CCNA Data Center

The focus of this course is on deploying, securing, operating, and maintaining the Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and UCS C-Series Rack Servers for use in data centers. The extensively hands-on course covers configuring and managing Cisco UCS servers using unified I/O networking for LAN and SAN connectivity, virtualizing server hardware identifiers to enable rapid recovery of server operating system images, automating UCS deployments using UCS Central Software and Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Supervisor, configuring fault tolerance, implementing role-based access control (RBAC), backing up and restoring system configurations, and using the monitoring and troubleshooting tools in Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco IMC.

Content


  1. Cisco Unified Computing System Implementation
    • Cisco UCS Server Form Factors
    • Cisco Unified Computing System Connectivity
    • Configuring Identity Abstraction
    • Configuring Service Profile Templates
  2. SAN Storage Implementation for Cisco Unified Computing System
    • Implementing iSCSI
    • Implementing Fibre Channel Port Channels
    • Implementing FCoE
  3. Security Implementation for Cisco Unified Computing System
    • Implementing Role-Based Access Control
    • Implementing External Authentication Providers
    • Implementing Key Management
  4. Operations and Maintenance for Cisco Unified Computing System
    • Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates
    • Implementing Cisco UCS Backups
    • Implementing Monitoring
  5. Cisco Unified Computing System Automation
    • Implementing Cisco UCS Central
    • Implementing Cisco UCS Director
    • Comparing Scripting Options for Cisco UCS Manager