Learning Resource and Development

Cisco data center fundamentals /

Maloo, Somit,

Cisco data center fundamentals / Somit Maloo and Iskren Nokolov. - xxviii, 707 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Networking -- Data center architectures -- Describing the cisco nexus family and cisco NX-OS software -- Describing layer 3 first-hop redundancy -- Port channels and vPCs -- Switch virtualization -- Nexus switch routing -- Network virtualization -- Describing cisco ACI -- Operating cisco ACI -- Storage -- Data center storage concepts -- Fibre channel protocol fundamentals -- Describing VSANS and fibre channel zoning -- Storage virtualization -- Describing data center ethernet enhancements -- Describing FCoE -- Compute -- Describing cisco UCS components -- Describing cisco UCS abstraction -- Server virtualization -- Automation -- Using APIs -- Automating data center -- Cloud -- Cloud computing.

"This title teaches the reader on the fundamentals of the Cisco Data Center"-- "Cisco Data Center Fundamentals is the complete guide for network engineers and other professionals who need a solid understanding of modern data center technologies. Especially useful for those preparing for the Cisco DCCOR exam and Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center certification, it fully addresses the essentials of networking, storage, compute, and automation in today's data center environments.
Authored by two long-time experts in operating Cisco data centers and developing official Learning@Cisco training for them, this guide explains each concept step by step, balancing depth and breadth, and maximizing clarity throughout. The authors go far beyond introducing relevant products, protocols, and features. They illuminate underlying technologies, identify key interdependencies, walk through configuring working solutions, and truly help prepare you to set up and operate a modern data center"--

9780137638246

2022909825


Data warehousing.
Data centers.

QA76.9.D37 / M353 2023

005.745 / M297c