Cisco CCNP Data Center – DCACI / ACI

Welcome to Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center DCACI.

Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (DCACI) exam is a concentration exam/specialization and part of the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center. It requires 2 Exams to be a CCNP Data Center. 1st, the Core exam DCCOR and concentration exams such a DCACI

The exam covers the configuration and management of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches in ACI mode, how to connect the Cisco ACI fabric to external networks introduces Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) integration. You will learn to implement key capabilities such as fabric discovery, policies, connectivity, VMM integration, and many others.

Cisco ACI is an SDN solution that defines its network infrastructure based on network policies. To make this possible, Cisco has created the ACI Fabric OS, which is run by all systems within the ACI network. This shared OS makes it possible for the various switches within the ACI network to translate policies into infrastructure designs.

This 12-hour course will help you understand the underlying technologies Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Solution.

It is highly recommended that you are CCNA or at least knowledgeable in the basics of Networking.

Target Audience

• Network Engineers
• SDN Specialist
• Network Automation Engineer
• Cloud and Data Center Network Engineers
• Network Architect
• Solutions Architect

Expectations

• We will not talk about network basics
• ACI Network Concepts is very different from the traditional
• Made the course as simple as possible (ACI is complicated)

Course Flow

• Introduction
• Software Defined Networking (SDN) vs Cisco ACI
• VXLAN and Cisco ACI Components
• Cisco ACI Access Policies and vPC
• Cisco ACI Packet Forwarding
• APIC and VMM Integration
• External Network Connectivity
• APIC CLI and Management
• Completion