● Describing the Data Center Network Architectures
◦ Cisco Data Center Architecture Overview
◦ Three-Tier Network: Core, Aggregation, and Access
● Describing the Cisco Nexus Family and Cisco NX-OS Software
◦ Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Overview
◦ Cisco NX-OS Software Architecture
● Describing Layer 3 First-Hop Redundancy
◦ Default Gateway Redundancy
◦ Hot Standby Router Protocol
● Describing Port Channels and vPCs
◦ Ethernet Port Channels
◦ Virtual Port Channels
● Describing Switch Virtualization
◦ Cisco Nexus Switch Basic Components
◦ Virtual Routing and Forwarding
● Describing Machine Virtualization
◦ Virtual Machines
◦ Hypervisor
● Describing Network Virtualization
◦ Overlay Network Protocols
◦ VXLAN Overlay
● Introducing Basic Data Center Storage Concepts
◦ Storage Connectivity Options in the Data Center
◦ Fibre Channel Storage Networking

● Describing Fibre Channel Communication Between the Initiator Server and the Target Storage
◦ Fibre Channel Layered Model

◦ FLOGI Process
● Describing Fibre Channel Zone Types and Their Uses
◦ Fibre Channel Zoning
◦ Zoning Configuration
● Describing Cisco NPV Mode and NPIV
◦ Cisco NPV Mode
◦ NPIV Mode
● Describing Data Center Ethernet Enhancements
◦ IEEE Data Center Bridging
◦ Priority Flow Control
● Describing FCoE
◦ Cisco Unified Fabric
◦ FCoE Architecture
● Describing Cisco UCS Components
◦ Physical Cisco UCS Components
◦ Cisco Fabric Interconnect Product Overview
● Describing Cisco UCS Manager
◦ Cisco UCS Manager Overview
◦ Identity and Resource Pools for Hardware Abstraction
● Using APIs
◦ Common Programmability Protocols and Methods
◦ How to Choose Models and Processes

● Automating the Data Center
● Describing Cisco ACI
◦ Cisco ACI Overview
◦ Multitier Applications in Cisco ACI
● Describing Cloud Computing
◦ Cloud Computing Overview
◦ Cloud Deployment Models

● Explore the Cisco NX-OS CLI
● Explore Topology Discovery
● Configure HSRP
● Configure vPCs
● Configure VRF
● Explore the VDC Elements
● Install ESXi and vCenter
● Configure VSANs

● Validate FLOGI and FCNS
● Configure Zoning
● Configure Unified Ports on a Cisco Nexus Switch and Implement FCoE
● Explore the Cisco UCS Server Environment
● Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile
● Configure Cisco NX-OS with APIs
● Explore the Cisco UCS Manager XML API Management Information Tree
● Explore Cisco ACI