Introducing Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches

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CI-DCIMDS

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2 Gün, 16 Saat

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The Introducing Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCIMDS) v1.1 course gives you an overview of Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches, including platform architecture, software, and management capabilities. You will learn the key features that contribute to high performance and availability, flexibility, and operational simplicity and investment protection. During hands-on lab time, you’ll configure: a Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) SAN fabric using Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and Command Line Interface (CLI) commands; SAN analytics and SAN telemetry streaming; device aliases and zoning; and more. You’ll gain a technical understanding of how to build highly available, scalable storage networks using the robust, flexible hardware architecture with network and storage management intelligence.

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After taking this course, you should be able to:

Describe Cisco MDS SAN features and advantages
Describe fixed and modular platforms
Describe Cisco MDS architecture and high-availability mechanisms
Describe technologies used in modern SANs
Describe SAN management with Cisco DCNM
Describe key value-add features that distinguish Cisco MDS switches
Configure basic Cisco MDS features and interfaces using DCNM

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To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

Experience managing data center deployments
Knowledge of the fundamentals of SAN technologies
Understanding of business and application requirements

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Detailed program

Describing Cisco MDS Platform
- Introduction and Advantages of Cisco MDS
- Fixed Platforms
- Modular Platforms
Describing Cisco MDS Architecture
- Store-and-Forward Architecture
- High Availability
- Redundancy
Describing Storage Technologies
- Fibre Channel
- Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Over Fibre Channel
- Fibre Channel Over IP
- Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
Managing Cisco MDS Switches
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- Cisco NX-OS CLI
- Cisco NX-API
Describing and Using Cisco MDS Key Features
- Virtual Storage Area Networks (VSANs)
- Inter-VSAN Routing
- Port Channels
- Slow-Drain Device and Path Analysis Using Congestion Control Mechanisms
- N Port Virtualization (NPV) and N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV)
- Zoning
- Smart Zoning
- SAN Analytics and Telemetry Streaming
- Diagnostics Toolbox
- SAN Extension
- Other Differentiator Features

Lab outline

Perform Initial MDS Configuration
Set Up DCNM
Configure VSANs and Interfaces in Cisco DCNM
Configure Port Channels in Cisco DCNM
Configure Device Aliases and Zoning
Configure SAN Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming
Use CLI for Basic Monitoring

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Introducing Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches

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CI-DCIMDS

Müddət:

2 Gün, 16 Saat

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