CMSS - Cisco Mainframe Storage Solutions

$1,295.00


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Duration: 1 Day

In this course, you will learn to implement FICON storage networks using the Cisco MDS 9000 Multilayer Switch family. The instruction includes coverage of storage and channel terminology in a mainframe environment, along with detailed coverage of FICON protocols. You will learn how to fully configure a MDS 9000 Switch for FICON support, including basic configuration steps, CUP configuration, cascaded directors, and Fibre Channel-over-IP (FCIP) support.

What You Will Learn

 

  • ESCON and FICON channel terminology and topologies
  • Basic FICON specifications and configurations
  • Typical applications for FICON
  • Characteristics of FICON frames and flow control
  • Configure a FICON VSAN and FICON ports
  • Verify the correct configuration of a FICON environment
  • Configure cascaded directors, Port Channels, and FCIP for FICON

Audience

 

System, network, and field engineers who need to deploy, configure, and manage MDS 9000 Family Switches in IBM mainframe storage environments

Prerequistes

 

Course Outline

 

1. Mainframe Concepts

  • IBM Mainframe Architecture Overview
  • FICON Concepts
  • FICON Applications

  • FICON Frames and Flow Control

2. System Installation and Initial Configuration

  • FICON Fabric Configuration
  • FICON Port Configuration
  • Troubleshooting
  • Configuring Cascade Environments

Course Labs

 

Lab 1: Initial Switch Setup

Lab 2: Install DCNM

Lab 3: Configure FICON