Implementing and Troubleshooting Cisco UCS – Accelerated (DCUCITX) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Implementation topics

Describing Cisco UCS Architecture

  • Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server Hardware Components
  • Describing the Cisco UCS User Interfaces
  • Describing Cisco UCS Management Framework and Features

Configuring Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity

  • Configuring Cisco UCS B-Series Physical Connectivity
  • Configuring Compute Node LAN Connectivity
  • Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity
  • Supporting Disjointed Layer 2 Domains with Cisco UCS Manager

Configuring and Managing UCS Virtual Resources

  • Creating Identity and Resource Pools
  • Creating Service Profiles
  • Creating Service Profile Templates and Cloning Service Profiles
  • Managing Service Profiles
  • Creating Logical Service Profiles that Boot from iSCSI with Cisco UCS 2.0
  • Configuring Cisco UCS VM-FEX
  • Managing High Availability

Configuring Cisco UCS C-Series Features

  • Describing Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
  • Using Cisco UCS C-Series Integrated Management Controller Discovery
  • Describing Cisco UCS C-Series Server Connectivity Options
  • Upgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Firmware

Troubleshooting topics

Cisco UCS B-Series Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Architecture and Initialization
  • Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration
  • Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Operation
  • Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
  • Troubleshooting and Upgrading Cisco UCS Manager
  • Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware

Cisco UCS C-Series Troubleshooting

  • Cisco UCS C-Series Architecture and Configuration
  • Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Hardware and Firmware
  • Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
  • Troubleshooting Locally Attached Storage
  • Troubleshooting Operating System-Related Issues

Cisco UCS C-Series Integration Troubleshooting

  • Integrating Cisco UCS C-Series Servers and Cisco UCS Manager
  • Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Server and Cisco UCS Manager Integration