The professional data centre credential built on the DCCOR core exam, covering Nexus and ACI networking, UCS compute and storage networking.
CCNP Data Center requires the 350-601 DCCOR core exam plus one concentration exam covering design, operations, storage or automation.
DCCOR spans networking, compute, storage networking, automation and security — an unusually wide surface, because a data centre engineer is expected to work across all of them.
The core exam also qualifies you for the CCIE Data Center lab.
1 core exam guide is currently mapped below. This credential requires 2; confirm the remaining eligible concentration options with the vendor.
The CCNP and CCIE Data Center core exam: data centre networking with Nexus and ACI, compute with UCS, storage networking, automation and data centre security.
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Cisco CCNP Data Center requires 2 exams. This page currently maps 1 core exam guide; confirm the current eligible concentration options on the official vendor site.
36 months from the date the final exam is passed. Renewal requirements are set by the vendor and change from time to time, so confirm before your expiry date.
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