CCNA Data Center Certification
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Cisco Certified Network Associate Data Center certification
The CCNA Data Center certification is an associate-level job-role based certification for data center administrators, designed to provide confidence in installing, configuring and maintaining data center technology. Today's Data Centers have a flexible infrastructure that is designed to provide the rapid deployment of applications as businesses change to meet the requirements of the digital era.
The CCNA Data Center curriculum provides a grounding in data center infrastructure, data center networking concepts and technologies, storage networking, unified computing, network virtualization, data center automation and orchestration as well as Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI).
Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Exams and Recommended Training
| Required Exams | Recommended Training |
|---|---|
| 200-150 DCICN | Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking |
| 200-155 DCICT |
Recertification
CCNA Data Center certifications are valid for three years. To recertify, pass ONE of the following before the certification expiration date:
- Pass any current Associate-level exam except for ICND1 exam, or
- Pass any current 642-XXX Professional-level or any 300-XXX Professional-level exam, or
- Pass any current 642-XXX Cisco Specialist exam (excluding Sales Specialist exams or MeetingPlace Specialist exams, Implementing Cisco TelePresence Installations (ITI) exams, Cisco Leading Virtual Classroom Instruction exams, or any 650 online exams), or
- Pass any current CCIE Written Exam, or
- Pass the current CCDE Written Exam OR current CCDE Practical Exam.