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CCNA Cloud CLDFND 210-451 ­Official Cert Guide
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This is Cisco's official, comprehensive self-study resource for preparing for the new CCNA Cloud certification exam. Designed for all CCNA Cloud candidates, it covers every objective concisely and logically, with extensive teaching features designed to promote retention and understanding.



Introduction xxi


Part I Cloud Concepts


Chapter 1 What Is Cloud Computing? 3


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 3


Foundation Topics 7


Welcome to the Cloud Hype 7


Historical Steps Toward Cloud Computing 9


The Many Definitions of Cloud Computing 11


The Data Center 12


Common Cloud Characteristics 14


On-Demand Self-Service 14


Rapid Elasticity 16


Resource Pooling 17


Measured Service 19


Broad Network Access 20


Multi-tenancy 21


Classifying Clouds 22


Around the Corner: Agile, Cloud-Scale Applications, and DevOps 24


Further Reading 26


Exam Preparation Tasks 27


Review All the Key Topics 27


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 27


Define Key Terms 27


Chapter 2 Cloud Shapes: Service Models 29


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 29


Foundation Topics 32


Service Providers and Information Technology 32


Service-Level Agreement 34


Cloud Providers 34


Infrastructure as a Service 36


Regions and Availability Zones 38


IaaS Example: Amazon Web Services 39


Platform as a Service 43


PaaS Example: Microsoft Azure 45


Software as a Service 49


SaaS Examples 50


Around the Corner: Anything as a Service 52


Further Reading 53


Exam Preparation Tasks 54


Review All the Key Topics 54


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 54


Define Key Terms 54


Part II Cloud Deployments


Chapter 3 Cloud Heights: Deployment Models 57


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 57


Foundation Topics 61


Public Clouds 61


Risks and Challenges 62


Security 62


Control 63


Cost 64


Private Clouds 65


Community Clouds 67


Hybrid Clouds 69


Cisco Intercloud 70


Cisco Intercloud Fabric 73


Intercloud Fabric Architecture 74


Intercloud Fabric Services 76


Intercloud Fabric Use Cases 83


Around the Corner: Private Cloud as a Service 83


Further Reading 83


Exam Preparation Tasks 84


Review All the Key Topics 84


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 84


Define Key Terms 84


Chapter 4 Behind the Curtain 87


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 87


Foundation Topics 89


Cloud Computing Architecture 89


Cloud Portal 90


Cloud Orchestrator 94


Cloud Meter 97


Cloud Infrastructure: Journey to the Cloud 99


Consolidation 100


Virtualization 102


Standardization 103


Automation 103


Orchestration 104


Application Programming Interfaces 105


CLI vs API 106


RESTful APIs 111


Around the Corner: OpenStack 115


Further Reading 116


Exam Preparation Tasks 117


Review All the Key Topics 117


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 117


Define Key Terms 117


Part III Server Virtualization for Cloud


Chapter 5 Server Virtualization 119


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 119


Foundation Topics 122


Introduction to Servers and Operating Systems 122


What Is a Server? 122


Server Operating Systems 124


Server Virtualization History 125


Mainframe Virtualization 126


Virtualization on x86 127


Server Virtualization Definitions 128


Hypervisor 129


Hypervisor Types 130


Virtual Machines 130


Virtual Machine Manager 132


Hypervisor Architectures 132


VMware vSphere 133


Microsoft Hyper-V 133


Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine 134


Multi-Hypervisor Environments 135


Server Virtualization Features 136


Virtual Machine High Availability 136


Virtual Machine Live Migration 137


Resource Load Balancing 140


Virtual Machine Fault Tolerance 140


Other Interesting Features 141


Cloud Computing and Server Virtualization 142


Self-Service on Demand 142


Resource Pooling 143


Elasticity 144


Around the Corner: Linux Containers and Docker 144


Further Reading 145


Exam Preparation Tasks 146


Review All Key Topics 146


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 146


Define Key Terms 146


Chapter 6 Infrastructure Virtualization 149


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 149


Foundation Topics 152


Virtual Machines and Networking 152


An Abstraction for Virtual Machine Traffic Management 152


The Virtual Switch 154


Distributed Virtual Switch 157


Virtual Networking on Other Hypervisors 158


Networking Challenges in Server Virtualization Environments 159


Cisco Nexus 1000V 161


Cisco Nexus 1000V Advanced Features 166


Cisco Nexus 1000V: A Multi-Hypervisor Platform 168


Virtual eXtensible LAN 171


VXLAN in Action 173


How Does VXLAN Solve VLAN Challenges? 177


Standard VXLAN Deployment in Cisco Nexus 1000V 177


VXLAN Gateways 180


Around the Corner: Unicast-Based VXLAN 181


Further Reading 184


Exam Preparation Tasks 185


Review All the Key Topics 185


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 185


Define Key Terms 185


Chapter 7 Virtual Networking Services and Application Containers 187


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 187


Foundation Topics 190


Virtual Networking Services 190


Service Insertion in Physical Networks 190


Virtual Services Data Path 192


Cisco Virtual Security Gateway 193


Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance 197


Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V 199


Citrix NetScaler 1000V 201


Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services 205


vPath Service Chains 208


Virtual Application Containers 210


Around the Corner: Service Insertion Innovations 217


Further Reading 218


Exam Preparation Tasks 219


Review All the Key Topics 219


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 219


Define Key Terms 219


Part IV Cloud Storage


Chapter 8 Block Storage Technologies 221


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 221


Foundation Topics 224


What Is Data Storage? 224


Hard Disk Drives 225


RAID Levels 226


Disk Controllers and Disk Arrays 228


Volumes 231


Accessing Blocks 233


Advanced Technology Attachment 234


Small Computer Systems Interface 235


Fibre Channel Basics 237


Fibre Channel Topologies 238


Fibre Channel Addresses 239


Fibre Channel Flow Control 241


Fibre Channel Processes 241


Fabric Shortest Path First 243


Fibre Channel Logins 245


Zoning 246


SAN Designs 247


Virtual SANs 250


VSAN Definitions 251


VSAN Trunking 253


Zoning and VSANs 254


VSAN Use Cases 255


Internet SCSI 256


Cloud Computing and SANs 258


Block Storage for Cloud Infrastructure 258


Block Storage as a Service 259


Around the Corner: Solid-State Drives 260


Further Reading 261


Exam Preparation Tasks 262


Review All the Key Topics 262


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 262


Define Key Terms 263


Chapter 9 File Storage Technologies 265


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 265


Foundation Topics 268


What Is a File? 268


File Locations 269


Main Differences Between Block and File Technologies 270


Building a File System 271


File Namespace 272


Linux File Naming Rules 272


Windows File Naming Rules 273


Volume Formatting 274


Extended Filesystems 274


FAT and NTFS 278


Permissions 281


Linux Permissions 281


NTFS Permissions 282


Accessing Remote Files 285


Network File System 286


Common NFS Client Operations 287


Common NFS NAS Operations 289


Server Message Block 289


Common SMB Client Operations 292


Common SMB NAS Operations 292


Other File Access Protocols 293


Cloud Computing and File Storage 294


File Storage for Cloud Infrastructure 294


File Hosting 294


OpenStack Manila 295


Around the Corner: Object Storage 297


Further Reading 298


Exam Preparation Tasks 299


Review All the Key Topics 299


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 299


Define Key Terms 299


Part V Architectures for Cloud


Chapter 10 Network Architectures for the Data Center: Unified Fabric 301


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 301


Foundation Topics 304


Attributes of Data Center Networks 304


The Three-Tier Design 305


Device Virtualization 307


Why Use VDCs? 309


Creating VDCs 310


Allocating Resources to VDCs 312


Virtual PortChannels 313


Link Aggregation 315


Creating vPCs 317


Adding vPCs to the Three-Tier Design 319


Fabric Extenders 320


Top-of-Rack Designs 320


End-of-Row and Middle-of-Row Designs 321


Enter the Nexus 2000 322


High-available Fabric Extender Topologies 325


Overlay Transport Virtualization 326


Layer 2 Extension Challenges 327


I Want My OTV! 329


Configuring OTV 332


OTV Site Designs 335


I/O Consolidation 336


Data Center Bridging 338


Priority-based Flow Control 338


Enhanced Transmission Selection 339


Data Center Bridging Exchange 340


Fibre Channel over Ethernet 341


FCoE Definitions 341


Deploying I/O Consolidation 343


I/O Consolidation Designs 346


FabricPath 349


Address Learning with FabricPath 351


Configuring FabricPath 352


FabricPath and Spanning Tree Protocol 354


Introduction to Spine-Leaf Topologies 356


Around the Corner: VXLAN Fabrics 358


Further Reading 360


Exam Preparation Tasks 361


Review All the Key Topics 361


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 361


Define Key Terms 361


Chapter 11 Network Architectures for the Data Center: SDN and ACI 363


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 363


Foundation Topics 366


Cloud Computing and Traditional Data Center Networks 366


