A Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Data Center (CCIE Data Center) professional is responsible for planning, design, implementation and management of the complex modern IT data center infrastructure. The certified expert will have a good understanding of the requirements of data centers and device configurations. The professional should have in-depth knowledge of Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity, fabric infrastructure, storage networking, planning network services, automation, and orchestration.

The CCIE Data Center professional will analyze the evolving technologies and their impact on the architectural framework, deployment models, implementation, and operations. This certified expert must be well-versed with the fiber channel protocol and the SAN environment. They will implement LAN and SAN connectivity in the computing environment. It is the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Data Center professional who is responsible for all computer server resources and management tasks. The professional must maintain and monitor high availability in a unified computing environment. They have to identify and resolve unified computing issues and maintenance tasks. The CCIE Data Center professional maintains the data center virtualization with the Cisco Nexus 1000V/implement security system. They should have a good understanding of the Fiber Channel protocol and the SAN environment.

The CCIE Data Center professional has to implement data center application high availability and load balancing. The Certified Expert designs and troubleshoots the Data Center Layer 2 overlays such as VXLAN, OTV, EVPN. The professionals have to take care of the Traffic management issues related to queuing, policing, and shaping. It is the responsibility of the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert Data Center professional to install and troubleshoot the physical infrastructure components that include the controller, and switches.

The Certified Expert has to take into consideration the policy and non-policy driven Internal Fabric connectivity. The professional has to define and incorporate Cisco Cloud technologies into the existing Data Center infrastructure by utilizing resolutions such as Cisco ONE Enterprise cloud Suite. The CCIE Data Center Professional will apply REST API implemented by scripting languages including Python to rectify Data Center Automation issues. They will perform Data Center Orchestration using Tools such as UCSD, UCS Central, and CPO.

The professional evaluates and analyzes the Compute resources with the help of UCS Central, UCSM tools. They will install infrastructure to support File Storage Protocols. The Certified Expert takes care of the Virtual and Physical End Point Connectivity. They will create and resolve Data Center Compute Connectivity which includes SAN/LAN uplinks, rack server integration, fabric ports, and appliance ports.
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