Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Eğitimi

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Basic understanding of data storage hardware components and protocols, including Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) and Fibre Channel
• Basic understanding of network protocols, including Ethernet and IP
• Basic routing and switching knowledge

These are the recommended Cisco courses that may help you meet these prerequisites:

• Introducing Cisco Data Center Networking (DCICN)
• Introducing Cisco Data Center Technologies (DCICT)

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Discover and describe the Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) platform of multilayer switches and directors. Describe the MDS hardware, NX-OS operating system, Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) management software, and key architectures of the platform, such as FC and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
• Describe key product features of the MDS platform, including VSANs, RBAC, NPV, port channels, zoning, device aliases, inter-VSAN routing (IVR), and fabric security
• Describe and implement state-of-the-art product features, including NX-API, slow-drain analysis, SAN Analytics and 32-GB Fibre Channel interfaces
• Configure and implement the Cisco MDS switches and platform features, such as initial configuration, building a fabric, building a SAN extension, and configuring inter-VSAN routing for that purpose
• Configure FCIP tunnels
• Resolve issues and troubleshoot FC domains, zones and zone merges, and switch boot and firmware upgrades

Describing Cisco MDS Platform

• Cisco MDS 9700/9300/9200/9100 Hardware
• Cisco NX-OS
• Cisco DCNM
• Fibre Channel Architecture
• FCoE Architecture

Describing Key Product Features

• Cisco DCNM 11.x
• RBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
• Virtual SANs
• NPV and NPIV
• Port Channels and VSAN Trunking
• Zoning and Smart Zoning
• Device Aliases
• Inter-VSAN Routing
• Fibre Channel Fabric Security

Describing New Product Features

• 32-Gb Fibre Channel
• Cisco MDS NX-API
• Power-On Auto-Provisioning
• Slow Drain Analysis
• SAN Analytics and Telemetry Streaming
• Cisco Secure Boot

Deploying Cisco MDS Features

• Installation and Initial Setup
• Building a Fabric: FC Domains and FC Services
• Building SAN Extensions

Troubleshooting Common Cisco MDS Issues

• Fibre Channel Domains
• Zones and Zone Merges
• Boot and Upgrade Issues