Detailed Course Outline
Designing the FlexPod Solution Outline:
Module 1: FlexPod Data Center Solutions and Architecture
- Describe data center elements
- Identify data center business challenges
- Identify data center environmental challenges
- Identify data center technical challenges
- Describe the data center consolidation trend
- Describe the FlexPod solution
- Identify the benefits of FlexPod
- Describe FlexPod platforms
- Describe FlexPod validated and supported designs
- Identify the supported Cisco UCS components
- Identify the supported Cisco Nexus switch components
- Identify the supported NetApp storage components
Module 2: FlexPod Workload Sizing and Technical Specifications
- Describe FlexPod performance characteristics
- Describe server virtualization performance characteristics
- Describe desktop virtualization performance characteristics
- Describe reconnaissance and analysis tools
- Describe the process for deploying analysis tools
- Configure the Microsoft MAP Toolkit
- Identify FlexPod Design components
- Describe FlexPod Sizing considerations
- Employ Cisco UCS Application Sizer
- Employ Cisco UCS VXI Resource Comparison tool
- Describe NetApp Solution Builder Sizing tool
Module 3: FlexPod Deployment and Management Strategies
- Describe key FlexPod LAN features
- Describe key FlexPod SAN features
- Identify FlexPod server provisioning features
- List FlexPod high availability features
- Describe supported FlexPod SAN features
- Describe FlexPod virtual storage tiering features
- Identify Cisco FlexPod validated designs
- Identify FlexPod data center with VMware vSphere 5.1
- Identify FlexPod data center with VMware vSphere 5.1 with Cisco Nexus 7000
- Identify FlexPod data center with Microsoft Private Cloud Enterprise Design Guide
- Identify FlexPod Select with Cloudera’s Distribution including Apache Hadoop (CDH)
- Identify FlexPod Cisco Nexus 7000 and NetApp MetroCluster for multisite deployment
- Identify data center operations and management challenges
- Describe FlexPod validated management solutions
- Describe Cisco UCS Director turnkey solutions
- Identify Cisco UCS Director management types
- Describe Cisco UCS Director automation
- Describe self-service provisioning and reporting
- Identify the customer challenges and goals
- Describe the workload analysis
- Describe the component selection process
- Review the selected component
- Analyze the solution
Labs
- Analyze the Existing Computing Solution
- Review Cisco Nexus 5548 LAN FlexPod base Configuration
- Review NetApp FlexPod base Configuration
- Review Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration
Implementing and Administering the FlexPod Solution Outline:
Module 1: Describe FlexPod
- Describe data center philosophy
- Understand migration to cloud architecture
- Build a cloud infrastructure using proper requirements and challenges
- Describe the benefits of FlexPod architecture
- Identify FlexPod data center architecture platforms
- Describe the components of FlexPod data center
- Describe FlexPod validated designs
Module 2: FlexPod Networking
- Describe Cisco Nexus Switches
- Describe expansion modules
- Identify features of Cisco NX-OS
- Demonstrate NX-OS management
- Describe NX-OS high availability
- Describe Cisco Nexus configuration options
- Initialize the Cisco Nexus switch
- Configure LAN interfaces
- Create VLANs and virtual port channels
- Demonstrate VSAN configuration
- Demonstrate creation of device aliases
- Demonstrate configuration of zoning policies
Module 3: FlexPod Storage
- Understanding NetApp Storage
- Describe the cluster interconnect configuration requirements
- Set up clustered Data ONTAP 8.2
- Describe storage network configuration requirements
- Identify Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) configuration requirements
- Demonstrate setup of a NFS SVM with NetApp OnCommand System Manager
- Demonstrate setup of a Fibre Channel SVM with NetApp OnCommand System Manager
Module 4: FlexPod Compute
- Identify Cisco UCS compute components
- Describe Cisco UCS Manager
- Describe Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
- Demonstrate configuration of the Fabric Interconnect
- Set up Cisco UCS service profiles and templates
- Manage Cisco UCS
Module 5: FlexPod Virtualization
- Describe Hypervisor Virtualization
- Discuss VMware ESXi Server
- Define Microsoft Windows Hyper-V 2012
- Explain NetApp SnapDrive and NetApp SnapManager for Hyper-V
Module 6: FlexPod Management and Troubleshooting Tools
- Describe NetApp Management Tools
- Describe Cisco Management Tools
- Describe Cisco UCS System Faults and Logging
- Describe Cisco Nexus System Logging
- Define App System Monitoring and Logs
- Explain Microsoft and VMware Hypervisor Event Logging
Labs
- Understanding Connectivity in the FlexPod Environment
- Cisco Nexus 5548 LAN Deployment
- Cisco Nexus 5548 SAN Deployment
- NetApp Cluster Setup (Optional)
- Assign VLAN Tags to the NetApp ifgrps
- Create Vservers (SVMs) to Serve Fibre Channel and NFS
- Configure Cisco UCS B-Series
- Install ESXi 5.1 to a Boot LUN
- Connect vCenter to the ESXi Server
- Install and Configure Cisco UCS Director