Cisco Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches v3.5 (DCMDS)

4 Days

24 CPD hours

Technical decision makers

Network architects

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Discover and describe the Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) platform of multilayer switches and directors.

Provisioning Cisco MDS Switches

Describe key product features of the MDS platform

Describe and implement automation an Cisco MDS Switches

Configure and implement the Cisco MDS switches and platform features

Resolve issues and troubleshoot FC domains, zones and zone merges, and switch boot and firmware upgrades

This 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, Fibre Channel over TCP/IP (FCIP) tunnels, and more. You will learn how to configure and implement platform features and learn troubleshooting techniques pertaining to Fibre Channel (FC) domains, firmware upgrades, zones, and zone mergers.
This course prepares you for Cisco CCNP Data Center and Cisco Certified Specialist - Data Center SAN Implementation certifications.

Describing Cisco MDS Platform

• Cisco MDS 9700/9300/9200/9100 Hardware
• Cisco NX-OS
• Cisco DCNM
• Fibre Channel Architecture
• FCoE Architecture

Provisioning Cisco MDS Switches

• Power-On Auto-Provisioning
• Cisco DCNM
• Using Cisco DCNM 11.x
• RBAC and Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)

Building the Fibre Channel Fabric with Cisco MDS Switches

• Virtual SANs
• Port Channels and VSAN Trunking
• Zoning and Smart Zoning
• Device Aliases
• Inter-VSAN Routing
• Fibre Channel Fabric Security
• Building SAN Extensions
• Inter-VSAN Routing
• Slow Drain Analysis
• SAN Analytics and Telemetry Streaming
• Cisco Secure Boot
• NPV and NPIV

Automating Cisco MDS Fabric

• Cisco MDS NX_APIPython API
• Ansible

Monitoring and Reporting Cisco MDS Features

• Cisco DCNM SAN Reports and Alarms
• SAN Analytics and SAN Telemetry Streaming

Troubleshooting Common Cisco MDS Issues

• Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Domains, Zones and Zone Merges
• Boot and Upgrade Issues