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CCNA Cloud Complete Study Guide Todd Montgomery

CCNA Cloud Complete Study Guide By Todd Montgomery

CCNA Cloud Complete Study Guide by Todd Montgomery


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CCNA Cloud Complete Study Guide: Exam 210-451 and Exam 210-455 by Todd Montgomery

Cisco has announced big changes to its certification program. As of February 24, 2020, all current certifications will be retired, and Cisco will begin offering new certification programs. The good news is if you're working toward any current CCNA certification, keep going. You have until February 24, 2020 to complete your current CCNA. If you already have CCENT/ICND1 certification and would like to earn CCNA, you have until February 23, 2020 to complete your CCNA certification in the current program. Likewise, if you're thinking of completing the current CCENT/ICND1, ICND2, or CCNA Routing and Switching certification, you can still complete them between now and February 23, 2020. Increase the value of your organization's cloud network-and invest in your education The Cisco Cloud certification validates the skill set of individuals on industry-leading cloud solutions and best practices, as well as offering job role-based curricula for all levels of an IT staff. CCNA Cloud Complete Study Guide prepares you to take two required exams: 210-451, Understanding Cisco Cloud Fundamentals, and 210-455, Introducing Cisco Cloud Administration. It covers everything you can expect to encounter on the exams and also gives you a year of FREE access to Sybex's superior online interactive learning environment and test bank, including chapter tests, practice exams, a glossary of key terms, and electronic flashcards. Cisco's CCNA Cloud certification covers cloud characteristics and models, cloud deployment, and basic knowledge of cloud compute, cloud networking, and cloud storage. It also covers cloud infrastructure administration and reporting, chargeback and billing reports, cloud provisioning, cloud systems management and monitoring, and cloud remediation. With thorough coverage, practical instruction, and expert insight, this book provides an ideal resource for Exam 210-451 and Exam 210-455 preparation. * Includes an opening list of exam topics * Provides valuable hands-on exercises * Offers practical real-world examples * Distills in-depth perspective from cloud computing experts This book is the perfect resource for anyone seeking to earn the challenging, but rewarding CCNA Cloud certification.

About Todd Montgomery

Todd Montgomery, CCNA Data Center, CCNA Security, CCNP Routing and Switching, is a senior datacenter networking engineer for a Fortune 500 company. His work involves network design and implementing emerging data center technologies as well as cloud design and implementation. Stephen Olson, CCIE, CCNP, CCNA, is a senior networking architect who consults with data center businesses. His projects include large-scale LAN/WAN design and all things cloud and data center-related, plus buzz word SDN SD-WAN projects integrating with cloud.

