Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Switches (DCMDS)

Detaillierter Kursinhalt

Describing Cisco MDS Platform

• Cisco MDS 9700/9300/9200/9100 Hardware
• 32-Gb Fibre Channel
• Cisco NX-OS
• Cisco DCNM
• Fibre Channel Architecture
• FCoE Architecture

Provisioning Cisco MDS Switches

• Power-On Auto-Provisioning
• Cisco DCNM
• Using Cisco DCNM 11.x
• RBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)

Building the Fibre Channel Fabric with Cisco MDS Switches

• Virtual SANs
• Port Channels and VSAN Trunking
• Zoning and Smart Zoning
• Device Aliases
• Inter-VSAN Routing
• Fibre Channel Fabric Security
• Building SAN Extensions
• Inter-VSAN Routing
• Slow Drain Analysis
• SAN Analytics and Telemetry Streaming
• Cisco Secure Boot
• NPV and NPIV

Automating Cisco MDS Fabric

• Cisco MDS NX_APIPython API
• Ansible

Monitoring and Reporting Cisco MDS Features

• Cisco DCNM SAN Reports and Alarms
• SAN Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming

Troubleshooting Common Cisco MDS Issues

• Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Domains, Zones and Zone Merges
• Boot and Upgrade Issues