CCIE: Data Center Study Links
Compilation of links to useful articles, videos, configuration guides, design guides related to CCNA/CCNP/CCIE: Data Center studies. This page will be updated frequently!
Cisco Nexus Hardware
Cisco Nexus Best Practice Guides:
- OTV Best Practice
- OTV Quick Start Guide
- VPC Best Practice Design Guide
- vPC Quick Start Guide
- Fabric Path Best Practice Guide
- Fabric Path Design Guide
- Spanning-Tree & VPC Best Practice Guide
- Nexus 5k & 2k Data Center Access Design
- N7k Management Best Practice
- Nexus 1000v Best Practice Deployment with UCS
Great Cisco Live 365 Videos:
- Nexus Multicast Design (Orlando 2013)
- NX-OS Routing Architecture
- QoS Implementation & Operation on Nexus 7k
- Troubleshooting Nexus 7k
- Cisco Nexus 7k Switch Architecture
- Cisco Nexus 7k/7700 Switch Architecture
- Troubleshooting Nexus 5k & 2k
- Cisco Nexus 6000 & 5600 with FEX 2k Architecture
- Cisco Nexus 5000/5500 with FEX 2k Architecture
- Inside the Nexus 1000v
- Deploying & Troubleshooting Nexus 1000v on vSphere
Configuration Guides:
- Nexus 7k Configuration Guides
- Nexus 5k Configuration Guides
- Nexus 1000v Deployment Guide v3
- Nexus 1010 Config Cheat Sheet
Cisco UCS
Design Guides:
Configuration Guides:
- UCS Configuration Guide Splash page
- UCSM Confguration Common Practices & Quick Start Guide
- Setup CIMC for UCS C-Series
- Cisco UCS Ethernet Switching Modes
UCS Platforms Emulator:
Great Cisco Live 365 Videos:
- UCS Fabric Fundamentals
- UCS C-Series Deployment Options & Best Practices
- UCS Performance Troubleshooting
- UCS Networking Deep Dive
- UCS Supported Storage Architectures & Best Practices with Storage
- UCS Architecture Overview
- UCS Management Deep Dive
Storage Area Networking
Great Cisco Live 365 Videos:
- FCoE for the IP Network Engineer
- FCoE – Design, Operations and Management Best Practices
- Operational Models for FCoE Deployments – Best Practices and Examples
- Administration & Monitoring with Prime DCNM.
Configuration Guides:
Misc Links
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December 29, 2014 at 9:39 AM
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