Course Length:

5 Days

Course Description:

Data Center Unified Computing Implementation (DCUCI) is designed to serve the needs of engineers and technicians who implement Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) B-Series Blade Servers and Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers. Data Center Unified Computing Implementation (DCUCI) v4.0 updates and replaces Data Center Unified Computing Implementation (DCUCI) v3.0 and guides learners through rack installation and the provisioning of server hardware, operating systems or hypervisors, and applications. Significant content is devoted to management, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Data Center Unified Computing Implementation (DCUCI) v4.0 articulates Cisco data-center virtualization solutions and explains how to execute a virtualization solution that is based on a detailed implementation plan.

Who Should Attend:

The primary audience for this course are data-center technicians, data-center administrators, and system engineers. The secondary audience for this course are data-center designers and managers. The tertiary audience for this course program and project managers.

Benefits of Attendance:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Explain how Cisco Unified Computing System addresses key management challenges in data center server environments
• Describe the Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series system architectures, hardware components, and field-installable options
• Explain how to connect to and manage Cisco Unified Computing System components
• Configure Cisco UCS B-Series blade servers with Cisco UCS Manager
• Configure Cisco UCS C-Series blade servers with Cisco IMC
• Explain the connectivity requirements for the Cisco UCS platform
• Configure server profiles to allocate physical resources
• Configure maintenance tasks
• Configure high availability at the LAN, SAN, and server NIC level
• Identify common deployment scenarios for Cisco Unified Computing System
• Troubleshoot common LAN and SAN connectivity issues
• Troubleshoot service profile issues
• Configure Cisco Nexus 1000V in a VMware vSphere 4.1 environment
• Configure Cisco UCS Manager to support VMware PTS
• Configure Cisco UCS Manager to support VMware DirectPath I/O

Prerequisites:

The following prerequisite skills and knowledge are recommended before attending this course: understanding of server system design and architecture, familiarity with Ethernet and TCP/IP networking, familiarity with SANs, familiarity with Fibre Channel Protocol (FCP), understanding of Cisco Enterprise Data Center Architecture, and familiarity with hypervisor technologies (VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, Citrix Xen).

Course Outline:

• Module 1: Review of Data Center Unified Computing Implementation E-Learning
  1. Brief Survey of Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Implementation E-Learning
• Module 2: Installation of the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers
  1. Updating Firmware Components of the Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers
• Module 3: Cisco IMC Configuration
  1. Configuring Cisco IMC
  2. Provisioning Server Hardware with Cisco IMC
  3. Lab 3-1: Initial Cisco UCS C-Series Configuration
• Module 4: Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware and Management
  1. Describing Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware Components
  2. Assembling B-Series Architecture and Features
  3. Installing Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware
• Module 5: Cisco UCS Connectivity Configuration and Management
  1. Configuring Cisco UCS B-Series Physical Connectivity
  2. Exploring the Cisco UCS B-Series User Interfaces
  3. Configuring Compute Node LAN Connectivity
  4. Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity
  5. Lab 5-1: Configure LAN and SAN Physical Connections
• Module 6: Server Resources Implementation
  1. Creating Identity and Resource Pools
  2. Creating Service Profiles
  3. Creating Service Profile Templates and Cloning Service Profiles
  4. Managing Service Profiles
  5. Lab 6-1: Configure Identity and Resource Pools
  6. Lab 6-2: Create Mobile Service Profiles from Updating Templates
• Module 7: Virtual Server Networking
  1. Evaluating the Cisco Nexus 1000V
  2. Working with VMware Ethernet Networking
  3. Characterizing Cisco Nexus 1000V Architecture
  4. Installing and Configuring the Cisco Nexus 1000V Switch
  5. Configuring Basic Cisco Nexus 1000V Networking
  6. Configuring Cisco UCS Manager for VMware PTS
  7. Lab 7-1: Create a Data-Center Cluster in VMware vCenter
  8. Lab 7-2: Install a Cisco Nexus 1000V VSM
  9. Lab 7-3: Configure Port Profiles
• Module 8: Cisco Unified Computing System Management and Maintenance
  1. Implementing Cisco Unified Computing System Startup and Shutdown Procedures
  2. Configuring Role-Based Access Control
  3. Backing Up and Restoring the Cisco UCS Manager Database
  4. Managing High Availability
  5. Monitoring System Events
  6. Managing and Upgrading Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware
  7. Lab 8-1: Configure RBAC
  8. Lab 8-2: Back up and Import Cisco UCS Manager Configuration Data
  9. Lab 8-3: Reporting in the Cisco Unified Computing System
• Lab A-1: Initial Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration