Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches v3.6
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Course Details
Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCMDS) v3.6
Course code: DCMDS 3.6
Duration: 4 Days
Prerequisite:
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
• Basic understanding of data storage hardware components and protocols, including Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) and Fibre Channel
• Basic understanding of network protocols, including Ethernet and IP
• Basic routing and switching knowledge
Course Description:
The Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCMDS) v3.6 course teaches you to implement, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Switches to build highly available, scalable storage networks. Through expert instruction and extensive hands-on practice, you will learn how to deploy and utilize capabilities such as Virtual Storage Area Networks (VSANs), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), N-Port Virtualization (NPV) fabric security, zoning, automation with NX-API, Slow Drain Analysis, SAN analytics, Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) tunnels, and more. You will learn how to configure and implement platform features and learn troubleshooting techniques pertaining to Fibre Channel (FC) domains, firmware upgrades, zones, and zone mergers.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Discover and describe the Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) platform of multilayer switches and directors
• Provision Cisco MDS Switches
• Describe key product features of the MDS platform
• Describe and implement automation an Cisco MDS Switches
• Configure and implement the Cisco MDS switches and platform features
• Resolve issues and troubleshoot FC domains, zones and zone merges, and switch boot and firmware upgrades
Intended Audience:
• Technical decision makers
• Network architects
• Data center systems engineers
• Field engineers
Course Outline:
• Describing Cisco MDS Platform
• Provisioning Cisco MDS Switches
• Building the Fibre Channel Fabric with Cisco MDS Switches
• Automating Cisco MDS Fabric
• Monitoring and Reporting Cisco MDS Features
• Troubleshooting Common Cisco MDS Issues
Lab Outline:
• Perform Initial MDS Configuration
• Setup Cisco DCNM
• Explore DCNM-SAN Client and DCNM Cisco Device Manager
• Configure and Use RBAC
• Configure and Use RBAC with DCNM-SAN Client and Device Manager
• Manage VSANs and Fibre Channel Domain
• Configure Interfaces
• Configure Device Aliases and Zoning
• Configure FCIP Tunnels and FCIP High Availability
• Configure IVR for SAN Extension
• Configure NPV and NPIV
• Explore and Automate with NX-API
• Monitor SAN with Cisco DCNM
• Configure SAN Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming
• Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Domains, Zoning, and Zone Merges
• Perform Slow-Drain Analysis with Cisco DCNM