Description
Overview
The Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS) v1.0 course shows you how to deploy, secure, operate, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS) B-series blade servers, Cisco UCS C-Series, and S-Series rack servers for use in data centers.
You will learn how to implement management and orchestration software for Cisco UCS. You will gain hands-on practice: configuring key features of Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco UCS Manager; implementing Cisco UCS management software including Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco Intersight; and more.
Course Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe and implement Fibre Channel, zoning, and N-Port Virtualization (NPV) features on Cisco UCS
- Describe and implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on Cisco UCS
- Describe Cisco UCS policies for service profiles
- Describe Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (FEX) and Single Root I/O Virtualization
- Describe and implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) on Cisco UCS
- Describe and implement external authentication providers on Cisco UCS Manager
- Describe and implement key management on Cisco UCS Manager
- Describe Cisco UCS Director
- Describe and implement Cisco Intersight
- Describe the scripting options for Cisco UCS Manager
- Describe and implement monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager
Target Audience
- Server administrators
- Network engineers
- Systems engineers
- Consulting systems engineers
- Technical solutions architects
- Network administrators
- Storage administrators
- Network managers
- Cisco integrators and partners
Course Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- General knowledge of servers
- Routing and switching knowledge
- Storage area networking knowledge
- Server virtualization knowledge
These Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA)
- Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
- Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)
- Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS)
Certification
- Associated Certification: None
- Associated Exam: None