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Cisco 350-601 Exam Overview :

Exam Name: Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies
Exam Code: 350-601
Certifications: Cisco CCIE Data Center, Cisco CCNP, Cisco CCNP Data Center , Cisco Specialist Certifications
Actual Exam Duration: 120 minutes
Expected no. of Questions in Actual Exam: 110
Exam Registration Price: $400
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Cisco 350-601 Exam Objectives :

Section Weight Objectives
Network 25% 1. Apply routing protocols
  • OSPFv2, OSPFv3
  • MP-BGP
  • PIM
  • FHRP

2. Apply switching protocols such as RSTP+, LACP and vPC
3. Apply overlay protocols such as VXLAN EVPN and OTV
4. Apply ACI concepts

  • Fabric setup
  • Access policies
  • VMM
  • Tenant policies

5. Analyze packet flow (unicast, multicast, and broadcast)
6. Analyze Cloud service and deployment models (NIST 800-145)
7. Describe software updates and their impacts

  • Disruptive / nondisruptive
  • EPLD
  • Patches

8. Implement network configuration management
9. Implement infrastructure monitoring such as NetFlow and SPAN
10. Explain network assurance concepts such as streaming telemetry

Compute 25% 1. Implement Cisco Unified Compute System Rack Servers
2. Implement Cisco Unified Compute System Blade Chassis
  • Initial setup
  • Infrastructure management
  • Network management (VLANs, pools and policies, templates, QoS)
  • Storage management (SAN connectivity, Fibre Channel zoning, VSANs, WWN pools, SAN policies, templates)
  • Server management (Server pools and boot policies)

3. Explain HyperFlex Infrastructure Concepts and benefits (Edge and Hybrid Architecture vs all-flash)
4. Describe firmware and software updates and their impacts on B-Series and C-Series servers
5. Implement compute configuration management (Backup and restore)
6. Implement infrastructure monitoring such as SPAN and Intersight

Storage Network 20% 1. Implement Fibre Channel
  • Switch fabric initialization
  • Port channels
  • FCID
  • CFS
  • Zoning
  • FCNS
  • Device alias
  • NPV and NPIV
  • VSAN

2. Implement FCoE Unified Fabric (FIP and DCB)
3. Describe NFS and NAS concepts
4. Describe software updates and their impacts (Disruptive/nondisruptive and EPLD)
5. Implement infrastructure monitoring

Automation 15% 1. Implement automation and scripting tools
  • EEM
  • Scheduler
  • Bash Shell and Guest Shell for NX-OS
  • REST API
  • JSON and XML encodings

2. Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

  • Ansible
  • Puppet
  • Python
  • POAP
  • DCNM
  • UCSD
  • PowerShell
Security 15% 1. Apply network security
  • AAA and RBAC
  • ACI contracts and microsegmentation
  • First-hop security features such as dynamic ARP inspection (DAI), DHCP snooping, and port security
  • CoPP

2. Apply compute security

  • AAA and RBAC
  • Keychain authentication

3. Apply storage security

  • AAA and RBAC
  • Port security
  • Fabric binding
Official Information https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/training-events/training-certifications/exams/current-list/dccor-350-601.html

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