Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Design

Course description

This 4-day hands-on course focuses on Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) design and architecture. Starting with an overview of Cisco UCS key features, hardware and software components, and Unified Fabric architecture, you will learn to analyze the use cases and the quantitative benefits that Cisco UCS provides in terms of meeting customers' business, technical, and environmental objectives.

Topics covered in this course include performance characteristics, recommended reconnaissance and analysis tools, sizing, migration process, design success criteria, and ROI calculations.

This course also includes hands-on labs to allow you to become familiar with the UCS environment and key concepts.

Accelerated Training
The original version of DCUCD is 5 days. We deliver this course in an accelerated 4-day format. We will cover all of the same topics as in the original 5-day course to maximize your return on time investment.

Learning objectives

After you complete this course, you will be able to:

• Explain Data Center computing solutions design principles and challenges
• Describe the Cisco Data Center 3.0 architecture
• Identify Cisco Unified Computing System components and architecture
• Describe the Cisco Data Center Unified Computing solution advantages and services
• Describe the Cisco UCS server deployment and implementation model
• Identify key performance characteristics and reconnaissance and analysis tools
• Explain Cisco UCS solution design from the network, server, and storage perspective
• Identify design success criteria and ROI factors

Who should attend

This course provides in-depth design and architecture training for system engineers who need to design Cisco Unified Computing System solutions.

Recommended prerequisites

Recommended experience:

• Systems engineering experience with Intel x86 deployments
• Basic knowledge of LAN and SAN concepts

For Cisco Channel Partner certification, the following prerequisites are required:

• VMware VCDX or VCP
• CCDA
• Cisco Data Center Networking Infrastructure Design Specialist: DCNI-D
• Cisco Data Center Storage Networking Design Specialist: DCSNS