CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide

Trust the best-selling Official Cert Guide series from Cisco Press to help you learn, prepare, and practice for exam success. They are built with the objective of providing assessment, review, and practice to help ensure you are fully prepared for your certification exam.   CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide presents you with an organized test-preparation routine using proven series elements and techniques. “Do I Know This Already?” quizzes open each chapter and enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section. Exam topic lists make referencing easy. Chapter-ending Exam Preparation Tasks help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly.     ·         Master Cisco CCNP/CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 exam topics ·         Assess your knowledge with chapter-opening quizzes ·         Review key concepts with exam preparation tasks ·         Practice with realistic exam questions in the practice test software   CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide from Cisco Press prepares you to succeed on the exam the first time and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. Expert authors Somit Maloo and Firas Ahmed share preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills.   This complete study package includes   ·         A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exams ·         Do I Know This Already? quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section ·         Chapter-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly ·         The powerful Pearson Test Prep Practice Test software, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports ·         Practice exercises that help you enhance your knowledge ·         More than 120 minutes of video mentoring from the author ·         A final preparation chapter, which guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategies ·         Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time   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. This official study guide helps you master all the topics on the CCNP/CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 exam, including ·         Network ·         Compute ·         Storage Network ·         Automation ·         Security   Companion Website: The companion website contains more than 200 unique practice exam questions, practice exercises, a study planner, and 120 minutes of video training.   Includes Exclusive Offers for Up to 80% Off Video Training, Practice Tests, and More   Pearson Test Prep online system requirements: Browsers: Chrome version 73 and above, Safari version 12 and above, Microsoft Edge 44 and above. Devices: Desktop and laptop computers, tablets running on Android v8.0 and iOS v13, smartphones with a minimum screen size of 4.7”. Internet access required.   Pearson Test Prep offline system requirements: Windows 10, Windows 8.1; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 Client; Pentium-class 1 GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB disk space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam; access to the Internet to register and download exam databases   Also available from Cisco Press for CCNP/CCIE Data Center Core study is the CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test. This digital-only certification preparation product combines an eBook with enhanced Pearson Test Prep Practice Test. This integrated learning package ·         Enables you to focus on individual topic areas or take complete, timed exams ·         Includes direct links from each question to detailed tutorials to help you understand the concepts behind the questions ·         Provides unique sets of exam-realistic practice questions ·         Tracks your performance and provides feedback on a module-by-module basis, laying out a complete assessment of your knowledge to help you focus your study where it is needed most 

Table of Contents:
