Implementing Cisco HyperFlex (DCIHX)

 

Course Overview

The Implementing Cisco HyperFlex (DCIHX) v1.3 course shows you how to deploy and use the Cisco® HyperFlex™ data platform to support multicloud workloads. You will become familiar with HyperFlex components and learn how to install, design, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco HyperFlex to support highly scalable and resilient multicloud implementations. You will also gain hands-on experience focused on installation, management, maintenance, and native replication, and you will explore cluster technologies as well as Cisco Intersight.™

How you'll benefit This class will help you use Cisco HyperFlex to

  • Enable multicloud IT with an adaptive platform that powers any application anywhere with the simplicity of hyperconverged infrastructure
  • Gain hands-on experience using Cisco HyperFlex

Who should attend

  • Data center engineers
  • Engineers (design, implementation, pre-sales, post-sales)
  • Product managers and sales

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge:

  • Cisco CCNA®–level knowledge about data center architecture and products technologies (network, compute, storage network)
  • Familiarity with VMware vCenter and ESXi
  • Familiarity with public cloud offerings, primarily AWS, but also Azure and GCP

Recommended Cisco learning offerings that may help you meet these prerequisites: Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)

Course Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe hyperconvergence, Cisco HyperFlex, and the components of Cisco HyperFlex
  • Explain the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) and what makes it valuable to business
  • Describe how Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform (HXDP) works
  • Describe the physical components of Cisco HyperFlex
  • Describe Cisco Intersight and introduce functionalities relevant to HyperFlex
  • Install standard ESXi-based vSphere Cisco HyperFlex
  • Manage your Cisco HyperFlex VMware ESXi-based cluster
  • Describe how to maintain Cisco HyperFlex
  • Design a Cisco HyperFlex solution
  • Protect the data on your Cisco HyperFlex cluster using replication and data at rest encryption
  • Describe a stretched cluster and how is it different from a standard cluster
  • Describe an Edge cluster and how is it different from a standard cluster
  • Perform basic troubleshooting tasks and explain Cisco Intersight

Prices & Delivery methods

Online Training

Duration
4 days

Price (excl. tax)
Digital courseware
Dates and Booking
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Classroom Training

Duration
4 days

Price (excl. tax)
Digital courseware
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Schedule

This class will become guaranteed to run with one more student registration.
Instructor-led Online Training:   Course conducted online in a virtual classroom.
FLEX Classroom Training (hybrid course):   Course participation either on-site in the classroom or online from the workplace or from home.

English

Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST)   ±1 hour

Online Training
Classroom option: Cairo Time zone: Eastern European Summer Time (EEST)
Online Training Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
Online Training 5 days Time zone: Central European Time (CET)
Online Training Time zone: British Summer Time (BST)
Online Training Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST)

3 hours difference

Online Training
Classroom option: Dubai Time zone: Gulf Standard Time (GST)

5 hours difference

Online Training Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online Training Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

6 hours difference

Online Training 5 days Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)
Online Training 5 days Time zone: Eastern Daylight Time (EDT)

7 hours difference

Online Training Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST)
Online Training Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST)
Online Training Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST)
Online Training Time zone: Central Standard Time (CST)
Online Training 5 days Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT)
Online Training 5 days Time zone: Central Daylight Time (CDT)
This class will become guaranteed to run with one more student registration.
FLEX Classroom Training (hybrid course):   Course participation either on-site in the classroom or online from the workplace or from home.

Europe

Poland

Warsaw This is a FLEX course in Polish language. Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST)
Warsaw This is a FLEX course in Polish language. Time zone: Central European Time (CET)
Warsaw
Warsaw This is a FLEX course in Polish language. Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST)

France

Paris This is a FLEX course in French language. Time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST)

Italy

Sesto San Giovanni (MI) This is a FLEX course in Italian language. Time zone: Central European Time (CET)