Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies

In diesem Training erlernen Sie die Fähigkeiten und Technologien, die Sie zum Implementieren von Data Center-, LAN- und SAN-Infrastrukturen für Rechenzentren benötigen. Sie lernen außerdem die Grundlagen der Automatisierung und Sicherheit in Rechenzentren kennen. Sie bekommen praktische Erfahrungen mit der Bereitstellung, Sicherung, dem Betrieb und der Wartung der Cisco-Data Center-Infrastruktur, einschließlich: Cisco MDS-Switches und Cisco Nexus-Switches; Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS®) B-Series Blade-Server und Rack-Server der Cisco UCS C-Serie.

Nach Abschluss des Trainings haben die Teilnehmer*innen Kenntnisse zu folgenden Themen:

• Implementieren von Routing- und Switching-Protokollen in der Data Center-Umgebungen
• Implementieren von Overlay-Netzwerken im Rechenzentrum
• Einführung von Cisco ACI ™ -Konzepten (Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure) und der Domänenintegration mit dem Cisco Virtual Machine Manager (VMM)
• Beschreiben der Cisco Cloud Service- und Bereitstellungsmodelle
• Implementiere von Fibre-Channel-Fabric
• Implementiere von FCoE-Unified Fabric (Fibre Channel over Ethernet)
• Implementieren von Sicherheitsfunktionen im Rechenzentrum
• Implementieren von Software-Management und Infrastrukturüberwachung
• Implementieren von Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect und Server-Abstraktion
• Implementieren von SAN-Konnektivität für Cisco Unified Computing System ™ (Cisco UCS®)
• Beschreiben der Konzepte und Vorteile der Cisco HyperFlex ™ -Infrastruktur
• Implementieren von Cisco-Automatisierungs- und Skript-Tools im Rechenzentrum
• Evaluieren von Automatisierungs- und Orchestrierungstechnologien

Implementing Data Center Switching Protocols

• Spanning Tree Protocol
• Port Channels Overview
• Virtual Port Channels Overview

Implementing First-Hop Redundancy Protocols

• Hot Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) Overview
• Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP) Overview
• First Hop Redundancy Protocol (FHRP) for IPv6

Implementing Routing in Data Center

• Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) v2 and Open Settlement Protocol (OSP) v3
• Border Gateway Protocol

Implementing Multicast in Data Center

• IP Multicast in Data Center Networks
• Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) and Multicast Listener Discovery (MLD)
• Multicast Distribution Trees and Routing Protocols
• IP Multicast on Cisco Nexus Switches

Implementing Data Center Overlay Protocols

• Cisco Overlay Transport Virtualization
• Virtual Extensible LAN

Implementing Network Infrastructure Security

• User Accounts and Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) and SSH on Cisco NX-OS
• Keychain Authentication
• First Hop Security
• Media Access Control Security
• Control Plane Policing

Describing Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure

• Cisco ACI Overview, Initialization, and Discovery
• Cisco ACI Management
• Cisco ACI Fabric Access Policies

Describing Cisco ACI Building Blocks and VMM Domain Integration

• Tenant-Based Components
• Cisco ACI Endpoints and Endpoint Groups (EPG)
• Controlling Traffic Flow with Contracts
• Virtual Switches and Cisco ACI VMM Domains
• VMM Domain EPG Association
• Cisco ACI Integration with Hypervisor Solutions

Describing Packet Flow in Data Center Network

• Data Center Traffic Flows
• Packet Flow in Cisco Nexus Switches
• Packet Flow in Cisco ACI Fabric

Describing Cisco Cloud Service and Deployment Models

• Cloud Architectures
• Cloud Deployment Models

Describing Data Center Network Infrastructure Management, Maintenance, and Operations

• Time Synchronization
• Network Configuration Management
• Software Updates
• Network Infrastructure Monitoring

Explaining Cisco Network Assurance Concepts

• Need for Network Assurance
• Cisco Streaming Telemetry Overview

Implementing Fibre Channel Fabric

• Fibre Channel Basics
• Virtual Storage Area Network (VSAN) Overview
• SAN Port Channels Overview
• Fibre Channel Domain Configuration Process

