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CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core
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Somit Maloo, Iskren Nikolov, Firas Ahmed
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About the Authors
Somit Maloo, CCIE No. 28603, CCDE No. 20170002, is a content architect from the data
center team in the Learning & Certifications’ organization. He holds a master’s degree in
telecommunication networks and a bachelor’s degree in electronics and telecommunication
engineering. He is also a penta CCIE in routing and switching, service provider, wireless,
security, and data center technologies. Somit holds various industry-leading certifications,
including CCDE, PMP, RHCSA, and VMware VCIX6 in Data Center and Network Virtu-
alization. Somit has extensive experience in designing and developing various data center
courses for the official Cisco curriculum. He started his career as a Cisco TAC engineer.
Somit has more than 13 years of experience in the networking industry, working mostly
with data center networks. You can reach Somit on Twitter: @somitmaloo.
Iskren Nikolov, CCIE No. 20164, CCSI No. 32481, MCT Alumni, content architect,
engineer, and developer with the Cisco Learning & Certifications’ Data Center & Cloud
team. He is responsible for designing, developing, and reviewing Data Center Official
Learning Cisco courses, including lab infrastructures and exercises. He holds a mas-
ter’s degree in computer systems and management from the Technical University-Sofia,
Bulgaria. Iskren has more than 26 years of experience in designing, implementing, and
supporting solutions based on the data center, security, storage, wide area networks,
software-defined networks, cloud, hybrid, and multi-cloud technologies, including 11
years of teaching, and developing Cisco Data Center & Cloud and Microsoft Azure
courses. The huge experience across technologies from multiple vendors such as Cisco
Systems, VMware, Microsoft, and Barracuda, combined with the different perspectives
gained from the different roles in his work and experience with customers from differ-
ent industries, allow Iskren to have a unique view of the current data center technologies
and the future trends. You can reach Iskren on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/
iskrennikolov.
Firas Ahmed, CCIE No. 14967, is a solution architect on the data center technologies
team at Nile. He completed a master’s degree in systems and control engineering follow-
ing a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering. Firas holds CCIE certificates in routing
and switching, collaboration, wireless, security, and data center technologies in addition
to industry-based certifications, including CISSP, PMP, VMware VCP6.5-DCV, ITIL, and
GICSP. Firas has more than 18 years of experience in designing, developing, and support-
ing various data centers for enterprise and IoT customers. Firas has additional experience
as a seasonal instructor in a number of community colleges in Toronto, where he taught
various computer networking courses. You can reach Firas on Twitter: @dccor_firas.

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About the Technical Reviewer
Donald Bacha is an infrastructure manager with a health research organization in New
York City. He’s the technical lead responsible for designing and implementing network,
compute, virtualization, storage, and disaster recovery solutions. During the past 18
years, Donald has supported Cloud Services Provider, Enterprise, and Data Center envi-
ronments contributing to complex routing and switching, data center, storage, and virtu-
alization projects in both greenfield and brownfield deployments. Donald’s certifications
include CCNP Data Center, CCNP Enterprise, and VCAP-DCV. Donald holds a master of
science in network engineering from Southern Methodist University (SMU) Lyle School
of Engineering and a master of business administration from the Commonwealth of
Learning/University of Guyana. You can reach Donald on Twitter: @donald_bacha.

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Dedications
Somit:
To my loving wife, Renuka, for her unending love and support.
To my wonderful parents, who supported me in every phase of my life.
To Navya and Namit, who agreed not to fight while Papa was working on the book.
To my aunt, Tara, for being the guiding angel in my life.
Iskren:
To my loving family—my wife, Petya, and my kids, Diana and Valentin—for their
continued support and unconditional love!
Firas:
To my amazing wife, Nora, who has been extremely supportive throughout this process.
Thanks for letting me spend long hours on my computer once again!
To Ibrahim and Maryam, you are growing so fast. Never give up on what you want. If at
first you don’t succeed, try and try again. I love you more than anything!
To my parents, you are still the guiding light that keeps me on the right path.

