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Cisco Data Center Fundamentals

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Get ready to configure and operate modern data centers—and move up to high-value CCNP Data Center (DC) certification Cisco Data Center Fundamentals is the complete guide for network engineers and other professionals who need a solid understanding of modern data center technologies. Especially useful for those preparing for the Cisco DCCOR exam and Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center certification, it fully addresses the essentials of networking, storage, compute, and automation in today's data center environments. Authored by two long-time experts in operating Cisco data centers and developing official Learning@Cisco training for them, this guide explains each concept step by step, balancing depth and breadth, and maximizing clarity throughout. The authors go far beyond introducing relevant products, protocols, and features. They illuminate underlying technologies, identify key interdependencies, walk through configuring working solutions, and truly help prepare you to set up and operate a modern data center. Gain a holistic, unified understanding of the data center and its core components Walk through installation and deployment of key data center technologies Explore potential applications to see what's possible in your environment Learn how Cisco switches and software implement data center networking and virtualization Discover and apply data center network design and security best practices Review Cisco data center storage technologies and concepts, including Fibre Channel, VSANs, storage virtualization, and FCoE Explore the building blocks of the Cisco UCS data center compute solution, and how UCS uses hardware abstraction and server virtualization Use automation and APIs to improve data center productivity and agility Create and customize scripts for rapid troubleshooting Understand cloud computing for the data center: services, deployment models, and the Cisco Intersight hybrid cloud operations platform

Table of Contents:
    Introduction xxiv Part I Networking Chapter 1 Data Center Architectures 1     Data Center Basics 1     Cisco Unified Data Center Platform 4     Data Center Network Infrastructure 6     Data Center Storage Infrastructure 10         Data Center Computing Infrastructure 12     Summary 19     References 20 Chapter 2 Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software 21     Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview 21     Cisco FEX Overview 35     Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture 44     Exploring Cisco NX-OS CLI 48     Summary 61     References 62 Chapter 3 Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy 65     Default Gateway Redundancy 65     Hot Standby Router Protocol 68     Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol 78     Gateway Load Balancing Protocol 82     Summary 86     References 86 Chapter 4 Port Channels and vPCs 87     Ethernet Port Channels 88     Virtual Port Channels 93     Summary 124     References 125 Chapter 5 Switch Virtualization 127     Cisco Nexus Switch Functional Planes 127     Cisco Nexus Switch Process Separation and Restartability 132     Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) 134     Cisco Nexus 7000 VDCs 144     Summary 177     References 177 Chapter 6 Nexus Switch Routing 179     Routing Fundamentals 179     RIPv2 on NX-OS 190     EIGRP on NX-OS 198     OSPFv2 on NX-OS 210     Multicast Fundamentals 227     Multicast Configuration on NX-OS 240     Summary 254     References 255 Chapter 7 Network Virtualization 257     Overlay Network Protocols 257     Network Interface Virtualization Using FEX 286     VMware vSphere Virtual Switches 287     Summary 291     References 292     Contents xv Chapter 8 Describing Cisco ACI 295     Cisco ACI Overview 295     Cisco ACI Building Blocks 299     Cisco ACI Deployment Models 303     Cisco ACI Hardware 307     ACI Startup Discovery 313     Cisco ACI Policy Model 314     Packet Forwarding within the ACI Fabric 327     Summary 328     References 330 Chapter 9 Operating Cisco ACI 333     Cisco ACI External Connectivity Options 333     Cisco ACI and VMM Integration 339     Cisco ACI and L4–L7 Integration 342     Cisco ACI Management and Automation 343     Cisco ACI Anywhere 352     Cisco Nexus Dashboard 356     Summary 358     References 359 Part II Storage Chapter 10 Data Center Storage Concepts 361     Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center 361     Fibre Channel Storage Networking 376     Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) 383     NVM Express and NVM Express over Fabrics 385     Cisco MDS Product Overview 389     Summary 401     Reference 402 Chapter 11 Fibre Channel Protocol Fundamentals 403     Fibre Channel Layered Model 403     Building the Switched Fabric 412     Fibre Channel Flow Control 419     Fabric Shortest Path First 421     Summary 423     Reference 424 Chapter 12 Describing VSANs and Fibre Channel Zoning 425     VSAN Overview 425     VSAN Configuration 430     Fibre Channel Zoning 439     Zoning Configuration 441     Zoning Management 448     Summary 451     Reference 453 Chapter 13 Storage Virtualization 455     Cisco Fibre Channel NPIV Feature 456     Cisco Fibre Channel NPV Mode 460     Summary 469     Reference 470 Chapter 14 Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements 471     IEEE Data Center Bridging 472     Priority Flow Control 472     Enhanced Transmission Selection 475     DCBX Protocol 476     Summary 478     References 478 Chapter 15 Describing FCoE 479     Cisco Unified Fabric 479     FCoE Architecture 482     FCoE Initialization Protocol 488     FCoE Configuration 490     Summary 495     References 496 Part III Compute Chapter 16 Describing Cisco UCS Components 497     Cisco UCS Components 497     Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Product Overview 503     Cisco UCS Blade Chassis 506     Cisco IOM Product Overview 509     Cisco UCS B-Series Servers 510     Cisco UCS C-Series Servers and the Cisco IMC Supervisor 514     Cisco UCS S-Series Storage Server 521     Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform 524     Cisco UCS X-Series Modular System 527     Summary 529     References 530 Chapter 17 Describing Cisco UCS Abstraction 531     Cisco UCS Manager Overview 532     Exploring the Cisco UCS Server Environment 543     Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction 548     Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates 552     Cisco UCS Polices for Use in Service Profiles 555     Cisco UCS Service Profile Configuration 556     Cisco UCS Central Overview 564     Summary 566     References 568 Chapter 18 Server Virtualization 569     Virtual Machine 569     Hypervisor 574     Virtual Switch 575     VMware vSphere 576     VMware ESXi Installation 582     VMware vCenter Installation 592     Summary 611     References 612 Part IV Automation Chapter 19 Using APIs 613     Common Programmability Protocols and Methods 613     Configuring Cisco NX-OS with APIs 624     Exploring the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree 626     Summary 629     Reference 629 Chapter 20 Automating the Data Center 631     Automation Basics 631     Automation and Orchestration Technologies 634     Choosing the Automation Toolset 642     Summary 643     Reference 644 Part V Cloud Chapter 21 Cloud Computing 645     Cloud Computing Overview 645     Cloud Computing Services 653     Cloud Deployment Models 660     Cisco Intersight 666     Summary 669     References 671   9780137638246, TOC, 8/29/2022


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780137638246
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Cisco Press
  • Height: 230 mm
  • No of Pages: 736
  • Spine Width: 35 mm
  • Width: 188 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0137638248
  • Publisher Date: 12 Oct 2022
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Weight: 1368 gr


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