VersaStack Administration (VSA)

VersaStack Overview

• Describe the benefits of VersaStack in a data center architecture
• Understand the VersaStack Cisco Validated Design (CVD)
• Identify VersaStack Data Center architecture platforms
• Describe the components of VersaStack Data Center

Configuring LAN Switches

• Describe Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Portfolio
• Describe Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Switches
• Licensing Nexus 9300 Switches
• Describe cabling and optics used by Nexus 9000 Series switches
• Describe Nexus 9300 Series Dual-Mode Operation
• Identify management features of Cisco NX-OS
• Cisco Nexus 9300 Initialization and setup
• Configure Layer 2 switching features
• Configure VLANs
• Describe the vPC feature
• Lab: Understanding Connectivity in the VersaStack Lab Environment
• Lab: Cisco Nexus 9300 VersaStack LAN Configuration
• Lab: Cisco Nexus 9300 VersaStack vPC Configuration

Configuring SAN Switches

• Describe Cisco MDS Series Product Portfolio
• Describe Cisco MDS 9100 Fabric Switches
• Licensing Cisco MDS 9100 Fabric Switches
• Describe Fibre Channel Protocol and SAN architecture
• Cisco MDS 9100 Initialization and Setup
• Configure Fibre Channel interfaces
• Configure VSANs
• Configure Device Aliases
• Configure Zoning
• Lab: Cisco MDS 9100 Initialization and Setup
• Lab: Cisco MDS 9100 VersaStack SAN Configuration

Configure VersaStack Storage

• Describe IBM Storwize Storage System Product Portfolio
• Describe IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Storage System
• Describe Storwize V7000 Unified Enclosures and RAID Arrays
• Describe Storwize V7000 Initialization and Setup
• Configure Storwize V7000 Unified Ports
• Configure Storwize V7000 Unified Block Access
• Configure Storwize V7000 Unified File Access
• Lab: IBM Storwize V7000 Initialization and Setup
• Lab: IBM Storwize V7000 Storage Configuration

Configure Cisco UCS Computing

• Identify Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series components
• Overview of Management Tools including Cisco UCS Manager, UCS Central and UCS Director
• Describe Role Based Access Control (RBAC) and Organizations
• Demonstrate cluster configuration of the Fabric Interconnects
• Configure Cisco UCS LAN and SAN interfaces
• Configure Cisco UCS Resource Pools and Policies
• Configure Cisco UCS Service Profiles and Templates
• Lab: Cisco UCS Interface Configuration
• Lab: Configure Resource Pools and Policies
• Lab: Configure vNIC and vHBA Templates
• Lab: Configure Service Profile Template
• Lab: Configure and Deploy Service Profiles