Cisco® Configuring Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Switches v3.1 (DCMDS) – Network Technology Academy

Cisco® Configuring Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Switches v3.1 (DCMDS)

This course shows you how to implement, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Switches, to build highly available, scalable storage networks. Through expert instruction and extensive hands-on practice, you will learn how to deploy and use capabilities such as virtual storage area networks (VSANs), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), N-Port Virtualization (NPV) fabric security, zoning, automation with NX-API, Slow Drain Analysis, Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) tunnels, and more. You will learn how to configure and implement platform features and learn troubleshooting techniques pertaining to Fibre Channel (FC) domains, firmware upgrades, zones, and zone mergers. This course prepares you for Cisco CCNP Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center SAN Implementation certifications.

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, Interactive Voice Response (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 has 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

Course Outline

1 - DESCRIBING CISCO MDS PLATFORM

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

2 - 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

3 - 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

4 - DEPLOYING CISCO MDS FEATURES

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

5 - TROUBLESHOOTING COMMON CISCO MDS ISSUES

Fibre Channel Domains
Zones and Zone Merges
Boot and Upgrade Issues

Actual course outline may vary depending on offering center. Contact your sales representative for more information.

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Course Length: 4 Days

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