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Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS)

Length 3 days
Version 1.0

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Why study this course

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 centres.

You will learn how to implement management and orchestration software for Cisco UCS. You will gain hands-on practice: configuring key features of Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco UCS Manager; implementing UCS management software including Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco Intersight; and more.

This course will help you to:

Gain in-depth experience implementing and maintaining Cisco UCS servers to help you accelerate and provide robust UCS deployments
Gain knowledge and skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data centre equipment, and software

Digital courseware: Cisco provides students with electronic courseware for this course. Students who have a confirmed booking will be sent an email prior to the course start date, with a link to create an account via learningspace.cisco.com before they attend their first day of class. Please note that any electronic courseware or labs will not be available (visible) until the first day of the class.

Exam Vouchers: Cisco exam vouchers are not included in the course fees but can be purchased separately where applicable.

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What you’ll learn

After completing this course, you should be able to:

Describe and implement Fibre Channel, zoning, and N-Port Virtualisation (NPV) features on Cisco UCS
Describe and implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on Cisco UCS
Describe Cisco UCS policies for service profiles
Describe Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (FEX) and Single Root I/O Virtualisation
Describe and implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) on Cisco UCS
Describe and implement external authentication providers on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe and implement key management on Cisco UCS Manager
Describe Cisco UCS Director
Describe and implement Cisco Intersight
Describe the scripting options for Cisco UCS Manager
Describe and implement monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager

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Who is the course for?

Server administrators
Network engineers
Systems engineers
Consulting systems engineers
Technical solutions architects
Network administrators
Storage administrators
Network managers
Cisco integrators and partners

Course subjects

Implementing Cisco UCS Storage Area Network (SAN)

SAN Introduction
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Fibre Channels modes
Named VSANs
Cisco UCS Fibre Channel and FCoE Storage Connectivity

Describing Cisco UCS Policies for Service Profiles

Storage Policies and Profiles
Basic Input Output System (BIOS) Policies
Boot Policy
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Policies
Scrub Policies
Maintenance Policies

Describing Cisco Adapter FEX and Single Root I/O Virtualisation

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

Implementing RBAC on Cisco UCS

RBAC in Cisco UCS
Users, Roles, and Privileges
Functions of Organisations 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 Cisco UCS Director

Cisco UCS Director Overview
Policies, Virtual Data Centres, and Catalogs
Cisco UCS Director Virtualisation Support
Managing Compute with Cisco UCS Director
Cisco UCS Manager Orchestration
Self-Service Portal
Reporting and Monitoring in Cisco UCS Director

Implementing Cisco Intersight

Cisco Intersight Overview
Important Features of Cisco Intersight

Describing the Scripting Options for Cisco UCS Manager

Cisco UCS Manager XML API
Cisco UCS Management Information Tree
Managed Object Browser
Cisco UCS Manager PowerTool
Cisco UCS Python Software Development Kit (SDK)

Implementing Monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager

Logging Sources in Cisco UCS Manager
Port Monitoring Capabilities of Cisco UCS Manager
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Security Ramifications
Cisco UCS Manager Call Home Feature

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 virtualisation knowledge

These courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS)
Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)
Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)
Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 (ICND1) and Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2)

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