So as with most things, a student just pointed out to me that the CCIE DC v2 has silently been pushed out into the Cisco Learning portal! See here:
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http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/certifications/expert/ccie_dc/index.html
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There is a PDF in there now showing the differential changes in the v1 and v2 blueprints:
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http://www.cisco.com/web/learning/certifications/shared/docs/ccie-datacenter-comparison.pdf

Lab Structure

Well here is the rundown folks:

1. 1 hour diagnostic section added
   1. Tests diagnostics around network issues, and the analyzing of the network without access to actual devices
   2. Independent tickets garnered from multiple sources (diagrams, emails, logs, etc…)
   3. Multiple Choice, Drag-n-drop, point-and-click item types (similar to the written examination)
2. Troubleshoot and Configuration will be the remaining 7 hours

You have to pass both of these sections individually (achieve the minimum), and as well have a combined score above the combined minimum for both modules.

Lab Topics and Hardware

They have changed quite a bit in regards to topics, though they haven’t removed very much from the existing lab exam. A lot of what I put in parenthesis below is me, making an educated guess as to what they mean by those line items. With an already pretty full 8-hour exam, cramming some, or even all of this into it seems like a far cry. I believe they will probably add bits and pieces of either standalone 9k’s running NX-OS and VXLAN, or ACI into the mix, and the rest of the cloud/policy/orchestration stuff will most likely become the ‘services’ portion of the v2 DC lab exam (comparable to the services section in the R/S exam…).

Short list is as follows…
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Topics Added:

• DC automation (This could be ACI, UCS Central/Director)
• DC orchestration
• Cisco Cloud offerings (This could be Intelligent Automation for Cloud, Intercloud Fabric)
• Policy and non-policy driven internal fabric connectivity (ACI)
• Infrastructure policies and elements (ACI)
• External fabric connectivity (ACI)
• Evolving technologies (they say this is Network programmability, Cloud, and IoT)

Topics removed:

• FCIP
• ACE

Hardware is changing dramatically on v2 of this exam. I cant do any better than the side-by-side Cisco gave us here:
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The most notable differences…well everything! Obviously ACI is making a crash at this party, with the APIC cluster, as well as the 9336 and 9372 joining the fun. They have downgraded the 7K to a 7004, with Sup2e (i.e. 8 VDC capabilities) as well as dropping EOL/EOS line cards in lieu of the newer F3 line cards (can you say feature sandwich! FEX, VXLAN, OTV, VPLS, FabricPath, MPLS, and more!). Also notable, the 5k’s are replaced with 5672’s, which support VXLAN, as well as the more traditional features supported by the 5548-UP’s. The 2232-pp FEX is also being replaced with the 2348 model, but no huge change in capabilities there.
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The UCS configuration has also changed a little, with the upgrade of the C-series to the M4 model, and the addition of the UCS-4308 M-series. This device will be managed from UCSM, but is a 2RU chassis that holds up to 8 UCS M142 compute nodes. This will be connected to the 6248 FI’s, most likely using the 40G breakout cables (40GB to 4 x 10G). Also, some minor changes with regards to the B-series, adding the M4 series blades within the existing B5108 chassis, with the exclusion of the Emulex mezzanine cards, and the inclusion of the VIC 1340. This is another MLOM card (along with the VIC 1240), that will provide 40GB of connectivity to the M4 series blade. This leaves the mezzanine slot open for VIC1380/1280, or port expander cards.
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All in all I think the changes have been long awaited. Now we will see who in the world can afford to buy a home lab! I personally think that the automation, orchestration, and cloud aspect are going to make this track increasingly challenging unless hand-on experienced is gained with these technologies. Though ACI is being more widely adopted, the amount of people with experience with the Cisco cloud offerings is not. Very few people have gotten the opportunity to mess with those technologies yet, but I anticipate that is part of Cisco’s push to get it out in front of its ‘expert’ population!