JN0-682 Exam Information and Guideline
Data Center, Professional (JNCIP-DC)
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Exam Specification:
- Exam Name: Data Center, Professional (JNCIP-DC)
- Exam Code: JN0-682
- Exam Duration: 120 minutes
- Exam Format: Multiple-choice and hands-on lab questions
- Passing Score: 65% (may vary)
Course Outline:
1. Data Center Deployment and Management
- Data center architecture and design principles
- Data center fabric and infrastructure components
- Data center deployment and management best practices
- Data center troubleshooting and maintenance
2. Layer 2 Data Center Technologies
- Ethernet switching in data centers
- Virtual LAN (VLAN) configuration and management
- Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) and Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol (RSTP)
- Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP)
3. Layer 3 Data Center Technologies
- IP addressing and subnetting
- Routing protocols (OSPF, BGP) in a data center environment
- Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
- Inter-VLAN routing and Layer 3 forwarding
4. Data Center Overlay Technologies
- Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN) and Network Virtualization using Generic Routing Encapsulation (NVGRE)
- Overlay tunneling protocols (GRE, MPLS)
- Virtual Network Functions (VNFs) and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
5. Data Center Security
- Data center security threats and mitigation techniques
- Access control and identity management in data centers
- Firewall and security policies
- Virtual private networks (VPNs) in data center environments
6. Data Center Storage and Virtualization
- Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Fibre Channel
- Network-Attached Storage (NAS)
- Data center virtualization technologies (VMware, KVM)
Exam Objectives:
1. Design, deploy, and manage data center architectures.
2. Configure and troubleshoot Layer 2 and Layer 3 data center technologies.
3. Implement and optimize data center overlay technologies.
4. Ensure data center security and implement access controls.
5. Understand storage and virtualization technologies in data centers.
6. Perform troubleshooting and maintenance tasks in data center environments.
Exam Syllabus:
The exam syllabus covers the following topics (but is not limited to):
- Data center architecture and design
- Layer 2 switching and VLANs
- Spanning Tree Protocol and Link Aggregation
- Layer 3 routing protocols
- Data center overlay technologies
- Data center security
- Storage and virtualization in data centers
- Troubleshooting and maintenance in data center environments