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Firefly CCIE Storage KickStart (CCIESANKS) v3.2 10 days Lecture/lab
Course description
The Firefly CCIE Storage KickStart is an intensive 10-day training program designed especially for experienced SAN professionals. The CCIE Storage KickStart covers everything you need to become a Cisco MDS 9000 expert.

After you complete the KickStart, you will be ready for the Cisco Data Center Storage Networking Support Specialist (CSSSS) certification exam, Cisco's first-level storage networking certification. It's also your first step on the path to becoming a Cisco Certified Internetwork Engineer (CCIE) in Storage Networking.

Learning objectives
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
  • Describe SCSI, Fibre Channel, and FICON
  • Describe FCIP and iSCSI
  • Describe the installation and configuration of MDS 9000 switches using both CLI and GUI tools
  • Describe how to configure switch interfaces, VSANs, zones, and PortChannels
  • Describe how to configure advanced FC services, including Inter-VSAN Routing, traffic engineering, security, AAA, IPFC, and interoperability
  • Discuss advanced fabric management, performance management, and security
  • Describe how to configure highly available FCIP and iSCSI environments
  • Describe MDS 9000 troubleshooting, including the FC Analyzer, SPAN, and GUI analysis tools
Who should attend
The KickStart is designed for SAN Systems Engineers, SAN Architects, and SAN Support Engineers who have been working with storage networking technologies for at least 2 years.

Recommended prerequisites
You don't need to know anything about the Cisco MDS 9000 to take this class, but you will gain the most from the KickStart if you have some experience working with at least one SAN platform and a fundamental understanding of storage networking technologies.
Related training
Firefly CCIE SAN Lab Boot Camp

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