Detailed Outlines
Course Outlines
1: Cisco UCS B-Series Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Architecture and Initialization
- Identify Cisco UCS System Architecture
- Cisco Troubleshooting Methodology
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS System Initialization
- Gathering Information with Embedded Tools
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Hardware Discovery
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration
- Understand Cisco UCS System Configuration
- Understand Cisco UCS Server Deployment Configuration
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Server Deployment
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Management Configuration
- Cisco UCS System Password Recovery
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Operation
- Cisco UCS System Power Management
- Troubleshoot UCS Manager Remote Access
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS B-Series Server Boot
- Troubleshoot Operating System Software Drivers
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
- Understand Cisco UCS B-Series LAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS B-Series LAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Redundant Connectivity
- Understand Cisco UCS B-Series SAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS B-Series SAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS B-Series SAN Boot
- Use SPAN for Troubleshooting
- Verify Packet Flow
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS Integration with Virtualization Platform
- Troubleshooting and Upgrading Cisco UCS Manager
- Identify Firmware Packaging
- Plan Cisco UCS Firmware Installation
- Determine Firmware Levels on Cisco UCS Components
- Perform the Firmware Upgrade Process
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Hardware
- Identify Defective Hardware
- Troubleshoot Memory
2: Cisco UCS C-Series Troubleshooting
- Cisco UCS C-Series Architecture and Configuration
- Identify Cisco UCS C-Series Architecture
- Understand Cisco UCS C-Series Configuration
- Troubleshoot the Cisco UCS C-Series Initialization
- Cisco UCS C-Series Password Recovery
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series Hardware and Firmware
- Identify the Cisco UCS C-Series Firmware
- Cisco Host Upgrade Utility
- Perform the Firmware Upgrade Process
- Troubleshoot the Cisco UCS C-Series Boot
- Troubleshoot Memory
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series LAN and SAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series LAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series SAN Connectivity
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series SAN Boot
- Troubleshooting Locally Attached Storage
- Identify Cisco UCS C-Series Server RAID Options
- Cisco UCS C-Series RAID Troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Local Storage
- Troubleshooting Operating System-Related Issues
- Identify Cisco UCS C-Series Servers Operating System Specifics
- Troubleshoot Operating System Deployment on Cisco UCS C-Series Servers
3: Cisco UCS C-Series Integration Troubleshooting
- Integrating Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager
- Cisco UCS C-Series Integration Architecture
- Cisco UCS C-Series to Cisco UCS Manager Integration
- Verify Cisco UCS C-Series Integration
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS C-Series and Cisco UCS Manager Integration
- Troubleshoot FEX Deployment for Integrated Cisco UCS C-Series Server
- Troubleshoot Integrated Cisco UCS C-Series Server
Course Labs
- Lab 1-1: Cisco UCS Network Baseline Documentation
- Lab 1-2: Cisco UCS Management and Service Profile Deployment
- Lab 1-3: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS B-Series Server Boot from SAN
- Lab 1-4: Troubleshoot LAN Connectivity: Part 1
- Lab 1-5: Troubleshoot LAN Connectivity: Part 2
- Lab 1-6: Troubleshoot Failover Connectivity: Part 1
- Lab 1-7: Troubleshoot Failover Connectivity: Part 2
- Lab 2-1: Troubleshoot Cisco UCS C-Series Server Boot from SAN
- Lab 2-2: Troubleshoot Network Connectivity
Objectives and Pre-requisites
Course Objectives
- Describe the Cisco UCS B-series architecture, installation, and configuration, and the process and tools for determining related issues
- Describe troubleshooting processes on the standalone Cisco UCS C-Series deployments
- Describe the valid Cisco UCS C-Series integrated architecture and the process of determining issues related to integration of Cisco UCS C-Series server with Cisco UCS Manager
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills you must have before attending this course are as follows:
- Knowledge covered by the Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT) course
- Knowledge covered by the Implementing Cisco Data Center Unified Computing (DCUCI) course
- Familiarity with server virtualization (for example, VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V)
- Familiarity with administration of common operating systems (for example, Linux and Windows)
