Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System

The Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS) v1.0 shows you how to deploy, secure, operate, and maintain Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS©) B-series blade servers, Cisco UCS C-Series, and S-Series rack servers for use in data centers. You will learn how to implement management and orchestration software for Cisco UCS. You will gain hands-on practice: configuring key features of Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco UCS Manager; implementing UCS management software including Cisco UCS Manager and Cisco Intersight; and more.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe and implement Fibre Channel, zoning, and N-Port Virtualization (NPV) features on Cisco UCS
• Describe and implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) on Cisco UCS
• Describe Cisco UCS policies for service profiles
• Describe Cisco Adapter Fabric Extender (FEX) and Single Root I/O Virtualization
• Describe and implement Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) on Cisco UCS
• Describe and implement external authentication providers on Cisco UCS Manager
• Describe and implement key management on Cisco UCS Manager
• Describe Cisco UCS Director
• Describe and implement Cisco Intersight
• Describe the scripting options for Cisco UCS Manager
• Describe and implement monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager

Implementing Cisco UCS Storage Area Network (SAN)

• SAN Introduction
• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Fibre Channels modes
• Named VSANs
• Cisco UCS Fibre Channel and FCoE Storage Connectivity

Describing Cisco UCS Policies for Service Profiles

• Storage Policies and Profiles
• Basic Input Output System (BIOS) Policies
• Boot Policy
• Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) Policies
• Scrub Policies
• Maintenance Policies

Describing Cisco Adapter FEX and Single Root I/O Virtualization

• Cisco FEX Overview
• Cisco Adapter FEX
• Single Root I/O Virtualization

Implementing RBAC on Cisco UCS

• RBAC in Cisco UCS
• Users, Roles, and Privileges
• Functions of Organizations and Locales
• Effective Rights of a User

Implementing External Authentication Providers

• Options for External Authentication Providers

Implementing Key Management on Cisco UCS Manager

• Public Key Infrastructure

Implementing Cisco UCS Director

• Cisco UCS Director Overview
• Policies, Virtual Data Centers, and Catalogs
• Cisco UCS Director Virtualization Support
• Managing Compute with Cisco UCS Director
• Cisco UCS Manager Orchestration
• Self-Service Portal
• Reporting and Monitoring in Cisco UCS Director

Implementing Cisco Intersight

• Cisco UCS Director Overview
• Important Features of Cisco Intersight

Describing the Scripting Options for Cisco UCS Manager

• Cisco UCS Manager XML API
• Cisco UCS Management Information Tree
• Managed Object Browser
• Cisco UCS PowerTool
• Cisco UCS Python Software Development Kit (SDK)

Implementing Key Management on Cisco UCS Manager

• Public Key Infrastructure

Implementing Cisco Intersight

• Cisco Intersight Overview
• Important Features of Cisco Intersight

Describing the Scripting Options for Cisco UCS Manager

• Cisco UCS Manager XML API
• Cisco UCS Management Information Tree
• Managed Object Browser
• Cisco UCS Manager PowerTool
• Cisco UCS Python SDK

Implementing Monitoring on Cisco UCS Manager

• Logging Sources in Cisco UCS Manager
• Port Monitoring Capabilities of Cisco UCS Manager
• Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) Security Ramifications
• Cisco UCS Manager Call Home Feature

Lab Outline

• Configure Pod-Specific Device Aliases
• Configure Zoning
• Configure VSANs in Cisco UCS Manager
• Configure Unified Ports on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
• Install and Boot VMware Elastic Sky X Integrated (ESXi) on Cisco UCS from the FCoE Logical Unit Number (LUN) via FCoE
• Configure RBAC
• Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users via Open Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (OpenLDAP)
• Configure a Trusted Point and Key Ring in Cisco UCS Manager
• Configure Cisco UCS with Cisco Intersight
• Configure Cisco UCS Manager Using Scripting
• Implement Syslog and Call Home

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

• General knowledge of servers
• Routing and switching knowledge
• Storage area networking knowledge
• Server virtualization knowledge

• Server administrators
• Network engineers
• Systems engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Network administrators
• Storage administrators
• Network managers
• Cisco integrators and partners