Cisco Training

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

Field engineers

The secondary audience for this course is as follows:

Systems engineers

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a delegate must have before attending this course are as follows:

Basic understanding of data storage hardware components and protocols, including Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) and Fibre Channel, Fibre

Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and iSCSI:

Recommended Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) certification training

Attendance of the Implementing Cisco Storage Networking Solutions (ICSNS) class or equivalent knowledge

Basic understanding of TCP/IP networking concepts:

Recommended: Cisco CCNA® certification

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the delegate will be able to meet these overall objectives:

Implement a SAN with multiple virtual fabrics using the complete range of features and capabilities that are provided by the Cisco MDS platform, so that the SAN demonstrates high availability, scalability, performance, and interoperability

Configure and use fabric management, performance management, and security services on the Cisco MDS platform so that the SAN can be effectively managed, tuned, and secured

Diagnose and correct software configuration issues and inoperable hardware components, so that the problems are resolved with minimal disruption to the SAN environment

Identify and configure the appropriate iSCSI features to meet customer requirements

Course Content

Module 1: Building Enterprise SAN Fabrics

Using IVR in the Enterprise SAN

Tuning Fabric Performance

Implementing Cisco Data Mobility Manager

Building Heterogeneous Fabrics

Understanding and Configuring the FCoE Protocol

Module 2: Management and Security Services Implementation

Implementing the Management Infrastructure

Monitoring Health and Performance

Configuring AAA Services

Implementing Fabric and Port Security

Implementing Cisco Storage Media Encryption

Module 3: Advanced Troubleshooting

Reviewing Basic Troubleshooting Tools

Capturing Protocol Traces

Using Physical Port Diagnostics

Troubleshooting Combined Generation Line Cards and Hardware Components

Troubleshooting Fx Port Issues

Troubleshooting the Data Path

Troubleshooting Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco Device Manager

Module 4: iSCSI Implementation

Understanding the iSCSI Protocol

Configuring Basic iSCSI

Implementing iSCSI Options

Deploying iSLB