Overview
Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) v7.2 is a five-day course that teaches the methodologies and tools used to identify and resolve issues in modern data centre network architectures.
Students gain extensive hands-on experience troubleshooting installation, configuration and interconnectivity issues across Cisco MDS switches, Cisco Nexus switches, Cisco Fabric Extenders (FEXs), Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS), Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure (ACI) and related technologies. The course covers troubleshooting for LAN, SAN, Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric, Cisco UCS and Cisco ACI environments.
The course qualifies for 50 Cisco Continuing Education credits toward recertification. It also helps prepare learners for the 300-615 Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT) exam, which supports the CCNP Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist – Data Center Operations certifications.
What You Will Learn
- Learn how to deploy and troubleshoot Cisco data centre infrastructure components while supporting performance, resiliency and scalability requirements.
- Build practical skills through lessons and hands-on exercises using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data centre equipment and software.
- Develop the capabilities required for professional-level data centre and infrastructure job roles.
Who Should Enrol
- Network designers
- Network administrators
- Network engineers
- Systems engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
- Server administrators
- Network managers
- Cisco integrators and partners
Course Outline
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Describing the Troubleshooting Process
- Troubleshooting Overview
- Narrow Down the Cause of the Problem
Understanding CLI Troubleshooting Tools
- Ping, Pong, and Traceroute
- Debugging, Event History, and System Monitoring
- SPAN and Encapsulated Remote SPAN
- Ethanalyzer and Data Plane Sampling Capture
- Logging
- Cisco Generic Online Diagnostics
- SNMP, Cisco EEM, and RMON
Troubleshooting VLANs and PVLANs
- Troubleshoot VTP
- Troubleshoot Layer 2 Issues
- VLANs and SVIs on Cisco Nexus Series Switches
- Troubleshoot VLANs, PVLANs, and SVIs
- Troubleshoot Rapid PVST+
Troubleshooting Port Channels and Virtual Port Channels
- Port Channel Overview
- vPC Overview
- Common vPC Issues
Troubleshooting Cisco OTV
- Cisco OTV Features
- Common Cisco OTV Issues
- Cisco OTV Troubleshooting
- HSRP Isolation Between Data Centers Using Cisco OTV
Troubleshooting VXLAN
- VXLAN Overlay Features
- VXLAN MP-BGP Ethernet VPN
- Common VXLAN Issues
- VXLAN Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Routing and High-Availability Protocols
- Troubleshoot Basic Routing Issues
- Troubleshoot OSPFv2 and OSPFv3
- Troubleshoot EIGRP
- Troubleshoot PIM
- Troubleshoot FHRP
Troubleshooting Data Center LAN Security
- Troubleshoot AAA and RBAC
- Troubleshoot First-Hop Security
- Troubleshoot CoPP
- Troubleshoot ACLs
Troubleshooting Platform-Specific Issues
- Cisco Fabric Services Overview
- Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
- Configure and Troubleshoot Configuration Profiles
- Common VDC Issues
- Troubleshoot VDC
- Troubleshoot VRF
- Cisco FEX Troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot Cisco ISSU
Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Interfaces
- Fibre Channel Overview
- Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Interfaces and Device Registration
- Troubleshoot SAN Port Channels
- Troubleshoot Port Security and Fabric Binding
Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Fabric Services
- Troubleshoot VSANs
- Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Domain and Name Services
- Troubleshoot Zoning and Fabric Merges
- Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services
Troubleshooting NPV Mode
- NPIV and NPV Overview
- Troubleshoot NPV Mode
Troubleshooting FCoE
- FCoE and FIP Overview
- Troubleshoot FIP
- Troubleshoot FCoE- and QoS-Related Issues
- Troubleshoot DCB
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Architecture and Initialization
- Troubleshoot Fabric Interconnect in Standalone and Cluster Mode
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management Access
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Manager CLI
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS with Embedded Tools
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Hardware Discovery
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS Configuration
- Stateless Computing
- Troubleshoot Service Profile Association Issues
- Cisco UCS Manageability
- Troubleshoot Authentication Failures
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Servers
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS B-Series Server Boot
- Troubleshoot Operating System Drivers
- Troubleshoot Remote Access
- Troubleshoot Server Hardware
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Link-Level Issues
- Troubleshoot Connectivity Issues for Specific Servers
