CCNA Data Center Official Cert Guide Library combines the two official study guides for the two CCNA Data Center exams. This value-priced bundle includes the following titles: CCNA Data Center DCICN Official Cert Guide and CCNA Data Center DCICT Official Cert Guide. These books provide a comprehensive self-study tool for preparing for the exams. Complete coverage of all exam topics as posted on the exam topic blueprint ensures readers will arrive at a thorough understanding of what they need to master to succeed on the exam. The book follows a logical organization of the DCICT exam objectives. Material is presented in a concise manner, focusing on increasing readers' retention and recall of exam topics. Readers will organize their exam preparation through the use of the consistent features in these chapters, including:




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Part I: Networking Fundamentals Chapter 1 Introduction to Data Center Infrastructure Chapter 2 The TCP/IP and OSI Networking Models Chapter 3 Fundamentals of Ethernet LANs Chapter 4 Fundamentals of IPv4/IPv6 Addressing and Routing Part I Review Part II: Data Center Nexus Switching & Routing Fundamentals Chapter 5 Installing and Operating Nexus Switches Chapter 6 VLAN and Trunking Concepts Chapter 7 VLAN Trunking and Configuration Chapter 8 Spanning Tree Protocol Concepts Chapter 9 Cisco Nexus Spanning Tree Protocol Implementation 311 Chapter 10 Configuring Ethernet Switching Part II Review


Part III: IPv4/IPv6 Subnetting Chapter 11 Perspectives on IPv4/IPv6 Subnetting Chapter 12 Analyzing Classful IPv4 Networks Chapter 13 Analyzing Subnet Masks Chapter 14 Analyzing Existing Subnets Chapter 15 Fundamentals of IP Version 6 Part III Review Chapter XX Data Center Network Architectures

Part IV: IPv4 Routing Chapter 17 IPv4 Routing Concepts Chapter 18 Cisco Nexus IPv4 Routing Configuration Chapter 19 IPv4 Routing Protocol Concepts Chapter 20 Nexus Routing Protocol Configuration Chapter 21 Nexus First Hop Redundancy Protocols and Configurations Chapter 22 IPv4 Access Control Lists on Cisco Nexus Switches

Part V Data Center Storage Technologies Chapter 23 Introduction to Storage and Storage Networking Chapter 24 Advanced Storage Area Network (SAN) technologies and configurations

Part VI: Final Preparation 577 Chapter 25 Final Review 579

Part VII: Appendices Appendix A Answers to the "Do I Know This Already?" Quizzes Appendix B Exam Updates

Glossary Appendix C: Memory Tables Appendix D: Memory Tables Answer Key Appendix E: Study Planner




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Part 1 Data Center Fundamentals Chapter 1 Data Center components Chapter 2 Data Center Layers Chapter 3 Introduction to Data Center Protocols


Part2 Unified Fabric Chapter 4 What is a Unified fabric? Chapter 5 Features found in a Unified Fabric Chapter 6 Initial setup and verification

Part 3 Storage Area networks Chapter 7 What is a SAN? Chapter 8 Topologies used for a SAN Chapter 9 SAN operation and protocols Chapter 10 Zoning Chapter 11 FCOE Part 4 Data Center Virtualization Chapter 12 Virtualization in the Datacenter Chapter 13 Nexus 1000V and Nexus 1010 Chapter 14 Network Virtualization Part 5 Unified Computing Chapter 15 UCS Hardware Overview Chapter 16 UCS Manager Chapter 17 UCS Networking Chapter 18 Stateless Computing Concepts Chapter 19 Administrative Tasks Chapter 20 C-Series Integration

Part 6 Data Center Network Services Chapter 21 Load Balancing with Cisco ACE Chapter 22 WAN Acceleration using Cisco WAAS Chapter 23 Exam Preparation

APPENDIXES A. Answers Appendix