Implementing and Administering the FlexPod Solution, Germany

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FlexPod Implementation and Administration is a 3-day instructor-led course where you will learn to set up, configure and administer the FlexPod architecture. The course provides a comprehensive understanding of the configuration requirements for FlexPod at the network, storage and compute layers of the architecture. You will also learn key implementation procedures, management and basic troubleshooting tasks on the Cisco Nexus 9372, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) and NetApp storage.

Updated features:

Cisco Nexus 9372
Cisco UCS Director / Cisco UCS Central
OpenStack
Hyper-V

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

General knowledge of networking technologies
CCNA / CCNP Data Center recommended
Basic understanding of NetApp storage operations; NetApp NCDA is recommended
Basic knowledge of server and server virtualization technologies such as VMware ESXi

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

Describe the FlexPod solution
Describe the deployment use case
Describe network features
Describe storage networking features
Describe NetApp key features
Describe Cisco UCS compute
Describe compute node LAN connectivity
Describe identity, resource pools and policies
Describe service profiles and templates
Describe hypervisor and application solutions
Describe management and troubleshooting tools available for FlexPod components

Module 1: FlexPod Overview

FlexPod validated designs
FlexPod architecture
FlexPod platform solutions
- Cisco UCS Mini
- All FAS Flash
- OpenStack
- Hyper-V
FlexPod platform
- Review of storage
- Review of network
- Review of compute
FlexPod cooperative support
Life-cycle management (LCM)
Customer profile
Customer challenges and goals
Existing customer environment
VMware vSphere 6.0 characteristics

Module 2: FlexPod Networking Implementation

Cisco Nexus hardware
VLAN requirements
Port configuration options
Access and trunk ports
Port channels
Virtual port channels (vPC)
vPC building blocks
vPC configuration requirements
NPV and NPIV
Fibre Channel fundamentals
FCoE fundamentals
Overview of VSAN
VSAN information
VSAN recommended practices
Zoning implementation
Zones and zone sets
Zoning practices

Module 3: FlexPod Storage Implementation

NetApp hardware
Cluster configuration
Switched/switchless clusters
Management interfaces
- NetApp Oncommand System Manager
- NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager
- CLI
Service Processor and RLM
Management settings: CDP, Autosupports, and SNMP
Aggregates
SVM namespace and volumes
NFS for VMware datastores
SAN configuration
Initiator groups (igroups), port sets, and ALUA
High availability, including Storage Failover (SFO)
IPspaces and broadcast domains
ifgrps and VLAN tags
LIFs

Module 4: Cisco UCS Implementation

Cisco UCS hardware
Cisco UCS features
- User interfaces
- Manager
- Central
Finite-state machine (FSM)
Fabric interconnect configuration
- Clustering
- Discovery process and monitoring using FSM
I/O Uplinks and Bandwidth Oversubscription
End-host and switching mode comparisons
Port personality and port types
Unified uplink ports and port channels
Chassis links
VLAN
Resource pools
Creating identity and resource pools
MAC pools
IP pools
LAN connectivity policies
WWNN and WWPN pools
SAN connectivity policies
Policies
Benefits of service profiles
Benefits of service profile template
Expert Service Profile wizard
Service profile associate/disassociate
Management of IP address, KVM and virtual media Cisco hardware

Module 5: Virtualization and Application Solutions

Key implementation factors for FlexPod applications and hypervisors
VMware
OpenStack
Hyper-V

Module 6: FlexPod Management Tools Implementation

Cisco UCS Director
Cisco UCS Central
NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager
NetApp Virtual Storage Console (VSC)

Labs:

General Lab Setup
Cisco Nexus 9300 Network Initial Configuration Setup (Instructor Demo)
Cisco Nexus 9300 LAN Configuration
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP Initial Configuration Setup (Instructor Demo)
NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP Configuration
Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Initial Configuration Setup (Instructor Demo)
Cisco UCS Configuration
VMware ESXi Installation on a NetApp LUN
VMware vSphere Setup
NetApp Virtual Storage Console Configuration
Cisco UCS Director Discovery and Configuration
Cisco UCS Director Discovery Monitoring and Statistics (Optional)
Teardown and Restoration

Implementing and Administering the FlexPod Solution Training Course in Germany

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