Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS) v1.0

Duration: 3 Days (24 Hours)

Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS) v1.0 Course Overview:

What you’ll learn in 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 SSeries rack servers for use in data centers. You will learn how to implement management and orchestration
software for Cisco UCS. You will gain hands-on practice configuring and implementing key features of Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Director, Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco Inter sight™.

How you’ll benefit
This course will help you:
● Acquire 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 center equipment, and software

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

Technology areas
● Data center

Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:
● Describe and implement SAN on Cisco UCS
● Describe Cisco UCS policies for service profiles
● 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

● 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
● Implementing RBAC on Cisco UCS
◦ RBAC in Cisco UCS
◦ Users, Roles, and Privileges
◦ Functions of Organizations 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 Centers, and Catalogs
◦ Cisco UCS Director Virtualization 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 UCS Director 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 PowerTool
◦ Cisco UCS Python Software Development Kit (SDK)
● 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 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

● Configure Pod-Specific Device Aliases
● Configure Zoning
● Configure VSANs in Cisco UCS Manager
● Configure Unified Ports on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
● Install and Boot VMware Elastic Sky X Integrated (ESXi) on Cisco UCS from the FCoE Logical Unit Number
(LUN) via FCoE
● Configure RBAC
● Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users via Open Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(OpenLDAP)
● Configure a Trusted Point and Key Ring in Cisco UCS Manager
● Configure Cisco UCS Manager Using Scripting
● Implement Syslog and Call Home

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 virtualization knowledge

The following courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:
● Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
● Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
● Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS)
● Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)

Discover the perfect fit for your learning journey

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Live Online

  • Convenience
  • Cost-effective
  • Self-paced learning
  • Scalability

Classroom

  • Interaction and collaboration
  • Networking opportunities
  • Real-time feedback
  • Personal attention

Onsite

  • Familiar environment
  • Confidentiality
  • Team building
  • Immediate application

Training Exclusives

This course comes with following benefits:

  • Practice Labs.
  • Get Trained by Certified Trainers.
  • Access to the recordings of your class sessions for 90 days.
  • Digital courseware
  • Experience 24*7 learner support.

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