That picture about describes the cost of the new CCIE Data Center Hardware. Keep in mind, that this is list price – and my best uneducated guess at what we will see on the lab in the terms of hardware and quantity.  Regardless, I think I will nickname this new certification – The Million Dollar CCIE!

Qty	Description	Extended Cost
1	DCNM LAN Ent. License for a quantity of Nexus 7000 Chassis	$     10,000.00
2	MDS 9222i 18-port FC and 4-port GE + 1-slot Modular Switch	$   111,880.00
1	ACE 4710 Hardware-0.5Gbps-7500SSL-0.5GComp-20VC	$     15,995.00
1	Nexus 1000V eDelivery CPU License Qty 32	$     21,375.00
2	N2K 10GE, 2 AC PS, 1 Fan (Std Air), 32×1/10GE+8x10GE	$     34,720.00
2	Nexus 5548 UP Chassis, 32 10GbE Ports, 2 PS, 2 Fans w/L3	$   104,200.00
2	Nexus 7009 Bundle (Chassis,SUP1,(5)FAB2,(2)AC-6KW PSU	$   580,430.00
2	UCS 5108 Blade DC Chassis/0 PSU/8 fans/0 fabricextender w/B200 Blades x4	$     92,460.00
2	Bare Metal UCS C200M2 Svr.,2xE5506 CPU,24GB RAM,4x1TB HDD	$     22,966.00
2	UCS 6248UP 1RU Fabric Int/No PSU/32 UP/ 12p LIC	$    165,088.00
2	Catalyst 3750E 24 10/100/1000+2*10GE(X2),265W,IPS s/w	$     34,960.00
	Total	$1,194,074.00

If you want to see how I got these numbers, the Excel file is here for your viewing pleasure — FILE
Quick note – I have not included the costs of the 2511 nor the costs of the JBOD.  To be honest, the 2511 is like $200 on eBay and a Xyratex RS-1600 with 146GB SCSI disk will run you about $500 on eBay as well.