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

Duration:
3 Days

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
S-Series 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 key features of Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Director, and
Cisco UCS Manager; implementing UCS management software including Cisco UCS
Manager and Cisco Intersight™; and more.

How you’ll benefit:

• Gain 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:

• Data center engineers
• Network designers
• Network administrators
• Network engineers
• Systems engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Server administrators
• Network managers
• Cisco integrators or partners

Course
Objectives:

After
taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe and implement Fibre Channel, zoning, and N-Port
  Virtualization (NPV) features on Cisco UCS
• Describe and implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on Cisco
  UCS
• Describe Cisco UCS policies for service profiles
• Describe Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (FEX) and Single Root I/O
  Virtualization
• 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

Course Prerequisites:

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

These
are the recommended Cisco courses that may help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA) v1.0
• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
• Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS) v1.0
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN) v6.2
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) v6.2

Course Outline:

• 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
• Describing Cisco Adapter FEX and Single Root I/O Virtualization
  • Cisco FEX Overview
  • Cisco Adapter FEX
  • Single Root I/O Virtualization
• 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)
• Implementing Key Management on Cisco UCS Manager
  • Public Key Infrastructure
• Implementing Cisco Intersight
  • Cisco Intersight 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 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

Labs Outline:

• 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 with Cisco Intersight
• Configure Cisco UCS Manager Using Scripting
• Implement Syslog and Call Home