Data Center Unified Computing Implementation (DCUCI)

This course is intended for:

• system engineers
• network engineers
• field engineers

who need to deploy, configure, and manage the Cisco Unified Computing System.

This course is part of the following Certifications:

• Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Support Specialist

• CCNA
• MDS 9x00, Nexus 5000, Nexus 7000, Catalyst 6500, and ACE Engineer Level Knowledge
• VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
• Designing Cisco Storage Networking Solutions (DCSNS)
• Data Center Network Infrastructure Design (DCNID)

On completion of the course the student will be able to:

• Install a virtualized data center
• Configure a virtualized data center operating parameters
• Manage a virtualized data center
• Troubleshoot a virtualized data center
• Describe data center virtualization.

The Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Support course is designed to teach students knowledge of the fundamentals of the Cisco Unified Compute System and the ability to implement a virtualized Data Center environment. In addition the student also learns on how to implement the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) in an enterprise data center routing and switching infrastructure with the next-generation Cisco Nexus product family.

Module 1 Understanding how Cisco UCS Benefits Today’s Data Center
Illustrate the need for and placement of the Cisco Unified Compute System ( Cisco UCS)

Module 2 Understanding Cisco’s Unified Compute System
Introduce hardware and feature details about the Cisco Unified Compute System

Module 3 Understanding User Management
Describe the key operational and management functions and tasks required to initially set up the Cisco Unified Compute System

Module 4 Understanding the Chassis Array Manager (CAM) Conceptual Overview
This Module describes the function of the Chassis Array Manager (CAM) within the Cisco UCS implementation

Module 5 Explaining the Implementation of Server Resources via the Unified Compute System
This Module examines elements and implementation of the Cisco UCS at a low level

Module 6 Maintaining a Cisco Unified Compute System
This Module illustrates Maintenance techniques and tools used in the Cisco Unified Compute System

Module 7 Monitoring, Diagnostics and Troubleshooting the Cisco Unified Compute System
This module will describe and illustrate basic Diagnostic methods and processes to be used with the Cisco UCS

Module 8 Designing Cisco Unified Compute System Deployment
This module shall define design criteria and discuss design choices and key elements leading to implementation of the Cisco UCS.

Labs

• Practice Initial Startup and Network Configuration for the Cisco UCS
• Demonstrate and Implement RBAC configuration and components within the Cisco UCS
• Practice implementation of the Cisco UCS Rack-Mounted paradigm
• Practice implementation of the Cisco UCS Logical-Server Paradigm
• Backup and Restore CAM configuration
• Configure High Availability in the Cisco Unified Compute System
• Create Thresholds Policies and Notifications in the GUI
• Gather Statistics via the GUI and CLI
• Observe “Faults” via the GUI