350-601 DCCOR CCNP Data Center Practice Test 2026

Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (350-601)

Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR 350-601) is a 120- minute exam associated with the CCNP and CCIE Data Center Certifications. This exam certifies a candidate's knowledge of implementing core data center technologies including network, compute, storage network, automation, and security. The course, Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies, helps candidates to prepare for this exam.

350-601 DCCOR Exam Topics -

1.0 Network

1.1 Apply routing protocols

1.1.a OSPFv2 and OSPFv3

1.1.b MP-BGP

1.1.c PIM

1.1.d FHRP

1.2 Apply switching protocols such as RSTP+, LACP and vPC

1.3 Apply overlay protocols such as VXLAN EVPN

1.4 Apply ACI concepts

1.4.a Fabric setup

1.4.b Access policies

1.4.c VMM

1.5 Analyze packet flow (unicast, multicast, and broadcast)

1.6 Describe Cloud service and deployment models (NIST 800-145)

1.7 Describe software updates and their impacts

1.7.a Disruptive / nondisruptive

1.7.b EPLD

1.7.c Patches

1.8 Implement network configuration management

1.9 Implement infrastructure monitoring using traditional and AI-powered tools such as NetFlow, SPAN, and Cisco Nexus Dashboard

1.10 Explain network assurance concepts such as streaming telemetry

1.11 Describe the capabilities and features of Nexus Dashboard

2.0 Compute

2.1 Implement Cisco Unified Compute System Rack Servers

2.2 Implement Cisco Unified Compute System Blade Chassis

2.2.a Initial setup

2.2.b Infrastructure management

2.2.c Network management (VLANs, pools and policies, templates, QoS)

2.2.d Storage management (SAN connectivity, Fibre Channel zoning, VSANs, WWN

pools, SAN policies, templates)

2.2.e Server management (Server pools and boot policies)

2.3 Explain UCS-X in Intersight Managed Mode

2.4 Describe firmware and software updates and their impacts on Blade and Rack servers

2.5 Implement compute configuration management (Backup and restore)

2.6 Implement infrastructure monitoring such as SPAN and Cisco Intersight

3.0 Storage Network

3.1 Implement Fibre Channel

3.1.a Switch fabric initialization

3.1.b Port channels

3.1.c FCID

3.1.d CFS

3.1.e Zoning

3.1.f FCNS

3.1.g Device alias

3.1.h NPV and NPIV

3.1.i VSAN

3.2 Describe network storage systems and concepts such as NFS and iSCSI

3.3 Describe software updates and their impacts (Disruptive/nondisruptive and EPLD)

3.4 Implement infrastructure monitoring using traditional and AI-powered tools such as SPAN and Cisco Nexus Dashboard

4.0 Automation and Artificial Intelligence

4.1 Implement automation and scripting tools

4.1.a EEM

4.1.b Scheduler

4.1.c Bash Shell and Guest Shell for NX-OS

4.1.d REST API (NX-API, JSON and XML encodings)

4.1.e On-box Python

4.2 Evaluate automation and orchestration technologies

4.2.a Ansible

4.2.b Python

4.2.c POAP

4.2.d Cisco Nexus Dashboard

4.2.e PowerShell

4.2.f Terraform CLI

4.2.g Intersight

4.3 Describe high-performance network enabling technologies for AI in data center infrastructure

5.0 Security

5.1 Apply network security

5.1.a AAA and RBAC

5.1.b ACI contracts and microsegmentation

5.1.c First-hop security features

5.1.d Keychain authentication

5.1.e MACsec

5.2 Apply compute security

5.2.a AAA and RBAC

5.3 Apply storage security

5.3.a AAA and RBAC

5.3.b Port security

5.3.c Fabric binding