COURSE OUTLINE

Core TopicsSkills & Technologies Covered
Data Center ArchitectureSpine–leaf designHigh availability & scalabilityCisco data center models
Data Center NetworkingLayer 2 & Layer 3 DC designvPC & port-channelsAdvanced switching concepts
Routing in the Data CenterOSPF & BGP fundamentalsUnderlay / overlay conceptsEVPN basics
Cisco ACI FundamentalsACI architecture & componentsTenants, VRFs, Bridge DomainsEPGs & policy model
ACI Advanced ConceptsContracts & filtersExternal connectivity (L3Out)Multi-pod & multi-site overview
VXLAN & EVPNVXLAN fundamentalsEVPN control planeOverlay networking
Compute & VirtualizationVMware integrationCisco UCS fundamentalsServer connectivity
Storage NetworkingSAN fundamentalsFibre Channel & FCoE basicsStorage design concepts
Data Center SecuritySegmentation & micro-segmentationFirewall integrationSecure multi-tenant designs
Automation & OrchestrationACI automation basicsAPIs & REST conceptsInfrastructure as Code overview
Operations & TroubleshootingMonitoring & telemetryFault isolationOperational best practices
Hands-On LabsNexus & ACI labsVXLAN & routing labsACI policy configuration
Exam PreparationCCNP DC exam structureScenario-based practiceMock exams & review

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