Cisco Unified Computing System Accelerated Accreditation Training (UCSAAT)



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Cisco Unified Computing System Accelerated Accreditation Training (FF-UCSAAT)

Vendor Course Code:

UCSAAT

Course Length:

5 days

Course Price:

$5,500.00 plus $550.00 GST = $6,050.00 inc. GST

Availability:

If your preferred city or time is not currently listed, please call DDLS on 1800 U LEARN (1800 853 276) and we can try to accommodate your needs.

Overview:

This accelerated 5-day course is custom designed to combine both the DCUCI and DCUCD material into one class instead of two. You will learn design considerations for Cisco UCS as well as practical installation and configuration, with hands-on labs to reinforce the course material. You will learn from seasoned instructors with backgrounds in storage, networking, server administration, and virtualization.

Skills Gained:

After you complete this course, you will be able to:
Describe the Cisco Data Centre 3.0 architecture Identify Cisco Unified Computing System components and architecture
Describe the Cisco UCS server deployment and implementation model
Identify key performance characteristics and reconnaissance and analysis tools
Explain Cisco UCS solution design from the network, server, and storage perspective
Identify UCS hardware components and options
Perform the key operational tasks required to deploy a Cisco Unified Computing System
Describe how to configure physical and logical Unified Fabric connectivity
Define and implement the Basic Opt-In and Logical Server management models
Describe how to configure system-level fault tolerance
Implement a multi-tenant management model using Role-Based Access Control

Key Topics:

Module 1: Understanding the Cisco Unified Computing System

Lesson 1: Analysing Data Center Computing Solutions
Data Center Computing Solutions Overview
Computing Solutions Challenges
Cloud Computing Overview
Evaluate Cloud Computing

Lesson 2: Evaluating Cisco UCS B-Series Architecture
Evaluating B-Series
Fabric Interconnects
5108 Chassis
B-Series Blade Servers
Mezzanine Connectivity

Lesson 3: Evaluating Cisco UCS C-Series Architecture
Evaluating C-Series
C-Series Memory
SAN and LAN Connectivity
Local Storage
Sizing C-Series
Creating C-Series BOM

Module 2: Understanding Cisco UCS Connectivity

Lesson 1: Identifying Unified Computing System Management
Cisco UCS Management Overview
Identifying Cisco UCS Management Interfaces

Lesson 2: Understanding Cisco Unified Computing System Connectivity
Cisco UCS Management Connectivity
Cisco UCS System Connectivity
Cisco UCS LAN Connectivity
Cisco UCS SAN Connectivity

Module 3: Cisco UCS Server Deployment

Lesson 1: Overview Cisco Unified Computing
System Server Deployment Model
Understanding Server Deployment Model
Understanding Pools
Understanding Service Profiles and Templates
Understanding Policies

Lesson 2: Designing Cisco Unified Computing System
Server Deployment
Server Deployment Design Overview

Module 4: Designing Cisco Unified Computing System

Lesson 1: Designing Cisco Unified Computing System
Cisco UCS Sizing Overview
Designing Cisco UCS Physical Deployment
Cisco UCS Bill of Material Overview
Cisco Unified Computing Network Design
Cisco Unified Computing SAN Design

Lesson 2: Identifying Data Center Reconnaissance and Analysis Tools
Reconnaissance and Analysis Tools Overview
Employing Vmware Capacity Planner
Employing Vmware vCenter CapacityIQ
Employing MAP Toolkit

Lesson 3: Understanding Migration Plan
Migration Plan Overview
Migration Plan Aspects
Evaluating Migration Plan

Module 5: UCS Hardware Deployment

Lesson 1: Installing Cisco UCS Hardware
Physical and Environmental Requirements for BSeries
Rack-Mount Installation
Open Blade Cases
Installation of CPU, RAM, and Mezzanine Cards
Installing IOMs, PSUs, Fans
Install B200, B230, B250, B440
SFP+ and Twinax Installation

Lesson 2: Upgrading Software in the Cisco Unified Computing System
Cisco UCS Software Upgrade Overview
Upgrading Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Software
Upgrading CMC Software
Upgrading BMC Software
Upgrading Adapter Software

Lesson 3: Upgrading C-Series Firmware
Locate C-Series Firmware
Install and Activate CIMC Firmware
Update C-Series BIOS
Update C-Series Prior to Operating System Load
Recover from Corrupt BIOS

Module 6: Understanding the Cisco UCS Manager

Lesson 1: Cisco UCS Manager Fundamentals
Cisco UCS Resources
Service Profile Overview
Resource Pools
Service Profiles
Service Profile Policies
Service Profiles in Basic Opt-In Model
Service Profiles in Logical Server Model

Lesson 2: Role-Based Access Control
UCS RBAC Overview
Local Users, Roles, and Privledges
Organizations and Locales
Users, Roles, and Locales
LDAP and Active Directory Authentication
Mapping Users in LDAP and Active Directory

