Cisco 300-180 : Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure

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Cisco 300-180 Exam Overview:

Certification Vendor:	Cisco
Exam Name:	Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure (DCIT)
Exam Number:	300-180
Related Certifications:	CCNP Data Center CCIE Data Center
Exam Format:	Drag and drop, Multiple choice, Multiple answer, Simulation / troubleshooting scenarios
Certificate Validity Period:	3 years (CCNP certification validity)
Exam Price:	$300 USD
Available Languages:	English
Real Exam Qty:	Approximately 55–65
Exam Duration:	90 minutes
Recommended Training:	Cisco Learning Network Cisco Training and Certification Official Page
Exam Registration:	Cisco Exam Registration (Pearson VUE)
Sample Questions:
Exam Way:	Delivered via Pearson VUE testing centers or online proctored exam
Pre Condition:	No formal prerequisites, but CCNP Data Center core knowledge (e.g., DCCOR) is strongly recommended.

Cisco 300-180 Exam Syllabus Topics:

Answers to the Most-Asked Cisco 300-180 Exam Questions

What does the 300-180 exam cover, and why does it matter?

The 300-180 exam is Cisco's official test for the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Data Center credential, a certification at the Professional level. Earning it tells employers your skills have been verified by the vendor itself, which carries real weight in hiring and promotion decisions. Within the same certification track, it sits alongside CCNP Data Center, CCIE Data Center, so it can also serve as a stepping stone toward those credentials.

Which topics does the 300-180 exam test?

Cisco divides the Cisco Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure exam into 4 domains. The largest ones are Network Infrastructure Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting Methodologies and Tools, Cisco Data Center Platform Services — together these account for the bulk of your score, so start there. The complete domain-by-domain outline appears in the exam topics section above on this page.

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How long is the 300-180 exam, and how many questions does it have?

You will face Approximately 55–65 questions in 90 minutes on the Cisco Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure exam. Do the math and the per-question budget is tight, which is why pacing drills matter as much as content review. Our advice: take two or three full timed mocks in the Braindumpsqa engine before the real thing, and practice skipping a stubborn question instead of burning five minutes on it.

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Yes — Cisco lists these official training options for Cisco Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure candidates:

• Cisco Learning Network
• Cisco Training and Certification Official Page

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Do I need to meet any requirements before taking the 300-180 exam?

No formal prerequisites, but CCNP Data Center core knowledge (e.g., DCCOR) is strongly recommended. Eligibility rules are set by Cisco and do change from time to time, so double-check the latest requirements on the official exam page before you register.

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Registration for the 300-180 exam runs through these official channels:

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Cisco Troubleshooting Cisco Data Center Infrastructure Sample Questions:

Question #1
Refer to the exhibit.

You configure a Cisco Nexus 5000 in NPV mode to enable multiple servers to log in over a single link to the NPIV switch. Which option describes why the interface is stuck on the "initializing" state?

A. The Cisco Nexus 5000 switch does not have "feature npv" enabled
B. The version of code does not support the NPV feature
C. The load balancing is configured incorrectly on the Cisco Nexus 5000 switch.
D. The upstream switch does not have "feature npiv" enabled.

Question #2
Refer to the exhibit.

What should you do to release the lock on the device alias database?

A. Commit the pending changes
B. Change the device alias mode to enhanced
C. Disable the fabric distribution
D. Ensure that the zone alias is configured

Question #3
Refer to the exhibit.

You are troubleshooting a vPC+ configuration issue. Which reason could
cause the issue?

A. The spanning tree port type on port channel 1 must be set to trunk
B. The peer-keepalive destination must match on each leaf switch
C. The FrabricPath switch ID between the leaf switches must be the same
D. The spanning tree is not used in Cisco FabncPath, so the command on port channel 1 must be removed

Question #4
What happens to CoPP after you perform an ISSU?

A. All traffic is put into the default class of the CoPP policy
B. The statistical counters are reset
C. The default CoPP policy is applied
D. Packets that need special handling by the supervisor module cannot be matched.

Question #5
Which option is exchanged between neighbors during OTV adjacency formation across the Layer
3 mutticast network?

A. L1 IS-IS Hello packets
B. OTV adjacency packets
C. OTV open messages
D. IGMP packets

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