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