Module 7: Establishing Compute Node Connectivity

Lesson 1: Compute Node LAN Connectivity
Port Personality
Port Channels
End-Host Switching Mode
End-Host Mode versus Switched Mode
VLAN Requirements
vNIC and MAC Address Abstraction
Pin Groups
Automatic Uplink Pinning and Recovery from Failure

Lesson 2: Compute Node SAN Connectivity
Fibre Channel Switching
N_Port Virtualization
How NPIV Allows N_Port with Multiple FC_Ds
VSANs
vHBAs and WWNN and WWPN Abstraction
Manual Uplink Pinning and Recovery

Module 8: Implementation of Server Resources

Lesson 1: Exploring Cisco UCS B-Series User Interfaces
Cisco UCS Manager GUI
Navigation Window
Access to the Cisco UCS Manager CLI
Connect to the CLI Shells

Lesson 2: Creating Service Profiles
Benefits of Service Profiles
BIOS Policy
Adapter Policy
QoS System Class
Configure IPMI and SoL Policies
Scrub Policies
Service Profile Wizards
Configure Service Profile with UUID Pools
Configure vHBA
Configure vNICs
Adapter Placement
vHBA Boot Target
Required Service Profile Component

Lesson 3: Pools
Rationale For Creating Pools
UUID Pools
vMAC Pools
WWNN Pools
WWPN Pools
Server Pools
Automating Server Membership
Creating Pools In Correct Organization

Lesson 4: Templates and Cloning
Service Profile Templates
Creating Differentiated Service Profile Templates
Automatic Creation of a Server Farm Using Templates
Potential Pitfallls with Updating Templates
Unbind a Service Profile from its Template
Cloning a Service Profile

Lesson 5: Managing Service Profiles
Associating Service Profiles
Moving a Logical Server
KVM and Virtual Media

Module 9: Maintaining a Cisco Unified Computing System

Lesson 1: Backup and Restore
Backup Types
Backup and Import Jobs
Backup Configuration
Import Configuration

Lesson 2: Managing High Availability
High Availability Connectivity
Database Sync
Split Brain Avoidance
Cluster Partition
Modifying Cluster IP Addressing

Lesson 3: Monitoring System Events
GUI Monitoring
Remote Monitoring
CLI Status Monitoring
Threshold Policies
Call Home Configuration
Exporting Data
Ethanalyzer

Lesson 4: Startup and Shutdown Procedure
Fabric Interconnect Startup and Shutdown Failover
Behavior of UCS Manager Cluster Startup and Shutdown of the B-Series Blades
Power State Validation

Module 10: Networks in a Virtual Server Environment

Lesson 1: Introduction to the Cisco Nexus 1000V
Data Center Access Layer Networks
Virtual Environment Overview
Cisco Virtual Switching Overview
Feature Overview

Lesson 2: The Cisco Nexus 1000V Architecture
Cisco Nexus 1000V
Architectural Overview
Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation and Operation

Lesson 3: Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V
Configure VSM vSwitch Networks
VSM Virtual Machine Creation
Initial VSM Configuration
Connect the VSM to vCenter
Cisco Nexus 1000V High Availability Configuration
Nexus 1010 Virtual Services Appliance

Lesson 4: Configure Basic Cisco Nexus 1000V Networking
Port Profiles
VLAN Configuration
Creating Uplink Profiles
Creating VM Data Port Profiles
Configuring Cisco Nexus 1000V Port Channels
Adding Hosts to the VSM
Adding VMs to a VSM

Lesson 5: Pass-Through Switching
Install Cisco UCS Manager Extention in vCenter
Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Connect to vCenter
Configure Uplink and vEthernet Profiles
Configure Service Profiles with Dynamic NICs
Configure vMotion and M81KR Port Profile Mobility

Module 11: UCS Appendix

Lesson 1: Exploring the Unified Computing User Interfaces
Command-Line Interface
The connect Commands
UCS Acronyms

Lab 1:
Initial Configuration
Lab 2:
Upgrading UCS Components
Lab 3:
Configuring Role-Based Access Control
Lab 4:
Creating Simple Service Profiles
Lab 5:
Configuring Resource Pools
Lab 6:
Creating Mobile Service Profiles
Lab 7:
Testing High Availability
Lab 8:
Configuration Backup and Import
Lab 9:
Reporting
Lab 10:
Installing VMware vSphere
Lab 11:
Installing a Nexus 1000V VSM
Lab 12:
Configuring Port Profiles

Target Audience:

This is an accelerated 5-day course intended to provide experienced data center engineers with the knowledge needed to design and deploy UCS systems, and to pass the Cisco UCS DCUCI and DCUCD certification exams.

Prerequisites:

You will gain the most from this course if you have systems engineering experience with Intel x86 deployments, knowledge of LAN and SAN concepts, knowledge of Cisco solutions and architecture.