Lesson 1: Implementing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center – Data Center Architecture, Fabrics, and Platform Foundations

This lesson provides guided coverage of data center architecture, fabrics, and platform foundations within the Implementing Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center (DCNX) v1.0 Training.

Topics Covered

• Modern data center architecture, leaf-spine design, fabrics, and traffic patterns
• Cisco Nexus, NX-OS, ACI, UCS, Intersight, and management-plane roles
• Underlay, overlay, endpoints, tenants, VRFs, bridge domains, and contracts
• Physical connectivity, port channels, virtual port channels, and network services
• Storage networking, Fibre Channel, FCoE, and data-center integration concepts
• Access, configuration, inventory, and baseline health validation
• Data center architecture mapping exercise

Practical Outcome

Learners complete the lesson with a clear understanding of the workflow, the ability to validate the expected result, and a structured approach to common troubleshooting tasks.