642-997 DCUFI exam will be retired on July 23, 2017. The replacement test is 300-165 DCII Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric.

Exam Number 300-165 DCII
Associated Certifications CCNP Data Center
Duration 90 minutes (60-70 questions)
Available Languages English
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Exam topics:

1.0 Implement Data Center Protocols 29%

1.1 Implement vPC
1.2 Implement FabricPath
1.2.a Segment ID
1.2.b Distributed gateway, anycast HSRP
1.2.c Multiprotocol BGP
1.2.d vPC+
1.3 Implement VXLAN
1.3.a Distributed gateway
1.3.b Multiprotocol-BGP-EVPN
1.3.c vPC
1.4 Implement OTV
1.5 Implement LISP

2.0 Implement Routing and Switching Protocols 22%

2.1 Implement routing protocols
2.1.a OSPFv2, OSPFv3
2.1.b IS-IS
2.1.c PIM
2.1.d FHRP
2.1.d [i] HSRP
2.1.d [ii] VRRP
2.2 Implement switching protocols
2.2.a STP
2.2.b LACP/port channel
2.2.c FEX, VNTAG

3.0 Data Center Infrastructure Maintenance, Management, and Operations 14%

3.1 Plan and execute software updates
3.1.a Disruptive / nondisruptive
3.1.b EPLD
3.2 Implement configuration management
3.2.a Backups / restore
3.2.b Checkpoints /rollback
3.3 Implement infrastructure monitoring
3.3.a Logging
3.3.b SNMP
3.3.c Call Home
3.3.d NetFlow
3.3.e SPAN
3.4 Configure time synchronization
3.4.a PTP
3.4.b NTP

4.0 Data Center Infrastructure Security 12%

4.1 Implement ACLs
4.2 Implement AAA and RBAC
4.3 Implement keychain authentication
4.4 Implement first-hop security
4.4.a Dynamic ARP inspections
4.4.b DHCP snooping
4.4.c Unicast RPF
4.4.d MACsec
4.4.e Port security
4.5 Implement CoPP
4.6 Implement fabric binding and port security

5.0 Infrastructure Storage 23%

5.1 Implement Fibre Channel fabric
5.1.a Switched fabric initialization
5.1.b Port channels, ISL
5.1.c FCID
5.1.d FCIP
5.2 Implement Fibre Channel Protocol services
5.2.a Zoning
5.2.b Cisco Fabric Services
5.2.c FCNS
5.2.d Device alias
5.2.e VSAN
5.2.f FSPF
5.3 Implement FCoE Unified Fabric
5.3.a Storage VDC
5.3.b FIP
5.3.c FCoE topologies
5.3.d DCB