The Course Name: DCUCI – Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing
The Course Duration: 5 Days
The Overview:
The purpose of this course is to teach participants how to deploy, secure, operate and maintain the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and UCS C-Series Rack Servers for use in data centers.
What You Will Learn:
- How to describe Cisco UCS server form factors
- How to describe Cisco UCS connectivity
- How to configure identity abstraction
- How to configure service profile templates
- How to implement iSCSI
- How to implement Fibre Channel port channels
- How to implement FCoE
- How to implement role-based access control (RBAC)
- How to implement external authentication providers
- How to implement key management
- How to implement Cisco UCS firmware updates
- How to implement Cisco UCS backups
- How to implement monitoring
- How to deploy Cisco UCS Central and use it to add a Cisco UCS Manager domain, manage resources centrally, and create all required pools and templates to deploy a service profile.
- How to implement Cisco UCS Director and Cisco Integrated Management Controller (Cisco IMC) Supervisor
- How to compare scripting options for Cisco UCS Manager
The Course Index:
Module 1: Cisco Unified Computing System Implementation
- Lesson 1: Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors
- Lesson 2: Describing Cisco UCS Connectivity
- Lesson 3: Configuring Identity Abstraction
- Lesson 4: Configuring Service Profile Templates
Module 2: SAN Storage Implementation for Cisco Unified Computing System
- Lesson 1: Implementing iSCSI
- Lesson 2: Implementing Fibre Channel
- Lesson 3: Implementing FCoE
Module 3: Security Implementation for Cisco Unified Computing System
- Lesson 1: Implementing Role-Based Access Control
- Lesson 2: Implementing External Authentication Providers
- Lesson 3: Implementing Key Management
Module 4: Operations and Maintenance for Cisco Unified Computing System
- Lesson 1: Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates
- Lesson 2: Implementing Cisco UCS Backups
- Lesson 3: Implementing Monitoring
Module 5: Cisco Unified Computing System Automation
- Lesson 1: Implementing Cisco UCS Central
- Lesson 2: Implementing Cisco UCS Director and Cisco IMC Supervisor
- Lesson 3: Comparing Scripting Options for Cisco UCS Manager
Labs:
Lab 1: Provision Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster
Lab 2: Configure Server and Uplink Ports
Lab 3: Configure VLANs
Lab 4: Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Hardware Identities
Lab 5: Configure Basic Identity Pools
Lab 6: Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
Lab 7: Configure a Service Profile Template
Lab 8: Configure an iSCSI Service Profile
Lab 9: Configure Pod-Specific Device Aliases
Lab 10: Configure Zoning
Lab 11: Configure VSANs in Cisco UCS Manager
Lab 12: Configure Unified Ports on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
Lab 13: Install and Boot VMware ESXi on Cisco UCS C-Series Servers from SAN LUN
Lab 14: Install and Boot VMware ESXi on Cisco UCS B-Series Servers from SAN LUN
Lab 15: Configure Organizations and Locales
Lab 16: Configure Job-Specific Roles
Lab 17: Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users with Microsoft Active Directory
Lab 18: Configure a Trusted Point and Key Ring in Cisco UCS Manager
Lab 19: Perform Backup and Restore Activities
Lab 20: Implement Syslog
Lab 21: Deploy and Use Cisco UCS Central
Lab 22: Deploy and Use Cisco IMC Supervisor
Lab 23: Configure Cisco UCS Manager with XML API and Cisco UCS PowerTools