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Cisco : Configuring Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System v3

13 September 2018 @ 8:00 am - 17 September 2018 @ 3:30 pm

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The Configuring Data Center Unified Computing course is designed to familiarize data center engineers, architects and Cisco partners with the Cisco UCS B-series and C-series products. This course prepares individuals for implementing and maintaining Cisco UCS hardware with a strong emphasis on best practices. The Configuring Data Center Unified Computing course also addresses relevant additional features added by Version 2.1 Cisco UCS Software Release.

Pre-Requisites

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

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

Content

Describing Cisco UCS Architecture

Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server Hardware Components
Describing the Cisco UCS User Interfaces
Configuring Cisco UCS B-Series Physical Connectivity and High Availability
Using RBAC and Organizations

Cisco UCS LAN Connectivity

Configuring Compute Node LAN Connectivity
Configuring LAN Identity and Resource Pools
Configuring Compute Node LAN Policies

Cisco UCS SAN Connectivity

Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity
Configuring Advanced Compute Node SAN Connectivity
Configuring SAN Identity and Resource Pools

Configuring Cisco UCS B-Series Servers

Configuring Server Identity and Resource Pools
Configuring Server Policies
Configuring Templates and Service Profiles
Managing Service Profiles
Configuring Logical Service Profiles that Boot from iSCSI

Configuring Cisco UCS Virtualization

Configuring Cisco UCS VM-FEX
Configuring Cisco UCS SR-IOV
Configuring Cisco UCS VM-FEX Integration for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
Configuring the Cisco UCS VM-FEX for KVM SR-IOV

Cisco UCS Administration

Backing Up and Restoring the Cisco UCS Manager Database
Managing and Upgrading Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware
Using Cisco UCS Management Tools

Cisco UCS C-Series Features

Describing Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
Describing Cisco USC C-Series Server Connectivity Options
Using Cisco UCS C-Series IMC Discovery
Upgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Firmware

Labs:

Lab 1-1: Initial Cisco UCS Configuration
Lab 1-2: Explore the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
Lab 1-3: Configure RBAC
Lab 2-1: Configure System Related Policies and Uplink Port Properties
Lab 2-2: Configure LAN Related Pools and Policies
Lab 3-1: Configure SAN Connectivity
Lab 3-2: Configure SAN Identity Pools and Templates
Lab 4-1: Configure Server-Related Features and Renaming a Service Profile
Lab 4-2: Configure a Service Profile that Boots from iSCSI LUN
Lab 5-1: Configure VM-FEX Passthrough SwitchingC-49
Lab 6-1: Back Up and Import the System Configuration
Lab 7-1: Configure Server Settings with the Integrated Management Controller GUI