CISCO CERTIFIED NETWORK PROFESSIONAL (CCNP) - DATA CENTER
The Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center course provides advanced knowledge and hands-on skills required to design, deploy, manage, and troubleshoot enterprise and cloud-scale data center infrastructures. The certification is offered by Cisco Systems and targets professionals responsible for mission-critical data center environments. The course focuses on data center networking, compute, storage, virtualization, automation, and security using Cisco data center technologies. Learners gain practical experience building scalable, resilient, and highly available data center solutions that support cloud, virtualization, and application workloads. Successful completion prepares participants for the CCNP Data Center certification track (core and concentration exams) and senior data center engineering roles. Course Objectives By the end of this course, learners will be able to: Design and implement modern data center architectures Configure and manage data center switching and routing Deploy and operate compute, storage, and virtualization platforms Implement high availability and resiliency mechanisms Secure data center infrastructure and workloads Automate and monitor data center operations Prepare for CCNP Data Center core and concentration examinations
Course Curriculum
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- Data center design principles
- Spine-leaf architectures
- High availability and redundancy
- Scalability and performance considerations
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- Data center switching concepts
- Layer 2 and Layer 3 designs
- Overlay and underlay networking
- Traffic forwarding and segmentation
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- Server architecture and components
- Unified compute concepts
- Server provisioning and management
- Firmware and lifecycle management
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- Storage architectures and protocols
- SAN and NAS concepts
- Storage connectivity and performance
- Data protection and availability
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- Virtualization concepts and hypervisors
- Virtual networking and storage
- Container fundamentals
- Supporting cloud-native workloads
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- Automation concepts and benefits
- Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
- APIs and model-driven management
- Telemetry and monitoring
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- Infrastructure security principles
- Network segmentation and isolation
- Secure access and authentication
- Protecting workloads and data
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- Data center monitoring tools
- Fault and performance management
- Troubleshooting methodologies
- Root cause analysis
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- Private and hybrid cloud integration
- Connectivity to public cloud platforms
- Workload mobility
- Operational considerations
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- Advanced data center configuration labs
- Network, compute, and storage troubleshooting scenarios
- Review of CCNP Data Center exam objectives
- Practice questions and exam strategies
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- Data center network engineers
- Infrastructure and systems engineers
- Cloud and platform engineers
- Senior network and system administrators
- Professionals preparing for CCNP Data Center certification
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- CCNA or equivalent networking knowledge
- Understanding of switching, routing, and virtualization fundamentals
- Experience in data center or enterprise environments recommended
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- Assessment Methods
- Advanced configuration and troubleshooting labs
- Quizzes and technical assessments
- Scenario-based practical evaluations
- Final assessment aligned with CCNP Data Center exams
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- Instructor-led advanced data center training
- Hands-on data center laboratory sessions
- Simulated enterprise and cloud data center environments
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- This course prepares participants for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center certification track
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- Comprehensive training materials
- Hands-on lab guides
- Practice exam questions
- Certificate of course completion
This course includes
- 16+ Activity Modules
- 40 hours + lessons
- Lifetime access
- Certificate of completion
- Available on desktop and mobile
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