Duration: 5 Days
Detailed Course Outline
1: Cisco Data Center Network Services
- Examining Functional Layers of the Data Center
- Traditional Isolated LAN and SAN Networks
- LAN Core, Aggregation, and Access Layers
- Core and Access Layers in a LAN Collapsed Core Design
- Core and Edge Layers in a Data Center SAN Design
- Collapsed-Core SAN Design
- Reviewing the Cisco Nexus Product Family
- Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Portfolio
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Chassis Options
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Supervisor Module
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Licensing Options
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Fabric Modules
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series I/O Modules
- Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Power Supply Options
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Chassis Options
- Cisco Nexus 5010 and 5020 Switches Features
- Cisco Nexus 5010 and 5020 Expansion Modules
- Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches Features
- Cisco Nexus 5500 Platform Switches Expansion Modules
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Switch Series Software Licensing
- Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders Function in the Cisco Data Center
- Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders Features
- Reviewing the Cisco MDS Product Family
- Cisco MDS 9000 Series Product Suite
- Cisco MDS 9500 Series Chassis Options
- Cisco MDS 9500 Series Supervisor Modules
- Cisco MDS 9500 Series Licensing Options
- Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switching Modules
- Cisco MDS 9500 Series Power Supply Options
- Cisco MDS 9100 Series Switches
- Cisco MDS 9222i Switch
- Monitoring the Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches
- Connecting to the Console Port
- Running the Initial Setup Script
- Connecting to the Cisco Nexus 7000 CMP
- Connecting to the Switch Using SSH to Connect to the Management VRF
- Reviewing the ISSU on the Cisco Nexus Switches
- Verifying VLANs
- Examining the Operational Plane
- Reviewing Cisco NX-OS Default Control Plane Policing
- Using Important CLI Commands
- Describing vPCs and Cisco FabricPath in the Data Center
- Virtual Port Channels
- Verifying vPCs
- Cisco FabricPath
- Verifying Cisco FabricPath
- Using OTV on Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
- OTV on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
- Verifying OTV on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switches
2: Cisco Data Center Virtualization
- Virtualizing Network Devices
- Describing VDCs on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch
- Verifying VDCs on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch
- Navigating Between VDCs on the Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch
- Describing NIV on Cisco Nexus 7000 and 5000 Series Switches
- Virtualizing Storage
- LUN Storage Virtualization
- Storage-System Virtualization
- Virtualizing Server Solutions
- Benefits of Server Virtualization
- Available Data Center Server Virtualization Solutions
- Using the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
- Limitations of VMware vSwitch
- Advantages of VMware vDS
- How the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Brings Network Visibility to the VM Level
- How the VSM and VEM Integrate with VMware ESX or ESXi and vCenter
- Verifying Setup and Operation of the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
- Verify the Initial Configuration and Module Status on the Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
- Verifying the VEM Status on the ESX or ESXi Host
- Validating VM Port Groups
3: Cisco Data Center Storage Networking
- Comparing Storage-Connectivity Options in the Data Center
- Comparing Block- and File-Based Network Storage
- NFS, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, and SCSI
- SCSI Evolution from DAS to SAN
- Describing Fibre Channel Storage Networking
- Fibre Channel SAN Topologies
- Fibre Channel Port Types
- Fibre Channel Addressing
- Fibre Channel Layered Model
- FCNS and the FLOGI process
- Fibre Channel Zoning and LUN Masking
- Verifying Fibre Channel Communications on Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches
- Configure a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switch from the CLI Setup Script
- Update the Cisco NX-OS on a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switch
- Update Licensed Features on the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switch
