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Target Audience
- Data center systems engineers
- Data center field engineers
- Data center architects
- Technical decision makers
- Network architects
- Cisco integrators and partners
Course Objectives
- Discover and describe the Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) platform, including multilayer switches and directors.
- Describe the MDS hardware, NX-OS operating system, Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) management software, and key architectures such as Fibre Channel (FC) and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE).
- Describe key product features of the MDS platform, including VSANs, RBAC, NPV, port channels, zoning, device aliases, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), and fabric security.
- Configure and implement Cisco MDS switches and platform features, including initial configuration, fabric building, SAN extension, and inter-VSAN routing.
- Configure FCIP tunnels.
- Resolve issues and troubleshoot FC domains, zones and zone merges, and switch boot and firmware upgrades.
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Basic understanding of data storage hardware components and protocols, including Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) and Fibre Channel
- Basic understanding of network protocols, including Ethernet and IP
- Basic routing and switching knowledge
These are the recommended Cisco courses that may help you meet these prerequisites:
- Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)
- Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)
Duração: 4 dias – 32 horas
Course Outline
- Section 1: Describing Cisco MDS Platform
- Section 2: Describing Key Product Features
- Section 3: Describing New Product Features
- Section 4: Deploying Cisco MDS Features
- Section 5: Troubleshooting Common Cisco MDS Issues
Lab Outline
- Discovery 1: Set Up DCNM
- Discovery 2: Explore DCNM-SAN Client and DCNM Device Manager
- Discovery 3: Configure and Use RBAC
- Discovery 4: Configure and Use RBAC with DCNM-SAN Client and Device Manager
- Discovery 5: Manage VSANs and FC Domain
- Discovery 6: Configure NPV and N-Port Identification Virtualization (NPIV)
- Discovery 7: Configure Interfaces
- Discovery 8: Configure Device Aliases and Zoning
- Discovery 9: Explore and Automate with NX-API
- Discovery 10: Perform Slow Drain Analysis with Cisco DCNM
- Discovery 11: Configure FCIP Tunnels and FCIP High Availability (HA)
- Discovery 12: Configure IVR for SAN Extension
- Discovery 13: Troubleshoot Zoning and Zone Merges