- Troubleshoot Intermittent Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Disjoint Layer 2 Networks
- Troubleshoot Redundant Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS B-Series SAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Directly Attached Storage
- Troubleshoot Server Boot from SAN and iSCSI
- Use SPAN for Troubleshooting
- Analyze Packet Flow
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Initialization and Cisco IMC
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Hardware and Firmware
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot the Cisco UCS C-Series VIC Module and Connectivity to Cisco IMC
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series LAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series SAN Connectivity
- Use SPAN to Capture Cisco UCS C-Series Server Traffic
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Boot from the Fibre Channel LUN
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series iSCSI Boot
Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration
- Integrate Cisco UCS C-Series Servers with Cisco UCS Manager
- Troubleshoot FEX Discovery and VIC Issues
Exploring the Tools and Methodologies for Troubleshooting Cisco ACI
- Troubleshoot the Fabric Discovery Process
- Traditional Troubleshooting Methods in Cisco ACI
- Atomic Counters, Faults, and Health Scores
- Troubleshoot Tenant-Based Policies
- Packet Flow Through Cisco ACI Fabric
- Troubleshoot AAA and RBAC
Troubleshooting Automation and Scripting Tools
- Troubleshoot Cisco IOS EEM
- Troubleshoot the Cisco NX-OS Scheduler
Troubleshooting Programmability
- Troubleshoot Bash Shell and Guest Shell for NX-OS
- Troubleshoot REST API, JSON, and XML Encodings
Prerequisites
- Configure, secure and maintain LAN and SAN environments based on Cisco Nexus and Cisco MDS switches.
- Configure, secure and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System environments.
- Configure, secure and maintain Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure environments.
Detailed Course Objectives
- Describe how to troubleshoot a data centre network.
- Describe CLI-based troubleshooting tools and methodologies used to identify and resolve issues in a Cisco Data Center network architecture.
- Identify and resolve issues related to VLANs, PVLANs, port channels, virtual port channels, OTV and VXLAN.
- Describe troubleshooting procedures for routing protocols including OSPF, EIGRP and PIM.
- Describe troubleshooting methods for data centre LAN security features.
- Identify and resolve issues related to individual network devices.
- Identify and resolve issues related to Fibre Channel interface operation.
- Identify and resolve Fibre Channel switching issues when Cisco NX-OS Software operates in switched mode or NPV mode.
- Identify and resolve issues related to FIP and FCoE, including FCoE performance.
- Describe Cisco UCS architecture, initial setup, tools and service aids used for Cisco UCS troubleshooting and output interpretation.
- Describe Cisco UCS configuration and troubleshoot related issues.
- Describe Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server operation and troubleshoot related issues.
- Describe LAN, SAN and Fibre Channel operations, including detailed troubleshooting procedures.
- Describe Cisco IMC tools used to validate performance, gather data and troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series hardware and firmware failures.
- Apply the correct procedures for configuring LAN and SAN connectivity, avoiding VIC-related issues and troubleshooting connectivity problems.
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series server integration with Cisco UCS Manager.
- Identify the tools, protocols and methods used to troubleshoot Cisco ACI effectively.
- Describe how to troubleshoot automation, scripting tools and programmability.
Lab Outline
- Document the network baseline.
- Troubleshoot Rapid PVST+.
- Troubleshoot LACP.
- Troubleshoot vPC.
- Troubleshoot OTV.
- Troubleshoot VXLAN.
- Troubleshoot OSPF.
- Troubleshoot FHRP.
- Troubleshoot Cisco Fabric Services.
- Troubleshoot VRF.
- Troubleshoot Cisco FEX.
- Troubleshoot Fibre Channel interfaces.
- Troubleshoot Fibre Channel VSANs, zones and domain services.
- Troubleshoot NPV mode.
- Troubleshoot FCoE.
- Troubleshoot DCB.
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS management and service profile deployment.
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series server LAN connectivity.
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series server boot from a Fibre Channel LUN.
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series server iSCSI boot.
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series server management connectivity.
- Troubleshoot bare-metal host connectivity through Cisco ACI.
- Troubleshoot Cisco ACI integration with VMware vCenter.
- Troubleshoot contracts in Cisco ACI.
- Troubleshoot Cisco ACI external Layer 3 connectivity.
- Troubleshoot Cisco ACI external Layer 2 connectivity.