- Verify Initiator and Target Fabric Login
- Verify Fibre Channel Zoning on a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switch
- Collect Technical Support Data on a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switch
4: Cisco Data Center Unified Fabric
- Describing DCB
- Unified Fabric Benefits
- IEEE Standards That Enable FCoE
- Priority Flow Control
- Enhanced Transmission Selection
- DCB Exchange
- Identifying Connectivity Options for FCoE on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch
- SFP modules
- Cabling Requirements and Distance Limitations for Common SFP and SFP+ Transceivers
- Connecting the Cisco UCS P81E Virtual Interface Card to Cisco Nexus 5500UP Unified Fabric Switches
- Connecting the Cisco Nexus 5500UP Unified Fabric Switch to Northbound LAN and SAN Fabrics
- Describing Enhanced FCoE Scalability with Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extenders
- Scaling the Data Center Virtualized Access Layer with the Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extenders
- Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extender-to-Cisco Nexus 5500 Switch Connectivity
- Adapter FEX on the Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extender
- Verifying Adapter FEX on the Cisco Nexus 2232 10GE Fabric Extender
5: Cisco UCS
- Describing the Cisco UCS B-Series Product Family
- Cisco UCS 6100 and 6200 Series Fabric Interconnects
- Cisco UCS 5108 Blade Server Chassis
- Cisco UCS B200 M3 Blade Server
- Cisco UCS B230 M2 Blade Server
- Cisco UCS B250 M2 Extended Memory Blade Server
- Cisco UCS B440 M2 High-Performance Blade Server
- Mezzanine Card Options for Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Memory Population Guidelines for Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Describing the Cisco UCS C-Series Product Family
- Cisco UCS C-Series Product Family
- Cisco UCS C200 M2 High-Density Rack Server
- Cisco UCS C210 M2 General-Purpose Rack Server
- Cisco UCS C220 M3 Rack Server
- Cisco UCS C240 M3 Rack Server
- Cisco UCS C250 M2 Extended-Memory Rack Server
- Cisco UCS C260 M2 Rack Server
- Cisco UCS C460 M2 High-Performance Rack Server
- PCIe Adapter Options for Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
- RAID Adapter Options for Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
- Memory Population Guidelines for Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
- Connecting Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Chassis-to-Fabric Interconnect Physical Connectivity
- I/O Module Architectures
- Cisco Integrated Management Controller Chip on Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Three Basic Port Personalities in the Fabric Interconnect
- Discovery Process
- Setting up an Initial Cisco UCS B-Series Cluster
- Cabling a Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster
- Initial Setup Script for the Primary Peer
- Initial Setup Script for the Secondary Peer
- Verifying a Fabric Interconnect Cluster
- Describing Cisco UCS Manager Operations
- Cisco UCS Manager
- Layout of the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
- Navigation Window Tabs
- Device Discovery in Cisco UCS Manager
- Verifying Device Discovery in UCS Manager
- Describing Cisco UCS Manager Pools, Policies, Templates, and Service Profiles
- Benefits of Stateless Computing
- Using Identity Pools in Service Profiles
- Using Service Profile Templates to Enable Rapid Provisioning and Consistent Application of Policy
- Creation of Policies for Service Profiles and Service Profile Templates
- Chassis and Blade Power Capping
Course Labs
- Lab 1-1: Connecting to a Cisco Nexus 7000 Series Switch Using SSH
- Lab 1-2: Connecting to a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Using SSH
- Lab 1-3: Running CLI Commands
- Lab 1-4: Configuring vPCs
- Lab 1-5: Validating Cisco FabricPath Configuration
- Lab 1-6: Validating OTV Configuration
- Lab 2-1: Verifying Current VDC Settings
- Lab 2-2: Validating a Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extender Configuration
- Lab 2-3: Validating a Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch Configuration
- Lab 3-1: Validating a Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switch License
- Lab 3-2: Configuring VSANs and Zoning
- Lab 3-3: Validating FLOGI and FCNS
- Lab 3-3: Viewing the tech-support Command Output
- Lab 4-1: Validating the Physical Connections for FCoE
- Lab 5-1: Exploring the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
- Lab 5-2: Creating a Service Profile from a Template and Performing VMware ESXi 5.0 SAN Boot
Cost: £1895 + VAT