Cisco : Designing the Cisco Cloud

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

Velisa Africa is the official Global Knowledge partner in Sub-Saharan Africa. Course details : http://www.globalknowledge.ae/courses/cisco/cloud_computing/clddes.html

This new course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to design cloud deployments using the Cisco Cloud portfolio. You will be able to translate requirements into automation designs and design a hybrid or private cloud deployment incorporating Security Best Practices.  This is one of the four cloud specific courses required for the Cisco Certified Network Professionals for Cloud Certification.

Pre-Requisites

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites;

  • Ideally individuals will have Data Center experience, OS experience and experience with designing and deploying IT solutions
  • Attendance of CLDFND and CLDADM is recommended

Translate Requirements into Automation Designs

  • Describing Cloud and Automation
  • Gathering Business Requirements
  • Using Automation as a Foundation of Cloud Design
  • Choosing the Appropriate Solution to Automate Private or Hybrid Clouds
  • Designing Appropriate Automation Tasks to Meet Requirements
  • Design Application and PaaS Using Stack Designer

Design a Private Cloud Infrastructure

  • Comparing and Contrasting Private Cloud Integrated Infrastructures
  • Designing Cloud Storage
  • Determining Methods to Access Storage
  • Determining Storage Provisioning Methods for the Cloud Environment
  • Interconnecting Private Clouds
  • Determining Appropriate Solutions to Automate Network Services

Design a Hybrid Cloud Infrastructure

  • Comparing and Contrasting Public Cloud Architectures
  • Automating Hybrid Cloud Provisioning
  • Connecting to Public Clouds

Secure the Cloud Infrastructure

  • Using Best Practices for Securing Cloud Infrastructure
  • Designing a Secure Multitenant Environment

Virtualization and Virtual Network Services for Private and Hybrid Clouds

  • Describing the Hypervisor Ecosystem
  • Designing Workload Mobility for Cloud
  • Designing VM Lifecycle for Cloud

Appendix

  • Cloud Resource Guide

Labs and Exercises

  • Hardware Lab 1: Creating a UCS Director Workflow for Baremetal Provisioning
  • Hardware Lab 2: Design and Create Cisco UCS Director Catalog Entries for Discovered VM Templates
  • Hardware Lab 3: Design Prime Service Catalog Storefront for UCS Director
  • Hardware Lab 4: Creating an Application Template in the Cisco Stack Designer
  • Hardware Lab 5: Provision VACS Container
  • Challenge 6: Choosing a Hybrid Cloud Solution
  • Hardware Lab 7: RBAC and LDAP Integration in Cisco UCS Director
  • Challenge 8: Plan for ICF Cloud Requirements and Deployment
  • Challenge 9: Design Hybrid Cloud Connectivity and Security
  • Challenge 10: Design for VM Lifecycle and Cisco ICFD Integration in the Hybrid Cloud

After completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Translate the business requirements into Cisco Cloud automation designs
  • Define the appropriate Cisco Cloud solution, based on a broad range of products and technologies
  • Design for the self-service user portal
  • Design for the Application and Platform as a service
  • Design for a Private Cloud infrastructure, automation and security
  • Design for a Hybrid Cloud infrastructure, automation, and security
  • Design for Virtual Network Services for Private and Hybrid Clouds
  • Describe for the VM Lifecycle management

Cloud Architects and Cloud Infrastructure Architects responsible for the creation of cloud deployment designs and the design of infrastructure and operations for cloud services using Cisco cloud products and solutions

Recommended as preparation for exam:

  • 300-465 – Designing the Cisco Cloud

Follow on Courses

The following courses are recommended for further study:

  • CLDINF – Implementing and Troubleshooting the Cisco Cloud Infrastructure
  • CLDAUT- Automating the Cisco Enterprise Cloud
  • CLDACI – Building the Cisco Cloud with Application Centric Infrastructure

For more information please contact us:

Enquiries in Johannesburg and Cape Town : pauli@velisaafrica.co.za

International Enquiries : hema.chugh@globalknowledge.ae

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