Cisco SAN Practitioner (NIL-DCIMDS)
Description
The Cisco SAN Practitioner (NIL-DCIMDS) v1.0 is 1-day training that gives you an overview of Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches, including software features, management capabilities, migration options to MDS 9000 family and licensing options available for Cisco MDS 9000 and Cisco Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM). You will learn the key features that contribute to high performance and availability, flexibility, and operational simplicity and investment protection.
During the course, you will also watch several demo videos on how to use Cisco DCNM and Cisco MDS 9000 basic features and advanced features such as Smart Zoning, Streaming and Telemetry, SAN Insights and Slow-drain Analysis. Using the SAN Insights feature, you will learn how to monitor SAN metrics, view health score, identify communication paths and troubleshoot SAN networks by identifying bottlenecks of your SAN network. You’ll gain a technical understanding of how to build scalable storage networks, or migrate existing Brocade SAN networks to the robust, flexible hardware architecture with network and storage management intelligence.
After you have successfully passed the final test, you will receive the certificate of completion.
During the course, you will also watch several demo videos on how to use Cisco DCNM and Cisco MDS 9000 basic features and advanced features such as Smart Zoning, Streaming and Telemetry, SAN Insights and Slow-drain Analysis. Using the SAN Insights feature, you will learn how to monitor SAN metrics, view health score, identify communication paths and troubleshoot SAN networks by identifying bottlenecks of your SAN network. You’ll gain a technical understanding of how to build scalable storage networks, or migrate existing Brocade SAN networks to the robust, flexible hardware architecture with network and storage management intelligence.
After you have successfully passed the final test, you will receive the certificate of completion.
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Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Describe Cisco MDS SAN features and advantages
- Describe business drivers for moving to 32G and 64G fiber channel
- Describe fixed and modular platforms
- Describe Cisco MDS architecture and high-availability mechanisms
- Describe technologies used in modern SANs
- Describe SAN management with Cisco DCNM
- Explain configuration steps for SAN Insights feature, and how to monitor SAN metrics and troubleshoot SAN networks easily using SAN Insights feature
- Describe advanced SAN features such as Smart Zoning, Slow-Drain Analysis and Telemetry and Streaming
- Explain options for integration between Cisco MDS 9000 and third party SAN Management solutions
- Explain migration options from Brocade SAN Switches to Cisco MDS 9000
- Describe licensing options for Cisco DCNM and Cisco MDS 9000
Outline
The course contains these components:
- Describing Cisco MDS Platform
- Introduction and Advantages of Cisco MDS
Business Drivers for 32Gbps and 64Gbps FC
Cisco MDS Fixed Platforms
Cisco MDS Modular Platforms
Cisco MDS Switches High Availability
Cisco MDS Switches Redundancy - Management options for Cisco MDS Switches
- Cisco NX-OS CLI
Cisco Data Center Network Manager
Cisco NX-API - Key MDS Features
- Describing Storage Technologies
FC Domains, VSANs and IVR
Using Port-Channels
Using NPV and NPIV
Zoning and Smart Zoning Overview - Advanced MDS and DCNM Features
- Why Do We Need Advanced Features?
Slow-Drain Analysis
SAN Analytics and Telemetry Streaming
DCNM SAN Insights - Migrating infrastructure from Brocade SAN Switches to Cisco MDS
- Reasons for Migration
Technology Naming and Concepts
Interoperability modes
Migration Scenarios - Licenses and Competitive Advantages
- NX-OS Licensing
DCNM SAN Licensing
Reasons Why You Should Choose Cisco MDS Switches
Prerequisite Knowledge
It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:
- Experience managing data center deployments
- Knowledge of the fundamentals of SAN technologies
- Understanding of business and application requirements