Detailed Outlines
Course Outlines
Module 1: Cisco UCS Architecture
- Lesson 1: Describing the Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Server Hardware
- Lesson 2: Describing Cisco UCS User Interfaces
- Lesson 3: Configuring Cisco UCS B-Series Physical Connectivity and High Availability
- Lesson 4: Using RBAC and Organizations
- Lab 1-1: Initial Switch Configuration
- Lab 1-2: Exploring the Cisco UCS Manager GUI
- Lab 1-3: Configuring RBAC
Module 2: Cisco UCS LAN Connectivity
- Lesson 1: Configuring Compute Node LAN Connectivity
- Lesson 2: Configuring LAN Identity and Resource Pools
- Lesson 3: Configuring Compute Node LAN Policies
- Lab 2-1: Configuring System Related Policies and Uplink Port Properties
- Lab 2-2: Configuring LAN Related Pools and Policies
Module 3: Cisco UCS SAN Connectivity
- Lesson 1: Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity
- Lesson 2: Configuring Advanced Compute Node SAN Connectivity
- Lesson 3: Configuring SAN Identity and Resource Pools
- Lab 3-1: Configuring SAN Connectivity
- Lab 3-2: Configuring SAN Identity Pools and Templates
Module 4: Configure Cisco UCS B-Series Servers
- Lesson 1: Configuring Server Identity and Resource Pools
- Lesson 2: Configuring Server Policies
- Lesson 3: Configuring Templates and Service Profiles
- Lesson 4: Managing Service Profiles
- Lesson 5: Configuring Logical Service Profiles that Boot from iSCSI
- Lab 4-1: Configuring Server-Related Features and Renaming a Service Profile
- Lab 4-2: Configuring a Service Profile that Boots from iSCSI LUN
Module 5: Configure Cisco UCS Virtualization
- Lesson 1: Configuring Cisco UCS VM-FEX
- Lesson 2: Configuring UCS SR- IOV
- Lesson 3: Configuring Cisco UCS VM-FEX Integration for Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V
- Lesson 4: Configuring the Cisco UCS VM-FEX for KVM SR-IOV
- Lab 5-1: Configuring VM-FEX Passthrough Switching
Module 6: Cisco UCS Administration
- Lesson 1: Backing Up and Restoring the Cisco UCS Manager Database
- Lesson 2: Managing and Upgrading Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware
- Lesson 3: Using Cisco UCS Management Tools
- Lab 6-1: Backing Up and Importing the System Configuration
Module 7: Cisco UCS C-Series Features
- Lesson 1: Describing Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
- Lesson 2: Describing Cisco USC C-Series Server Connectivity Options
- Lesson 3: Using Cisco UCS C- Series IMC Discovery
- Lesson 4: Upgrading Cisco UCS C-Series Firmware
- Lab 7-1 Configuring Server Settings with the Integrated Management Controller GUI
Objectives and Pre-requisites
Course Objectives
- Describe the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) Architecture.
- Describe the Cisco UCS connectivity configuration and management.
- Describe how to configure and manage Cisco UCS virtual resources.
- Configure, Maintain, and Operate Cisco UCS C-Series Rack-Mount Servers leveraging the Cisco IMC, Host Update Utility, and the P81E Virtual Interface Card.
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills you must have before attending this course are as follows:
- General knowledge of servers
- Routing and switching knowledge
- Storage area networking knowledge
- Server virtualization knowledge
- CCNA Routing and Switching knowledge level
