Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS)

The Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS) v1.0 is an introductory course that shows you how to deploy, secure, operate and maintain the Cisco Unified Computing system (Cisco UCS) B-Series blade server, Cisco UCS C-Series and S-Series rack servers, and Cisco HyperFlex product family, for use in data centers. You will gain handson practice on basic Cisco UCS server configuration and performing backup and restore activities. This course can be used to prepare for the new CCNP Data Center and CCIE Data Center certifications.

• Describe Cisco UCS server hardware
• Describe Cisco UCS connectivity
• Describe the Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform, its data writing and reading processes, and data optimization
• Describe and configure Cisco UCS service profiles
• Describe and configure Cisco UCS service profile templates
• Describe and implement iSCSI on Cisco UCS
• Describe and implement Cisco UCS firmware updates
• Describe and implement Cisco UCS backups

Prerequisites

• General knowledge of servers
• Routing and switching
• Storage area networking
• Server virtualization

Labs

1. Explore Cisco UCS Manager GUI
2. Configure Server and Uplink Ports
3. Configure VLANs
4. Configure Basic Identity Pools
5. Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
6. Configure a Service Profile Template
7. Configure an iSCSI Service Profile on Cisco UCS
8. Perform Backup and Restore Activities