The Configuring Cisco Unified Computing System (DCCUCS) v1.0 is a 3 days instructor-led or e-learning course that 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 on:

• Configuring key features of Cisco UCS, Cisco UCS Director, and Cisco UCS Manager;
• Implementing UCS management software including Cisco UCS Director, Cisco UCS Manager, and Cisco Intersight; and more.

This course can be used to prepare for the new CCNP Data Center and CCIE Data Center certifications.

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After taking the DCCUCS course, you should be able to:

• Describe and implement Fibre Channel, zoning, and NPV features on Cisco UCS
• Describe and implement FCoE on Cisco UCS
• Describe Cisco UCS policies for service profiles
• Describe Cisco Adapter FEX and Single Root I/O Virtualization
• Describe and implement RBAC on Cisco UCS
• Describe and implement external authentication providers on Cisco UCS Manager
• Describe and implement key management on Cisco UCS Manager
• Describe and implement 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 Fibre Channel on Cisco UCS
  • Fibre Channel Port Channel Functionality
  • Purpose of Zoning
  • Cisco NPV and Fibre Channel Switching Mode
• Implementing FCoE on Cisco UCS
  • FCoE Topologies
  • FCoE Initialization Protocol
  • FCoE Communication
  • Cisco Data Center Bridging
  • SAN Boot Requirements
• Describing Cisco UCS Policies for Service Profiles
  • Storage Policies
  • BIOS Policies
  • Boot Policy
  • 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 Key Management on Cisco UCS Manager
  • Public Key Infrastructure
• Implementing Cisco UCS Director
  • Cisco UCS Director Overview
  • Install Cisco UCS Director
  • Virtual and Physical Accounts
  • Policies, Virtual Data Centers, and Catalogs
  • Self-Service Portal
  • Cisco UCS Director with VMware
  • Managing VMs
  • Compute Management with Cisco UCS Director
  • Reporting and Monitoring in Cisco UCS Director
• Implementing Cisco Intersight
  • Cisco Intersight Overview
  • Key Features of Cisco Intersight
• Describing the Scripting Options for Cisco UCS
  • 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
  • SNMP Security Ramifications
  • Cisco UCS Manager Call Home Feature
  • Describe the Cisco UCS Manager Call Home feature

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

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