CCIE Data Center

Apply routing protocols

• OSPFv2, OSPFv3
• MP-BGP
• PIM
• FHRP

Apply switching protocols such as RSTP+, LACP and vPC

Apply overlay protocols such as VXLAN EVPN and OTV

Apply ACI concepts

• Fabric setup
• Access policies
• VMM
• Tenant policies

Analyze packet flow (unicast, multicast, and broadcast)

Analyze Cloud service and deployment models (NIST 800-145)

Describe software updates and their impacts

• Disruptive/nondisruptive
• EPLD
• Patches

Implement network configuration management

Implement infrastructure monitoring such as NetFlow and SPAN

Explain network assurance concepts such as streaming telemetry

Implement Cisco Unified Compute System Rack Servers

Implement Cisco Unified Compute System Blade Chassis

• Initial setup
• Infrastructure management
• Network management (VLANs, pools and policies, templates, QoS)
• Storage management (SAN connectivity, Fibre Channel zoning, VSANs, WWN pools, SAN policies, templates)
• Server management (Server pools and boot policies)

Explain HyperFlex Infrastructure Concepts and benefits (Edge and Hybrid Architecture vs all-flash)

Describe firmware and software updates and their impacts on B-Series and C-Series servers

Implement compute configuration management (Backup and restore)

Implement infrastructure monitoring such as SPAN and Intersight

Implement Fibre Channel

• Switch fabric initialization
• Port channels
• FCID
• CFS
• Zoning
• FCNS
• Device alias
• NPV and NPIV
• VSAN

Implement FCoE Unified Fabric (FIP and DCB)

Describe NFS and NAS concepts

Describe software updates and their impacts (Disruptive/non-disruptive and EPLD)

Implement infrastructure monitoring

Implement automation and scripting tools

• EEM
• Scheduler
• Bash Shell and Guest Shell for NX-OS
• REST API
• JSON and XML encodings

Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

• Ansible
• Puppet
• Python
• POAP
• DCNM
• UCSD
• PowerShell

Apply network security

• AAA and RBAC
• ACI contracts and microsegmentation
• First-hop security features such as dynamic ARP inspection (DAI), DHCP snooping, and port security
• CoPP

Apply compute security

• AAA and RBAC
• Keychain authentication

Apply storage security

• AAA and RBAC
• Port security
• Fabric binding