Juniper Networks Design - Data Center

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

• State high-level concepts about different data center architectures.
• Identify features used to interconnect data centers.
• Identify key high-level considerations about securing and monitoring a data center deployment.
• Outline key high-level concepts when implementing different data center approaches.
• Recommend data center cooling designs and considerations.
• Explain device placement and cabling requirements.
• Outline different data center use cases with basic architectures.
• Describe a traditional multitier data center architecture.
• Explain link aggregation and redundant trunk groups.
• Explain multichassis link aggregation.
• Summarize and discuss key concepts and components of a Virtual Chassis.
• Summarize and discuss key concepts and components of a VCF.
• Summarize and discuss key concepts and components of a QFabric System.
• Summarize and discuss key concepts and components of Junos Fusion.
• List the reasons for the shift to IP fabrics.
• Summarize how to scale an IP fabric.
• State the design considerations of a VXLAN overlay.
• Define the term Data Center Interconnect.
• List differences between the different Layer 2 and Layer 3 DCIs.
• Summarize and discuss the benefits and use cases for EVPN.
• Discuss the security requirements and design principles of the data center.
• Identify the security elements of the data center.
• Explain how to simplify security in the data center.
• Discuss the security enforcement layers in the data center.
• Summarize and discuss the purpose of SDN.
• Explain the function of Contrail.
• Summarize and discuss the purpose of NFV.
• Discuss the purpose and function of vSRX and vMX.
• Discuss the importance of understanding the baseline behaviors in your data center.
• List the characteristics of the Junos Space Network Management Platform and describe its deployment options.
• Describe the importance of analytics.
• Discuss automation in the data center.
• Discuss the benefits of QoS and CoS.
• State the benefits of a converged network.
• Identify general aspects of data center migration.
• Summarize and discuss best practices for migration planning.
• Outline some common migration scenarios.
• Summarize high availability design considerations in the data center.
• Provide an overview of high availability offerings and solutions in the data center 

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Chapter 2: Overview of Data Center Design

• Initial Considerations
• Architectures and Design considerations
• Connecting Data Centers
• Security and Operation
• Implementation Considerations

Chapter 3: Initial Design Considerations

• Physical Layout and Placement
• Environmental Conditions
• Cabling Options
• Data Center Use Cases

Chapter 4: Traditional Data Center Architecture

• Traditional Multi-tier Architecture
• Link Aggregation and Redundant Trunk Groups
• Multichassis Link Aggregation
• Designing a Multi-tier Architecture Lab

Chapter 5: Ethernet Fabric Architectures

• Virtual Chassis
• Virtual Chassis Fabric
• QFabric
• Junos Fusion
• Ethernet Fabric Design Considerations
• Lab: Ethernet Fabric Architecture

Chapter 6: IP Fabric Architecture

• The Shift To IP Fabrics
•  IP Fabric Routing Design
• IP Fabric Scaling
• VXLAN
• Lab: IP Fabric Architecture

Chapter 7: Data Center Interconnect

• DCI Overview
• Layer 2 DCI
• EVPN Use Cases
• Layer 3 DCI
• Lab: Interconnecting Data Centers

Chapter 8: Securing the Data Center

• Overview of Data Center Security
• Security Elements
• Simplifying Security in the Data Center
• Advanced Data Center Security 
• Lab: Securing the Data Center

Chapter 9: SDN and Virtualization in the Data Center

• Designing SDN in the Data Center
• Using Contrail in the Data Center
• Using NFV in the Data Center
• Understanding How Contrail Works in the Data Center
• Working in Virtual Environments in the Data Center
• Lab: SDN and Virtualization

Chapter 10: Data Center Operation

• Understanding baseline behaviors
• Deploying Junos Space and JSA
• Understanding analytics
• Deploying automation in the data center
• Lab: Data Center Operations

Chapter 11: Traffic Prioritization for Converged Networks

• Understanding QoS, and CoS
• Converging Networks 
• Lab: Prioritizing Data in the Data Center

Chapter 12: Migration Strategies

• Migration Overview
• Common Scenarios
• Migration Case Study
• Lab: Data Center Migration

Chapter 13: High Availability

• Data Center High Availability Overview
• Link Level and Physical Device Redundancy
• Device-Level Redundancy

The following are the prerequisites for this course:

• Knowledge of routing and switching architectures and protocols.
• Knowledge of Juniper Networks products and solutions.
• Understanding of infrastructure security principles.
• Basic knowledge of hypervisors and load balancers.
• Completion of the Juniper Networks Design Fundamentals (JNDF) course.
  

• This course is recommed training for the Juniper Networks Certified Design Specialist, Data Center (JNCDS-DC) exam