Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System v1.0

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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