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CCNA Data Center DCICT 640-916 Official Cert GuideCCNA Data Center DCICT 640-916 Official Cert Guide from Cisco Press enables you to succeed on the exam the first time and is the only self-study resource approved by Cisco. A team of leading Cisco data center experts shares preparation hints and test-taking tips, helping you identify areas of weakness and improve both your conceptual knowledge and hands-on skills. This complete, official study package includes--A test-preparation routine proven to help you pass the exam--"Do I Know This Already?" quizzes, which enable you to decide how much time you need to spend on each section--Part-ending exercises, which help you drill on key concepts you must know thoroughly--The powerful Pearson IT Certification Practice Testsoftware, complete with hundreds of well-reviewed, exam-realistic questions, customization options, and detailed performance reports--Study plan suggestions and templates to help you organize and optimize your study time--A final preparation chapter that guides you through tools and resources to help you craft your review and test-taking strategiesWell regarded for its level of detail, study plans, assessment features, and challenging review questions and exercises, this official study guide helps you master the concepts and techniques that ensure your exam success.The official study guide helps you master topics on the CCNA Data Center DCICT 640-916 exam, including--Cisco data center concepts: architectures, devices, layers, modular design, vPC, FabricPath, Cisco Nexus switches, and more--Data center unified fabric: FCoE, multihop, VIFs, FEX, and setup--Storage networking: concepts, targets, verification, connectivity, zoning, setup, and configuration--Data center virtualization: servers, devices, and Nexus 1000V, including setup and operations--Cisco Unified Computing: concepts, discovery, connectivity, setup, and UCSM--Data center network services: ACE load balancing, virtual context, HA, management, global/local solutions, and WAASThe CD-ROM contains more than 450 practice questions for the exam, memory table exercises and answer keys, and a study planner tool.Includes Exclusive Offer for 70% Off Premium Edition eBook and Practice TestPearson IT Certification Practice Test minimum system requirements:Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7, or Windows 8; Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 Client; Pentium class 1GHz processor (or equivalent); 512 MB RAM; 650 MB disk space plus 50 MB for each downloaded practice exam; access to the Internet to register and download exam databases
Contents
Introduction xxxixGetting Started 1Part I Data Center Networking 7Chapter 1 Data Center Network Architecture 9"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 9Foundation Topics 14Modular Approach in Network Design 14The Multilayer Network Design 14Access Layer 16Aggregation Layer 16Core Layer 17Collapse Core Design 17Spine and Leaf Design 18Port Channel 19What Is Port Channel? 19Benefits of Using Port Channels 20Port Channel Compatibility Requirements 20Link Aggregation Control Protocol 21Port Channel Modes 21Configuring Port Channel 22Port Channel Load Balancing 23Verifying Port Channel Configuration 23Virtual Port Channel 24What Is Virtual Port Channel? 24Benefits of Using Virtual Port Channel 26Components of vPC 26vPC Data Plane Operation 29vPC Control Plane Operation 30vPC Limitations 31Configuration Steps of vPC 32Verification of vPC 33FabricPath 34Spanning Tree Protocol 34What Is FabricPath? 