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UCS Test Drive forTechnical Decision Makers

Why Firefly

From expert-led classrooms to virtual experiences and state-of-the art remote lab access, we are passionate about the service we deliver. Firefly’s heritage in education and data center technologies ensures a consistently high level of customer satisfaction scores. Firefly instructors are industry practitioners and leverage this experience to blend formal education with hands-on training and customized laboratories to deliver a highly interactive and immersive course.

This course uses the key pieces of the DCUCI/UCS-IP course to provide summary information, with practice labs, to enable technical decision makers to understand the architecture and value of Cisco UCS products. The materials and labs are current, using UCS Manager version 2.1 content. The course also describes UCS enterprise manage-ment tools such as UCS Central and UCS Director. The labs for this course are conducted on physical and virtual equipment running UCS Manager 2.1. Students will explore, hands-on, the new features of UCS Manager 2.1 while implementing VMware's latest hypervisor, ESXi 5.1.

Course DescriptionThe Cisco Unified Computing System family of products is a next-generation computing solution based on industry-standard technologies and innova-tive management concepts. Cisco UCS redefines the way data centers use and deploy compute resources while reducing management overhead and increasing efficiency. This two-day course provides the student with an architectural overview of the Cisco UCS and how it can be deployed to increase compute density, reduce the cabling, power, and cooling burdens, and accelerate server provisioning in both virtualized and non-virtualized environments.

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Who Should AttendThis course provides an introduction to the Cisco Unified Computing System for data center and system architects, network administrators, and systems administrators.

Length:2 days

Format:Lecture/Lab

CourseVersion:5.4

ProductVersion:2.1(2a)

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Related TrainingUnified Computing System Implementation Professional (UCS-IP)

You will gain the most from this seminar if you have basic knowledge of Intel x86 server solutions, data center networking technologies, and storage area networks.

Learning ObjectivesDiscuss challenges in the Data Center todayDescribe the Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server hardware componentsDescribe the Cisco UCS Management frameworkProvide a detailed description of Cisco UCS core network connectivityDescribe port configuration on the Cisco UCS fabric interconnectDescribe how to create Service ProfilesDescribe how to manage Service ProfilesExplain use cases that demonstrate how Cisco UCS can benefit application deployments and provide business valueDescribe the feature enhancements added by Intel to the processor and chipset

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The course includes hands-on labs to demonstrate the deployment and management of compute resources in a Cisco UCS environment.

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Lesson 1: Challenges in the Data Center Today

Describe the transformations taking place in the Data Center and the emergence of cloud computingDescribe the evolution of server scalabilityExplain how Cisco UCS provides business benefits in the form of improved management and rapid provisioning

Lesson 2: Cisco Unified Computing System Overview

Describe the logical view of the Cisco UCS architecture from various perspectivesDescribe Data Center BridgingDescribe the Cisco UCS 5100 Series Blade Server chassisDescribe the Cisco UCS B-Series fabric interconnect componentsDescribe the Cisco UCS B-Series models and optionsDescribe the Cisco UCS extended memory architectureDescribe the Cisco UCS C-Series models and optionsDescribe UCS C-Series integration with UCS ManagerDescribe the power requirements of the Cisco UCS B-SeriesDescribe how to determine supported configurationsDiscuss UCS Central 1.1

Lesson 3: Cisco UCS Management Framework

Describe the Cisco UCS management architectureDescribe the third-party tools written to the Cisco UCS XML API for monitoring, deployment, and orchestrationDescribe Cisco UCS PowerTools 1.0Describe Cisco UCS Service ProfilesExplain the use of Cisco UCS Service Profile templatesDescribe a hierarchical resource management model for Cisco UCS environments

Lesson 4: Cisco UCS Core Network Connectivity

Describe Cisco UCS core network connectivity requirementsDescribe End Host Mode (EHM) on the Cisco UCS fabric interconnectDescribe EHM with L2 disjoint networks in Cisco UCS Release 2.1Describe Cisco UCS SAN connectivity requirementsDescribe SAN End Host Mode (EHM) on the Cisco UCS fabric interconnect

Lesson 5: UCS Port ConfigurationDescribe Cisco UCS fabric interconnect port configurationDescribe and configure pin groupsDescribe the fabric interconnect storage network connectivity


Lesson 6: Creating Service ProfilesCompare the Simple to the Expert Service Profile WizardsUse the Simple Service Profile Wizard to create a Service ProfileUse the Expert Service Profile Wizard to create a Service Profile

Lesson 7: Managing Service ProfilesDiscuss how to use Cisco UCS Manager to associate and disassociate a Service Profile to a server bladeDiscuss how to use Service ProfilesDescribe how UCS handles compute node failuresSet the server management IP address and use KVM and virtual media utilities to access a compute node

Lesson 8: Use CasesProvide high-level examples of application deployments on Cisco UCS and also an overview of Cisco UCS CVDsDescribe Cisco UCS integration in the Vblock and FlexPod infrastructure stacks and the benefits of a pre-validated solutionDescribe Cisco UCS DirectorDescribe Cisco CIACDescribe the Whiptail Scale Up, Scale Out Solution


Lesson 9: Presentation on Intel’s Technical Enhancements

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Lab 1: Initial Configuration

Lab 2: Upgrading UCS Components

Lab 3: Creating Simple Service Profiles

Lab 4: Configuring Resource Pools

Lab 5: Creating Service Profiles from Templates

Lab 6: Creating Mobile Service Profiles


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