Thursday, May 26, 2016

500-171 FPIMPADM Implementing and Administering the FlexPod Solution (FPIMPADM)

Prerequisites
No pre-requisites for this course

Course Content
This course is a three-day ILT training program that is designed for system and network engineers and administrators implementing and administering FlexPod solutions. This course covers key implementation procedures, management and basic troubleshooting tasks on the Cisco Nexus 5548UP, Cisco UCS and NetApp storage. Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives: - Identify the architecture, features and components of FlexPod - Describe implementation parameters for Components including Cisco Nexus 5500 switches, Cisco UCS and NetApp clustered Data ONTAP - Describe FlexPod management tools

Course Outline
FlexPod Overview - Lab 1-1: Understanding Connectivity in the FlexPod Environment FlexPod Networking - Lab 2-1: Cisco Nexus 5548 LAN Deployment - Lab 2-2 Cisco Nexus 5548 SAN Deployment FlexPod Storage Lab 3-1: NetApp Cluster Setup Lab 3-2: Assign VLAN Tags to NetApp ifgrps - Lab 3-3: Create Vservers to Serve Fibre Channel and NFS FlexPod Compute Lab 4-1: Configure Cisco UCS B-Series - Lab 4-2: Install ESXi 5.1 to a Boot LUN FlexPod Virtualization Lab 5-1: Connect vCenter to ESXi Server FlexPod Management and Troubleshooting Tools - Lab 6-2: Install Microsoft Hyper-V

Who Should Attend
The primary audience for this course is as follows: - Network engineers, Network administrators, Field Engineers The secondary audience for this course is as follows: - System Engineers, Consulting System Engineers and Server Administrators



QUESTION 1
Which three are true for UCS 2208XP? (Choose three)

A. Works with FI 6120 and FI 6296
B. Supports FCoE
C. Supports native FC
D. Has 32 10Gb ports to each half-width slot in the chassis
E. Supports 4 port port-channel toward FI 6140
F. Connects to both Fabric Interconnects for high availability

Answer: A,B,D

Explanation:


QUESTION 2
Which two are required for single-wire management for Cisco UCS C-Series? (Choose two)

A. UCS Manager 2.1 or higher
B. VIC 1240
C. Redundant Nexus 2232PP FEX
D. 10 GB LOM
E. FI 6200 family only
F. VIC 1225

Answer: A,F

Explanation:


QUESTION 3
Which policy detail should be set if you want a server to be exempt from all power capping?

A. Create a Power Control Policy and set Power Capping to No Cap
B. Create a Power Control Policy select cap and set the priority to 1
C. Create a Power Group with the appropriate chassis and set the Group Budget Power Cap (W) to 0.
D. The UCS Power Cap feature should not be utilized in a FlexPod environment.

Answer: A

Explanation:


QUESTION 4
Which two are correct about VSAN configuration within UCS Manager? (Choose two)

A. VSAN ID and FCoE VLAN ID have to match
B. VSAN can be configured as fabric interconnect specific
C. We can delete VSAN 1
D. VSAN IDs 3840-4079 are not available regardless of the Fabric Interconnect mode
E. VSAN can be configured as a global parameter
F. In addition to SAN tab, VSANs can be configured under UCSM Server tab as well

Answer: B,E

Explanation:


QUESTION 5
Which two are true about Fabric Interconnect L1 and L2 ports in cluster mode? (Choose two)

A. Fabric Interconnects connected via L1/L2 have to be the same model except during the upgrade
B. Ports are primarily used for management traffic, but can be used for data traffic as well
C. Fabric Interconnect ports L1 and L2 are 10 Gb links
D. Ports can only run as a port channel
E. Ports can only run as individual links
F. Ports can run as a port channel or as individual links

Answer: A,D

Explanation:

500-171 FPIMPADM Implementing and Administering the FlexPod Solution (FPIMPADM)

Prerequisites
No pre-requisites for this course

Course Content
This course is a three-day ILT training program that is designed for system and network engineers and administrators implementing and administering FlexPod solutions. This course covers key implementation procedures, management and basic troubleshooting tasks on the Cisco Nexus 5548UP, Cisco UCS and NetApp storage. Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives: - Identify the architecture, features and components of FlexPod - Describe implementation parameters for Components including Cisco Nexus 5500 switches, Cisco UCS and NetApp clustered Data ONTAP - Describe FlexPod management tools

