Sumario: | Learn the basics of the Cisco Unified Computing System from an operational viewpoint to provide LAN, SAN, management, and compute resources for your converged Data Centers and prepare for CCNP Data Center certification exams. This LiveLesson takes you from an introduction to the hardware components to a sophisticated understanding of UCS Manager. Description Cisco UCS are servers optimized for virtualization, giving companies the capability to provide high availability, support for Fibre Channel or iSCSI and fast provisioning. Experienced instructor, Desiree Lindfield, guides you through a step-by-step configuration of Resource Pools, Service Profiles, and how to set up common administrative tasks such as Backups. Each video lesson addresses core concepts, lab demonstrations, and helpful tips for supporting Cisco UCS. The instruction throughout offers detailed explanations, tips, and configuration verifications. The LiveLesson also provides information to help prepare for the CCNP Data Center certification track. Skill Level Beginner to Intermediate What You Will Learn You will learn: UCS Initial Configuration UCS Manager Overview Fabric Interconnect Behaviors Provisioning Logical and Physical Resource Pools Service Profile Creation Template Pros and Cons Role Based Access UCS Backups and restores Who Should Take This Course Ideal for Server Administrators looking to build their basic and advanced knowledge of implementation and support of Cisco’s Unified Computing System. Often, other Data Center employees such as Network or Storage engineers may have to provision address pools or components within UCS Manager, therefore they can benefit from an understanding the operations of UCS Manager, a Service Profile, and the position it fits into the bigger Data Center picture. Also appropriate study resource for CCNP Data Center certification candidates. Course Requirements Familiarity with the following is required: Basic networking understanding Basic x86 server knowledge Basic virtualization understanding Table of Contents Lesson 1: UCS Hardware Components This lesson provides an overview and brief description of the hardware components that make up the UCS Domain. Such items include: Fabric Interconnects, IO Modules, Chassis, Blade servers, and Cisco VICs. Lesson 2: Initial UCS Configuration This lesson explains the physical and logical components needed for initial configuration of the UCSDomain and demonstrates the process of initial setup....
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