The Opposite of Software-Defined Networking 367


Network Programmability 369


Network Management Systems 369


Automated Networks 370


Programmable Networks 371


SDN Approaches 374


Separation of the Control and Data Planes 375


The OpenFlow Protocol 376


OpenDaylight 378


Software-based Virtual Overlays 381


Application Centric Infrastructure 382


Problems Not Addressed by SDN 382


ACI Architecture 383


ACI Policy Model 385


Concerning EPGs 388


Concerning Contracts 389


Cisco APIC 391


Fabric Management 392


Integration 394


Visibility 395


A Peek into ACI's Data Plane 396


Integration with Virtual Machine Managers 398


Around the Corner: OpenStack Neutron 399


Further Reading 403


Exam Preparation Tasks 404


Review All the Key Topics 404


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 404


Define Key Terms 404


Chapter 12 Unified Computing 407


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 407


Foundation Topics 410


Physical Servers in a Virtual World 410


X86 Microarchitecture 411


Physical Server Formats 413


Server Provisioning Challenges 414


Infrastructure Preparation 415


Pre-Operating System Installation Operations 417


Introducing the Cisco Unified Computing System 418


UCS Fabric Interconnects 419


UCS Manager 424


UCS B-Series 426


UCS C-Series 430


UCS Virtual Interface Cards 432


UCS Server Identity 436


Building a Service Profile 437


Policies 442


Cloning 443


Pools 444


Templates 445


UCS Central 449


Cloud Computing and UCS 451


Around the Corner: OpenStack Ironic 453


Further Reading 453


Exam Preparation Tasks 454


Review All the Key Topics 454


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 454


Define Key Terms 454


Chapter 13 Cisco Cloud Infrastructure Portfolio 457


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 457


Foundation Topics 460


Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches 460


Cisco Nexus Data Center Switches 462


Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches 462


Cisco Nexus 1100 Cloud Services Platforms 463


Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders 464


Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches 466


Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches 469


Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches 471


Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches 475


Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager 478


Cisco Unified Computing System 479


Cisco UCS 6200 and 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects 480


Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis 481


Cisco UCS 2200 Series Fabric Extenders 481


Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers 482


Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers 482


Cisco UCS Invicta 483


Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers 484


Cisco Virtual Networking Services 486


Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance 486


Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V 487


Citrix NetScaler 1000V 488


Cisco Virtual Wide-Area Application Services 489


Virtual Security Gateway 490


Exam Preparation Tasks 491


Review All the Key Topics 491


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 491


Define Key Terms 491


Chapter 14 Integrated Infrastructures 493


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 493


Foundation Topics 497


Modular Data Centers 497


Pool of Devices 497


Custom PODs vs. Integrated Infrastructures 501


FlexPod 503


Vblock 506


VSPEX 508


UCS Integrated Infrastructure for Red Hat OpenStack 510


Around the Corner: Hyperconvergence 510


Further Reading 512


Before We Go 512


Exam Preparation Tasks 514


Review All the Key Topics 514


Define Key Terms 514


Chapter 15 Final Preparation 517


Tools for Final Preparation 517


Pearson Cert Practice Test Engine and Questions 517


Companion Website 517


Pearson IT Certification Practice Test Engine and Questions 518


Install the Software 518


Activate and Download the Practice Exam 519


Activating Other Exams 520


Assessing Exam Readiness 520


Premium Edition eBook and Practice Tests 520


Premium Edition 520


The Cisco Learning Network 520


Memory Tables 521


Chapter-Ending Review Tools 521


Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study 521


Using the Exam Engine 522


Summary 522


Glossary 523


Appendix A Answers to Pre-Assessments and Quizzes 541


Appendix B Memory Tables 545


Appendix C Answers to Memory Tables 563


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This is Cisco's official, comprehensive self-study resource for preparing for the new CCNA Cloud certification exam. Designed for all CCNA Cloud candidates, it covers every objective concisely and logically, with extensive teaching features designed to promote retention and understanding.