Table of Contents

Introduction xvii Understanding Cisco Cloud Fundamentals (210-451) Assessment Exam xxx Cisco Cloud Administration (210-455) Assessment Exam xli Chapter 1 Fundamentals of Cloud Computing 1 An Introduction to Cloud Computing 2 How Cloud Computing Is Different from Traditional Computing 2 Computing as a Utility 2 The Role of Virtualization 4 What Cloud Computing Offers That Is New 4 The Growth of Cloud Computing 5 Migrating to the Cloud 5 A Look at How the CCNA Role Is Evolving 6 Preparing for Life in the Cloud 6 The Evolutionary History of Cloud Computing 7 A Brief History of Computing 7 Computing in the Past 7 Computing in the Present Day 9 The Future of Computing 10 The Great Cloud Journey: How We Got Here 11 What Exactly Is Cloud Computing? 11 The NIST Definition of the Cloud 12 How Many Definitions Are There? 12 The Many Types of Clouds 12 Introducing the Data Center 16 The Modern Data Center 17 Business Models 18 Data Center Deployment Models 18 Data Center Operations 18 Designing the Data Center for the Anticipated Workload 19 The Difference Between the Data Center and Cloud Computing Models 19 Common Cloud Characteristics 20 On-Demand Self-Service 20 Elasticity 20 Resource Pooling 22 Metered Service 25 Cloud Access Options 25 Exploring the Cloud Multitenancy Model 26 Summary 26 Exam Essentials 27 Written Lab 27 Review Questions 29 Chapter 2 Defining Cloud Service Models 33 Introducing the Cloud Computing Service Models 34 Understanding the Different Cloud Service Models 35 Defining Infrastructure as a Service 36 Defining Platform as a Service 45 Defining Software as a Service 52 Other as a Service Models 53 Summary 54 Exam Essentials 54 Written Lab 55 Review Questions 56 Chapter 3 Understanding Cloud Deployment Models 61 What Are the Primary Cloud Deployment Models? 62 The Public Cloud Model 63 The Private Cloud Model 66 The Community Cloud Model 67 The Hybrid Cloud Model 68 Summary 69 Exam Essentials 70 Written Lab 70 Review Questions 72 Chapter 4 Introducing the Cisco Intercloud Solution 77 Introduction to the Cisco Intercloud Fabric Solution 78 Introduction to the Cisco Intercloud Components 80 Cisco Intercloud Fabric Director 81 Cisco Intercloud Fabric Extender 82 Cisco Intercloud Fabric Services 84 Cisco Intercloud Firewall Services 85 Cisco Intercloud Routing Services 86 Cisco Secure Intercloud Fabric Shell 87 Cisco Intercloud Fabric for Providers 87 Cisco Intercloud Fabric Benefits 88 Cisco Intercloud Fabric Use Cases 88 Development and Quality Assurance 89 Cloud Bursting and Capacity Management 89 Shadow IT 90 Contents ix Summary 90 Exam Essentials 91 Written Lab 92 Review Questions 93 Chapter 5 The Cisco Unified Computing System 97 An Introduction to the Cisco Unified Computing System 98 Exploring the Key Features of the UCS Product Family 100 UCS Blade Server B-Series 102 Blade Server Overview 103 B-Series Architecture 103 USC B-Series Models 104 UCS Rack Server C-Series 106 The Chassis Server Overview 106 C-Series Architecture 107 USC C-Series Models 107 UCS Interconnect and Unified Fabric Products 111 Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric Interconnects 112 Combining Data and Storage on the Same Switching Fabric 114 UCS Manager 115 UCSM GUI 117 UCSM Use Cases 117 UCS Central 118 UCS Central GUI 119 UCS Central Use Cases 120 Server Identity (Profiles, Pools, and Templates) 120 UCSM Configuration Concepts 120 Understanding UCS Profiles 121 Understanding UCS Pools 123 Understanding UCS Templates 124 Summary 125 Exam Essentials 126 Written Lab 126 Review Questions 127 Chapter 6 Cisco Data Center Products and Technologies 131 Data Center Network Architectures 132 Data Center LAN Fabric Design 132 Cisco Unified Fabric 135 Cisco Nexus Data Center Products 139 Nexus 1000v Switches 140 Nexus 2000 Switches 140 Nexus 5000 Switches 142 Nexus 7000 Switches 145 Nexus 7700 Switches 146 Nexus 9000 Switches 147 Nexus 9200 Switches 148 Nexus 9300 Switches 149 Nexus 9500 Switches 149 Nexus 