35Benefits of FabricPath 36Components of FabricPath 36FabricPath Frame Format 38FabricPath Control Plane 40FabricPath Data Plane 41Conversational Learning 42FabricPath Packet Flow Example 43Unknown Unicast Packet Flow 43Known Unicast Packet Flow 44Virtual Port Channel Plus 45FabricPath Interaction with Spanning Tree 46Configuring FabricPath 47Verifying FabricPath 48Exam Preparation Tasks 50Review All Key Topics 50Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 50Define Key Terms 51Chapter 2 Cisco Nexus Product Family 53"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 53Foundation Topics 56Describe the Cisco Nexus Product Family 56Cisco Nexus 9000 Family 57Cisco Nexus 9500 Family 57Chassis 59Supervisor Engine 60System Controller 60Fabric Modules 61Line Cards 62Power Supplies 64Fan Trays 65Cisco QSFP Bi-Di Technology for 40 Gbps Migration 66Cisco Nexus 9300 Family 66Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Product Family 67Cisco Nexus 7004 Series Switch Chassis 70Cisco Nexus 7009 Series Switch Chassis 71Cisco Nexus 7010 Series Switch Chassis 72Cisco Nexus 7018 Series Switch Chassis 72Cisco Nexus 7706 Series Switch Chassis 73Cisco Nexus 7710 Series Switch Chassis 74Cisco Nexus 7718 Series Switch Chassis 74Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Supervisor Module 75Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Supervisor 1 Module 76Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Supervisor 2 Module 76Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Fabric Modules 77Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Licensing 79Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Line Cards 82Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Series Power Supply Options 84Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Series 3.0-KW ACPower Supply Module 85Cisco Nexus 7000 and Nexus 7700 Series 3.0-KW DCPower Supply Module 85Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 6.0-KW and 7.5-KW ACPower Supply Module 86Cisco Nexus 7000 Series 6.0-KW DC Power Supply Module 87Cisco Nexus 6000 Product Family 89Cisco Nexus 6001P and Nexus 6001T Switches and Features 89Cisco Nexus 6004 Switches Features 90Cisco Nexus 6000 Switches Licensing Options 91Cisco Nexus 5500 and Nexus 5600 Product Family 93Cisco Nexus 5548P and 5548UP Switches Features 94Cisco Nexus 5596UP and 5596T Switches Features 94Cisco Nexus 5500 Products Expansion Modules 95Cisco Nexus 5600 Product Family 98Cisco Nexus 5672UP Switch Features 99Cisco Nexus 56128P Switch Features 100Cisco Nexus 5600 Expansion Modules 100Cisco Nexus 5500 and Nexus 5600 Licensing Options 101Cisco Nexus 3000 Product Family 102Cisco Nexus 3000 Licensing Options 106Cisco Nexus 2000 Fabric Extenders Product Family 108Cisco Dynamic Fabric Automation 113Summary 113Exam Preparation Tasks 115Review All Key Topics 115Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 116Define Key Terms 116Chapter 3 Virtualizing Cisco Network Devices 119"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 119Foundation Topics 121Describing VDCs on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch 121VDC Deployment Scenarios 122Horizontal Consolidation Scenarios 123Vertical Consolidation Scenarios 124VDCs for Service Insertion 124Understanding Different Types of VDCs 125Interface Allocation 127VDC Administration 127VDC Requirements 128Verifying VDCs on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch 129Describing Network Interface Virtualization 132Cisco Nexus 2000 FEX Terminology 132Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Connectivity 133VN-Tag Overview 134Cisco Nexus 2000 FEX Packet Flow 135Cisco Nexus 2000 FEX Port Connectivity 136Cisco Nexus 2000 FEX Configuration on the Nexus 7000 Series 138Summary 141Exam Preparation Tasks 142Review All Key Topics 142Define Key Terms 142Chapter 4 Data Center Interconnect 145"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 145Foundation Topics 147Introduction to Overlay Transport Virtualization 147OTV Terminology 149OTV Control Plane 151Multicast Enabled Transport Infrastructure 151Unicast-Enabled Transport Infrastructure 152Data Plane for Unicast Traffic 153Data Plane for Multicast Traffic 155Failure Isolation 157STP Isolation 157Unknown Unicast Handling 157ARP Optimization 158OTV Multihoming 158First Hop Redundancy Protocol Isolation 158OTV Configuration Example with Multicast Transport 159OTV Configuration Example with Unicast Transport 162Summary 164Exam Preparation Tasks 165Review All Key Topics 165Define Key Terms 165Chapter 5 Management and Monitoring of Cisco Nexus Devices 