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Implementing Cisco Storage Network Solutions (ICSNS) v4.4r1
Product version NX-OS 5.2.6
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5 days
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Lecture/Lab
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| Course description |
This five-day hands-on class gives you the essential knowledge and skills that you need to deploy the Cisco MDS 9000 Family running NX-OS 5.2.6. Course topics include installing and bringing up the switch, configuring Virtual SANs (VSANs), domains, interfaces, and zones, implementing PortChannels, configuring management security, and basic troubleshooting. You will also learn how to configure highly available FCIP tunnels and tune the performance of your FCIP links. In the lab, you will configure the switch from an out-of-the-box state, troubleshoot the boot process, configure VSANs and zones, implement a high-availability SAN design using FCIP, configure interoperability with Brocade and McData, and setup Inter-VSAN routing.
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| Why Firefly? |
We take care to keep our courseware current and reflect as close as possible the latest general release of the technology. With this release, ICSNS labs are now based on newer code than our competitors are delivering with the Cisco off the shelf courseware. This version of the firmware (NX-OS 5.2.6) also positions our customers to be ready for the DC-CCIE Lab exam.
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| Learning objectives |
After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the components of the MDS 9000 platform
- Install the switch hardware and perform the initial software configuration process
- Explain software licensing requirements, system software upgrade procedures, and troubleshoot the boot process
- Explain how to configure Cisco Fabric Services when setting up the Call Home and NTP features
- Explain the characteristics and functions and capabilities of the Fibre Channel protocol in a storage environment
- Describe how to configure virtual SANs (VSANs) and manage domains
- Describe how to configure FC interfaces
- Describe how to configure PortChannels and FSPF
- Explain how to configure device alias' and zoning
- Describe how to configure high-availability SAN extension with FCIP
- Explain how to tune FCIP performance
- Describe how to configure interoperability for connectivity with Brocade and McData SANs
- Describe inter-VSAN routing (IVR)
- Describe how to perform port diagnostics and troubleshoot configuration errors
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| Who should attend |
This course provides in-depth technical training for system engineers, network engineers, and field engineers who need to deploy, configure, and manage MDS 9000 Series switches.
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| Recommended prerequisites |
An understanding of basic data storage components and protocols and Fibre Channel SANs is recommended.
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