1. Describing Cisco MDS Platform
- Introduction and Advantages of Cisco MDS
- Fixed Platforms
- Modular Platforms
2. Describing Cisco MDS Architecture
- Store-and-Forward Architecture
- High Availability
- Redundancy
3. Describing Storage Technologies
- Fibre Channel
- Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) Over Fibre Channel
- Fibre Channel Over IP
- Fibre Channel Over Ethernet
4. Managing Cisco MDS Switches
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager
- Cisco NX-OS CLI
- Cisco NX-API
5. Describing and Using Cisco MDS Key Features
- Virtual Storage Area Networks (VSANs)
- Inter-VSAN Routing
- Port Channels
- Slow-Drain Device and Path Analysis Using Congestion Control Mechanisms
- N Port Virtualization (NPV) and N-Port identifier Virtualization (NPIV)
- Zoning
- Smart Zoning
- SAN Analytics and Telemetry Streaming
- Diagnostics Toolbox
- SAN Extension
- Other Differentiate or Features
Lab Outline
- Perform Initial MDS Configuration
- Set Up DCNM
- Configure VSANs and Interfaces in Cisco DCNM
- Configure Port Channels in Cisco DCNM
- Configure Device Aliases and Zoning
- Configure SAN Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming
- Use CLI for Basic Monitoring