Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System
Course code
CI-DCCUCS
Duration
3 Days, 24 Acad. Hours
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