Introduction xxi


Part I Cloud Concepts


Chapter 1 What Is Cloud Computing? 3


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 3


Foundation Topics 7


Welcome to the Cloud Hype 7


Historical Steps Toward Cloud Computing 9


The Many Definitions of Cloud Computing 11


The Data Center 12


Common Cloud Characteristics 14


On-Demand Self-Service 14


Rapid Elasticity 16


Resource Pooling 17


Measured Service 19


Broad Network Access 20


Multi-tenancy 21


Classifying Clouds 22


Around the Corner: Agile, Cloud-Scale Applications, and DevOps 24


Further Reading 26


Exam Preparation Tasks 27


Review All the Key Topics 27


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 27


Define Key Terms 27


Chapter 2 Cloud Shapes: Service Models 29


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 29


Foundation Topics 32


Service Providers and Information Technology 32


Service-Level Agreement 34


Cloud Providers 34


Infrastructure as a Service 36


Regions and Availability Zones 38


IaaS Example: Amazon Web Services 39


Platform as a Service 43


PaaS Example: Microsoft Azure 45


Software as a Service 49


SaaS Examples 50


Around the Corner: Anything as a Service 52


Further Reading 53


Exam Preparation Tasks 54


Review All the Key Topics 54


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 54


Define Key Terms 54


Part II Cloud Deployments


Chapter 3 Cloud Heights: Deployment Models 57


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 57


Foundation Topics 61


Public Clouds 61


Risks and Challenges 62


Security 62


Control 63


Cost 64


Private Clouds 65


Community Clouds 67


Hybrid Clouds 69


Cisco Intercloud 70


Cisco Intercloud Fabric 73


Intercloud Fabric Architecture 74


Intercloud Fabric Services 76


Intercloud Fabric Use Cases 83


Around the Corner: Private Cloud as a Service 83


Further Reading 83


Exam Preparation Tasks 84


Review All the Key Topics 84


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 84


Define Key Terms 84


Chapter 4 Behind the Curtain 87


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 87


Foundation Topics 89


Cloud Computing Architecture 89


Cloud Portal 90


Cloud Orchestrator 94


Cloud Meter 97


Cloud Infrastructure: Journey to the Cloud 99


Consolidation 100


Virtualization 102


Standardization 103


Automation 103


Orchestration 104


Application Programming Interfaces 105


CLI vs API 106


RESTful APIs 111


Around the Corner: OpenStack 115


Further Reading 116


Exam Preparation Tasks 117


Review All the Key Topics 117


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 117


Define Key Terms 117


Part III Server Virtualization for Cloud


Chapter 5 Server Virtualization 119


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 119


Foundation Topics 122


Introduction to Servers and Operating Systems 122


What Is a Server? 122


Server Operating Systems 124


Server Virtualization History 125


Mainframe Virtualization 126


Virtualization on x86 127


Server Virtualization Definitions 128


Hypervisor 129


Hypervisor Types 130


Virtual Machines 130


Virtual Machine Manager 132


Hypervisor Architectures 132


VMware vSphere 133


Microsoft Hyper-V 133


Linux Kernel-based Virtual Machine 134


Multi-Hypervisor Environments 135


Server Virtualization Features 136


Virtual Machine High Availability 136


Virtual Machine Live Migration 137


Resource Load Balancing 140


Virtual Machine Fault Tolerance 140


Other Interesting Features 141


Cloud Computing and Server Virtualization 142


Self-Service on Demand 142


Resource Pooling 143


Elasticity 144


Around the Corner: Linux Containers and Docker 144


Further Reading 145


Exam Preparation Tasks 146


