Lesson 1: Automating Cisco Data Center Networking Solutions (DCNAUTO) 2.0 – Data Center Architecture, Fabrics, and Platform Foundations

This lesson provides guided coverage of data center architecture, fabrics, and platform foundations within the Automating Cisco Data Center Networking Solutions (DCNAUTO) 2.0 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.