Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCI)

Module 1: Cisco Unified Computing System Implementation

• Lesson 1: Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors
• Lesson 2: Describing Cisco UCS Connectivity
• Lesson 3: Configuring Identity Abstraction
• Lesson 4: Configuring Service Profile Templates

Module 2: SAN Storage Implementation for Cisco Unified Computing System

• Lesson 1: Implementing iSCSI
• Lesson 2: Implementing Fibre Channel
• Lesson 3: Implementing FCoE

Module 3: Security Implementation for Cisco Unified Computing System

• Lesson 1: Implementing Role-Based Access Control
• Lesson 2: Implementing External Authentication Providers
• Lesson 3: Implementing Key Management

Module 4: Operations and Maintenance for Cisco Unified Computing System

• Lesson 1: Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates
• Lesson 2: Implementing Cisco UCS Backups
• Lesson 3: Implementing Monitoring

Module 5: Cisco Unified Computing System Automation

• Lesson 1: Implementing Cisco UCS Central
• Lesson 2: Implementing Cisco UCS Director and Cisco IMC Supervisor
• Lesson 3: Comparing Scripting Options for Cisco UCS Manager

Lab Outline

• Guided Lab 1: Provision Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster
• Guided Lab 2: Configure Server and Uplink Ports
• Guided Lab 3: Configure VLANs
• Guided Lab 4: Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Hardware Identities
• Guided Lab 5: Configure Basic Identity Pools
• Guided Lab 6: Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
• Guided Lab 7: Configure a Service Profile Template
• Guided Lab 8: Configure an iSCSI Service Profile
• Guided Lab 9: Configure Pod-Specific Device Aliases
• Guided Lab 10: Configure Zoning
• Guided Lab 11: Configure VSANs in Cisco UCS Manager
• Guided Lab 12: Configure Unified Ports on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
• Guided Lab 13: Install and Boot VMware ESXi on Cisco UCS C-Series Servers from SAN LUN
• Guided Lab 14: Install and Boot VMware ESXi on Cisco UCS B-Series Servers from SAN LUN
• Guided Lab 15: Configure Organizations and Locales
• Guided Lab 16: Configure Job-Specific Roles
• Guided Lab 17: Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users with Microsoft Active Directory
• Guided Lab 18: Configure a Trusted Point and Key Ring in Cisco UCS Manager
• Guided Lab 19: Perform Backup and Restore Activities
• Guided Lab 20: Implement Syslog
• Guided Lab 21: Deploy and Use Cisco UCS Central
• Guided Lab 22: Deploy and Use Cisco IMC Supervisor
• Guided Lab 23: Configure Cisco UCS Manager with XML API and Cisco UCS PowerTools