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Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCI) v5.0

1. Course overview

Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCI) is designed to serve the needs of engineers who implement Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) B-Series Blade Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers.

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2. Prerequisites

Following are the prerequisites for this course:

DCICN

DCICT

3. Duration

5 days.

4. Objectives

By the end of the course, you’ll learn the following:

Install Cisco R-Series Rack Enclosures in the data center.

Use Cisco Integrated Management Controller to provision connectivity for C-Series server.

Use the LSI MegaRAID web user interface to provision local hard drives into a RAID 5 array.

Implement system management, maintenance, high availability services for UCS B-Series.

Maintain Cisco UCS in a high-availability configuration Implement gen. 1 and 2 connectivity.

Implement LAN & SAN connectivity for Cisco UCS B-Series hardware.

Provision VLANs and fabric interconnect uplinks for server connectivity to the L3 DC-Cloud.

Provision VSANs and fabric interconnect Fibre Channel uplinks for server connectivity to the data center storage cloud.

Provision service profiles with initial and updating templates Implement virtualization features.

Provision Cisco VM-FEX

5. Related certifications

Cisco Certified Network Professional Data Center (CCNP Data Center)

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6. Course Outline

Module 1: Review of Data Center Unified Computing Implementation E-Learning

Brief Survey of Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Implementation E-Learning

Module 2: Installation of the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers

Updating Firmware Components of the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers

Module 3: Cisco IMC Configuration

Configuring Cisco IMC

Provisioning Server Hardware with Cisco IMC

Module 4: Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware and Management

Describing Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware Components

Assembling B-Series Architecture and Features

Installing Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware

Module 5: Cisco UCS Connectivity Configuration and Management

Configuring Cisco UCS B-Series Physical Connectivity

Exploring the Cisco UCS B-Series User Interfaces

Configuring Compute Node LAN Connectivity

Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity

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Module 6: Server Resources Implementation

Creating Identity and Resource Pools

Creating Service Profiles

Creating Service Profile Templates and Cloning Service Profiles

Managing Service Profiles

Module 7: Virtual Server Networking

Evaluating the Cisco Nexus 1000V

Working with VMware Ethernet Networking

Characterizing Cisco Nexus 1000V Architecture

Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch

Configuring Basic Cisco Nexus 1000V Networking

Configuring Cisco UCS Manager for VMware PTS

Module 8: Cisco Unified Computing System Management and Maintenance

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing System Startup and Shutdown Procedures

Configuring Role-Based Access Control

Backing Up and Restoring the Cisco UCS Manager Database

Managing High Availability

Monitoring System Events

Managing and Upgrading Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware