Detailed Course Outline
VersaStack Overview
- Describing Data Center Architecture
- Describing VersaStack Benefits
- Understanding VersaStack Cisco Validated Design
- Identifying VersaStack Architecture Components
- Describing VersaStack Installation Workflow
- Describing VersaStack Configuration Guidelines
VersaStack Networking
- Describing Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Portfolio
- Describing Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Switches
- Licensing Cisco Nexus 9300 Switches
- Describing Cisco NX-OS Mode Versus ACI mode
- Initializing the Cisco Nexus 9300 Switches
- Configuring Layer 2 Switching Features
- Describing the vPC Technology
VersaStack SAN
- Describing Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Product Portfolio
- Describing Cisco MDS 9100 Fabric Switches
- Licensing Cisco MDS 9100 Fabric Switches
- Initializing the Cisco MDS 9100 Fabric Switches
- Configuring SAN Interfaces
- Configuring VSANs
- Configuring Distributed Device Aliases
- Implementing Zoning
VersaStack Storage
- Describing IBM Storwize Storage System Product Portfolio
- Describing IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Storage System
- Describing IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Enclosures and RAID Arrays
- Initializing the IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
- Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Ports
- Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Block Access
- Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 Unified File Access
VersaStack Compute
- Describing Cisco UCS Product Portfolio
- Describing Cisco UCS User Interfaces and Management Tools
- Configuring Compute Node LAN Connectivity
- Configuring LAN Identity, Resource Pools and Policies
- Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity
- Configuring SAN Identity, Resource Pools and Policies
- Configuring Server Identity, Resource Pools and Policies
- Configuring Service Profile Templates
- Managing Service Profiles
- Cisco UCS Central and UCS Director Overview
VersaStack Virtualization
- Describing Networking in VMware
- Describing Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch
Future VersaStack Innovations
- Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Overview
- Intercloud Fabric (ICF) Overview
Labs
- Cisco Nexus 9300 Initial Configuration Setup
- Cisco Nexus 9300 VersaStack LAN Configuration
- Cisco Nexus 9300 VersaStack vPC Configuration
- Cisco MDS 9100 Initial Configuration Setup
- Cisco MDS 9100 VersaStack SAN Configuration
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified VersaStack Initial Configuration Setup
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified VersaStack Storage Configuration
- Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration
- VMware ESXi 5.5 vSphere Environment Set Up
- Cisco UCS Director Introduction