I/O Modules (FEX)
- Cisco UCS B-series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS B-series Best Practices for Populating DRAM
- Cisco Adapters (Mezzanine Cards) for UCS B-series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS C-series Rackmount Servers
- Cisco UCS C-series Best Practices for Populating DRAM
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Cisco Adapters for UCS C-series Rackmount Servers
- Cisco UCS C-series RAID Adapter Options
- Cisco UCS C-series Virtual Interface Cards and OEM CNA Adapters
- What Is SR-IOV (Single Root-IO Virtualization)?
- Cisco UCS C-series Network Interface Card
- Cisco UCS C-series Host Bus Adapter
- What Is N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)?
- Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator Adapters
- Cisco UCS E-series Servers
- Cisco UCS “All-in-One”
- Cisco UCS Invicta Series—Solid State Storage Systems
- Cisco UCS Software
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Cisco UCS Connectivity Architecture
- Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis to Fabric Interconnect Physical Connectivity
- Cisco UCS C-series Rackmount Server Physical Connectivity
- Cisco UCS 6200 Fabric Interconnect to LAN, SAN Connectivity
- Cisco UCS I/O Module and Fabric Interconnect Connectivity
- Cisco UCS I/O Module Architecture
- Fabric and Adapter Port Channel Architecture
- Cisco Integrated Management Controller Architecture
- Reference List
- Exam Preparation Tasks
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Chapter 14. Cisco Unified Computing System Manager
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
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Cabling a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect HA Cluster
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect HA Architecture
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster Connectivity
- Initial Setup Script for Primary Fabric Interconnect
- Initial Setup Script for Subordinate Secondary Fabric Interconnect
- Verify Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster Setup
- Changing Cluster Addressing via Command-Line Interface
- Cisco UCS Manager Operations
- Device Discovery in Cisco UCS Manager
- Reference List
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Cabling a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect HA Cluster
- Exam Preparation Tasks
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Chapter 15. Cisco Unified Computing System Pools, Policies, Templates, and Service Profiles
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
- Foundation Topics
- Exam Preparation Tasks
- Chapter 16. Administration, Management, and Monitoring of Cisco Unified Computing System
- Part IV Review
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Chapter 13. Cisco Unified Computing System Architecture
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Part V: Data Center Server Virtualization
- Chapter 17. Server Virtualization Solutions
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Chapter 18. Cisco Nexus 1000V and Virtual Switching
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- Evolution of Virtual Switching
- Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Networking Solution
- Cisco Nexus 1000V Verifying Initial Configuration
- Reference List
- Exam Preparation Tasks
- Part V Review
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Part VI: Data Center Network Services
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Chapter 19. Cisco ACE and GSS
- “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz
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Foundation Topics
- Server Load-Balancing Concepts
- ACE Family Products
- Understanding the Load-Balancing Solution Using ACE
- ACE Deployment Modes
- ACE Virtualization
- ACE High Availability
- Management of ACE
- Global Load Balancing Using GSS and ACE
- Exam Preparation Tasks
- Chapter 20. Cisco WAAS and Application Acceleration
- Part VI Review
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Chapter 19. Cisco ACE and GSS
- Part VII: Final Preparation
- Part VIII: Appendices
- Glossary
- Index
- Appendix B. Memory Tables
- Appendix C. Memory Tables Answer Key
- Appendix D. Study Planner
- Code Snippets
Product information
- Title: CCNA Data Center DCICT 640-916 Official Cert Guide
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2015
- Publisher(s): Cisco Press
- ISBN: 9780133860429
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