167"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 167Foundation Topics 171Operational Planes of a Nexus Switch 171Data Plane 171Store-and-Forward Switching 172Cut-Through Switching 172Nexus 5500 Data Plane Architecture 172Control Plane 174Nexus 5500 Control Plane Architecture 174Control Plane Policing 176Control Plane Analyzer 178Management Plane 178Nexus Management and Monitoring Features 179Out-of-Band Management 180Console Port 181Connectivity Management Processor 181Management Port (mgmt0) 182In-band Management 182Role-Based Access Control 183User Roles 183Rules 184User Role Policies 184RBAC Characteristics and Guidelines 184Privilege Levels 185Simple Network Management Protocol 185SNMP Notifications 186SNMPv3 186Remote Monitoring 187RMON Alarms 187RMON Events 188Syslog 188Embedded Event Manager 189Event Statements 189Action Statements 189Policies 190Generic Online Diagnostics (GOLD) 190Smart Call Home 191Nexus Device Configuration and Verification 192Perform Initial Setup 192In-Service Software Upgrade 195ISSU on the Cisco Nexus 5000 196ISSU on the Cisco Nexus 7000 197Important CLI Commands 199Command-Line Help 199Automatic Command Completion 200Entering and Exiting Configuration Context 200Display Current Configuration 201Command Piping and Parsing 202Feature Command 203Verifying Modules 204Verifying Interfaces 205Viewing Logs 207Viewing NVRAM logs 208Exam Preparation Tasks 209Review All Key Topics 209Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 209Define Key Terms 209Part I Review 210Part II Data Center Storage-Area Networking 215Chapter 6 Data Center Storage Architecture 217"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 217Foundation Topics 220What Is a Storage Device? 220What Is a Storage-Area Network? 224How to Access a Storage Device 226Block-Level Protocols 227File-Level Protocols 236Putting It All Together 238Storage Architectures 238Scale-up and Scale-out Storage 239Tiered Storage 239SAN Design 241SAN Design Considerations 2441. Port Density and Topology Requirements 2442. Device Performance and Oversubscription Ratios 2453. Traffic Management 2474. Fault Isolation 2475. Control Plane Scalability 248SAN Topologies 249Fibre Channel 252FC-0: Physical Interface 253FC-1: Encode/Decode 254Encoding and Decoding 255Ordered Sets 255FC-2: Framing Protocol 256Fibre Channel Service Classes 258Fibre Channel Flow Control 258FC-3: Common Services 260Fibre Channel Addressing 261Switched Fabric Address Space 262Fibre Channel Link Services 263Fibre Channel Fabric Services 265FC-4: ULPs-Application Protocols 266Fibre Channel-Standard Port Types 267Virtual Storage-Area Network 269Dynamic Port VSAN Membership 271Inter-VSAN Routing 271Fibre Channel Zoning and LUN Masking 272Device Aliases Versus Zone-Based (FC) Aliases 276Reference List 277Exam Preparation Tasks 278Review All Key Topics 278Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 280Define Key Terms 280Chapter 7 Cisco MDS Product Family 283"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 283Foundation Topics 286Once Upon a Time There Was a Company Called Andiamo 286The Secret Sauce of Cisco MDS: Architecture 288A Day in the Life of a Fibre Channel Frame in MDS 9000 289Lossless Networkwide In-Order Delivery Guarantee 296Cisco MDS Software and Storage Services 296Flexibility and Scalability 296Common Software Across All Platforms 296Multiprotocol Support 296Virtual SANs 297Intelligent Fabric Applications 297Network-Assisted Applications 297Cisco Data Mobility Manager 298I/O Accelerator 298XRC Acceleration 299Network Security 299Switch and Host Authentication 299IP Security for FCIP and iSCSI 299Cisco TrustSec Fibre Channel Link Encryption 300Role-Based Access Control 300Port Security and Fabric Binding 300Zoning 300Availability 301Nondisruptive Software Upgrades 301Stateful Process Failover 301ISL Resiliency Using Port Channels 301iSCSI, FCIP, and Management-Interface High Availability 302Port Tracking for Resilient SAN Extension 302Manageability 302Open APIs 303Configuration and Software-Image Management 303N-Port Virtualization 303Autolearn