Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System

Course code

CI-DCCUCS

Duration

3 Days, 24 Acad. Hours

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Course Overview

Objectives

Prerequisites

Course Outline

Course Overview

The Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS) v1.0 shows you how to deploy, secure, operate, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) B-series blade servers, Cisco UCS C-Series, and S-Series rack servers for use in data centers. You will learn how to implement management and orchestration software for Cisco UCS. You will gain hands-on practice on: configuring key features of Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco UCS Manager; implementing UCS management software including Cisco UCS Director, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Intersight; and more.

This course can be used to prepare for the new CCNP Data Center and CCIE Data Center certifications.

Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Describe and implement Fibre Channel, zoning, and NPV features on Cisco UCS
Describe and implement FCoE on Cisco UCS
Describe Cisco UCS policies for service profiles
Describe Cisco Adapter FEX and Single Root I/O Virtualization
Describe and implement RBAC on Cisco UCS
Describe and implement external authentication providers on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe and implement key management on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe and implement Cisco UCS Director
Describe and implement Cisco Intersight
Describe the scripting options for Cisco UCS Manager
Describe and implement monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager

Prerequisites

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

General knowledge of servers
Routing and switching knowledge
Storage area networking knowledge
Server virtualization knowledge

Course Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Implementing Fibre Channel on Cisco UCS

Fibre Channel Port Channel Functionality
Purpose of Zoning
Cisco NPV and Fibre Channel Switching Mode

Implementing FCoE on Cisco UCS

FCoE Topologies
FCoE Initialization Protocol
FCoE Communication
Cisco Data Center Bridging
SAN Boot Requirements

Describing Cisco UCS Policies for Service Profiles

Storage Policies
BIOS Policies
Boot Policy
IPMI Policies
Scrub Policies
Maintenance Policies

Describing Cisco Adapter FEX and Single Root I/O Virtualization

Cisco FEX Overview
Cisco Adapter FEX
Single Root I/O Virtualization

Implementing RBAC on Cisco UCS

RBAC in Cisco UCS
Users, Roles, and Privileges
Functions of Organizations and Locales
Effective Rights of a User

Implementing External Authentication Providers

Options for External Authentication Providers

Implementing Key Management on Cisco UCS Manager

Public Key Infrastructure

Implementing Key Management on Cisco UCS Manager

Public Key Infrastructure

Implementing Cisco UCS Director

Cisco UCS Director Overview
Install Cisco UCS Director
Virtual and Physical Accounts
Policies, Virtual Data Centers, and Catalogs
Self-Service Portal
Cisco UCS Director with VMware
Managing VMs
Compute Management with Cisco UCS Director
Reporting and Monitoring in Cisco UCS Director

Implementing Cisco Intersight

Cisco Intersight Overview
Key Features of Cisco Intersight

Describing the Scripting Options for Cisco UCS

Cisco UCS Manager XML API
Cisco UCS Management Information Tree
Managed Object Browser
Cisco UCS Manager PowerTool
Cisco UCS Python SDK

Implementing Monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager

Logging Sources in Cisco UCS Manager
Port Monitoring Capabilities of Cisco UCS Manager
SNMP Security Ramifications
Cisco UCS Manager Call Home Feature
Describe the Cisco UCS Manager Call Home feature

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Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System

Course code:

CI-DCCUCS

Duration:

3 Days, 24 Acad. Hours

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