Course Outline
FlexPod Overview - Lab 1-1: Understanding Connectivity in the FlexPod Environment FlexPod Networking - Lab 2-1: Cisco Nexus 5548 LAN Deployment - Lab 2-2 Cisco Nexus 5548 SAN Deployment FlexPod Storage Lab 3-1: NetApp Cluster Setup Lab 3-2: Assign VLAN Tags to NetApp ifgrps - Lab 3-3: Create Vservers to Serve Fibre Channel and NFS FlexPod Compute Lab 4-1: Configure Cisco UCS B-Series - Lab 4-2: Install ESXi 5.1 to a Boot LUN FlexPod Virtualization Lab 5-1: Connect vCenter to ESXi Server FlexPod Management and Troubleshooting Tools - Lab 6-2: Install Microsoft Hyper-V

Who Should Attend
The primary audience for this course is as follows: - Network engineers, Network administrators, Field Engineers The secondary audience for this course is as follows: - System Engineers, Consulting System Engineers and Server Administrators



QUESTION 1
Which three are true for UCS 2208XP? (Choose three)

A. Works with FI 6120 and FI 6296
B. Supports FCoE
C. Supports native FC
D. Has 32 10Gb ports to each half-width slot in the chassis
E. Supports 4 port port-channel toward FI 6140
F. Connects to both Fabric Interconnects for high availability

Answer: A,B,D

Explanation:


QUESTION 2
Which two are required for single-wire management for Cisco UCS C-Series? (Choose two)

A. UCS Manager 2.1 or higher
B. VIC 1240
C. Redundant Nexus 2232PP FEX
D. 10 GB LOM
E. FI 6200 family only
F. VIC 1225

Answer: A,F

Explanation:


QUESTION 3
Which policy detail should be set if you want a server to be exempt from all power capping?

A. Create a Power Control Policy and set Power Capping to No Cap
B. Create a Power Control Policy select cap and set the priority to 1
C. Create a Power Group with the appropriate chassis and set the Group Budget Power Cap (W) to 0.
D. The UCS Power Cap feature should not be utilized in a FlexPod environment.

Answer: A

Explanation:


QUESTION 4
Which two are correct about VSAN configuration within UCS Manager? (Choose two)

A. VSAN ID and FCoE VLAN ID have to match
B. VSAN can be configured as fabric interconnect specific
C. We can delete VSAN 1
D. VSAN IDs 3840-4079 are not available regardless of the Fabric Interconnect mode
E. VSAN can be configured as a global parameter
F. In addition to SAN tab, VSANs can be configured under UCSM Server tab as well

Answer: B,E

Explanation:


QUESTION 5
Which two are true about Fabric Interconnect L1 and L2 ports in cluster mode? (Choose two)

A. Fabric Interconnects connected via L1/L2 have to be the same model except during the upgrade
B. Ports are primarily used for management traffic, but can be used for data traffic as well
C. Fabric Interconnect ports L1 and L2 are 10 Gb links
D. Ports can only run as a port channel
E. Ports can only run as individual links
F. Ports can run as a port channel or as individual links

Answer: A,D

Explanation:

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

300-475 CLDACI Designing the Cisco Cloud

Exam Number 300-475 CLDACI
Associated Certifications CCNP Cloud
Duration 90 Minutes (55 - 65 questions)
Available Languages English
Register Pearson VUE
Exam Policies Read current policies and requirements
Exam Tutorial Review type of exam questions

Recommended Training
The following course is the recommended training for this exam:
Building the Cisco Cloud with Application Centric Infrastructure (CLDACI)

Exam Description
This exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills in ACI Architecture, Fabric and Physical Topology; ACI Design and Configuration; APIC Automation Using Northbound API; ACI Integration; and ACI Day 2 Operations.

The Building the Cisco Cloud with Application Centric Infrastructure (CLDACI) exam (300-47) is a 90-minute, 55–65 question assessment that is associated with the CCNP Cloud Certification. This exam tests a candidate's knowledge and skills in ACI architecture, fabric and physical topology; ACI design and configuration; APIC automation using northbound API; ACI integration; and ACI day two operations. Candidates can prepare for this assessment by taking the Building the Cisco Cloud with Application Centric Infrastructure (CLDACI v1.0) course.

The following topics are general guidelines for the content likely to be included on the exam. However, other related topics may also appear on any specific delivery of the exam. In order to better reflect the contents of the exam and for clarity purposes, the guidelines below may change at any time without notice.

