Who should attend
This is an accelerated 5-day course intended to provide experienced data center engineers with the knowledge needed to design and deploy UCS systems, and to pass the Cisco UCS DCUCI and DCUCD certification exams.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the Cisco Data Center 3.0 architecture
- Identify Cisco Unified Computing System components and architecture
- Describe the Cisco UCS server deployment and implementation model
- Identify key performance characteristics and reconnaissance and analysis
- Explain Cisco UCS solution design from the network, server, and storage perspective
- Identify UCS hardware components and options
- Perform the key operational tasks required to deploy a Cisco Unified Computing System
- Configure physical and logical Unified Fabric connectivity
- Define and implement the Basic Opt-In and Logical Server management models
- Configure system-level fault tolerance
- Implement a multi-tenant management model using Role-
- Based Access Control Recommended Prerequisites:
- Systems engineering experience with Intel x86 deployments
- Knowledge of LAN and SAN concepts • Knowledge of Cisco solutions and architecture. Related Training:
- Data Center Unified Computing Implementation (DCUCI)
- Data Center Unified Computing Design (DCUCD)
Course Content
This 5-day accelerated hands-on course focuses on Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) design and implementation. Starting with an overview of Cisco UCS key features, hardware and software components, and Unified Fabric architecture, you will learn to design, deploy, and manage UCS solutions. Topics covered in this course include performance characteristics, recommended reconnaissance and analysis tools, sizing, implementation, configuration, and management. This course also includes hands-on labs to allow you to become familiar with system configuration and management.