Introduction xxx Part I Networking Chapter 1 Implementing Routing in the Data Center 2 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 2 Foundation Topics 5 OSPF 5     OSPF Link-State Advertisements 6         OSPF Areas 9         Designated Routers and Backup Designated Routers 11     OSPF Authentication 11     OSPF Configurations and Verifications 12 Border Gateway Protocol 23     BGP Peering 24     BGP Path Selection 25         Step 1: Comparing Pairs of Paths 25         Step 2: Determining the Order of Comparisons 27         Step 3: Determining the Best-Path Change Suppression 27     Multiprotocol BGP 28     BGP Configurations and Verifications 28 Bidirectional Forwarding Detection 36     Rapid Detection of Failures 37     BFD Configurations and Verifications 37 Multicast 41     Internet Group Management Protocol 41     Switch IGMP Snooping 44     Multicast Listener Discovery 44     Multicast Distribution Trees 45     Protocol Independent Multicast 48         PIM Rendezvous Points 52         PIM Designated Routers/Forwarders 53     Multicast Forwarding 53     Multicast Configurations and Verifications 54 Hot Standby Router Protocol 68 Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol 72     VRRP Operation 72     VRRP Groups 74     VRRP Router Priority and Preemption 74     VRRP Authentication 75     VRRP Tracking 75     IPv6 First Hop Redundancy 76     HSRP/VRRP Configurations and Verifications 77 Exam Preparation Tasks 86 Chapter 2 Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols 90 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 90 Foundation Topics 93 Spanning Tree Protocols 93     STP Topology 93     STP Port Types 94     STP Extensions 94         STP Bridge Assurance 95         BPDU Guard 96         BPDU Filter 96         Loop Guard 96         Root Guard 97     Unidirectional Link Detection 97     Rapid PVST+ 98         Rapid PVST+ Ports 100     Spanning Tree Configurations and Verifications 102 Port Channels 117     Port Channel Load Balance 120     Virtual Port Channel 121     vPC Traffic Flows 124     vPC Dual-Control Plane 125     vPC Primary and Secondary Roles 126     vPC Configuration Consistency 127     vPC Duplicate Frames Prevention Mechanism 128     vPC HSRP Gateway Considerations 130     vPC ARP Synchronization 130     vPC Peer Gateway 130     Port Channel Configurations and Verifications 131 Exam Preparation Tasks 145 Chapter 3 Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols 148 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 148 Foundation Topics 150 Overlay Transport Virtualization (OTV) 150     OTV Terminology 150     OTV Control Plane Function 151         Multicast-Enabled Transport Infrastructure 151         Unicast-Only Transport Infrastructure (Adjacency-Server Mode) 152     OTV Data Plane Function 154         Unicast Traffic over OTV 154         Multicast Traffic over OTV 156         Broadcast Traffic over OTV 156     Failure Isolation 157     STP Isolation 157     Unknown Unicast Handling 157     ARP Optimization 158     Broadcast Policy Control 159     Multihoming OTV 159     FHRP Isolation 162     OTV Configurations and Verifications 163 Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Overview 173     VXLAN Encapsulation and Packet Format 173     VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint 174     Virtual Network Identifier 175     VXLAN Control Plane 176         VXLAN Flood and Learn Multicast-Based Control Plane 176         VXLAN MPBGP EVPN Control Plane 178     VXLAN Gateways 178     VXLAN High Availability 179     VXLAN Tenant Routed Multicast 180     VXLAN Configurations and Verifications 182 Exam Preparation Tasks 191 Chapter 4 Describe Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure 194 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 194 Foundation Topics 196 Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Overview 196     Cisco Application Policy Infrastructure Controller 198     Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Spine and Leaf Switches for Cisco ACI 201 Cisco ACI Initial Setup, Fabric Discovery, Access Policy, and VMM Domains 204     Cisco ACI Initial Setup 204     Cisco ACI Fabric Discovery 209     Startup with Cisco ACI Fabric Discovery and Configuration 210     Fabric Upgrade 212     ACI Policy Model 212         Tenants 214         Virtual Routing and Forwarding Objects 214         Bridge Domains and Subnets 214         Endpoint Groups 215         Application Profiles 215         Microsegmentation 215         Attachable Entity Profile 216     Cisco ACI Fabric Policies 216     Cisco ACI Virtual Machine Manager Domains 222         Cisco ACI integration with Microsoft SCVMM 223         Cisco ACI Integration with VMware vCenter 224         Integrating VMware Overlays with the Cisco ACI 225     Cisco ACI Virtual Edge 225 Cisco ACI Fabric: Tenants and Packet Flow 225     Cisco ACI Tenants 227         Virtual Routing and Forwarding 228         Bridge Domain and Subnets 229         Application Profile 230         Endpoint Group 231         Microsegmentations 231     ACI Contract 231     Taboo Contracts 233     vzAny Rule 233     Filters and Subjects 236     Management Tenant 237         In-Band Management Access 237         Out-of-Band Management Access 238     ACI VXLAN 239     ACI Intersubnet Tenant Traffic 241     Policy Identification and Enforcement 242     ACI Fabric Traffic Storm Control 243     ACI Fabric Traffic Load Balance 243     ACI Fabric Loop Detection 244     ACI Design Best Practices 245 ACI LAB Configurations Example 245     Building ACI Fabric 248     Creating Tenant 251     Creating Contract and Filter 254     Deploying a Three-Tier Application 257     Integrating with vCenter 259 Exam Preparation Tasks 262 Chapter 5 Cisco Cloud Services and Deployment Models 264 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 264 Foundation Topics 266 What Is Cloud Computing? 266 Cloud Service Models 269     Software as a Service 269     Platform as a Service 270     Infrastructure as a Service 270 Cloud Deployment Models 272     Private Cloud 272     Public Cloud 272     Hybrid Cloud 273     Community Cloud 274 Exam Preparation Tasks 274 Chapter 6 Data Center Network Management and Monitoring 276 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 276 Foundation Topics 278 Cisco Nexus NX-OS Software Installation, Updates, and Their Impacts 278     PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) 283     Data Center Infrastructure Software Lifecycle Management 287     Nexus Software Maintenance Upgrade 287     Programmable Logical Devices Upgrade 289     Graceful Insertion and Removal 291     Nexus Nondisruptive In-Service Software Upgrade 295     Nexus Disruptive and Nondisruptive Upgrade/Downgrade Procedure 299 Nexus Configuration Management 303     NX-OS Configuration Save and Backup 303     Nexus Config Rollback and Checkpoint 303 Network Infrastructure Monitoring 306     NX-OS System Message Logging 306     Network Time Management 307     Network Time Protocol 307     Precision Time Protocol 313     NX-OS Simple Network Management Protocol 317     Nexus Smart Call Home 324     Nexus NetFlow 325     Switched Port Analyzer 330 Streaming Telemetry 337 Network Assurance Concept 341 Exam Preparation Tasks 344 Part II Storage Chapter 7 Implement Fibre Channel 346 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 346 Foundation Topics 349 Fibre Channel Basics 349     Fibre Channel Topologies 350     Fibre Channel Port Types 353         E Port 353         F Port 354         NP Ports 354         TE Port 354         TF Port 354         TNP Port 354         Fx Port 354         Auto Mode 354     Fibre Channel Addressing 355     Flow Control 356     Switched Fabric Initialization 358         Principal Switch Selection 358         Domain ID Distribution 360         FCID Allocation 362         Fabric Reconfiguration 362     Device Registration: FLOGI, PLOGI, PRLI 362     FLOGI and FCNS Databases 363 CFS 364     CFS Features 365     CFS Fabric Lock 366     CFSoIP and CFSoFC 367     CFS Merge 368     CFS Regions 369 VSAN 370     VSAN Features 370     VSAN Attributes 372     VSAN Advantages 373     Dynamic Port VSAN Membership (DPVM) 373     VSAN Trunking 374 SAN Port Channels 381     Types of SAN Port Channels 381     Port Channel Load Balancing 383     Port Channel Modes 384 Zoning 389     Zoning Features 389     Zone Enforcement 391     Full and Active Zone Set 392     Autozone 395     Zone Merge 395     Smart Zoning 396     Enhanced Zoning 397 Device Alias 403     Device Alias Features 403     Device Alias Modes 404     Device Alias Distribution 405     Zone Aliases (FC Aliases) Versus Device Aliases 406 NPIV and NPV 409 Exam Preparation Tasks 416 Chapter 8 Implement FCoE Unified Fabric 418 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 418 Foundation Topics 420 FCoE Overview 420     Ethernet Enhancements 422         Priority-Based Flow Control (PFC) 422         Enhanced Transmission Selection (ETS) 423         Data Center Bridging Exchange (DCBX) 424     FCoE Frame Format 426     Virtual Fibre Channel (VFC) 428     FCoE Elements and Port Types 429     FCoE Addressing and Forwarding 431     FCoE Initialization Protocol (FIP) 432     Benefits of FCoE 435 FCoE Topology Options 435     FCoE Single-Hop Topology 435         FCoE Direct-Attached Topology 436         FCoE FEX Topology 437         FCoE Remote-Attached Topology 438     FCoE Multi-Hop Topology 438 FCoE Implementations 439     FCoE Configuration on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches 440         Miscellaneous FCoE Configuration 441     FCoE Configuration on Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches 442     FCoE over FEX 444     FCoE NPV 445     FCoE Verification 448 Exam Preparation Tasks 457 Chapter 9 Describe NFS and NAS Concepts 460 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 460 Foundation Topics 461 Describe NFS Concepts 461 Describe NAS Concepts 463     NAS Benefits 465     Cisco NSS3000 Series Network Storage System 465 Exam Preparation Tasks 467 Chapter 10 Describe Software Management and Infrastructure Monitoring 470 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 470 Foundation Topics 472 Cisco MDS NX-OS Setup Utility 472 Cisco MDS NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade 480     Nondisruptive Upgrade on a Cisco MDS Fabric Switch 482     Disruptive Upgrade on a Cisco MDS Fabric Switch 487     Nondisruptive Downgrade on a Cisco MDS Fabric Switch 490     Disruptive Downgrade on a Cisco MDS Fabric Switch 495     EPLD Upgrade on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches 498 Infrastructure Monitoring 503     System Messages 503     Call Home 504     Embedded Event Manager 505     RMON 505     SPAN 505         SPAN Configuration Example 508         Remote SPAN 509 Exam Preparation Tasks 511 Part III Compute Chapter 11 Cisco Unified Computing Systems Overview 514 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 514 Foundation Topics 516 Cisco UCS Architecture 516     Cisco UCS Components and Connectivity 518     Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis 520     UCS Blade Servers 520     Cisco UCS Rack Servers 521     Cisco UCS Storage Servers 521     Cisco UCS Mini 523     Cisco UCS Fabric Infrastructure 524     Cisco UCS 6454 Fabric Interconnect 524     Cisco UCS 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects 526     Fabric Interconnect and Fabric Extender Connectivity 527     Cisco UCS Virtualization Infrastructure 533 Cisco UCS Initial Setup and Management 536     Fabric Interconnect Connectivity and Configurations 544         Uplink Connectivity 546         Downlink Connectivity 546     Fabric Interconnect Port Modes 547     Fabric Failover for Ethernet: High-Availability vNIC 549     Ethernet Switching Mode 550     UCS Device Discovery 556     Chassis /FEX Discovery 556     Rack Server Discovery Policy 557     Initial Server Setup for Standalone UCS C-Series 557 Network Management 563     UCS Virtual LAN 563         Named VLANs 566         Private VLANs 570     UCS Identity Pools 571         Universally Unique Identifier Suffix Pools 572         MAC Pools 573         IP Pools 574         Server Pools 576     Service Profiles 577     UCS Server Policies 580     UCS Service Profile Templates 583     Quality of Service 589         QoS System Classes 589         QoS System Classes Configurations 590         Configuring Quality of Service Policies 591 UCS Storage 592     UCS SAN Connectivity 592     UCS SAN Configuration 596     Virtual Storage-Area Networks 597         Named VSANs Configurations 597         Zones and Zone Sets 599     World Wide Name Pool 603     SAN Connectivity Policies 605 Exam Preparation Tasks 606 Chapter 12 Cisco Unified Computing Infrastructure Monitoring 610 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 610 Foundation Topics 612 Cisco UCS System Monitoring 612     Data Management Engine 612     Application Gateway 613     Northbound Interfaces 614     Cisco UCS Monitoring Events and Logs 614     Cisco UCS Monitoring Policies 616         Cisco UCS Simple Network Management Protocol 618         Cisco UCS Call Home and Smart Call Home 619         Cisco UCS Manager Database Health and Hardware Monitoring 620         Cisco UCS NetFlow Monitoring 620     Traffic Monitoring 622         Traffic Monitoring Across Ethernet 623         Traffic Monitoring Across Fibre Channel 624 Cisco Intersight 629     Intersight Management as a Service 630     Intersight as a Telemetry Data Collection 632     Cisco Intersight Supported Software 632     Cisco Intersight Licensing 632 Exam Preparation Tasks 637 Chapter 13 Cisco Unified Compute Software and Configuration Management 640 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 640 Foundation Topics 642 Cisco UCS Configuration Management 642     Creating and Running a Backup Operation 643     Backup Policies 648     Backup Policy Configuration 648     Import Backups 650     Enable the Import Operation 651     System Restore 652     Restoring the Configuration for a Fabric Interconnect 653 UCS Firmware and Software Updates 654     Firmware Version Terminology 661     Firmware Upgrades Through Auto Install 662     Direct Upgrade After Auto Install Procedure 666     Install Infrastructure Firmware Procedure 670     Upgrading the Server Firmware with Auto Install 673     Standalone Cisco UCS C-Series Server Firmware Upgrade Using the Host Upgrade Utility (HUU) 675     Downloading and Preparing the ISO for an Upgrade 676 Exam Preparation Tasks 682 Chapter 14 Cisco HyperFlex Overview 684 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 684 Foundation Topics 686 Cisco HyperFlex Solution and Benefits 686     HyperFlex Benefits 689         Intelligent End-to-End Automation 690         Unified Management for All Workloads 691         Independent Resource Scaling 