1.0 ACI Architectural Overview 10%
1.1 Describe concepts of decoupling of identity from location and why ACI is relevant
1.1.a Application policy
1.1.b Application mobility
1.1.c Application use cases for ACI

1.2 Describe basic fabric design concepts
1.2.a Theory of design leaf spine
1.2.b Fabric controller

1.3 Describe connectivity for the following
1.3.a Bare metal servers
1.3.b Appliances
1.3.c Networks
1.3.d Interoperability

1.4 Describe fabric use of VXLAN
1.5 Describe the operational model change in data center / orchestration / northbound API

2.0 ACI Fabric Fundamentals 15%
2.1 Describe ACI VXLAN overlay functionality
2.2 Describe service graphing
2.3 Describe endpoints and endpoint groups
2.4 Describe application workload mobility
2.5 Describe ACI multitenancy model
2.6 Describe Layer 4 to Layer 7 services
2.7 Describe telemetry
2.8 Describe dynamic load balancing
2.9 Describe unicast fast reroute
2.10 Describe multicast fast reroute
2.11 Describe health scores
2.12 Describe anycast gateway
2.13 Describe the object-oriented NX-OS

3.0 ACI Physical Topology 12%
3.1 Explain 40 Gb and 100 Gb technologies
3.2 Describe spine
3.3 Describe leaf
3.4 Describe fat tree
3.5 Describe federation of policies
3.6 Describe architecture spine, leaf
3.7 Describe FEX placement
3.8 Describe vPC and ACI
3.9 Describe hypervisor networking
3.10 Describe pods
3.11 Describe controller network

4.0 ACI Design and Configuration 20%
4.1 Describe migration
4.2 Explain ACI scale
4.2.a Per fabric
4.2.b Per leaf
4.3 Designing Topologies
4.4 Describe ACI external and management tenants / EPGs
4.4.a Layer 2
4.4.b Layer 3
4.4.b (i) Private – Layer 3
4.5 Configure application profile
4.6 Configure contracts
4.7 Configure EPGs
4.8 Configure tenant

5.0 APIC Automation Using Northbound API 14%
5.1 Describe the role of automation and APIs
5.2 Compare and contrast the DevOps approach and the ITIL approach
5.3 Differentiate the relationship between the following technologies and the ACI operational models
5.3.a Puppet
5.3.b Chef
5.3.c Python (Cobra, SDK)
5.3.d JSON
5.3.e XML
5.3.f RESTful API

6.0 ACI Integration 14%
6.1 Integrating L4-7 Services with ACI
6.1.a Describe the Layer 4-7 ACI concepts
6.1.a (i) Firewalls
6.1.a (ii) Load balancers
6.1.a (iii) IDS
6.1.b Integrating existing Cisco and OEM devices
6.1.c Describe the automation capabilities
6.1.d Implement ACI with fully integrated devices

6.2 Hypervisor integration
6.2.a Describe how the hypervisor endpoint discovery is accomplished
6.2.b Describe how the hypervisor endpoint policy is applied
6.2.c Compare and contrast the ACI features of the Cisco AVS to other virtual switches

6.3 Integration with Cisco OpenStack
6.3.a Describe the role of the Cisco OpenStack controller
6.3.b Describe the Interaction with the ACI fabric: the ACI neutron plugin
6.3.c Describe the OpFlex concept and advantages into an easy integration to the ACI fabric

7.0 ACI Day 2 Operations 5%
7.1 APIC management
7.1.a Explain controller overview
7.1.b Explain controller clustering
7.1.c Describe cluster communication
7.1.d Explain scalability

7.2 Monitoring and Troubleshooting

7.2.a Troubleshooting the ACI fabric

QUESTION 1
How does the Cisco ACI fabric decouple host identity from its location in the fabric?

A. VTEP addresses
B. contract
C. end point groups
D. L2VPN EVPN address family

Answer: C

Explanation:


QUESTION 2
Which best describes the Cisco ACI fabric configuration?

A. manual discovery, manual provisioning, 10- and 40-Gb/s links, Clos design
B. autodiscovery, manual provisioning, 10- and 40-Gb/s links, Clos design
C. autodiscovery, zero-touch provisioning, 40-Gb/s links, Clos design
D. manual discovery, zero-touch provisioning, 40-Gb/s links, Clos design

Answer: C

Explanation:


QUESTION 3
What is the requirement to establish connectivity in the Cisco ACI fabric between two EPGs in
separate tenants?

A. scope tenant contract
B. scope private contract
C. scope intertenant contract
D. scope global contract

Answer: D

Explanation:


QUESTION 4
Which network protocol is used for Cisco ACI fabric data plane forwarding?

A. VXLAN
B. ISIS
C. MP-BGP
D. FabricPath

Answer: A

Explanation:


QUESTION 5
Which two encoding languages are used by the Cisco APIC API? (Choose two.)

A. JSON
B. JAVA
C. BSON
D. XML
E. YAML

Answer: A,D

Explanation: