Course Overview
The VersaStack solution by Cisco and IBM is an integrated infrastructure designed for cloud and enterprise application deployments. It combines the performance and innovation of the Cisco UCS Integrated Infrastructure with the versatility and efficiency of the IBM Storwize storage system. The VersaStack solution is backed by Cisco Validated Designs to provide a faster delivery of applications, greater IT efficiency, and less risk. Our new 5-day training is designed for system and network engineers and administrators implementing and administering VersaStack solutions. The course covers key implementa-tion procedures, management and basic troubleshooting tasks on the Cisco Nexus 9300, Cisco MDS 9100, Cisco UCS, IBM Storwize V7000 and Cisco Nexus 1000V.
Who should attend
The primary audience for this course is as follows:
- Network engineers, Network administrators, System engineers and Server administrators
Prerequisites
The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:
- General knowledge of networking technologies.
- CCNA / CCNP Data Center recommended.
- Basic understanding of storage operations.
- Basic knowledge of server and server virtualization technologies such as VMware ESXi.
Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
- Identify the architecture, features and components of VersaStack for Data Center
- Describe implementation parameters for VersaStack for Data Center including Cisco Nexus 9300, Cisco MDS 9100, Cisco UCS, IBM Storwize V7000 and Cisco Nexus 1000V
- Describe VersaStack management tools
Course Content
- VersaStack Overview
- VersaStack Networking
- VersaStack SAN
- VersaStack Storage
- VersaStack Compute
- VersaStack Virtualization
- VersaStack Management
- VersaStack Innovations
Labs
- Understanding Connectivity in the VersaStack Environment
- Cisco Nexus 9300 VersaStack LAN Configuration
- Cisco Nexus 9300 VersaStack vPC Configuration
- Cisco MDS 9100 Initial Configuration Setup
- Cisco MDS 9100 VersaStack SAN Configuration
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified VersaStack Initial Configuration Setup
- IBM Storwize V7000 Unified VersaStack Storage Configuration
- Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration
- VMware ESXi 5.5 vSphere Environment Set Up
- Cisco Nexus 1000V Installation
- Cisco Nexus 1000V Initial Configuration
- Cisco UCS Director Introduction