Review All Key Topics 146


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 146


Define Key Terms 146


Chapter 6 Infrastructure Virtualization 149


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 149


Foundation Topics 152


Virtual Machines and Networking 152


An Abstraction for Virtual Machine Traffic Management 152


The Virtual Switch 154


Distributed Virtual Switch 157


Virtual Networking on Other Hypervisors 158


Networking Challenges in Server Virtualization Environments 159


Cisco Nexus 1000V 161


Cisco Nexus 1000V Advanced Features 166


Cisco Nexus 1000V: A Multi-Hypervisor Platform 168


Virtual eXtensible LAN 171


VXLAN in Action 173


How Does VXLAN Solve VLAN Challenges? 177


Standard VXLAN Deployment in Cisco Nexus 1000V 177


VXLAN Gateways 180


Around the Corner: Unicast-Based VXLAN 181


Further Reading 184


Exam Preparation Tasks 185


Review All the Key Topics 185


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 185


Define Key Terms 185


Chapter 7 Virtual Networking Services and Application Containers 187


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 187


Foundation Topics 190


Virtual Networking Services 190


Service Insertion in Physical Networks 190


Virtual Services Data Path 192


Cisco Virtual Security Gateway 193


Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance 197


Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V 199


Citrix NetScaler 1000V 201


Cisco Virtual Wide Area Application Services 205


vPath Service Chains 208


Virtual Application Containers 210


Around the Corner: Service Insertion Innovations 217


Further Reading 218


Exam Preparation Tasks 219


Review All the Key Topics 219


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 219


Define Key Terms 219


Part IV Cloud Storage


Chapter 8 Block Storage Technologies 221


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 221


Foundation Topics 224


What Is Data Storage? 224


Hard Disk Drives 225


RAID Levels 226


Disk Controllers and Disk Arrays 228


Volumes 231


Accessing Blocks 233


Advanced Technology Attachment 234


Small Computer Systems Interface 235


Fibre Channel Basics 237


Fibre Channel Topologies 238


Fibre Channel Addresses 239


Fibre Channel Flow Control 241


Fibre Channel Processes 241


Fabric Shortest Path First 243


Fibre Channel Logins 245


Zoning 246


SAN Designs 247


Virtual SANs 250


VSAN Definitions 251


VSAN Trunking 253


Zoning and VSANs 254


VSAN Use Cases 255


Internet SCSI 256


Cloud Computing and SANs 258


Block Storage for Cloud Infrastructure 258


Block Storage as a Service 259


Around the Corner: Solid-State Drives 260


Further Reading 261


Exam Preparation Tasks 262


Review All the Key Topics 262


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 262


Define Key Terms 263


Chapter 9 File Storage Technologies 265


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 265


Foundation Topics 268


What Is a File? 268


File Locations 269


Main Differences Between Block and File Technologies 270


Building a File System 271


File Namespace 272


Linux File Naming Rules 272


Windows File Naming Rules 273


Volume Formatting 274


Extended Filesystems 274


FAT and NTFS 278


Permissions 281


Linux Permissions 281


NTFS Permissions 282


Accessing Remote Files 285


Network File System 286


Common NFS Client Operations 287


Common NFS NAS Operations 289


Server Message Block 289


Common SMB Client Operations 292


Common SMB NAS Operations 292


Other File Access Protocols 293


Cloud Computing and File Storage 294


File Storage for Cloud Infrastructure 294


File Hosting 294


OpenStack Manila 295


Around the Corner: Object Storage 297


Further Reading 298


