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Cisco 300-610 Exam Overview :

Exam Name: Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure
Exam Code: 300-610
Certifications: Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCNP Data Center Certifications
Actual Exam Duration: 90 minutes
Exam Registration Price: $300
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Cisco 300-610 Exam Topics :

Section Weight Objectives
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 Desin 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%

3.1 Plan for iSCSI deployment in a data center (Multipathing and addressing schemes)

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 option
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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