692         Superior Virtual Machine Density with Lower and Consistent Latency 693 HyperFlex as an Edge, Hybrid, and All-Flash Nodes 694     HyperFlex as an Edge Device 694     HyperFlex Hyperconverged Multicloud Platform (Hybrid or All-Flash) 696     HyperFlex All NVMe 697     Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform 698         HX Storage Cluster Physical Components 699         HX Data Platform High Availability 700         HX Data Platform Cluster Tolerated Failures 701         HX Data Platform Ready Clones 701         HX Data Platform Native Snapshots 701         HX Cluster Interfaces 702         HX Self-Encrypting Drives 702         Configuring a Local Encryption Key 703         Managing HX Disks in the Cluster 703         Managing HX Datastores 706         Expand Cisco HX System Clusters 707         Enabling HX Logical Availability Zones 708 Exam Preparation Tasks 710 Part IV Automation Chapter 15 Automation and Scripting Tools 712 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 712 Foundation Topics 715 EEM Overview 715     Policies 715     Event Statements 716     Action Statements 716     Configuring EEM 717     Verifying the EEM Configuration 718 Scheduler 718     Configuring Scheduler 719     Verifying Scheduler Configuration 721 Bash Shell for Cisco NX-OS 722     Managing Feature RPMs 724     Managing Patch RPMs 724 Guest Shell for Cisco NX-OS 725     Accessing the Guest Shell 725     Resources Used for the Guest Shell 726     Capabilities in the Guest Shell 726     Managing the Guest Shell 728 XML 730     Example 731     XML Syntax 732 JSON 733 Rest API 734     Authentication 735     Response 736     NX-API 737     NX-API Request and Response Elements 739     NX-API Developer Sandbox 741 Exam Preparation Tasks 742 Chapter 16 Evaluate Automation and Orchestration Technologies 744 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 745 Foundation Topics 747 Ansible 747     Ansible Components 748     Important Ansible Concepts 749     Ansible CLI Tools 750     Cisco NX-OS and Ansible Example 750 Puppet 751     Puppet Workflow 752     Puppet and NX-OS Environment Integration 753     Puppet Master Installation 754     Puppet Agent Installation 754     Resource Types 756     Sample Manifest: OSPF 756     Puppet and Cisco UCS Manager Integration 757 Python 758     Python Package for Cisco 758     Using the CLI Command APIs 760     Python in Interactive Mode 761     Python in Noninteractive Mode 762     UCS Manager Python SDK 764     Convert to UCS Python 766 PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) 767     Limitations of POAP 767     Network Requirements for POAP 767     POAP Configuration Script 768     POAP Process 768         Power-Up Phase 770         USB Discovery Phase 770         DHCP Discovery Phase 770         Script Execution Phase 772         Post-Installation Reload Phase 772     Configuring a Switch Using POAP 772 Cisco DCNM 772     Feature Details and Benefits 774     Cisco DCNM Web User Interface 779 Cisco UCS Director 782     Automation and Orchestration with Cisco UCS Director 783     Features and Benefits 784     Cisco UCS Director System Setup 785 PowerShell 787     Installing the Cisco UCS Director PowerShell Agent 787     Executing PowerShell Agent Commands 788 Exam Preparation Tasks 789 Part V Security Chapter 17 Network Security 792 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 792 Foundation Topics 794 Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting 794     AAA Service Configuration Options 796     Authentication and Authorization User Login Process 797     AAA NX-OS Configurations 798 Role-Based Access Control 801     NX-OS User Roles and Rules 803     NX-OS RBAC Configurations 805 Nexus First-Hop Security 809     Nexus Dynamic ARP Inspection 810     NX-OS DAI Configurations 813     NX-OS DHCP Snooping 821         DHCP Snooping Trusted and Untrusted Sources 821         DHCP Snooping Packet Validation 822         DHCP Snooping Option 82 Data Insertion 823         NX-OS DHCP Snooping Configuration 823     Port Security 826     Nexus Port Secure MAC Address Maximum and Dynamic     Address Aging 827     Port Security Violations and Actions 828     Nexus Port Types and Port Security 829     NX-OS Port Security Configuration 829 Nexus Control Plane Policing 831     Control Plane Packet 833     Classification for CoPP 834         Rate-Controlling Mechanisms 834         Modular QoS Command-Line Interface 836     NX-OS CoPP Configuration 838 Cisco ACI Contracts 845     Cisco ACI Contract Configuration Parameters 847     Create, Modify, or Remove Regular Contracts 848     Apply or Remove VRF Contracts 850     Inter-Tenant Contracts 851     Inter-Private Network Contracts Communication 852     Single Contract Bidirectional Reverse Filter 853     Single Contract Unidirectional with Multiple Filters 853     Multiple Contracts Unidirectional Single Filter 854 ACI Microsegmentation 854     Example: ACI Microsegmentation with VMs from a Single Application EPG 856     Example: ACI Microsegmentation with VMs in Different Application EPGs 857     ACI Microsegmentation Configurations 858 Exam Preparation Tasks 862 Chapter 18 Compute Security 864 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 864 Foundation Topics 865 Securing UCS Management Using Authentication, Authorization, and     Accounting 865     User RADIUS and TACACS+ Attributes 866     Two-Factor Authentication 869     UCS Web Session Refresh and Session Timeout Period 869     UCS LDAP Providers and Groups 869         LDAP Group Mapping 875     RADIUS and TACACS+ Authentication Configurations 878     UCS Remote Users Role Policy 882     Multiple Authentication Services Configuration 884 Keychains Authentication 884     NX-OS Keychain Configurations 885     Key Selection 888 Exam Preparation Tasks 889 Chapter 19 Storage Security 892 “Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 892 Foundation Topics 894 Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting 894     Authentication 895     Authorization 895     Accounting 896     Server Groups 896     AAA Service Configuration Options 896     AAA Server Monitoring 896     Remote AAA Services 897         RADIUS 898         TACACS+ 900         LDAP 903     Local AAA Services 907     AAA Authentication and Authorization Process 908     AAA Server Distribution 909     Merging RADIUS and TACACS+ Configurations 910 User Accounts and RBAC 910     User Roles 911     Rules 911     User Role Policies 913     RBAC Sample Configuration 914 Port Security 915     Port Security Configuration 917         Method 1: Manual Database Configuration 917         Method 2: Auto-Learning Without CFS Distribution 918         Method 3: Auto-Learning with CFS Distribution 919     Verification of Port Security 920 Fabric Binding 922     Fabric Binding Configuration 922     Port Security Versus Fabric Binding 924 Exam Preparation Tasks 925 Chapter 20 Final Preparation 928 Getting Ready 928 Tools for Final Preparation 929     Pearson Test Prep Practice Test Software and Questions on the Website 929         Accessing the Pearson Test Prep Software Online 929         Accessing the Pearson Test Prep Software Offline 929     Customizing Your Exams 930     Updating Your Exams 931         Premium Edition 931     Chapter-Ending Review Tools 932 Learn the Question Types Using the Cisco Certification Exam Tutorial 932 Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study 936 Summary 936 Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes 938 Appendix B CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide Exam Updates 952 Glossary 954   Online Elements Glossary Appendix C Memory Tables Appendix D Memory Tables Answer Key Appendix E Study Planner     9780136449621    TOC    1/30/2020 

About the Author :
Somit Maloo, CCIE No. 28603, CCDE No. 20170002, is a content lead from the data center team in the Learning@Cisco organization. He holds a master’s degree in telecommunication networks and a bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunication engineering. He is also a penta CCIE in routing and switching, service provider, wireless, security, and data center technologies. Somit holds various industry-leading certifications, including CCDE, PMP, RHCSA, and VMware VCIX6 in Data Center and Network Virtualization. Somit has extensive experience in designing and developing various data center courses for the official Cisco curriculum. He started his career as a Cisco TAC engineer. Somit has more than 10 years of experience in the networking industry, working mostly with data center networks. You can reach Somit on Twitter: @somitmaloo. Firas Ahmed, CCIE No. 14967, is a solution architect from the enterprise data center team at Cisco Customer Experience (CX). He completed a master’s degree in systems and control engineering following a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. Firas holds CCIE certificates in routing and switching, collaboration, wireless, security, and data center technologies in addition to industry-based certifications, including CISSP, PMP, VMware VCP6.5-DCV, ITIL, and GICSP. Firas has more than 15 years of experience in designing, developing, and supporting various data centers for enterprise and IoT customers. Firas has additional experience as a seasonal instructor in a number of community colleges in Toronto, where he taught various computer networking courses. You can reach Firas on Twitter: @dccor_firas.