Firefly CCIE® Storage KickStart v3.2

Course

Inhouse

£ 5,532.72 + VAT

*Indicative price

Original amount in USD:

$ 6,995

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Methodology

    Inhouse

  • Duration

    10 Days

The Firefly CCIE Storage KickStart is an intensive 10day 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 firstlevel storage. Suitable for: 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.

About this course

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.

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Course programme

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.
Course outline
Lesson 1: Fibre Channel Protocol Addressing

  • Fibre Channel Layers and Addressing
  • World Wide Names

Lesson 2: MDS 9000 Overview

  • The MDS 9000 Platform and Linecard Modules
  • SAN Scalability Features
  • Fabric-Based Application Services
  • FAIS Overview
  • SANTap Overview
  • NASB Overview
  • Storage Media Encryption (SME)
  • Data Mobility Manager
  • SAN Device Virtualization
  • N-Port Virtualizer (NPV)

Lesson 3: Installing Switch Hardware

  • Installation Guidelines
  • Configuring Power Supplies
  • Supervisor/Line Card Modules Installation

Lesson 4: Initial Switch Configuration

  • Completing the Initial Setup
  • Installing Cisco Fabric Manager

Lesson 5: Management Infrastructure Implementation

  • The Command Line Interface
  • CLI Commands
  • CLI Variables and Aliases
  • Cisco Fabric Manager
  • Fabric Manager Server
  • Overlay VSANs
  • Fabric-Device Management Interface Implementation
  • Cisco Discovery Protocol
  • CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials Implementation

Lesson 6: Installing and Licensing SAN-OS

  • Software Licensing
  • Installation and Upgrade Prerequisites
  • Software Upgrade Methods
  • Version Downgrade Procedure

Lesson 7: Using Call Home

  • Call Home Services
  • Call Home Messages
  • Call Home Output Options
  • Configuring Call Home
  • Customized Alert Group Messages

Lesson 8: Configuring VSANs

  • VSAN Overview
  • Creating VSANs
  • Displaying VSAN Information
  • VSAN Recommended Practices
  • Domain ID Assignment
  • Configuring the Principal Switch priority
  • CFS Distribution of Allowed Domain ID Lists

Lesson 9: Configuring Dynamic VSANs

  • DPVM Overview
  • Configuring DPVM Entries
  • Using DPVM Autolearning
  • Configuring DPVM Distribution

Lesson 10: Configuring Interfaces

  • Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
  • Configuring Advanced Parameters

Lesson 11: FSPF and Port Tracking

  • Implementing Traffic Engineering
  • Configuring Load Balancing
  • In-Order Delivery
  • Tracking and Redirecting Traffic

Lesson 12: Configuring PortChannels

  • PortChannel Overview
  • Creating PortChannels
  • The PortChannel Protocol
  • PortChannel Autocreation
  • Modifying PortChannel Links

Lesson 13: Configuring Cisco Fabric Services

  • Cisco Fabric Services
  • Cisco Fabric Services Architecture
  • Cisco Fabric Services Applications
  • Configuring Cisco Fabric Services
  • Configuring Cisco Fabric Services Distribution over IP
  • Distributed Device Alias Services

Lesson 14: Implementing Zones

  • Zoning Overview
  • Creating Zones and Zonesets
  • Verifying Zone Configuration
  • Configuring Zoneset Distribution
  • Merging Zones without Disruption
  • Recovering from Zone Merge Failures
  • Managing Zonesets
  • Recommended Practices for Zoning

Lesson 15: Enhanced Zones

  • Enhanced Zoning Features
  • Modifying the Enhanced Zone Database
  • Creating Attribute Groups
  • Configuring Read-Only Zones
  • Configuring LUN Zones
  • Configuring Broadcast Zoning

Lesson 16: FICON Overview

  • IBM Mainframe Architecture
  • Mainframe Terminology

Lesson 17: FICON Configuration

  • FICON Configuration Overview
  • Configuring FICON Port Numbering
  • Configuring Port Swap
  • FICON Port Attributes
  • FICON Boot Files: IPL

Lesson 18: VoQ, QoS, and FCC

  • Virtual Output Queues
  • Configuring QoS
  • Configuring FCC
  • QoS Behavior with Generation-1 and Generation-2 Switching Modules
  • Zone-Based QoS

Lesson 19: ACL, SSH, and RBAC

  • Securing Management Ports
  • Configuring SSH
  • Using Digital Certificates
  • Implementing RBAC
  • Configuring RBAC and User Accounts
  • Distributing RBAC Configurations

Lesson 20: AAA Services and NTP

  • Centralizing Security Management
  • Implementing AAA Services
  • AAA Service Options
  • Distributing AAA Configurations
  • Configuring NTP
  • Appendix A: The SCSI Protocol
  • Appendix B: FC Protocol Concepts
  • Appendix C: FC Layers
  • Appendix D: FC Flow Control
  • Appendix E: FC Login
  • Appendix F: FC Error Recovery
  • Appendix G: FC Switched Fabric

Course labs
Lab 1: Initial Switch Configuration
Lab 2: Upgrading Switch Software
Lab 3: Configuring VSANs
Lab 4: Configuring Interfaces
Lab 5: Configuring PortChannels
Lab 6: Configuring Zones
Lab 7: Configuring FSPF
Lab 8: Configuring Role Based Access Control
Lab 9: Implementing Fabric and Port Security
Lab 10 Configuring Management Services
Lab 11: Managing Performance
Lab 12: Configuring AAA Services
Lab 13: Configuring FCIP High Availability
Lab 14: Configuring IVR for SAN Extension
Lab 15: Tuning FCIP Performance
Lab 16: Troubleshooting FCIP Connectivity
Lab 17: Implementing iSCSI with the IPS Module
Lab 18: Implementing Static Initiators and Targets
Lab 19: Implementing VSANs and Zones for iSCSI
Lab 20: Implementing iSCSI Access Control
Lab 21: Implementing High-Availability iSCSI
Lab 22: Implementing iSNS Server
Lab 23: Troubleshooting iSCSI Connectivity
Lab 24: Using RSPAN and the Port Analyzer Adapter
Lab 25: Using fcanalyzer
Lab 26: Port and Host Diagnostics
Lab 27: Troubleshooting Switch Connectivity
Lab 28: Troubleshooting Advanced Services

Additional information

Career opportunities: This course at present is only running in the USA. Please contact Firefly representative for details.
Contact person: David Stern

Firefly CCIE® Storage KickStart v3.2

£ 5,532.72 + VAT

*Indicative price

Original amount in USD:

$ 6,995