Course Details
Course Description:
The DCIUCS-Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System v1.0 course is a 2-day course the will help students master the following topics:
- Describing Cisco UCS server hardware
- Describing Cisco UCS connectivity
- Describing the Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform, its data writing and reading processes, and data optimization
- Describing and configuring Cisco UCS service profiles
- Describing and configuring Cisco UCS service profile templates
- Describing and implementing Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) on Cisco UCS
- Describing and implementing Cisco UCS firmware updates
- Describing and implementing Cisco UCS backups
Additional topics covered in the course include:
- Learning how to implement and maintain Cisco UCS servers
- Gaining knowledge and skills through Cisco's unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software
- Preparing for data center job roles
Target Student:
- Server administrators
- Network engineers
- Systems engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
- Network administrators
- Storage administrators
- Network managers
- Sales engineers
- Cisco integrators and partners
Prerequisites:
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- General knowledge of servers
- Routing and switching
- Storage area networking
- Server virtualization
- Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
- Cisco UCS S-Series Rack Servers
- Cisco Virtual Interface Cards
- Hyperconvergence Overview
- Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series Servers
- Describing Cisco UCS Connectivity
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
- Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
- Cisco UCS C-Series Connectivity
- Cisco UCS S-Series Connectivity
- Cisco HyperFlex Connectivity Architecture
- Cisco HyperFlex Edge Connectivity
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Ethernet End-Host Mode Compared to Switching Mode
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Uplink Pinning
- Cisco UCS C-Series Integration
- Describing the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
- Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software
- Writing Data to Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
- Reading Data from Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
- Data Optimization in Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
- Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profiles
- Portability Issue with Nonabstracted Identities
- Cisco UCS Service Profile
- Identity Pools
- Server Pools
- IP Pools
- Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates
- Service Profile Templates
- Implementing iSCSI on Cisco UCS
- iSCSI Addressing
- iSCSI Support in Cisco UCS
- Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates
- Update Cisco UCS C-Series Server Firmware
- Download Tasks for the Infrastructure Image
- Download Tasks for Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware Packages
- Best Practices for Updating Firmware in Cisco UCS Manager
- Firmware Upgrades Using Auto Install
- Capability Catalog Updates
- Host Firmware Packages
- Driver Updates for Operating Systems and Hypervisors
- Implementing Cisco UCS Backups
- Compare Backup Options in Cisco UCS Manager
- Compare Two Import Types
- Policy Backup
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- General knowledge of servers
- Routing and switching
- Storage area networking
- Server virtualization
The DCINX-Configuring Cisco NX-OS Switches and Fabrics in the Data Center v1.0 course is a 2-day course that is designed to provide students a technical overview the Cisco Nexus Switches key capabilities including platforms, architecture, software, management, and features that contribute to performance, high availability, flexibility, operational simplicity, and investment protection. This course is intended for technical decision makers and IT professionals who architect, implement, and manage Cisco Nexus switches in data center environments. Students will participate in hand-on practice exploring key features including Virtual Device Contexts (VDC), FHRP protocols, and user management.
Topics covered in the course include:
- Identifying the platforms that make the Cisco Nexus 7000, 5000, 3000, and 2000 product families
- Implementing Cisco Nexus
- Explore Cisco Nexus basic features
- Describing virtual device contexts
- Describing port channels and virtual port channels
- Configuring First Hop Redundancy protocols
Target Student:
- Solutions architects
- Data center architects
- Network architects
- System engineers
- Data center engineers
- Network engineers
- Technical decision makers
- Presales engineers
- Cisco integrators and partners
Prerequisites:
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Familiarity with Cisco d
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