for Network Security Configuration 304FlexAttach 304Cisco Data Center Network Manager Server Federation 304Network Boot for iSCSI Hosts 304Internet Storage Name Service 304Proxy iSCSI Initiator 304iSCSI Server Load Balancing 305IPv6 305Traffic Management 305Quality of Service 305Extended Credits 305Virtual Output Queuing 305Fibre Channel Port Rate Limiting 306Load Balancing of Port Channel Traffic 306iSCSI and SAN Extension Performance Enhancements 306FCIP Compression 306FCIP Tape Acceleration 306Serviceability, Troubleshooting, and Diagnostics 307Cisco Switched Port Analyzer and Cisco Fabric Analyzer 307SCSI Flow Statistics 307Fibre Channel Ping and Fibre Channel Traceroute 307Call Home 308System Log 308Other Serviceability Features 308Cisco MDS 9000 Family Software License Packages 309Cisco MDS Multilayer Directors 312Cisco MDS 9700 312Cisco MDS 9500 315Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Components 319Cisco MDS 9700-MDS 9500 Supervisor and Crossbar Switching Modules 319Cisco MDS 9000 48-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module 322Cisco MDS 9000 32-Port 8-Gbps Advanced Fibre Channel Switching Module 323Cisco MDS 9000 18/4-Port Multiservice Module (MSM) 323Cisco MDS 9000 16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Storage Services Node (SSN) Module 324Cisco MDS 9000 4-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module 324Cisco MDS 9000 8-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module 325Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 16-Gbps Fibre Channel Switching Module 325Cisco MDS 9700 48-Port 10-Gbps Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Module 326Cisco MDS 9000 Family Pluggable Transceivers 326Cisco MDS Multiservice and Multilayer Fabric Switches 328Cisco MDS 9148 329Cisco MDS 9148S 329Cisco MDS 9222i 330Cisco MDS 9250i 332Cisco MDS Fibre Channel Blade Switches 335Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager 337Cisco DCNM SAN Fundamentals Overview 338DCNM-SAN Server 339Licensing Requirements for Cisco DCNM-SAN Server 339Device Manager 339DCNM-SAN Web Client 340Performance Manager 340Authentication in DCNM-SAN Client 341Cisco Traffic Analyzer 341Network Monitoring 341Performance Monitoring 341Reference List 342Exam Preparation Tasks 343Review All Key Topics 343Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 344Define Key Terms 344Chapter 8 Virtualizing Storage 347"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 347Foundation Topics 350What Is Storage Virtualization? 350How Storage Virtualization Works 351Why Storage Virtualization? 351What Is Being Virtualized? 352Block Virtualization-RAID 353Virtualizing Logical Unit Numbers 359Tape Storage Virtualization 360Virtualizing Storage-Area Networks 361N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV) 362N-Port Virtualizer (NPV) 362Virtualizing File Systems 362File/Record Virtualization 363Where Does the Storage Virtualization Occur? 364Host-Based Virtualization 364Network-Based (Fabric-Based) Virtualization 365Array-Based Virtualization 368Reference List 370Exam Preparation Tasks 372Review All Key Topics 372Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 372Define Key Terms 372Chapter 9 Fibre Channel Storage-Area Networking 375"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 375Foundation Topics 379Where Do I Start? 379The Cisco MDS NX-OS Setup Utility-Back to Basics 383The Power On Auto Provisioning 392Licensing Cisco MDS 9000 Family NX-OS Software Features 394License Installation 394Verifying the License Configuration 397On-Demand Port Activation Licensing 397Making a Port Eligible for a License 399Acquiring a License for a Port 399Moving Licenses Among Ports 399Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS Software Upgrade and Downgrade 400Upgrading to Cisco NX-OS on an MDS 9000 Series Switch 402Downgrading Cisco NX-OS Release on an MDS 9500 Series Switch 404Configuring Interfaces 406Graceful Shutdown 407Port Administrative Speeds 407Frame Encapsulation 407Bit Error Thresholds 407Local Switching 408Dedicated and Shared Rate Modes 408Slow