Implementing and Administering the FlexPod Solution (FPIMPADM)

Detaillierter Kursinhalt

Module 1: FlexPod Overview

FlexPod validated designs
FlexPod architecture
FlexPod platform solutions
- Cisco UCS Mini
- All FAS Flash
- OpenStack
- Hyper-V
FlexPod platform
- Review of storage
- Review of network
- Review of compute
FlexPod cooperative support
Life-cycle management (LCM)
Customer profile
Customer challenges and goals
Existing customer environment
VMware vSphere 6.0 characteristics

Module 2: FlexPod Networking Implementation

Module 3: FlexPod Storage Implementation

NetApp hardware
Cluster configuration
Switched/switchless clusters
Management interfaces
- NetApp Oncommand System Manager
- NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager
- CLI
Service Processor and RLM
Management settings: CDP, Autosupports, and SNMP
Aggregates
SVM namespace and volumes
NFS for VMware datastores
SAN configuration
Initiator groups (igroups), port sets, and ALUA
High availability, including Storage Failover (SFO)
IPspaces and broadcast domains
ifgrps and VLAN tags
LIFs

Module 4: Cisco UCS Implementation

Cisco UCS hardware
Cisco UCS features
- User interfaces
- Manager
- Central
Finite-state machine (FSM)
Fabric interconnect configuration
- Clustering
- Discovery process and monitoring using FSM
I/O Uplinks and Bandwidth Oversubscription
End-host and switching mode comparisons
Port personality and port types
Unified uplink ports and port channels
Chassis links
VLAN
Resource pools
Creating identity and resource pools
MAC pools
IP pools
LAN connectivity policies
WWNN and WWPN pools
SAN connectivity policies
Policies
Benefits of service profiles
Benefits of service profile template
Expert Service Profile wizard
Service profile associate/disassociate
Management of IP address, KVM and virtual media Cisco hardware

Module 5: Virtualization and Application Solutions

Module 6: FlexPod Management Tools Implementation

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