CISCOCisco Certified Network Professional Data Center
The Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center certification validates your ability to implement and operate core data center technologies, including network, compute, storage network, automation, and security. It is designed for data center engineers and architects who manage complex, mission-critical data center environments. Earning this credential demonstrates that you can run the data centers of today and tomorrow with confidence and expertise.
710 practice questions · Updated 2026-07-30
5Domains
27Objectives
210Concepts
710Questions
350-601 Curriculum
Every domain, objective, and concept the 350-601 exam measures.
- OSPFv2 Fundamentals
- OSPFv3 Fundamentals
- OSPFv2 and OSPFv3 Configuration
- MP-BGP Fundamentals
- MP-BGP Configuration
- PIM Fundamentals
- PIM Configuration
- FHRP Fundamentals
- FHRP Configuration
- RSTP+ fundamentals
- RSTP+ configuration
- RSTP+ convergence and tuning
- LACP fundamentals
- LACP configuration
- LACP load balancing and verification
- vPC fundamentals
- vPC configuration
- vPC verification and troubleshooting
- Integration of RSTP+, LACP, and vPC
- VXLAN Overview
- EVPN Control Plane
- VXLAN EVPN Configuration
- VXLAN EVPN Verification
- VXLAN EVPN Troubleshooting
- ACI Fabric Initialization
- Fabric Node Provisioning
- Fabric Policies
- Access Policy Configuration
- Interface Policy Groups
- VMM Domain Integration
- VMM Policy Management
- Unicast packet flow
- Multicast packet flow
- Broadcast packet flow
- Comparison of unicast, multicast, and broadcast
- NIST 800-145 Overview
- Essential Characteristics
- Service Models
- Deployment Models
- Cloud Service Model Comparison
- Cloud Deployment Model Comparison
- Disruptive vs. Nondisruptive Software Updates
- Impact Assessment of Software Updates
- EPLD (Enhanced Programmable Logic Device) Updates
- Software Patches
- Network Configuration Management Fundamentals
- Configuration Backup and Restore
- Configuration Archiving and Versioning
- Configuration Synchronization
- Automated Configuration Deployment
- Configuration Change Management
- Configuration Validation and Compliance
- Monitoring and Auditing Configuration Changes
- NetFlow fundamentals
- NetFlow configuration and analysis
- SPAN and RSPAN
- ERSPAN
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard overview
- AI-powered monitoring with Nexus Dashboard
- Integrating monitoring tools
- Streaming telemetry fundamentals
- Telemetry data models and encodings
- Telemetry transport protocols
- Telemetry subscription and configuration
- Telemetry collection and analysis
- Network assurance use cases
- Nexus Dashboard Overview
- Nexus Dashboard Features
- Nexus Dashboard Integration
- Nexus Dashboard Use Cases
- Rack Server Hardware Components
- Cisco UCS C-Series Server Models
- Standalone vs. UCS Managed Mode
- Cisco UCS Manager Integration for Rack Servers
- Cisco UCS Rack Server Configuration
- Cisco UCS Rack Server Management Interfaces
- Cisco UCS Rack Server Storage Options
- Cisco UCS Rack Server Networking
- Cisco UCS Rack Server Firmware Management
- Cisco UCS Rack Server Troubleshooting
- Initial chassis setup
- Chassis infrastructure management
- VLAN configuration
- Network pools and policies
- Network templates
- Quality of Service (QoS) configuration
- SAN connectivity setup
- Fibre Channel zoning
- VSAN configuration
- WWN pool management
- SAN policies and templates
- Server pool management
- Boot policy configuration
- UCS-X Architecture
- Intersight Managed Mode Overview
- UCS-X Server Profiles
- UCS-X Pools and Policies
- UCS-X Firmware Management
- UCS-X Integration with Intersight
- Firmware update process for blade servers
- Firmware update process for rack servers
- Software update process for servers
- Impact of firmware updates on server hardware
- Impact of software updates on server operations
- Rollback and recovery procedures
- Best practices for update management
- Backup and restore fundamentals
- Backup methods and tools
- Backup configuration procedures
- Restore configuration procedures
- Backup scheduling and automation
- Backup validation and verification
- Troubleshooting backup and restore issues
- SPAN Fundamentals
- SPAN Configuration
- SPAN Limitations and Best Practices
- Cisco Intersight Overview
- Intersight Monitoring Capabilities
- Intersight Integration with Data Center
- Switch fabric initialization
- Port channels
- FCID
- CFS
- Zoning
- FCNS
- Device alias
- NPV and NPIV
- VSAN
- NFS Overview
- NFS Versions and Features
- NFS Architecture and Components
- NFS Security and Authentication
- iSCSI Overview
- iSCSI Components and Terminology
- iSCSI Session and Connection Management
- iSCSI Security and Authentication
- Comparison of NFS and iSCSI
- Disruptive vs. Nondisruptive Software Updates
- Impact of Disruptive Updates
- Impact of Nondisruptive Updates
- EPLD (Enhanced Programmable Logic Device) Updates
- Update Procedures and Best Practices
- SPAN Overview
- SPAN Configuration
- SPAN Limitations
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard Overview
- AI-Powered Monitoring Features
- Integrating SPAN with Nexus Dashboard
- Monitoring Implementation Best Practices
- EEM Overview
- EEM Policies and Events
- EEM Actions and Applets
- Scheduler Overview
- Scheduler Configuration
- Bash Shell Access
- Guest Shell Setup
- Guest Shell Usage
- NX-API Overview
- REST API with JSON and XML
- On-box Python Execution
- Python Libraries for NX-OS
- Ansible automation for Cisco Data Center
- Python scripting for network automation
- POAP (PowerOn Auto Provisioning)
- Cisco Nexus Dashboard
- PowerShell automation for Cisco Data Center
- Terraform CLI for infrastructure as code
- Cisco Intersight
- AI workload characteristics
- Lossless Ethernet and RoCE
- Priority Flow Control (PFC)
- Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN)
- Data Center Bridging (DCB)
- High-performance network topologies
- Network virtualization for AI
- AI network monitoring and telemetry
- Integration with AI frameworks
- AAA Fundamentals
- RADIUS and TACACS+
- RBAC Configuration
- RBAC with TACACS+
- ACI Contracts Basics
- Contract Subjects and Filters
- Microsegmentation with uSeg EPGs
- First-Hop Security Features
- DHCP Snooping
- Dynamic ARP Inspection
- IP Source Guard
- Keychain Authentication
- Keychain Configuration
- MACsec Overview
- MACsec Configuration
- AAA framework
- Authentication methods
- Authorization mechanisms
- Accounting and auditing
- RBAC concepts
- RBAC implementation
- AAA integration with compute
- Troubleshooting AAA and RBAC
- AAA fundamentals
- RBAC implementation
- AAA configuration on NX-OS
- RBAC configuration on NX-OS
- Port security concepts
- Port security configuration
- Port security verification
- Fabric binding overview
- Fabric binding configuration
- Fabric binding verification
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