Implementing Storage Infrastructure Services

• Distributed Device Aliases
• Zoning
• N-Port Identifier Virtualization (NPIV) and N-Port Virtualization (NPV)
• Fibre Channel over IP
• Network Access Server (NAS) Concepts
• Storage Area Network (SAN) Design Options

Implementing FCoE Unified Fabric

• Fibre Channel over Ethernet
• Describing FCoE
• FCoE Topology Options
• FCoE Implementation

Implementing Storage Infrastructure Security

• User Accounts and RBAC
• Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting
• Fibre Channel Port Security and Fabric Binding

Describing Data Center Storage Infrastructure Maintenance and Operations

• Time Synchronization
• Software Installation and Upgrade
• Storage Infrastructure Monitoring

Describing Cisco UCS Server Form Factors

• Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
• Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Network Connectivity

• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
• Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
• Cisco UCS C-Series Integration

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing Server Abstraction

• Identity Abstraction
• Service Profile Templates

Implementing Cisco Unified Computing SAN Connectivity

• iSCSI Overview
• Fibre Channel Overview
• Implement FCoE

Implementing Unified Computing Security

• User Accounts and RBAC
• Options for Authentication
• Key Management

Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Systems

• Hyperconverged and Integrated Systems Overview
• Cisco HyperFlex Solution
• Cisco HyperFlex Scalability and Robustness

Describing Data Center Unified Computing Management, Maintenance, and Operations

• Compute Configuration Management
• Software Updates
• Infrastructure Monitoring
• Cisco Intersight™

Implementing Cisco Data Center Automation and Scripting Tools

• Cisco NX-OS Programmability
• Scheduler Overview
• Cisco Embedded Event Manager Overview
• Bash Shell and Guest Shell for Cisco NX-OS
• Cisco Nexus API

Describing Cisco Integration with Automation and Orchestration Software Platforms

• Cisco and Ansible Integration Overview
• Cisco and Puppet Integration Overview
• Python in Cisco NX-OS and Cisco UCS

Describing Cisco Data Center Automation and Orchestration Technologies*

• Power On Auto Provisioning
• Cisco Data Center Network Manager Overview
• Cisco UCS Director Fundamentals
• Cisco UCS PowerTool

 
Lab outline

• Configure Overlay Transport Visualization (OTV)
• Configure Virtual Extensible LAN (VXLAN)
• Explore the Cisco ACI Fabric
• Implement Cisco ACI Access Policies and Out-of-Band Management
• Implement Cisco ACI Tenant Policies
• Integrate Cisco ACI with VMware
• Configure Fibre Channel
• Configure Device Aliases
• Configure Zoning
• Configure NPV
• Configure FCoE
• Provision Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Cluster
• Configure Server and Uplink Ports
• Configure VLANs
• Configure a Cisco UCS Server Profile Using Hardware Identities
• Configure Basic Identity Pools
• Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
• Configure an Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI) Service Profile
• Configure Cisco UCS Manager to Authenticate Users with Microsoft Active Directory
• Program a Cisco Nexus Switch with Python

• Netzwerkdesigner*innen
• Netzwerkadministrator*innen
• Netzwerktechniker*innen
• Systemtechniker*innen
• Ingenieure für Rechenzentren
• Beratende Systemingenieure
• Architekt*innen für technische Lösungen
• Ingenieure vor Ort
• Cisco Integratoren und Partner
• Server-Verwalter*innen
• Netzwerk-Manager*innen

• Vertrautheit mit Ethernet- und TCP / IP-Netzwerken
• Vertrautheit mit SANs
• Vertrautheit mit dem Fibre Channel-Protokoll
• Identifizieren von Produkten aus den Cisco Data Center Nexus- und Cisco MDS-Familien
• Grundlegendes zur Cisco Enterprise Data Center-Architektur
• Verständnis des Entwurfs und der Architektur von Serversystemen
• Vertrautheit mit Hypervisor-Technologien (wie VMware)