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Data Center Infrastructure for CCNA Data Center (200-150/200-155)

by Greg Dickinson

This course will teach you the basics of Cisco Data Center hardware, including the Nexus line of switches, the UCS B-series and C-series servers, and how to manage computer hardware effectively using the UCS manager tools.

What you'll learn

Enterprise networks are growing ever larger and more complex, and the "nerve center" of these networks is the data center. In this course, Data Center Infrastructure for CCNA Data Center, you will learn about the Cisco hardware that makes up a modern data center. You will learn the basics of network design and how it has changed from the traditional three-tier model; you'll also learn about the networking and server hardware that Cisco offers for the modern data center. Then, you'll wrap up the course with an overview of the Cisco UCS Manager tool. When you're finished with this course, you will have a foundational understanding of data center class hardware that will help you as you study for the CCNA Data Center exams.

About the author

Greg has been a longtime "technology enthusiast" (aka "computer nerd") that managed to take his hobby and make a very good living out of it. He's dealt with networking software as far back as NetWare 3.11 and GroupWise and carried that curiosity forward to become skilled in Windows, Exchange, Cisco, and VMware technologies.

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