Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet the following overall objectives:
Understand the B-Series product line similarities and differences
Describe UCS managed architectures
Install and rack UCS family devices.
Understand the process for upgrading B-Series Firmware
Administering service profiles, pools, and policies
Understanding RBAC with Active Directory integration
Administering backup and restores in UCS Manager
Learn and discuss the various management tools for Cisco UCS
Perform basic troubleshooting of B-Series in normal operations
Who Should Attend?
The primary audience for this course are as follows:
Systems Administrators and Engineers
Technical Solutions Architects
Systems Integrators
Channel Partners
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Agenda
1 - UCS Infrastructure Components
- Cisco UCS Servers and Components
- Exploring Cisco UCS User Interfaces
- Cisco UCS Management Framework and Features
- Rack, Stack, Power, and Console
2 - Configuring Cisco B-Series Servers
- Cisco UCS Servers and Components
- RBAC, Organizations, and Active Directory Integration
- Configuring Compute Node LAN Connectivity
- Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity
- Creating Identity and Resource Pools
- Creating Service Profiles with VMware
- Creating Templates and Cloning Service Profiles
- Managing Service Profiles
- Operating System Installation Options
- Backing Up and Restoring UCSM Database
- Upgrading UCS B-Series Firmware
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration
- Troubleshooting Cisco UCS B-Series Operation
3 - UCS Management Tools Essentials
- UCS Management Tool Overview
- Introduction to UCS Central
- Introduction to Cisco Intersight