Cisco Updated 300-610 Exam Blueprint, Syllabus and Topics

1.1 Evaluate options for Layer 2 connectivity

• 1.1.a Endpoint mobility
• 1.1.b Redundancy/high availability
• 1.1.c Convergence
• 1.1.d Services insertion

1.2 Evaluate options for Layer 3 connectivity

• 1.2.a IP mobility
• 1.2.b Redundancy / high availability (graceful restart, NSF)
• 1.2.c Convergence
• 1.2.d Services insertion (load balancing, security)

1.3 Evaluate data center technologies such as vPC/vPC+

1.4 Evaluate options for interconnecting data centers such as VXLAN EVPN and OTV

1.5 Evaluate options for device and routing virtualization

• 1.5.a VDC
• 1.5.b VRF (standard, VXLAN EVPN tenant)

1.6 Evaluate in-band and out-of-band options for management

1.7 Evaluate redundancy options such as active/active and disaster recovery site

2.1 Evaluate options for Ethernet connectivity

• 2.1.a Redundancy / high availability
• 2.1.b Bandwidth (oversubscription)
• 2.1.c Fabric interconnect operation mode (switch mode, end host mode)

2.2 Evaluate options for storage connectivity

• 2.2.a Bandwidth (port-channels, oversubscription)
• 2.2.b Fabric interconnect operation mode (switch mode, end host mode)
• 2.2.c Direct-attached storage (appliance, FC storage, and FCoE ports)

2.3 Evaluate options for network device virtualization in a data center (Cisco VIC adapters)

• 2.3.a Number of interfaces vs. IOM uplinks
• 2.3.b vCon placement policies
• 2.3.c Ethernet adaptor policies
• 2.3.d Fibre Channel adapter policies

2.4 Evaluate options for hyperconverged infrastructure

• 2.4.a Cluster mode
• 2.4.b HX for virtual server
• 2.4.c Desktop virtualization

3.1 Plan for iSCSI deployment in a data center (Multipathing and addressing schemes)

3.2 Evaluate QoS requirements in a data center

• 3.2.a Fibre Channel
• 3.2.b FCoE
• 3.2.c FCIP
• 3.2.d iSCSI

3.3 Determine FCoE/ Fibre Channel interface

• 3.3.a Dedicated and shared mode
• 3.3.b Port types
• 3.3.c ISL
• 3.3.d Oversubscription

4.1 Evaluate options for network orchestration and automation

• 4.1.a DCNM
• 4.1.b Intersight
• 4.1.c NX-API
• 4.1.d Model-driven programmability
• 4.1.e Ansible
• 4.1.f Puppet
• 4.1.g Python

4.2 Evaluate options for compute orchestration and automation

• 4.2.a Service profile templates
• 4.2.b vNIC templates
• 4.2.c vHBA templates
• 4.2.d Global policies vs. local policies