Exam Preparation Tasks 299


Review All the Key Topics 299


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 299


Define Key Terms 299


Part V Architectures for Cloud


Chapter 10 Network Architectures for the Data Center: Unified Fabric 301


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 301


Foundation Topics 304


Attributes of Data Center Networks 304


The Three-Tier Design 305


Device Virtualization 307


Why Use VDCs? 309


Creating VDCs 310


Allocating Resources to VDCs 312


Virtual PortChannels 313


Link Aggregation 315


Creating vPCs 317


Adding vPCs to the Three-Tier Design 319


Fabric Extenders 320


Top-of-Rack Designs 320


End-of-Row and Middle-of-Row Designs 321


Enter the Nexus 2000 322


High-available Fabric Extender Topologies 325


Overlay Transport Virtualization 326


Layer 2 Extension Challenges 327


I Want My OTV! 329


Configuring OTV 332


OTV Site Designs 335


I/O Consolidation 336


Data Center Bridging 338


Priority-based Flow Control 338


Enhanced Transmission Selection 339


Data Center Bridging Exchange 340


Fibre Channel over Ethernet 341


FCoE Definitions 341


Deploying I/O Consolidation 343


I/O Consolidation Designs 346


FabricPath 349


Address Learning with FabricPath 351


Configuring FabricPath 352


FabricPath and Spanning Tree Protocol 354


Introduction to Spine-Leaf Topologies 356


Around the Corner: VXLAN Fabrics 358


Further Reading 360


Exam Preparation Tasks 361


Review All the Key Topics 361


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 361


Define Key Terms 361


Chapter 11 Network Architectures for the Data Center: SDN and ACI 363


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 363


Foundation Topics 366


Cloud Computing and Traditional Data Center Networks 366


The Opposite of Software-Defined Networking 367


Network Programmability 369


Network Management Systems 369


Automated Networks 370


Programmable Networks 371


SDN Approaches 374


Separation of the Control and Data Planes 375


The OpenFlow Protocol 376


OpenDaylight 378


Software-based Virtual Overlays 381


Application Centric Infrastructure 382


Problems Not Addressed by SDN 382


ACI Architecture 383


ACI Policy Model 385


Concerning EPGs 388


Concerning Contracts 389


Cisco APIC 391


Fabric Management 392


Integration 394


Visibility 395


A Peek into ACI's Data Plane 396


Integration with Virtual Machine Managers 398


Around the Corner: OpenStack Neutron 399


Further Reading 403


Exam Preparation Tasks 404


Review All the Key Topics 404


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 404


Define Key Terms 404


Chapter 12 Unified Computing 407


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 407


Foundation Topics 410


Physical Servers in a Virtual World 410


X86 Microarchitecture 411


Physical Server Formats 413


Server Provisioning Challenges 414


Infrastructure Preparation 415


Pre-Operating System Installation Operations 417


Introducing the Cisco Unified Computing System 418


UCS Fabric Interconnects 419


UCS Manager 424


UCS B-Series 426


UCS C-Series 430


UCS Virtual Interface Cards 432


UCS Server Identity 436


Building a Service Profile 437


Policies 442


Cloning 443


Pools 444


Templates 445


UCS Central 449


Cloud Computing and UCS 451


Around the Corner: OpenStack Ironic 453


Further Reading 453


Exam Preparation Tasks 454


Review All the Key Topics 454


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 454


Define Key Terms 454


Chapter 13 Cisco Cloud Infrastructure Portfolio 457


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 457


Foundation Topics 460


Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Directors and Fabric Switches 460