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Acknowledgments
Somit Maloo:
I would like to thank my coauthors, Iskren Nikolov and Firas Ahmed, for working as a
team to complete this book. Without their support, this book would not have been pos-
sible. I am thankful to all our professional editors, especially James Manly and Ellie Bru,
for their patience and guidance at every step of the book process. I would also like to
thank our technical editor, Donald Bacha, for his keen attention to detail and for agreeing
to review the book, taking time out of his busy schedule.
Firas Ahmed:
I would like to thank my co-author, Somit Maloo, for taking the initiative to form this
partnership and for his dedication in putting together the outline of this book. Thank you
for your valuable input and continuous support throughout the process.
Thanks to the Cisco Press team, especially James Manly, for believing in us, and Ellie Bru,
for her guidance and extreme patience while editing and amending the chapters of the
book.
A special credit to Hazim Dahir, distinguished engineer at Cisco Systems, for his help and
support with the technical review of the book.
In addition, I want to thank my colleague Naveen Chapa for reviewing and providing
constructive feedback that helped enhance the ACI chapter.
Iskren Nikolov:
I would like to thank my co-author, Somit Maloo—it’s not that often one can work
effortlessly as a team with someone. I am thankful to the whole production team, espe-
cially James Manly and Ellie Bru, for their professionalism and endless patience with me!
Special thanks also to our technical editor, Donald Bacha, for providing this precious
other perspective on how we can tell a better story about the technology!

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Contents at a Glance
Introduction xxxv
Part I Networking
Chapter 1 Implementing Routing in the Data Center 2
Chapter 2 Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols 90
Chapter 3 Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols 150
Chapter 4 Describe Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure 172
Chapter 5 Cisco Cloud Services and Deployment Models 240
Chapter 6 Data Center Network Management and Monitoring 252
Chapter 7 Describe Cisco Nexus Dashboard 314
Part II Storage
Chapter 8 Implement Fibre Channel 352
Chapter 9 Implement FCoE Unified Fabric 434
Chapter 10 Describe NFS and NAS Concepts 478
Chapter 11 Describe Software Management and Infrastructure Monitoring 488
Part III Compute
Chapter 12 Cisco Unified Computing Systems Overview 530
Chapter 13 Cisco Unified Computing Infrastructure Monitoring 628
Chapter 14 Cisco Unified Compute Software and Configuration Management 658
Chapter 15 Cisco HyperFlex Overview 702
Part IV Automation
Chapter 16 Automation and Scripting Tools 730
Chapter 17 Evaluate Automation and Orchestration Technologies 762
Part V Security
Chapter 18 Network Security 798
Chapter 19 Compute Security 874

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Chapter 20 Storage Security 896
Chapter 21 Final Preparation 932
Chapter 22
CCNP and CCIE Data Center Core DCCOR 350-601 Official Cert Guide
Exam Updates 942
Appendix A Answers to the “Do I Know This Already?” Quizzes 946
Glossary 961
Index 984
Online Elements
Appendix B Memory Tables
Appendix C Memory Tables Answer Key
Appendix D Study Planner
Glossary

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Contents
Introduction xxxv
Part I Networking
Chapter 1 Implementing Routing in the Data Center 2
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 2
Foundation Topics 5
Routing Protocols Support on Cisco Nexus Devices 5
OSPF 6
OSPF Link-State Advertisements 7
OSPF Areas 10
Designated Routers and Backup Designated Routers 12
OSPF Authentication 13
OSPF Configurations and Verifications 13
Border Gateway Protocol 24
BGP Peering 25
BGP Path Selection 26
Step 1: Comparing Pairs of Paths 27
Step 2: Determining the Order of Comparisons 28
Step 3: Determining the Best-Path Change Suppression 29
Multiprotocol BGP 29
BGP Configurations and Verifications 30
Bidirectional Forwarding Detection 37
Rapid Detection of Failures 38
BFD Configurations and Verifications 38
Multicast 42
Internet Group Management Protocol 43
Switch IGMP Snooping 46
Multicast Listener Discovery 46
Multicast Distribution Trees 47
Protocol Independent Multicast 49
PIM Rendezvous Points 53
PIM Designated Routers/Forwarders 54
Multicast Forwarding 55
Multicast Configurations and Verifications 56
Hot Standby Router Protocol 69
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol 73

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VRRP Operation 73
VRRP Groups 75
VRRP Router Priority and Preemption 76
VRRP Authentication 77
VRRP Tracking 77
IPv6 First Hop Redundancy 77
HSRP/VRRP Configurations and Verifications 79
Exam Preparation Tasks 87
Review All Key Topics 87
Memory Tables 88
Define Key Terms 88
References 88
Chapter 2 Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols 90
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 90
Foundation Topics 93
Spanning Tree Protocols 93
STP Topology 93
STP Port Types 94
STP Extensions 94
STP Bridge Assurance 95
BPDU Guard 96
BPDU Filter 96
Loop Guard 96
Root Guard 97
Unidirectional Link Detection 97
Rapid PVST+ 98
Rapid PVST+ Ports 100
Spanning Tree Configurations and Verifications 102
Port Channels 117
Port Channel Load Balance

