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CCNP Datacenter

Standardize your team on CCNP Datacenter with a structured Cisco training path — 3 blueprint-weighted practice exams and team admin reporting included on every CBT Nuggets Teams seat.

Book a DemoAll Cisco certs
2
Courses per engineer
3
Practice exams
6
Core skills
Core exam: $400, Concentration exam: $300
Exam fee (Cisco)
Network operations team reviewing Cisco routing topology on a wall display
Difficulty
Difficulty: 3 of 5 (Moderate)
Moderate
Exam fee (Cisco)
Core exam: $400, Concentration exam: $300
Courses on path
2
Official source
Cisco’s official exam page
Exam codes
  • 350-601
  • 300-610
  • and

Exam datasheet

Prerequisites
No formal prerequisites
Recommended experience
3-5 years of experience
Recertification
3 years
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Required exams and your team's choice

Your team's CCNP Datacenter training path

Each engineer takes 1 required course plus one course for the concentration exam your team picks — assign them and track progress across the team.

Exam fees per engineer, paid to the exam vendorCore exam: $400, Concentration exam: $300

Core — Required

Every engineer on the CCNP Datacenter path takes 350-601.

  1. 350-601Implementing Cisco Data Center Core Technologies v1.2Practice exam included on every Teams seat
    Exam fee
    $US400
    Exam length
    120 minutes

    Exam blueprint: 350-601

    1. CCNP Data Center

      Learn to configure and operate modern Cisco data centers in this CCNP Data Center course. Build practical skills for implementing and managing network, compute, storage, automation, and security technologies while you prepare for the 350-601 v1.2 DCCOR certification exam. The course focuses on modern tools and cutting-edge approaches used in today’s cloud-connected and AI-powered environments, like VXLAN EVPN, Intersight-managed systems, NFS, and iSCSI. Through hands-on training that’s actually relevant to real-world jobs, learn how to operate, scale, and modernize enterprise data center infrastructure and pass the core exam for the CCNP Data Center.

      Jeff Kish, David Smith
      553 videosPractice exam75h
      Open course

Concentration — Any 1 of these 2

Each engineer chooses 1 of these 2 exams — assign the courses for the exam they pick, and the team report shows who has finished them.

  1. 300-610Designing Cisco Data Center Infrastructure for Traditional and AI Workloads v1.2 (DCID 300-610)Practice exam included on every Teams seat
    Exam fee
    $US300
    Exam length
    90 minutes

    Exam blueprint: 300-610

    1. CCNP Data Center

      Architect scalable, AI-ready data center environments as you work toward your CCNP Data Center certification. This Cisco DCID 300-610 training teaches you to design modern Cisco data center infrastructure for traditional enterprise workloads and emerging AI requirements. You’ll learn up-to-date architectural frameworks for network, compute, storage, and automation, with new emphasis on AI/ML workloads, lossless Ethernet, and high-performance fabrics. In this DCID 300-610 training, you’ll deep dive into technologies like RoCEv2, VXLAN EVPN, UCS X-Series, NVMe-oF, and centralized management with Cisco Intersight and Nexus Dashboard.

      Jeff Kish
      280 videosPractice exam49h
      Open course
  2. 300-615Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center InfrastructurePractice exam included on every Teams seat
    Exam fee
    $US300
    Exam length
    90 minutes

    Exam blueprint: 300-615

    1. CCNP Data Center

      Learn to master enterprise data center troubleshooting in this CCNP Data Center course. Data centers are growing more complex and automation is taking over day-to-day operations. Engineers have to diagnose and resolve messy issues that span networking, compute, storage, and management systems. This 300-615 DCIT v1.2 course helps you build hands-on experience with troubleshooting modern data center environments, with an emphasis on centralized management, VXLAN EVPN, Fibre Channel services, and automation-driven workflows. Strengthen your ability to find root causes, manage programmable infrastructure, and prepare for the Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (300-615 DCIT) CCNP Data Center concentration exam.

