300 -175 DCUCI

Describe Cisco UCS server form factors

Describe Cisco UCS connectivity
Configure identity abstraction
Configure service profile templates
Implement Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)
Implement Fibre Channel port channels
Implement Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Implement RBAC
Implement external authentication providers
Implementing key management
Implement Cisco UCS firmware updates
Implement Cisco UCS backups
Implement monitoring
Deploy Cisco UCS Central and use it to add a Cisco UCS Manager domain, manage
resources centrally, and create all required pools and templates to deploy a
service profile.
Implement Cisco UCS Director and Cisco IMC Supervisor
Compare scripting options for Cisco UCS Manager

Introduction to the Course!

09:46
Introduction to the Course!
Preview
09:46
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Introduction and Hardware
01:43:30
In this short introduction we look at why we would want to use and learn Cisco's
UCS solution.

Why Cisco UCS?

15:28
A lot of folks don't know that Cisco has graciously created a UCS emulator for us
to use and practice our UCS skill on! Here I show you where to find and download,
and walk through the installation with you. Please, please, please use this
resource!

Introducing the UCS Emulator!

11:19
In this video we will go through the B5108 chassis hardware, as well as the blades
that go into it and serve as our compute hardware!

UCS Chassis and Blade Overview

13:26
In this video we discuss the Fabric Interconnects available with the Cisco UCS
solution. We will talk about the models of hardware, and the differences between
the units.
UCS Fabric Interconnect Overview
12:48
The IOM's are the small modules that plug into the back of the UCS B5108 chassis,
and provide the internal connectivity to the blade servers, and the external
connectivity for the chassis (up to the FI's). We will discuss the models
available, and the differences with them in this video.

UCS IOM Overview

11:43
Have you ever wondered how the blades communicate if they don't have 'physical'
ports? In this video we will discuss the various mezzanine and MLOM cards available
to us!

UCS Blade I/O Adapter Overview

14:55
The UCS Manager is the brains of this system, and will allow us to configure our
servers and connectivity. Watch this video to learn a little bit more about the UCS
Manager, and the various reasons that you will want to use it!

UCS Manager Overview

10:24
Backplane ethernet, or 10GBASE-KR, is the technology that provides connectivity
within the blade chassis, to the the blades themselves. Watch this video to learn a
little bit more about it, and how the selection of your hardware affects the
throughput we pass to the blades.

Backplane Ethernet - 10GBASE-KR Overview

13:27
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Connecting UCS to the Data Center
03:55:34
Bootstrapping the UCS
03:37
Demo - Bootstrapping the UCS
15:27
IOM Pinning Overview
12:14
Demo - Connecting a UCS Chassis
21:13
Fabric Interconnects Modes
15:35
How UCS Uplinks Work
09:51
Demo - Configuring Cisco UCS Uplinks
Preview
09:50
Demo - Configuring UCS Ethernet Port-Channels
11:40
Dynamic Pinning Overview
11:23
Static Pinning Overview
06:20
Disjoint Layer-2 Overview
09:44
Demo - Configuring Disjoint Layer-2
18:21
Unified Ports within Cisco UCS
08:52
Demo - Configuring Unified Ports
06:16
UCS Storage Networking Theory
13:26
Demo - SAN Uplink Configuration
21:15
Demo - Fibre Channel Port-Channels
13:37
Demo - Fibre Channel Uplink Trunking
13:36
Demo - FCoE Uplink Configuration
13:17
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Configuring Pools and Policies
03:17:08
Initial vs. Updating Templates
07:28
Server Pools and Policies
14:06
UUID Pools (Universally Unique Identifiers)
11:43
External MGMT IP Address Pools
08:09
MAC Address Pools
07:14
World Wide Name Pools
13:25
WWxN Pools
Preview
06:52
Configuring BIOS Policies
12:14
Configuring Boot Policies (this is kind of important!)
10:28
Local Disk Configuration Policies
10:35
Configuring Maintenance Policies
06:59
Configuring Scrub Policies
06:02
Power Control Policies
16:58
Network Interface Policies (LACP, Flow Control, etc)
15:37
QoS System Classes
12:14
QoS Policies
07:21
vNIC Templates
08:10
Network Control Policies
11:51
LAN Connectivity Policies
05:04
vHBA Templates and SAN Connectivity Policies
04:38
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Service Profiles
01:15:24
Service Profile Templates
12:38
Service Profile - Boot From SAN
12:02
Service Profile Cloning and Boot from Local Disk
15:44
Service Profile - iSCSI Booting
21:57
Service Profile - FlexFlash Booting
13:03
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UCS Management
18:54
UCS Organizations
07:43
UCS Locales and Local Authentication

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Module 1: Cisco Unified Computing System Implementation

Lesson 1: Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors

Lesson 2: Describing Cisco UCS Connectivity
Lesson 3: Configuring Identity Abstraction
Lesson 4: Configuring Service Profile Templates
Module 2: SAN Storage Implementation for Cisco Unified Computing System
Lesson 1: Implementing iSCSI
Lesson 2: Implementing Fibre Channel
Lesson 3: Implementing FCoE
Module 3: Security Implementation for Cisco Unified Computing System
Lesson 1: Implementing Role-Based Access Control
Lesson 2: Implementing External Authentication Providers
Lesson 3: Implementing Key Management
Module 4: Operations and Maintenance for Cisco Unified Computing System
Lesson 1: Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates
Lesson 2: Implementing Cisco UCS Backups
Lesson 3: Implementing Monitoring
Module 5: Cisco Unified Computing System Automation
Lesson 1: Implementing Cisco UCS Central
Lesson 2: Implementing Cisco UCS Director and Cisco IMC Supervisor
Lesson 3: Comparing Scripting Options for Cisco UCS Manager
Lab Outline
Guided Lab 1: Provision Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster
Guided Lab 2: Configure Server and Uplink Ports
Guided Lab 3: Configure VLANs
Guided Lab 4: Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Hardware Identities
Guided Lab 5: Configure Basic Identity Pools
Guided Lab 6: Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
Guided Lab 7: Configure a Service Profile Template
Guided Lab 8: Configure an iSCSI Service Profile
Guided Lab 9: Configure Pod-Specific Device Aliases
Guided Lab 10: Configure Zoning
Guided Lab 11: Configure VSANs in Cisco UCS Manager
Guided Lab 12: Configure Unified Ports on Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
Guided Lab 13: Install and Boot VMware ESXi on Cisco UCS C-Series Servers from SAN
LUN
Guided Lab 14: Install and Boot VMware ESXi on Cisco UCS B-Series Servers from SAN
LUN
Guided Lab 15: Configure Organizations and Locales
Guided Lab 16: Configure Job-Specific Roles
Guided Lab 17: Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users with Microsoft
Active Directory
Guided Lab 18: Configure a Trusted Point and Key Ring in Cisco UCS Manager
Guided Lab 19: Perform Backup and Restore Activities
Guided Lab 20: Implement Syslog
Guided Lab 21: Deploy and Use Cisco UCS Central
Guided Lab 22: Deploy and Use Cisco IMC Supervisor
Guided Lab 23: Configure Cisco UCS Manager with XML API and Cisco UCS PowerTools