Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Design Specialist (DCUCD)

The Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Design Specialist validates an engineer's ability to design scalable, reliable, and intelligent Data Center Virtualization solutions based on the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) along with other Cisco Data Center products, server virtualization software, and server operating systems.

All candidates must first meet the following baseline requirement:
1. Pass the VMware Design Exam (Recommended Training for VMware Design Exam: VMware Infrastructure Design.

2. Complete either one of the following options:

• Earn the following two Cisco certifications DCSNS (Data Center Storage Networking Design Specialist) and DCNID (Data Center Networking Infrastructure Design Specialist)

or

• "Fast start option" (Choose this option if you wish to bypass option "a" by completing your CCDA certification and passing the DCUCD Qualifier Exam (642-978)

Recommended Training

642-982 DCUCD
Last day to test 30th December 2011
or
642-993 DCUCD
Available 26th September 2011

Complete one of the following recertification options every two years:

• Re-take and pass all exams for each Specialist certification indicated on the specific certification page. Please note: this includes ALL exams whether refreshed or not.
• Pass a current CCIE or CCDE written exam Achieving or recertifying CCDE or any CCIE automatically extends your active Specialist certification(s) up to the point of expiration of the last certification achieved.