Drain Device Detection and Congestion Avoidance 409Management Interfaces 410VSAN Interfaces 410Verify Initiator and Target Fabric Login 413VSAN Configuration 413Port VSAN Membership 414Verify Fibre Channel Zoning on a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switch 421About Smart Zoning 423About LUN Zoning and Assigning LUNs to Storage Subsystems 423About Enhanced Zoning 424VSAN Trunking and Setting Up ISL Port 432Trunk Modes 433Port Channel Modes 434Reference List 442Exam Preparation Tasks 443Review All Key Topics 443Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 444Define Key Terms 444Part II Review 446Part III Data Center Unified Fabric 451Chapter 10 Unified Fabric Overview 453"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 453Foundation Topics 456Challenges of Today's Data Center Networks 456Cisco Unified Fabric Principles 458Convergence of Network and Storage 458Scalability and Growth 463Security and Intelligence 469Inter-Data Center Unified Fabric 474Fibre Channel over IP 475Overlay Transport Virtualization 477Locator ID Separation Protocol 481Reference List 484Exam Preparation Tasks 485Review All Key Topics 485Define Key Terms 485Chapter 11 Data Center Bridging and FCoE 487"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 487Foundation Topics 490Data Center Bridging 490Priority Flow Control 490Enhanced Transmission Selection 491Data Center Bridging Exchange 492Quantized Congestion Notification 492Fibre Channel Over Ethernet 494FCoE Logical Endpoint 495FCoE Port Types 495FCoE ENodes 496Fibre Channel Forwarder 497FCoE Encapsulation 498FCoE Initialization Protocol 500Converged Network Adapter 501FCoE Speed 502FCoE Cabling Options for the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches 503Optical Cabling 503Transceiver Modules 505SFP Transceiver Modules 505SFP+ Transceiver Modules 506QSFP Transceiver Modules 507Unsupported Transceiver Modules 511Delivering FCoE Using Cisco Fabric Extender Architecture 511FCoE and Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders 513FCoE and Straight-Through Fabric Extender Attachment Topology 514FCoE and vPC Fabric Extender Attachment Topology 518FCoE and Server Fabric Extenders 522Adapter-FEX 522Virtual Ethernet Interfaces 523FCoE and Virtual Fibre Channel Interfaces 525Virtual Interface Redundancy 526FCoE and Cascading Fabric Extender Topologies 528Adapter-FEX and FCoE Fabric Extenders in vPC Topology 528Adapter-FEX and FCoE Fabric Extenders in Straight-Through Topology with vPC 530Adapter-FEX and FCoE Fabric Extenders in Straight-Through Topology 531Reference List 532Exam Preparation Tasks 533Review All Key Topics 533Define Key Terms 533Chapter 12 Multihop Unified Fabric 535"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 535Foundation Topics 538First Hop Access Layer Consolidation 538Aggregation Layer FCoE Multihop 540FIP Snooping 540FCoE-NPV 542Full Fibre Channel Switching 544Dedicated Wire Versus Unified Wire 546Cisco FabricPath FCoE Multihop 547Dynamic FCoE FabricPath Topology 548Dynamic FCoE Virtual Links 549Dynamic Virtual Fibre Channel Interfaces 550Redundancy and High Availability 551Reference List 553Exam Preparation Tasks 554Review All Key Topics 554Define Key Terms 554Part III Review 556Part IV Cisco Unified Computing 561Chapter 13 Cisco Unified Computing System Architecture 563"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 564Foundation Topics 568Evolution of Server Computing in a Nutshell 568What Is a Socket? 569What Is a Core? 569What Is Hyperthreading? 570Understanding Server Processor Numbering 570Value of Cisco UCS in the Data Center 571One Unified System 572Unified Fabric 573Unified Management and Operations 573Cisco UCS Stateless Computing 574Intelligent Automation, Cloud-Ready Infrastructure 575Describing the Cisco UCS Product Family 576Cisco UCS Computer Hardware Naming 577Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects 578What Is a Unified Port? 580Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect-Expansion Modules 580Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis 580Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis-Power Supply and Redundancy Modes 581Cisco UCS I/O Modules (FEX) 582Cisco UCS B-series Blade Servers 583Cisco UCS B-series Best Practices for Populating DRAM 585Cisco Adapters (Mezzanine Cards) for UCS B-series Blade Servers 586Cisco Converged Network Adapters (CNA) 587Cisco Virtual Interface Cards 587Cisco UCS Port Expander for VIC 1240 588What Is Cisco Adapter FEX? 589What Is Cisco Virtual Machine-Fabric Extender (VM-FEX)? 589Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator Adapters 589Cisco UCS C-series Rackmount Servers 590Cisco UCS C-series Best Practices for Populating DRAM 592Cisco Adapters for UCS C-series Rackmount Servers 593Cisco UCS C-series RAID Adapter Options 593Cisco UCS C-series Virtual Interface Cards and OEM CNA Adapters 596What Is SR-IOV (Single Root-IO Virtualization)? 597Cisco UCS C-series Network Interface Card 598Cisco UCS C-series Host Bus Adapter 599What Is N_Port ID Virtualization (NPIV)? 600Cisco UCS Storage Accelerator Adapters 601Cisco UCS E-series Servers 602Cisco UCS "All-in-One" 603Cisco UCS Invicta Series-Solid State Storage Systems 603Cisco UCS Software 604Cisco UCS Manager 604Cisco UCS Central 605Cisco UCS Director 605Cisco UCS Platform Emulator 605Cisco goUCS Automation Tool 605Cisco UCS Connectivity Architecture 606Cisco UCS 5108 Chassis to Fabric Interconnect Physical Connectivity 606Cisco UCS C-series Rackmount Server Physical Connectivity 607Cisco UCS 6200 Fabric Interconnect to LAN, SAN Connectivity 609Ethernet Switching Mode 609Fibre Channel Switching Mode 610Cisco UCS I/O Module and Fabric Interconnect Connectivity 611Cisco UCS I/O Module Architecture 613Fabric and Adapter Port Channel Architecture 614Cisco Integrated Management Controller Architecture 615Reference List 616Exam Preparation Tasks 617Review All Key Topics 617Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 618Define Key Terms 618Chapter 14 Cisco Unified Computing System Manager 621"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 622Foundation Topics 625Cabling a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect HA Cluster 625Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect HA Architecture 625Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster Connectivity 626Initial Setup Script for Primary Fabric Interconnect 627Initial Setup Script for Subordinate Secondary Fabric Interconnect 628Verify Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster Setup 629Changing Cluster Addressing via Command-Line Interface 631Command Modes 631Changing Cluster IP Addresses via Command-Line Interface 631Changing Static IP Addresses via Command-Line Interface 632Cisco UCS Manager Operations 633Cisco UCS Manager Functions 633Cisco UCS Manager GUI Layout 636Cisco UCS Manager: Navigation Pane-Tabs 638Equipment Tab 638Servers Tab 639LAN Tab 640SAN Tab 641VM Tab 642Admin Tab 643Device Discovery in Cisco UCS Manager 644Basic Port Personalities in the Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect 644Verifying Device Discovery in Cisco UCS Manager 647Reference List 650Exam Preparation Tasks 651Review All Key Topics 651Define Key Terms 651Chapter 15 Cisco Unified Computing System Pools, Policies, Templates, and Service Profiles 653"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 653Foundation Topics 657Cisco UCS Service Profiles 657Cisco UCS Hardware Abstraction and Stateless Computing 657Contents of a Cisco UCS Service Profile 659Other Benefits of Cisco UCS Service Profiles 661Ease of Incremental Deployments 661Plan and Preconfigure Cisco UCS Solutions 661Ease of Server Replacement 662Right-Sized Server Deployments 662Cisco UCS Templates 662Organizational Awareness with Service Profile Templates 663Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates 664Cisco UCS vNIC Templates 665Cisco UCS vHBA Templates 666Cisco UCS Logical Resource Pools 667UUID Identity Pools 668MAC Address Identity Pools 669WWN Address Identity Pools 670WWNN Pools 670WWPN Pools 671Cisco UCS Physical Resource Pools 671Server Pools 671Cisco UCS Server Qualification and Pool Policies 672Server Auto-Configuration Policies 673Creation of Policies for Cisco UCS Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates 674Commonly Used Policies Explained 674Equipment Tab-Global Policies 674BIOS Policy 675Boot Policy 676Local Disk Configuration Policy 676Maintenance Policy 677Scrub Policy 678Host Firmware Packages 678Adapter Policy 679Cisco UCS Chassis and Blade Power Capping 680What Is Power Capping? 