9500 Modules 150 Software Defined Networking 150 Separating the Control and Data Plane 152 Exploring Device Programmability 154 Introduction to OpenDaylight 157 ACI Solutions to Enhance SDN 159 The Cisco ACI APIC 164 The Data Center Spine and Leaf Design 164 Summary 166 Exam Essentials 166 Written Lab 167 Review Questions 169 Chapter 7 Server Virtualization in the Cloud 173 Introducing Virtualization 174 Understanding the Benefits of Virtualization 176 Shared Resources 176 Rapid Deployment 177 Portability 177 Isolation 178 Consolidating the Network 178 Consolidation of Servers 178 Consolidating the Infrastructure 178 Introducing the Hypervisor 178 Taking a Closer Look at the Hypervisor 179 Type 1 Hypervisors 180 Type 2 Hypervisors 181 Commercial and Open Source Hypervisors 182 Understanding Server Virtualization 183 Virtual Machines 183 Snapshots 184 Cloning 184 Virtual Machine Migrations 185 Virtual Machines and Server Virtualization Offerings 185 Open Source 186 Commercial Offerings 186 Orchestration 186 Bare-Metal Servers 186 Server Resource Virtualization 187 Virtual Memory 187 Virtual Network Interfaces 187 Virtual Storage 188 Virtual Switches 188 Virtual CPUs 188 Migrating Servers to the Cloud 188 Understanding the Move to the Cloud 189 Undertaking the Migration Project 189 Virtualizing the Operating System 189 Migration Models 190 VM Resiliency in the Cloud 191 Cloud Provider Redundancy 192 Migrating Virtual Machines 192 Availability Zones 192 Summary 193 Exam Essentials 193 Written Lab 194 Review Questions 195 Chapter 8 Infrastructure Virtualization 199 Network Switch Virtualization 200 VMware Virtual Switching 201 Cisco Nexus 1000v 206 Cisco Nexus 1100 and Virtual Network Services 208 Cisco Virtual Application Containers 217 VLANs and VxLAN 219 Summary 227 Exam Essentials 228 Written Lab 228 Review Questions 230 Chapter 9 Cloud Storage 235 Introduction to Cloud Storage 236 Cloud Storage Models 236 Direct-Attached Storage 237 Network-Attached Storage 237 File-Level Access 238 Block-Level Access 238 Storage Controllers 239 File System Types 239 UFS 240 EXT 240 NTFS 240 FAT 240 VMFS 240 Storage Tiering 241 Storage Tier Levels 241 Performance Levels of Each Tier 242 Storage Provisioning Concepts 242 Thick Storage Provisioning 242 Thin Storage Provisioning 242 Exploring Cloud Storage Technologies 243 Solid-State Drives 243 Magnetic Drives 244 Tape Drive 244 Understanding the RAID Technologies 245 What Is RAID? 245 RAID 0 245 RAID 1 246 RAID 1+0 248 RAID 0+1 248 RAID 5 249 RAID 6 250 Disk Pools 251 Summary 251 Exam Essentials 252 Written Lab 253 Review Questions 255 Chapter 10 Storage Area Networking 259 Introducing Storage Area Networking 260 Block Storage Technologies 264 File-Based Storage Technologies 265 Network-Attached Storage 265 Direct-Attached Storage 266 NAS Storage Concepts 266 Shares 266 Mount Points 267 SAN Protocols and Hardware 267 Fibre Channel 268 World Wide Names 271 Host Bus Adapters 272 Converged Network Adapters 273 Fibre Channel over Ethernet 274 iSCSI 276 The SAN Initiator 276 The SAN Target 278 Zoning in the SAN 278 Virtual Storage Area Network 278 Understanding Storage Logical Unit Numbers 279 SAN Permissions 279 Summary 279 Exam Essentials 280 Written Lab 282 Review Questions 283 Chapter 11 Cisco Storage Product Families and Offerings 287 Introducing the Cisco Storage Network Product Lines 288 The Cisco MDS Family 288 Overview of the MDS Product Family 289 The MDS 9100 Series 289 The MDS 9200 Series 290 The MDS 9300 Series 292 The MDS 9700 Series 293 The Nexus Product Family 297 The Cisco Nexus Family Storage Networking Features 297 The Nexus 5600 Series SAN Offerings 298 The Nexus 7000 Series SAN Offerings 299 The UCS Fabric Interconnects 300 The Nexus 9000 Family 301 The UCS Invicta (Whiptail) Family 301 Summary 302 Exam Essentials 302 Written Lab 303 Review Questions 305 Chapter 12 Integrated Cloud Infrastructure Offerings 309 Integrated Infrastructure Overview 310 Integrated Infrastructures