300-625 DCSAN: Implementing Cisco Storage Area Networking
The Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCSAN) v3.1 course shows you how to implement, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Switches, to build highly available, scalable storage networks. Through expert instruction and extensive hands-on practice, you will learn how to deploy and use capabilities such as Virtual Storage Area Networks (VSANs), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), N-Port Virtualization (NPV) fabric security, zoning, automation with NX-API, Slow Drain Analysis, SAN analytics, Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) tunnels, and more.
300-625 DCSAN: Implementing Cisco Storage Area Networking
The Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCSAN) v3.1 course shows you how to implement, manage, and troubleshoot Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Switches, to build highly available, scalable storage networks. Through expert instruction and extensive hands-on practice, you will learn how to deploy and use capabilities such as Virtual Storage Area Networks (VSANs), Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), N-Port Virtualization (NPV) fabric security, zoning, automation with NX-API, Slow Drain Analysis, SAN analytics, Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) tunnels, and more.
Course Introduction
This instructor-led course offered by RSTFORUM will enable you to deploy and troubleshoot the Cisco Nexus® 9000 Series Switches to support performance, resiliency, scalability, and enhanced operations for data centers. You will gain knowledge and skills through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice using enterprise-grade Cisco learning technologies, data center equipment, and software so that you succeed in today’s demanding data center operations roles.
Course contents are based on Cisco course outlines.
- Dedicated Monitoring to evaluate and report candidates progress
- Extensive hands-on lab exercises
- Industry-acclaimed, experienced and certified instructors
Course Highlights
- Project manager can be assigned to track candidates’ performance
- Curriculum based on course outlines defined by Cisco.
- This Instructor-led classroom course is designed with an aim to build theoretical knowledge supplemented by ample hands-on lab exercises
- Facility of Lab on cloud available (based on booking)
- Courseware includes reference material to maximize learning.
- Assignments and test to ensure concept absorption.
- Courseware includes reference material to maximize learning.
- Assignments and test to ensure concept absorption.
- Repeating of lectures allowed (based on seat availability)
Course Objectives
After completing this course, you should be able to:
- Discover and describe the Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) platform of multilayer switches and directors. Describe the MDS hardware, NX-OS operating system, Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) management software, and key architectures of the platform, such as FC and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
- Describe key product features of the MDS platform, including VSANs, RBAC, NPV, port channels, zoning, device aliases, inter-VSAN routing (IVR), and fabric security
- Configure and implement the Cisco MDS switches and platform features, such as initial configuration, building a fabric, building a SAN extension, and configuring inter-VSAN routing for that purpose
- Configure FCIP tunnels
- Resolve issues and troubleshoot FC domains, zones and zone merges, and switch boot and firmware upgrades
Course Topics
- Describing Cisco MDS Platform
- Cisco MDS 9700/9300/9200/9100 Hardware
- Cisco NX-OS
- Cisco DCNM
- Fibre Channel Architecture
- FCoE Architecture
- Describing Key Product Features
- Cisco DCNM 11.x
- RBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)
- Virtual SANs
- NPV and NPIV
- Port Channels and VSAN Trunking
- Zoning and Smart Zoning
- Device Aliases
- Inter-VSAN Routing
- Fibre Channel Fabric Security
- Describing New Product Features
- 32-Gb Fibre Channel
- Cisco MDS NX-API
- Power-On Auto-Provisioning
- Slow Drain Analysis
- Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming
- Cisco Secure Boot
- Deploying Cisco MDS Features
- Installation and Initial Setup
- Building a Fabric: FC Domains and FC Services
- Building SAN Extensions
- Troubleshooting Common Cisco MDS Issues
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- Fibre Channel Domains
- Zones and Zone Merges
- Boot and Upgrade Issues
Lab Topics
- Set Up DCNM
- Explore DCNM-SAN Client and DCNM Device Manager
- Configure and Use RBAC
- Configure and Use RBAC with DCNM-SAN Client and Device Manager
- Manage VSANs and Fibre Channel Domain
- Configure NPV and N-Port Identification Virtualization (NPIV)
- Configure Interfaces
- Configure Device Aliases and Zoning
- Explore and Automate with NX-API
- Perform Slow Drain Analysis with Cisco DCNM
- Configure SAN Analysis and SAN Telemetry Streaming
- Configure FCIP Tunnels and FCIP High Availability (HA)
- Configure IVR for SAN Extension
- Troubleshoot Zoning and Zone Merges
Virtual Classroom
- Instructor led online training is an ideal vehicle for delivering training to individuals anywhere in the world at any time.
- This innovative approach presents live content with instructor delivering the training online.
- Candidates will be performing labs remotely on our labs on cloud in presence of an online instructor.
- Rstforum uses microsoft lync engine to deliver instructor led online training.
- Advances in computer network technology, improvements in bandwidth, interactions, chat and conferencing, and realtime audio and video offers unparalleled training opportunities.
- Instructor led online training can helps today’s busy professionals to perform their jobs and upgrade knowledge by integrating self-paced instructor led online training in their daily routines.
Miscellaneous
- Minimum batch size required for batch is 10 participants in the this course.
- The RST Forum reserves the right to cancel/postpone the class.
- Course schedule will be provided before commencement of the course.
- Certificate of participation will be awarded to participants with a minimum 90% attendance.
- All attendees are to observe the Copyright Law on intellectual properties such as software and courseware from respective vendors.
- The RST Forum reserves the right to include external participants in the program either for the entire course or individual courses.
- The RST Forum reserves the right to change/alter the sequence of courses. RST FORUM published Book would be given at 50% discounted rate to the forum students.