Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Overview (DCMDSO) v1.5
Course code
CI-DCMDSO
Duration
1 Days, 8 Acad. Hours
Course Overview
Objectives
Prerequisites
Course Outline
Course Overview
Course overview
TheCisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Overview (DCMDSO) v1.5 course gives you a technical overview of how Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) 9000 Series, can be used to build highly available and scalable storage networks with advanced security and unified management. The course is for technical decision makers and IT professionals who architect, implement, and manage data center Storage Area Network (SAN) environments. In this course, you’ll learn about key capabilities of the MDS 9000 Series, including platforms, architecture, software, management, and key features that contribute to performance, high availability, flexibility, and operational simplicity of storage environments
Objectives
Course objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe Cisco MDS SAN features and advantages
- Define fixed and modular platforms
- Understand Cisco MDS architecture and high-availability mechanisms
- Identify technologies used in modern SANs
- Describe SAN management with Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)
- Explain key value-add features that distinguish Cisco MDS switches
Prerequisites
Prerequisites
Understanding the following information can help you get the most from this course:
- Experience managing data center deployments
- Grasping the fundamentals of SAN technologies
- Understanding business and application requirements
Course Outline
Course outline
- Define Cisco MDS Platform Overview
- Introduction and Advantages of Cisco MDS
- Fixed Platforms
- Modular Platforms
- Desscribe Cisco MDS Architecture
- Store-and-Forward Architecture
- High Availability
- Redundancy
- Explore Cisco MDS Key Features
- Virtual Storage Area Networks
- Port Channels
- Slow Drain Device and Path Analysis Using Congestion Control Mechanisms
- Cisco DCNM SAN Insights for SAN Analytics
- Zoning
- Smart Zoning
- Other Differentiating Features
- Examine Cisco MDS Management
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager
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Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Overview (DCMDSO) v1.5
Course code:
CI-DCMDSO
Duration:
1 Days, 8 Acad. Hours