and Cisco Reference Designs 313 FlexPod (NetApp) 315 FlexPod Overview 315 FlexPod Components 315 Vblock (Dell, EMC, VCE) 317 Vblock Overview 317 Vblock Components 318 VSPEX (Dell, EMC) 319 OpenBlock (Red Hat) 320 Summary 321 Exam Essentials 321 Written Lab 322 Review Questions 323 Chapter 13 Configuring Roles and Profiles 327 CLDFND Exam 210-455 Overview 328 An Introduction to Cisco Cloud Administration 328 UCS Director 329 Configure Users/Groups and Role-Based Access Control in the Portal, Including Basic Troubleshooting 330 Summary 356 Exam Essentials 357 Written Lab 357 Review Questions 358 Chapter 14 Virtual Machine Operations 361 VM Operations 362 Cisco ONE Enterprise Cloud Suite 364 UCS Director and VM Operations 365 Prime Service Catalog 371 Summary 372 Exam Essentials 372 Written Lab 373 Review Questions 374 Chapter 15 Virtual Application Containers 377 Understanding and Deploying Virtual Application Containers 378 What Are Virtual Application Container Segmentation Services? 379 Using Virtual Application Containers 380 Deploying Containers 381 Supporting and Troubleshooting Virtual App Containers 381 Firewalls 382 Networking 382 Load Balancers 382 Power Management 383 Monitoring 383 Summary 383 Exam Essentials 384 Written Lab 384 Review Questions 385 Chapter 16 Intercloud Chargeback Model 389 Understanding the Chargeback Model 390 Chargeback Features 390 Chargeback Budget Policy 391 Cost Models 391 Chargeback Reporting 393 Summary 394 Exam Essentials 394 Written Lab 395 Review Questions 396 Chapter 17 Cloud Reporting Systems 401 Cloud Reporting Systems 402 UCS Director Reporting 402 Physical Network Reports 403 UCS Compute Reports 404 Application Centric Infrastructure Reporting 404 CloudSense Analytics 405 UCS Director Chargeback 408 Chargeback Module 408 Summary 410 Exam Essentials 410 Written Lab 411 Review Questions 412 Chapter 18 UCS Director Service Catalogs 417 Cloud Provisioning with Service Catalogs 418 UCS Director Catalogs 418 Standard Catalog 419 Advanced Catalog 424 Service Container Catalog 426 Bare-Metal Catalog 426 VDI Catalog 427 UCS Director End-User Portal 427 Summary 430 Exam Essentials 430 Written Lab 430 Review Questions 432 Chapter 19 Cisco Prime Service Catalog Templates and Provisioning 435 Prime Service Catalog Introduction 436 Prime Service Catalog Showcase 436 Categories 437 Services 439 Importing to Prime Service Catalog 440 Ordering from Prime Service Catalog 447 Finding Services 447 Ordering and Monitoring 450 Accessing and Managing Services 453 Summary 454 Exam Essentials 454 Written Lab 454 Review Questions 456 Chapter 20 Cisco Prime Service Catalog Components 459 Prime Service Catalog Components 460 Cisco Intelligent Automation for Cloud 460 Prime Service Catalog Components 461 Cisco UCS Director Orchestration and Automation 462 Cisco UCS Director Bare Metal Agent 463 Cisco UCS Director Workflows, Orchestration, and Automation 465 Cisco UCS Performance Manager 468 Summary 469 Exam Essentials 470 Written Lab 471 Review Questions 472 Chapter 21 Cloud Monitoring and Remediation 475 Cloud Monitoring 476 Cisco UCS Performance Manager and Capacity Management 476 Cisco UCS Manager and UCS Central Monitoring 480 Cisco UCS Director Capacity Management and Monitoring 485 Cisco UCS Director Dashboards 488 Service Request Monitoring, Logs, and Backup 490 Cisco UCS Director Logs 490 Cisco Prime Service Catalog Logs 497 Backups in UCS Director and Prime Service Catalog 499 Cloud Serviceability Options 500 Syslog 500 Network Time Protocol 502 Domain Name System 505 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol 507 Simple Mail Transfer Protocol 508 Summary 509 Exam Essentials 509 Written Lab 510 Review Questions 511 Appendix A Answers to Review Questions 515 Appendix B Answers to Written Lab 543 Index 555

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CCNA Cloud Complete Study Guide: Exam 210-451 and Exam 210-455 by Todd Montgomery
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