Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System v1.0
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Course Details
Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS) v1.0
Course code: DCIUCS v1
Duration: 2 Days
Course Description:
The Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS) v1.0 is an introductory course that shows you how to deploy, secure, operate, and maintain the Cisco Unified Computing system (Cisco UCS®) B-Series blade servers, Cisco UCS C-Series and S-Series rack servers, and Cisco HyperFlex™ product family for use in data centers. You will gain hands-on practice on basic Cisco UCS server configuration, performing backup and restore activities, and more.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
• Describe Cisco UCS server hardware
• Describe Cisco UCS connectivity
• Describe the Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform, its data writing and reading processes, and data optimization
• Describe and configure Cisco UCS service profiles
• Describe and configure Cisco UCS service profile templates
• Describe and implement Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) on Cisco UCS
• Describe and implement Cisco UCS firmware updates
• Describe and implement Cisco UCS backups
Intended Audience:
• Server administrators
• Network engineers
• Systems engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Network administrators
• Storage administrators
• Network managers
• Sales engineers
• Cisco integrators and partners
Course Outlines:
• Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware
o Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
o Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
o Cisco UCS S-Series Rack Servers
o Cisco Virtual Interface Cards
o Hyperconvergence Overview
o Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series Servers
• Describing Cisco UCS Connectivity
o Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
o Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
o Cisco UCS C-Series Connectivity
o Cisco UCS S-Series Connectivity
o Cisco HyperFlex Connectivity Architecture
o Cisco HyperFlex Edge Connectivity
o Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Ethernet End-Host Mode Compared to Switching Mode
o Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Uplink Pinning
o Cisco UCS C-Series Integration
• Describing the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
o Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software
o Writing Data to Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
o Reading Data from Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
o Data Optimization in Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
• Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profiles
o Portability Issue with Nonabstracted Identities
o Cisco UCS Service Profile
o Identity Pools
o Server Pools
o IP Pools
• Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates
o Service Profile Templates
• Implementing iSCSI on Cisco UCS
o iSCSI Addressing
o iSCSI Support in Cisco UCS
• Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates
o Update Cisco UCS C-Series Server Firmware
o Download Tasks for the Infrastructure Image
o Download Tasks for Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware Packages
o Best Practices for Updating Firmware in Cisco UCS Manager
o Firmware Upgrades Using Auto Install
o Capability Catalog Updates
o Host Firmware Packages
o Driver Updates for Operating Systems and Hypervisors
• Implementing Cisco UCS Backups
o Compare Backup Options in Cisco UCS Manager
o Compare Two Import Types
o Policy Backup