680Cisco UCS Power Capping Strategies 680Static Power Capping (Explicit Blade Power Cap) 680Dynamic Power Capping (Implicit Chassis Power Cap) 681Power Cap Groups (Explicit Group) 681Utilizing Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates 682Creating Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates 682Modifying a Cisco UCS Service Profile Template 683Utilizing Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates for Different Workloads 684Creating Service Profiles from Templates 685Reference List 686Exam Preparation Tasks 687Review All Key Topics 687Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 688Define Key Terms 688Chapter 16 Administration, Management, and Monitoring of Cisco Unified Computing System 691"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 691Foundation Topics 695Cisco UCS Administration 695Organization and Locales 695Role-Based Access Control 697Authentication Methods 698LDAP Providers 698LDAP Provider Groups 699Domain, Realm, and Default Authentication Settings 700Communication Management 701UCS Firmware, Backup, and License Management 701Firmware Terminology 702Firmware Definitions 702Firmware Update Guidelines 703Host Firmware Packages 704Cross-Version Firmware Support 704Firmware Auto Install 704UCS Backups 706Backup Automation 706License Management 707Cisco UCS Management 708Operational Planes 708In-Band Versus Out-of-Band Management 709Remote Accessibility 710Direct KVM Access 710Advanced UCS Management 711Cisco UCS Manager XML API 711goUCS Automation Toolkit 712Using the Python SDK 714Multi-UCS Management 716Cisco UCS Monitoring 716Cisco UCS System Logs 716Fault, Event, and Audit Logs (Syslogs) 716System Event Logs 719UCS SNMP 720UCS Fault Suppression 721Collection and Threshold Policies 722Call Home and Smart Call Home 725Reference List 728Exam Preparation Tasks 729Review All Key Topics 729Define Key Terms 729Part IV Review 730Part V Data Center Server Virtualization 735Chapter 17 Server Virtualization Solutions 737"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 737Foundation Topics 740Brief History of Server Virtualization 740Server Virtualization Components 741Hypervisor 741Virtual Machines 742Virtual Switching 743Management Tools 743Types of Server Virtualization 744Full Virtualization 745Paravirtualization 745Operating System Virtualization 746Server Virtualization Benefits and Challenges 747Server Virtualization Benefits 748Server Virtualization Challenges 749Reference List 753Exam Preparation Tasks 754Review All Key Topics 754Define Key Terms 754Chapter 18 Cisco Nexus 1000V and Virtual Switching 757"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 758Foundation Topics 761Evolution of Virtual Switching 761Before Server Virtualization 761Server Virtualization with Static VMware vSwitch 763Virtual Network Components 764Virtual Access Layer 766Standard VMware vSwitch Overview 766Standard VMware vSwitch Operations 767Standard VMware vSwitch Configuration 769VMware vDS Overview 770VMware vDS Configuration 772VMware vDS Enhancements 773VMware vSwitch and vDS 774Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Networking Solution 775Cisco Nexus 1000V System Overview 776Cisco Nexus 1000V Salient Features and Benefits 777Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Virtual Switch Architecture 780Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Supervisory Module 780Cisco Nexus 1000V Virtual Ethernet Module 781Cisco Nexus 1000V Component Communication 782Cisco Nexus 1000V Management Communication 782Cisco Nexus 1000V Port Profiles 783Types of Port Profiles in Cisco Nexus 1000V 784Cisco Nexus 1000V Administrator View and Roles 