Introduction Professional certifications have been an important part of the computing industry for many years and will continue to become more important. Many reasons exist for these certifications, but the most popularly cited reason is that of credibility. All other considerations held equal, the certified employee/consultant/job candidate is considered more valuable than one who is not. GOALS AND METHODS The most important and somewhat obvious goal of this book is to help you pass the 350-601 CCNP Data Center Core Exam. In fact, if the primary objective of this book were different, the book’s title would be misleading; however, the methods used in this book to help you pass the 350-601 CCNP Data Center Core Exam are designed to also make you much more knowledgeable about how to do your job. Although this book and the companion website together have more than enough questions to help you prepare for the actual exam, the method in which they are used is not to simply make you memorize as many questions and answers as you possibly can. One key methodology used in this book is to help you discover the exam topics that you need to review in more depth, to help you fully understand and remember those details, and to help you prove to yourself that you have retained your knowledge of those topics. So, this book does not try to help you pass by memorization, but helps you truly learn and understand the topics. The Data Center Core Exam is just one of the foundation topics in the CCNP and CCIE certification, and the knowledge contained within is vitally important to consider yourself a truly skilled data center engineer or specialist. This book would do you a disservice if it didn’t attempt to help you learn the material. To that end, the book will help you pass the Data Center Core Exam by using the following methods: • Helping you discover which test topics you have not mastered • Providing explanations and information to fill in your knowledge gaps • Supplying exercises and scenarios that enhance your ability to recall and deduce the answers to test questions • Providing practice exercises on the topics and the testing process via test questions through the companion website WHO SHOULD READ THIS BOOK? This book is not designed to be a general networking topics book, although it can be used for that purpose. This book is intended to tremendously increase your chances of passing the CCNP Data Center Core Exam. Although other objectives can be achieved from using this book, the book is written with one goal in mind: to help you pass the exam. So why should you want to pass the CCNP Data Center Core Exam? Because it’s one of the milestones toward getting the CCNP and CCIE certification—no small feat in itself. What would getting the CCNP or CCIE mean to you? A raise, a promotion, recognition? How about to enhance your resume? To demonstrate that you are serious about continuing the learning process and that you’re not content to rest on your laurels. To please your reseller-employer, who needs more certified employees for a higher discount from Cisco. Or one of many other reasons. STRATEGIES FOR EXAM PREPARATION The strategy you use for the CCNP Data Center Core Exam might be slightly different from strategies used by other readers, mainly based on the skills, knowledge, and experience you already have obtained. For instance, if you have attended the DCICN and DCICT course, you might take a different approach than someone who learned data center technologies via on-the-job training. Regardless of the strategy you use or the background you have, the book is designed to help you get to the point where you can pass the exam with the least amount of time required. For instance, there is no need for you to practice or read about OSPF or BGP if you fully understand it already. However, many people like to make sure that they truly know a topic and thus read over material that they already know. Several book features will help you gain the confidence that you need to be convinced that you know some material already and to also help you know what topics you need to study more. THE COMPANION WEBSITE FOR ONLINE CONTENT REVIEW All the electronic review elements, as well as other electronic components of the book, exist on this book’s companion website. How to Access the Companion Website To access the companion website, which gives you access to the electronic content with this book, start by establishing a login at www.ciscopress.com and register your book. To do so, simply go to www.ciscopress.com/register and enter the ISBN of the print book: 9780136449621. After you have registered your book, go to your account page and click the Registered Products tab. From there, click the Access Bonus Content link to get access to the book’s companion website. Note that if you buy the Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test version of this book from Cisco Press, your book will automatically be registered on your account page. Simply go to your account page, click the Registered Products tab, and select Access Bonus Content to access the book’s companion website. How to Access the Pearson Test Prep Practice Test Software You have two options for installing and using the Pearson Test Prep practice test software: a web app and a desktop app. To use the Pearson Test Prep practice test software, start by finding the registration code that comes with the book. You can find the code in these ways: • Print book: Look in the cardboard sleeve in the back of the book for a piece of paper with your book’s unique PTP code. • Premium Edition: If you purchase the Premium Edition eBook and Practice Test directly from the Cisco Press website, the code will be populated on your account page after purchase. Just log in at www.ciscopress.com, click Account to see details of your account, and click the Digital Purchases tab. • Amazon Kindle: For those who purchase a Kindle edition from Amazon, the access code will be supplied directly from Amazon. • Other Bookseller e-books: Note that if you purchase an e-book version from any other source, the practice test is not included because other vendors to date have not chosen to vend the required unique access code.

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