Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Switches

Course details

Overview:

This course is designed to provide engineers with the knowledge and skills required to install, configure and manage the Cisco MDS 9000 Series switch platform including the 9100, 9200, 9500, and 9700 models .Fundamental topics include 8-Gbps Fibre Channel, 16-Gbps Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), multihop FCoE, upgrading the Cisco NX-OS, and the common management tool Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager (DCNM). The course provides comprehensive SAN configuration for features such as interface configuration, Cisco N-Port Virtualizer (NPV), N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), virtual SAN (VSAN) and domain setup, SAN zoning, and SAN extension using FCIP and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR). Topics introduced also include centralized SAN services using the Cisco MDS 9222i Multiservice Modular Switch and Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch for Cisco I/O Acceleration (IOA) and Cisco Data Mobility Manager (DMM), management security and role-based access control (RBAC) topics.Youshould be able to improve availability, scalability, performance and manageability of the SAN by the end of the course.

Content:

• Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switch Platforms
• System Installation and Initial Configuration
• Building a SAN Fabric
• Intelligent SAN Fabric Services
• FCoE Implementation
• FCIP Implementation