      Jeff Kish
      312 videosPractice exam54h
      Open course

Skills your team builds

Data center designData center securityData center virtualizationData center infrastructureCisco Nexus and MDS switchesCisco UCS and ACI

Every certification course includes

  • Expert-led video training
  • Certification practice exams
  • Per-team completion reporting

Cisco career ladder

Where CCNP Datacenter sits in your team's Cisco progression

The cert your team is on now, plus the levels above and below. Use this to map an engineer's next-step credential or to plan headcount coverage across tiers.

  1. Entry level

    2 certs

    CCST Cybersecurity

    100-160

    CCST Networking

    100-150

  2. Associate level

    3 certs

    CCNA

    200-301

    CCNA Automation

    200-901 CCNAAUTO

    CCNA Cybersecurity

    200-201 CCNACBR

  3. Professional level

    6 certs

    CCNP Automation

    350-901 AUTOCOR, 300-435 ENAUT…

    CCNP Collaboration

    350-801 CLCOR, 300-815

    CCNP Datacenter

    350-601 DCCOR, 300-610 DCID, …

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    CCNP Enterprise

    350-401 ENCOR, 300-410 ENARSI,…

    CCNP Security

    350-701 SCOR, 300-710 SNCF, an…

    CCNP Service Provider

    350-501 SPCOR, 300-510 SPRI

Customer outcome

Build CCNP capability across the whole team, not one engineer

Assign the CCNP Datacenter courses to the engineers who need them, and the team report shows who has started, who has finished, and who has passed the practice exam — the view leadership uses to see Cisco skills coverage across the team and where the gaps are.

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Team capability

Make CCNP a number on your team capability sheet, not a single engineer’s certificate.

Standardizing your team on CCNP gives leadership a clear picture of Cisco skills coverage — who has completed the training, who is still on the path, and where the gaps are — so staffing and escalation plans rest on known capability instead of on one engineer.

Credential: CCNP Datacenter

Exam
  • 350-601
  • 300-610
  • and

Frequently asked questions about CCNP Datacenter training

Common questions IT directors ask when evaluating CCNP Datacenter training for their team.

How does CCNP Datacenter fit into our internal compliance or governance program?

Teams often cite CCNP Datacenter when documenting that the engineers who run Cisco data center switching, overlays, and routing have validated, role-appropriate training. Team reporting provides per-learner progress, completion, and completion exports that can serve as audit evidence, while the auditor's control crosswalk decides any formal mapping to a framework.

Who on the team should hold CCNP Datacenter, and what can a certified team own?

It fits the data center network engineers and architects responsible for Nexus-based fabrics. The linked courses span vPC design, VXLAN with EVPN, OTV, ACI concepts, Layer 2 and Layer 3 high availability, lossless Ethernet QoS, and networking for AI workloads. They also cover OSPF, PIM multicast, and FHRP troubleshooting on NX-OS, so a certified team can own design, implementation, and fault isolation across the data center fabric.

What does CBT Nuggets CCNP Datacenter training include for a team?

CBT Nuggets CCNP Datacenter courses are built by named expert trainers. Where a course includes hands-on virtual labs or a practice exam mapped to Cisco's published exam objectives, the course list on this page says so. Team admin reporting tracks assignment, completion and exam readiness per engineer — the view managers use to run a team training program.

How do I assign and track CCNP Datacenter training for my team?

From the admin console, managers assign the CCNP Datacenter courses directly to specific engineers or role groups and track completion and practice-exam scores per learner. Team-wide reporting rolls up to a single dashboard you can review or export for leadership reviews or compliance reporting.

How long does it take to certify a team on CCNP Datacenter?

The linked courses for the 350-601 DCCOR, 300-610 DCID, and 300-615 DCIT exams total about 178 hours of video. Actual time depends on each engineer's starting point with data center routing, overlays, and NX-OS, and on which exams the team plans to take.

What if Cisco updates the CCNP Datacenter exam objectives?

CBT Nuggets updates Cisco course content as exam objectives refresh, and this page shows the current exam's status and any retirement date the vendor has announced. When Cisco restructures or renames a track, the assigned training stays aligned with the same team training plan, and the training stays current without anyone losing their progress mid-stream.

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Build CCNP Datacenter capability across your team

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