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vPC ARP Synchronization 131
vPC Peer Gateway 131
Port Channel Configurations and Verifications 132
Exam Preparation Tasks 146
Review All Key Topics 146
Memory Tables 147
Define Key Terms 147
References 148
Chapter 3 Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols 150
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 150
Foundation Topics 151
Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) Overview 151
VXLAN Encapsulation and Packet Format 152
VXLAN Tunnel Endpoint 152
Virtual Network Identifier 153
VXLAN Control Plane 154
VXLAN Flood and Learn Multicast-Based Control Plane 154
VXLAN MPBGP EVPN Control Plane 156
VXLAN Gateways 157
VXLAN High Availability 157
VXLAN Tenant Routed Multicast 159
VXLAN Configurations and Verifications 159
Exam Preparation Tasks 169
Review All Key Topics 169
Define Key Terms 170
References 170
Chapter 4 Describe Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure 172
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 172
Foundation Topics 174
Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Overview

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Startup with Cisco ACI Fabric Discovery and Configuration 188
Fabric Upgrade 189
Cisco ACI Fabric Access Policies 190
Cisco ACI Fabric Building Blocks, Policy Model, and VMM Domains 195
ACI Policy Model 197
Cisco ACI Tenants 198
Virtual Routing and Forwarding 200
Bridge Domain and Subnets 200
Endpoint Group 202
Cisco ACI Virtual Machine Manager Domains 203
Cisco ACI Integration with Microsoft SCVMM 204
Cisco ACI Integration with VMware vCenter 205
Cisco ACI Virtual Edge 206
Integrating VMware Overlays with the Cisco ACI 206
Application Profiles 206
Microsegmentations 207
Attachable Entity Profile 207
ACI Contract 208
Taboo Contracts 209
vzAny Rule 210
Filters and Subjects 213
Management Tenant 213
In-Band Management Access 214
Out-of-Band Management Access 214
ACI VXLAN 215
ACI Intersubnet Tenant Traffic 217
Policy Identification and Enforcement 218
ACI Fabric Traffic Storm Control 219
ACI Fabric Traffic Load Balance 219
ACI Fabric Loop Detection 220
ACI Design Best Practices

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Exam Preparation Tasks 238
Review All Key Topics 238
Define Key Terms 239
References 239
Chapter 5 Cisco Cloud Services and Deployment Models 240
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 240
Foundation Topics 242
What Is Cloud Computing? 242
Cloud Service Models 245
Software as a Service 245
Platform as a Service 246
Infrastructure as a Service 246
Cloud Deployment Models 248
Private Cloud 248
Public Cloud 248
Hybrid Cloud 249
Community Cloud 250
Exam Preparation Tasks 250
Review All Key Topics 250
Define Key Terms 251
References 251
Chapter 6 Data Center Network Management and Monitoring 252
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 252
Foundation Topics 254
Cisco Nexus NX-OS Software Installation, Updates, and Their Impacts 254
PowerOn Auto Provisioning (POAP) 259
Data Center Infrastructure Software Lifecycle Management 263
Nexus Nondisruptive In-Service Software Upgrade 263
Nexus Disruptive and Nondisruptive Upgrade/Downgrade Procedure 265
Programmable Logical Devices Upgrade 269
Nexus Configuration Management

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Network Infrastructure Monitoring 284
NX-OS System Message Logging 284
NX-OS Simple Network Management Protocol 286
Nexus Smart Call Home 292
Nexus NetFlow 293
Switched Port Analyzer 298
Streaming Telemetry 306
Network Assurance Concept 310
Exam Preparation Tasks 312
Review All Key Topics 312
Memory Tables 313
Define Key Terms 313
References 313
Chapter 7 Describe Cisco Nexus Dashboard 314
“Do I Know This Already?” Quiz 314
Foundation Topics 316
Cisco Nexus Dashboard 316
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights 318
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights Features and Benefits 318
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights GUI Overview 320
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator 323
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Orchestrator Features and Benefits 324
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller 325
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller Features and Benefits 326
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Fabric Controller GUI Overview 331
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker 335
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Data Broker Features and Benefits 337
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Platforms 337
Cisco Nexus Dashboard Cluster Nodes

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