Data Center and Storage

DCIUCS : Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System v1.0

Course Duration

2 Days

Delivery

ILT VILT

Overview

The Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS) v1.0 is an introductory course that shows you how to deploy, secure, operate, and maintain the Cisco Unified Computing system (Cisco UCS®) B-Series blade servers, Cisco UCS C-Series and S-Series rack servers, and Cisco HyperFlex™ product family for use in data centers. You will gain hands-on practice in basic Cisco UCS server configuration, performing backup and restore activities, and more.

What You'll Learn

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Describe Cisco UCS server hardware
Describe Cisco UCS connectivity
Describe the Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform, its data writing and reading processes, and data optimization
Describe and configure Cisco UCS service profiles
Describe and configure Cisco UCS service profile templates
Describe and implement Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) on Cisco UCS
Describe and implement Cisco UCS firmware updates
Describe and implement Cisco UCS backups

Who Should Attend

Server administrators
Network engineers
Systems engineers
Consulting systems engineers
Technical solutions architects
Network administrators
Storage administrators
Network managers
Sales engineers
Cisco integrators and partners

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

General knowledge of servers
Routing and switching
Storage area networking
Server virtualization

These Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:

Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)
Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU) v1.0
Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)

Learning Journey

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Course Outline

Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware
- Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
- Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
- Cisco UCS S-Series Rack Servers
- Cisco Virtual Interface Cards
- Hyperconvergence Overview
- Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series Servers
Describing Cisco UCS Connectivity
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
- Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
- Cisco UCS C-Series Connectivity
- Cisco UCS S-Series Connectivity
- Cisco HyperFlex Connectivity Architecture
- Cisco HyperFlex Edge Connectivity
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Ethernet End-Host Mode Compared to Switching Mode
- Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Uplink Pinning
- Cisco UCS C-Series Integration
Describing the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
- Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software
- Writing Data to Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
- Reading Data from Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
- Data Optimization in Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profiles
- Portability Issue with Nonabstracted Identities
- Cisco UCS Service Profile
- Identity Pools
- Server Pools
- IP Pools
Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates
- Service Profile Templates
Implementing iSCSI on Cisco UCS
- iSCSI Addressing
- iSCSI Support in Cisco UCS
Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates
- Update Cisco UCS C-Series Server Firmware
- Download Tasks for the Infrastructure Image
- Download Tasks for Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware Packages
- Best Practices for Updating Firmware in Cisco UCS Manager
- Firmware Upgrades Using Auto Install
- Capability Catalog Updates
- Host Firmware Packages
- Driver Updates for Operating Systems and Hypervisors
Implementing Cisco UCS Backups
- Compare Backup Options in Cisco UCS Manager
- Compare Two Import Types
- Policy Backup

Lab Outline

Explore Cisco UCS Manager GUI
Configure Server and Uplink Ports
Configure VLANs
Configure Basic Identity Pools
Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
Configure a Service Profile Template
Configure an iSCSI Service Profile on Cisco UCS
Perform Backup and Restore Activities

Instructors

Scott Duffy

Bestselling Azure & TOGAF® Trainer, Microsoft Azure MVP

4.8 (4.1k)

10 Courses

Scott Duffy

Bestselling Azure & TOGAF® Trainer, Microsoft Azure MVP

4.8 (4.1k)

10 Courses

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DCIUCS : Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System v1.0

What You'll Learn

Who Should Attend

Prerequisites

Learning Journey

Instructors

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Why get Cisco certified?

What to expect for the examination?

How long is Cisco certification valid for?

Why take this course with Trainocate?