The Course Name: DCUCS v3.0 â Configuring Data Center Unified Computing
The Duration: 5 Days
The Overview:
The purpose of this course is to teach participants how to implement and maintain Cisco UCS hardware with a strong emphasis on best practices. The participants will identify, configure, and troubleshoot features in Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers and C-Series Rack-Mount Servers in a virtualized data center environment. The Configuring Data Center Unified Computing course also addresses relevant additional features added by Version 2.1 Cisco UCS Software Release as well.
What You Will Learn:
- Cisco UCS architecture
- Cisco UCS LAN connectivity configuration
- Cisco UCS B-Series SAN connectivity configuration
- Configuring and managing the servers within Cisco UCS
- Configuring Cisco UCS virtualization
- Configuring Cisco UCS administration
- Cisco UCS C-Series features
The Course Index:
Module 1: Cisco UCS Architecture
- Describing Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server Hardware Components
- Describing Cisco UCS User Interfaces
- Configuring Cisco UCS B-Series Physical Connectivity and High Availability
- Using RBAC and Organizations
Module 2: Cisco UCS LAN Connectivity
- Configuring Compute Node LAN Connectivity
- Configuring LAN Identity and Resource Pools
- Configuring Compute Node LAN Policies
Module 3: Cisco UCS SAN Connectivity
- Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity
- Configuring Advanced Compute Node SAN Connectivity
- Configuring SAN Identity and Resource Pools
Module 4: Configuring Cisco UCS B-Series Servers
- Configuring Server Identity and Resource Pools
- Configuring Server Policies
- Configuring Templates and Service Profiles
- Managing Service Profiles
- Configuring Logical Service Profiles that Boot from iSCSI
Module 5: Configuring Cisco UCS Virtualization
- Configuring Cisco UCS VM-FEX
- Configuring Cisco UCS SR-IOV
- Configuring Cisco UCS VM-FEX Integration for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
- Configuring the Cisco UCS VM-FEX for KVM SR-IOV
Module 6: Cisco UCS Administration
- Backing Up and Restoring the Cisco UCS Manager Database
- Managing and Upgrading Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware
- Using Cisco UCS Management Tools
Module 7: Cisco UCS C-Series Features
- Describing Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
- Describing Cisco USC C-Series Server Connectivity Options
- Using Cisco UCS C-Series IMC Discovery
- Upgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Firmware
Labs:
Lab 1-1: Initial Cisco UCS Configuration
Lab 1-2: Explore the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
Lab 1-3: Configure RBAC
Lab 2-1: Configure System Related Policies and Uplink Port Properties
Lab 2-2: Configure LAN Related Pools and Policies
Lab 3-1: Configure SAN Connectivity
Lab 3-2: Configure SAN Identity Pools and Templates
Lab 4-1: Configure Server-Related Features and Renaming a Service Profile
Lab 4-2: Configure a Service Profile that Boots from iSCSI LUN
Lab 5-1: Configure VM-FEX Passthrough Switching
Lab 6-1: Back Up and Import the System Configuration
Lab 7-1: Configure Server Settings with the Integrated Management Controller GUI