Cisco Nexus Data Center Switches 462


Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switches 462


Cisco Nexus 1100 Cloud Services Platforms 463


Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders 464


Cisco Nexus 3000 Series Switches 466


Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches 469


Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches 471


Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Switches 475


Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager 478


Cisco Unified Computing System 479


Cisco UCS 6200 and 6300 Series Fabric Interconnects 480


Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server Chassis 481


Cisco UCS 2200 Series Fabric Extenders 481


Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers 482


Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers 482


Cisco UCS Invicta 483


Cisco UCS M-Series Modular Servers 484


Cisco Virtual Networking Services 486


Cisco Adaptive Security Virtual Appliance 486


Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V 487


Citrix NetScaler 1000V 488


Cisco Virtual Wide-Area Application Services 489


Virtual Security Gateway 490


Exam Preparation Tasks 491


Review All the Key Topics 491


Complete the Tables and Lists from Memory 491


Define Key Terms 491


Chapter 14 Integrated Infrastructures 493


"Do I Know This Already?" Quiz 493


Foundation Topics 497


Modular Data Centers 497


Pool of Devices 497


Custom PODs vs. Integrated Infrastructures 501


FlexPod 503


Vblock 506


VSPEX 508


UCS Integrated Infrastructure for Red Hat OpenStack 510


Around the Corner: Hyperconvergence 510


Further Reading 512


Before We Go 512


Exam Preparation Tasks 514


Review All the Key Topics 514


Define Key Terms 514


Chapter 15 Final Preparation 517


Tools for Final Preparation 517


Pearson Cert Practice Test Engine and Questions 517


Companion Website 517


Pearson IT Certification Practice Test Engine and Questions 518


Install the Software 518


Activate and Download the Practice Exam 519


Activating Other Exams 520


Assessing Exam Readiness 520


Premium Edition eBook and Practice Tests 520


Premium Edition 520


The Cisco Learning Network 520


Memory Tables 521


Chapter-Ending Review Tools 521


Suggested Plan for Final Review/Study 521


Using the Exam Engine 522


Summary 522


Glossary 523


Appendix A Answers to Pre-Assessments and Quizzes 541


Appendix B Memory Tables 545


Appendix C Answers to Memory Tables 563


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Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 What Is Cloud Computing?
  • Chapter 2 Cloud Shapes: Service Models
  • Chapter 3 Cloud Heights: Deployment Models
  • Chapter 4 Behind the Curtain
  • Chapter 5 Server Virtualization
  • Chapter 6 Infrastructure Virtualization
  • Chapter 7 Virtual Networking Services and Application Containers
  • Chapter 8 Block Storage Technologies
  • Chapter 9 File Storage Technologies
  • Chapter 10 Network Architectures for the Data Center: Unified Fabric
  • Chapter 11 Network Architectures for the Data Center: SDN and ACI
  • Chapter 12 Unified Computing
  • Chapter 13 Cisco Cloud Infrastructure Portfolio
  • Chapter 14 Integrated Infrastructures
  • Chapter 15 Final Preparation
  • Glossary
  • Appendix A Answers to Pre-Assessments and Quizzes
  • Appendix B Memory Tables
  • Appendix C Answers to Memory Tables   

About the Author

Gustavo A. A. Santana, CCIE No. 8806, is the author of Data Center Virtualization Fundamentals (CiscoPress, 2013) and a Cisco Technical Solutions Architect working in enterprise and service provider data center projects that require a greater integration among multiple technology areas such as networking, application optimization, storage, and servers.

 

With more than 18 years of experience in the data center industry, Gustavo has led and coordinated a team of specialized Cisco engineers in Brazil. A true believer of education as a technology catalyst, he has also dedicated himself to the technical development of many IT professionals from customer, partner, and strategic alliance organizations. In addition to holding three CCIE certifications (Data Center, Storage Networking, and Routing & Switching), Gustavo is an SNIA Certified Storage Networking Expert (SCSN-E). A frequent speaker at Cisco Live and data center industry events, he holds a degree in computer engineering from Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA-Brazil) and an MBA in strategic IT management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV-Brazil). Gustavo maintains a personal blog in which he discusses topics related to data center virtualization technologies at http://gustavoaasantana.net.

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