Overview
The Cisco Unified Computing System for Implementation Professionals is a five-day, handson course designed for system engineers, datacenter administrators, technicians, and architects implementing Cisco Unified Computing System B- and C-Series Servers.
The course teaches how to deploy, configure, and manage UCS servers with consolidated I/O networking for LAN and SAN connectivity including multi-hop FCoE. It teaches how to virtualize server properties with the goal of enabling simple and rapid mobility of service profiles between physical servers.
In the lab students will configure mobile service profiles, upgrade firmware, configure a multi-tenant management model, enable high availability and fault tolerance as well as perform back-ups and restore system configurations.
Students will learn to use the built-in monitoring and troubleshooting tools. They will also install and configure VMware VM-FEX and VM-FEX Universal Pass-Through Mode with the Cisco Virtual Interface Card on the Cisco UCS infrastructure in four separate lab exercises.
Pre-Requisites
- Understanding of server system design and architecture
- Familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP Networking
- Familiarity with LAN/SAN Technology
- Familiarity with Fibre Channel Profocol
- Understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center Architecture
- Familiarity with server virtualiszation technologis (VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Red Hat KVM, Cixtrix Xen)
Content
Module 1: Cisco Unified Computing System Overview
- Lesson 1: Overview the Cisco Unified Computing System
- Lesson 2: Implementing an HA Cluster
- Lesson 3: Implementing Role Based Access Control
- Lesson 4: Managing and Upgrading UCS B-Series Firmware
- Lesson 5: Backing Up and Restoring the Cisco UCS Manager Database
- Lesson 6: Implementing Logging and Monitoring
- Lesson 7: Implementing Cisco UCS B-Series Physical Connectivity
- Lesson 8: Implementing Cisco UCS B-Series LAN Connectivity
- Lesson 9: Implementing Cisco UCS B-Series SAN Connectivity
- Lesson 10: Provisioning Resource Pools in Cisco UCS Manager
- Lesson 11: Provisioning Server Profiles, Policies, and Templates in Cisco UCS Manager
- Lesson 12: Implementing Cisco R-Series Rack Enclosures
- Lesson 13: Installing Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware
- Lesson 14: UCS Management Tools
Module 2: Configuring Cisco C-Series Rack Servers
- Lesson 1: Installing Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
- Lesson 2: Installing Cisco UCS C-SeriesServers in a Cisco R-Series Rack Enclosures
- Lesson 3: Updating Cisco UCS C-SeriesFirmware with the Host Upgrade Utility
- Lesson 4: Provisioning monitoring andlogging on the Cisco UCS C-Series Server
- Lesson 5: C-Series Server Configuration Utility
- Lesson 6: Provisioning Raid on the C-Series Server
- Lesson 7: Installing VMware ESXi onthe C-Series server local RAID array
- Lesson 8: Provisioning LAN and SANconnectivity in the CIMC
- Lesson 9: Provisioning Cisco UCS C-Series Server Integration in Cisco UCS Manager
Module 3: Design andImplementation with VM-FEX
- Lesson 1: Overview Cisco VM-FEX and Cisco VM-FEX Universal Pass-Through
- Lesson 2: Configuring Cisco UCS VM-FEX
- Lesson 3: Provisioning Cisco VM-FEX Universal Pass-Through
Demonstration 1: Provision Initial B-Series Configuration
- Lab 1: Upgrading UCS Components
- Lab 2: Creating Simple Service Profiles
- Lab 3: Configuring Resource Pools
- Lab 4: Creating Service Profiles from Templates
- Lab 5: Creating Mobile Service Profiles
- Lab 6: Advanced Service Profiles Creation
- Lab 7: Testing High Availability
- Lab 8: Backing up and Importing Configuration Data
- Lab 9: Role Based Access Controls
- Lab 10: UCS Central
- Lab 11: C-Series Single-Wire UCSM Integration
- Lab 12: Installing ESXi 5.1 on C-Series to Boot From SAN
- Lab 13: Configuring VM-FEX
Objectives
- Describe the Cisco UCS B-Series Management and System Architecture in UCS Manager 2.1.
- Implement system management, maintenance, and high-availability services for Cisco UCS B- and C-Series Servers.
- Configure Cisco UCS Stateless Computing using resource pools, templates, and policies with Cisco Unified Fabric.
- Discuss how to manage firmware upgrades.
- Describe how to provision the Cisco UCS Compute Resources.
- Discuss how to troubleshoot errors and faults using the built-in logging systems.
- Describe how to monitor performance statistics using the built-in tools.
- Install Cisco R-Series rack enclosures in the data center.
- Describe Cisco UCS C-Series System architecture and hardware components in UCS Manager 2.1.
- Describe Cisco C-Series stand-alone operations.
- Describe Cisco UCS C-Series Integration with UCSM 2.1.
- Implement Stateless Computing on B- and C-Series Servers.
- Explain and configure Cisco UCS VM-FEX technology in UCS Manager 2.1 in a VMware environment.
Target Audience
This course prepares students for exam 642-999, Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing.
Upon passing this exam, the student will be a certified Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Support Specialist and be able to configure, implement, and manage UCS environments.
Certification
This course prepares students for exam 642-999, Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing.
Upon passing this exam, the student will be a certified Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Support Specialist and be able to configure, implement, and manage UCS environments.