784Cisco Nexus 1000V Verifying Initial Configuration 786Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM Installation Methods 786Initial VSM Configuration Verification 787Verifying VMware vCenter Connectivity 788Verify Nexus 1000V Module Status 789Cisco Nexus 1000V VEM Installation Methods 790Initial VEM Status on ESX or ESXi Host 790Verifying VSM Connectivity from vCenter Server 790Verifying VEM Agent Running 791Verifying VEM Uplink Interface Status 791Verifying VEM Parameters with VSM Configuration 792Validating VM Port Groups and Port Profiles 793Verifying Port Profile and Groups 794Key New Technologies Integrated with Cisco Nexus 1000V 795What Is the Difference Between VN-Link and VN-Tag? 795What Is VXLAN? 795What Is vPath Technology? 796Reference List 797Exam Preparation Tasks 798Review All Key Topics 798Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 798Define Key Terms 799Part V Review 800Part VI Data Center Network Services 805Chapter 19 Cisco ACE and GSS 807"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 807Foundation Topics 810Server Load-Balancing Concepts 810What Is Server Load Balancing? 810Benefits of Server Load Balancing 811Methods of Server Load Balancing 812ACE Family Products 813ACE Module 814Control Plane 816Data Plane 817ACE 4710 Appliances 818Global Site Selector 819Understanding the Load-Balancing Solution Using ACE 821Layer 3 and Layer 4 Load Balancing 822Layer 7 Load Balancing 823TCP Server Reuse 824Real Server 825Server Farm 825Server Health Monitoring 826In-band Health Monitoring: 826Out-of-band Health Monitoring (Probes) 826Load-Balancing Algorithms (Predictor) 827Stickiness 828Sticky Groups 829Sticky Methods 829Sticky Table 829Traffic Policies for Server Load Balancing 830Class Maps 830Policy Map 830Configuration Steps 831ACE Deployment Modes 831Bridge Mode 832Routed Mode 832One-Arm Mode 833ACE Virtualization 835Contexts 835Domains 836Role-Based Access Control 836Resource Classes 836ACE High Availability 837Management of ACE 839Remote Management 839Simple Network Management Protocol 839XML Interface 839ACE Device Manager 839ANM 840Global Load Balancing Using GSS and ACE 840Exam Preparation Tasks 844Review All Key Topics 844Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 844Define Key Terms 844Chapter 20 Cisco WAAS and Application Acceleration 847"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 847Foundation Topics 850Wide-Area Network Optimization 850Characteristics of Wide-Area Networks 851Latency 851Bandwidth 853Packet Loss 853Poor Link Utilization 854What Is WAAS? 854WAAS Product Family 855WAVE Appliances 855Router-Integrated Form Factors 856Virtual Appliances (vWAAS) 857WAAS Express (WAASx) 857WAAS Mobile 858WAAS Central Manager 858WAAS Architecture 859WAAS Solution Overview 860Key Features and Benefits of Cisco WAAS 862Cisco WAAS WAN Optimization Techniques 866Transport Flow Optimization 866TCP Window Scaling 867TCP Initial Window Size Maximization 867Increased Buffering 867Selective Acknowledgement 867Binary Increase Congestion TCP 868Compression 868Data Redundancy Elimination 868LZ Compression 868Application-Specific Acceleration 869Virtualization 870Exam Preparation Tasks 871Review All Key Topics 871Complete Tables and Lists from Memory 871Define Key Terms 871Part VI Review 872Part VII Final Preparation 877Chapter 21 Final Review 879Advice About the Exam Event 879Learn the Question Types Using the Cisco Certification Exam Tutorial 879Think About Your Time Budget Versus the Number of Questions 880A Suggested Time-Check Method 881Miscellaneous Pre-Exam Suggestions 881Exam-Day Advice 882Exam Review 882Take Practice Exams 883Practicing Taking the DCICT Exam 884Advice on How to Answer Exam Questions 884Taking Other Practice Exams 885Find Knowledge Gaps Through Question Review 886Practice Hands-On CLI Skills 889Other Study Tasks 889Final Thoughts 889Part VIII Appendices 891Appendix A Answers to the "Do I Know This Already?" Questions 893Glossary 913On the CD:Appendix B Memory TablesAppendix C Memory Tables Answer KeyAppendix D Study Planner9781587144226 TOC 1/29/2015
