Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure

Exam code : 300-610 DCID
version : 1.1
Vendor : Cisco

Exam description:
This exam tests your knowledge of data center infrastructure design, including: Network Compute Storage network Automation

Area : Data Center  
Status : Active
Exam start on : 24-02-2020 end on :
Duration (minutes): 90
Questions : min None - max None

Score :
Cost :

Language :
Format : Closed Book
Delivery : Testing center - Proctored

Note : None

Exam topics:

• 1.0 - Network Design - 35%
  
  • 1.1 - Evaluate options for Layer 2 connectivity
  • 1.1.a - Endpoint mobility
  • 1.1.b - Redundancy/high availability
  • 1.1.c - Convergence
  • 1.1.d - Services insertion
  • 1.2 - Evaluate options for Layer 3 connectivity
  • 1.2.a - IP mobility
  • 1.2.b - Redundancy / high availability (graceful restart, NSF)
  • 1.2.c - Convergence
  • 1.2.d - Services insertion (load balancing, security)
  • 1.3 - Evaluate data center technologies such as vPC/vPC+
  • 1.4 - Evaluate options for interconnecting data centers such as VXLAN EVPN and OTV
  • 1.5 - Evaluate options for device and routing virtualization
  • 1.5.a - VDC
  • 1.5.b - VRF (standard, VXLAN EVPN tenant)
  • 1.6 - Evaluate in-band and out-of-band options for management
  • 1.7 - Evaluate redundancy options such as active/active and disaster recovery site
• 2.0 - Compute Design - 25%
  
  • 2.1 - Evaluate options for Ethernet connectivity
  • 2.1.a - Redundancy / high availability
  • 2.1.b - Bandwidth (oversubscription)
  • 2.1.c - Fabric interconnect operation mode (switch mode, end host mode)
  • 2.2 - Evaluate options for storage connectivity
  • 2.2.a - Bandwidth (port-channels, oversubscription)
  • 2.2.b - Fabric interconnect operation mode (switch mode, end host mode)
  • 2.2.c - Direct-attached storage (appliance, FC storage, and FCoE ports)
  • 2.3 - Evaluate options for network device virtualization in a data center (Cisco VIC adapters)
  • 2.3.a - Number of interfaces vs. IOM uplinks
  • 2.3.b - vCon placement policies
  • 2.3.c - Ethernet adaptor policies
  • 2.3.d - Fibre Channel adapter policies
  • 2.4 - Evaluate options for hyperconverged infrastructure
  • 2.4.a - Cluster mode
  • 2.4.b - HX for virtual server
  • 2.4.c - Desktop virtualization
• 3.0 - Storage Network Design - 20%
  
  • 3.2 - Evaluate QoS requirements in a data center
  • 3.2.a - Fibre Channel
  • 3.2.b - FCoE
  • 3.2.c - FCIP
  • 3.2.d - iSCSI
  • 3.3 - Determine FCoE/ Fibre Channel interface
  • 3.3.a - Dedicated and shared mode
  • 3.3.b - Port types
  • 3.3.c - ISL
  • 3.3.d - Oversubscription
  • 3.4 - Evaluate SAN topology options
  • 3.1 - Replace this text with content of your own.3.1 Plan for iSCSI deployment in a data center (Multipathing and addressing schemes)
• 4.0 - Automation Design - 20%
  
  • 4.1 - Evaluate options for network orchestration and automation
  • 4.1.a - DCNM
  • 4.1.b - Intersight
  • 4.1.c - NX-API
  • 4.1.d - Model-driven programmability
  • 4.1.e - Ansible
  • 4.1.f - Puppet
  • 4.1.g - Python
  • 4.2 - Evaluate options for compute orchestration and automation
  • 4.2.a - Service profile templates
  • 4.2.b - vNIC templates
  • 4.2.c - vHBA templates
  • 4.2.d - Global policies vs. local policies

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Updateted information on : 01-09-2023

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