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 S-Series rack servers for use in data centres. In addition, you will learn how to implement management and orchestration software for Cisco UCS. You will gain hands-on practice configuring critical features of Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco UCS Manager; implementing UCS management software including Cisco UCS Director, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Intersight; and more.
Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS v1.0) Training Delivery Methods
Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System Course Information
In this DCCUCS v1.0 course, you will:
- Describe and implement Fibre Channel, zoning, and NPV features on Cisco UCS.
- Describe and implement FCoE on Cisco UCS.
- Describe Cisco UCS policies for service profiles.
- Describe Cisco Adapter FEX and Single Root I/O Virtualisation.
- Describe and implement RBAC on Cisco UCS.
- Describe and implement external authentication providers on Cisco UCS Manager.
- Describe and implement fundamental management on Cisco UCS Manager.
- Describe and implement Cisco UCS Director.
- Describe and implement Cisco Intersight.
- Describe the scripting options for Cisco UCS Manager.
- Describe and implement monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager.
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 virtualisation knowledge
DCCUCS Course Outline
- Fibre Channel Port Channel Functionality
- Purpose of Zoning
- Cisco NPV and Fibre Channel Switching Mode
- FCoE Topologies
- FCoE Initialisation Protocol
- FCoE Communication
- Cisco Data Centre Bridging
- SAN Boot Requirements
- Storage Policies
- BIOS Policies
- Boot Policy
- IPMI Policies
- Scrub Policies
- Maintenance Policies
- Cisco FEX Overview
- Cisco Adapter FEX
- Single Root I/O Virtualisation
- RBAC in Cisco UCS
- Users, Roles, and Privileges
- Functions of Organisations and Locales
- Effective Rights of a User
- Options for External Authentication Providers
- Public Key Infrastructure
- Cisco UCS Director Overview
- Install Cisco UCS Director
- Virtual and Physical Accounts
- Policies, Virtual Data Centres, and Catalogs
- Self-Service Portal
- Cisco UCS Director with VMware
- Managing VMs
- Compute Management with Cisco UCS Director
- Reporting and Monitoring in Cisco UCS Director
- Cisco Intersight Overview
- Key Features of Cisco Intersight
- Cisco UCS Manager XML API
- Cisco UCS Management Information Tree
- Managed Object Browser
- Cisco UCS Manager PowerTool
- Cisco UCS Python SDK
- Logging Sources in Cisco UCS Manager
- Port Monitoring Capabilities of Cisco UCS Manager
- SNMP Security Ramifications
- Cisco UCS Manager Call Home Feature
- Describe the 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 ESXi on Cisco UCS from the FCoE LUN
- Configure RBAC
- Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users via OpenLDAP
- Configure a Trusted Point and Key Ring in Cisco UCS Manager
- Install Cisco UCS Director
- Configure Cisco UCS Director
- Discover Infrastructure with Cisco UCS Director
- Examine the Cisco UCS Director GUI
- Design Services in Cisco UCS Director
- Configure Cisco UCS with Cisco Intersight
- Configure Cisco UCS Manager Using Scripting
- Implement Syslog and Call Home
