Duration: 5 Days
In this course, you will become experienced with planning, designing, and implementing a FlexPod integrated platform that includes NetApp unified storage systems, Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) servers, Cisco Nexus fabric, and VMware vSphere virtualization platform.
Using real-world scenarios and examples, you will explore all the components of the FlexPod system and walk through installing, managing, and troubleshooting the platform as a whole as well as all of the individual Cisco, NetApp, and VMware components.
What You Will Learn
Audience
- Systems administrators and engineers
- Technical solutions architects
- Systems integrators
- Channel partners
- Value-added resellers
- End users deploying FlexPod
Prerequistes
- Basic knowledge of Cisco routing and switching
- Basic knowledge of servers and storage
- Familiarity with basic VMware virtualization concepts
Course Outline
1. Introduction to the FlexPod Architecture
- Overview of the FlexPod platform architecture
- FlexPod Design Considerations
2. Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switches
- High-Level Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Product Features
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Hardware Architecture
- Configuring Basic Integration with FlexPod Platform
3. Cisco UCS
- Cisco UCS Architecture Overview
- Implementing Cisco UCS B-Series LAN Connectivity
- Implementing Cisco UCS B-Series SAN Connectivity
- Provisioning Resource Pools in the Cisco UCS Manager
- Provisioning Service Policies in the Cisco UCS Manager
4. Virtual Networking
- VMware Virtual Switching Overview
- Cisco Nexus 1000v Series Switch
- Configuring and Administering the Virtual Supervisor and Virtual Ethernet Modules
5. NetApp Storage Appliance
- Benefits of Data ONTAP v8.x and Its Two Modes of Operation
- Setting up a Basic Cluster Configuration
- Introducing SAN and NAS Protocols
- Administering Volumes, LUNs and Initiator Groups
- Review and Discussion of Advanced Features in Data ONTAP
6. Managing and Monitoring the FlexPod Platform
- Configuring Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Management Features
- Configuring Cisco Nexus 1000v Series Management Features
- Managing and Upgrading Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware
- Implementing Backup, Import, and Restore of the Cisco UCS Manager Database
- Monitoring, Backing Up, and Restoring the NetApp Storage Appliance
- Implementing Cisco UCS Director to Manage FlexPod Operations
7. Troubleshooting the FlexPod Platform
- Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Troubleshooting Tools
- Troubleshooting the Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration
- Basic Cisco Nexus 1000v Troubleshooting Tools
- Basic NetApp Troubleshooting Tools
Course Labs
Lab 1: Familiarization with the FlexPod GUI and CLI Interfaces
Lab 2: Cisco Nexus 5000 Hardware Platform and System Management
Lab 3-1: Verify B-Series LAN and SAN Physical Connections
Lab 3-2: Provision Identity and Resource Pools in UCS
Lab 3-3: Provision Mobile Service Profiles and Install VMware ESXi
Lab 4-1: Configure and Administer the Cisco Nexus 1000v VSM
Lab 4-2: Configure and Administer the Cisco Nexus 1000v VEM
Lab 5-1: Base configuration of NetApp Cluster: Instructor Demo
Lab 5-2: Provision NetApp LUN and Initiator Group
Lab 6-1: Back Up and Restore the Cisco UCS Manager Database
Lab 6-2: Provision Cisco UCS Director to Manage a FlexPod Environment
Lab 7: Troubleshoot Nexus, UCS, and NetApp
