CiscoProfessional· CCNP Data Center — Concentration

Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure

CCNP Data Center concentration covering full ACI fabric deployment: tenants, EPGs, contracts, L3Out, and integrations.

Duration
40h
Modality
Online live
Exam code
300-620 DCACI
Certification
Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure
Class confirmed
Next class
Sep 21, 2026

Audience

Data center engineers and architects deploying Cisco ACI.

Learning objectives

  • Deploy and operate an ACI fabric
  • Configure tenants, VRFs, BDs, EPGs, and contracts
  • Integrate with virtual domains (VMM) and L3Out

Prerequisites

To get the most from this course, we recommend prior mastery of the fundamentals covered in DCCOR (Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies) or equivalent knowledge acquired through professional experience or self-study. Holding the previous certification is not required — what matters is mastering the topics below:

  • Implement VXLAN/EVPN and FabricPath
  • Operate Cisco UCS B/C series and Service Profiles
  • Configure FC/FCoE and zoning on MDS
  • Automate with Python, Ansible, and POAP

Syllabus

01

Fabric Discovery

In this module of DCACI — Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure, you deepen fabric discovery within the Cisco ecosystem, with practical focus on the topics required by the official 300-620 DCACI blueprint. Content combines theoretical fundamentals, instructor-led demonstrations and lab exercises to consolidate APIC clusters, Spine/Leaf, Access policies.

Topics covered

  • APIC clusters
  • Spine/Leaf
  • Access policies
02

Tenants

In this module of DCACI — Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure, you deepen tenants within the Cisco ecosystem, with practical focus on the topics required by the official 300-620 DCACI blueprint. Content combines theoretical fundamentals, instructor-led demonstrations and lab exercises to consolidate VRFs, Bridge Domains, EPGs, Contracts.

Topics covered

  • VRFs
  • Bridge Domains
  • EPGs
  • Contracts
03

External Connectivity

In this module of DCACI — Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure, you deepen external connectivity within the Cisco ecosystem, with practical focus on the topics required by the official 300-620 DCACI blueprint. Content combines theoretical fundamentals, instructor-led demonstrations and lab exercises to consolidate L3Out OSPF/BGP, L2Out.

Topics covered

  • L3Out OSPF/BGP
  • L2Out
04

Integrations

In this module of DCACI — Implementing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure, you deepen integrations within the Cisco ecosystem, with practical focus on the topics required by the official 300-620 DCACI blueprint. Content combines theoretical fundamentals, instructor-led demonstrations and lab exercises to consolidate VMM (vSphere/Hyper-V), Service Graph.

Topics covered

  • VMM (vSphere/Hyper-V)
  • Service Graph

Upcoming classes

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ConfirmedSep 21, 2026 Online live40h
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