Introducing Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCIMDS)

Course Description

Introducing Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCIMDS)

The Introducing Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCIMDS) v1.0 course gives you an overview of Cisco® MDS 9000 Series Multilayer Switches, including platform architecture, software, and management capabilities. You will learn the key features that contribute to high performance and availability, flexibility, and operational simplicity and investment protection. During hands-on lab time, you’ll configure a Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) SAN fabric using Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) and Command Line Interface (CLI) commands.

IN Introducing Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCIMDS), you’ll gain a technical understanding of how to build highly available, scalable storage networks using the robust, flexible hardware architecture with network and storage management intelligence.

Learning Objectives

This course will help you:

Gain a technical understanding of the Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches capabilities through Cisco’s unique combination of lessons and hands-on practice
Be the technical consultant on deployment options
Prepare to give technical demonstrations on the MDS 9000 Series

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Describe Cisco MDS SAN features and advantages
Describe fixed and modular platforms
Describe Cisco MDS architecture and high-availability mechanisms
Describe technologies used in modern SANs
Describe SAN management with Cisco DCNM
Describe key value-add features that distinguish Cisco MDS switches
Configure basic Cisco MDS features and interfaces using DCNM

Prerequisites

Experience managing data center deployments
Knowledge of the fundamentals of SAN technologies
Understanding of business and application requirements

Labs

Perform Initial MDS Configuration
Set Up DCNM
Configure VSANs and Interfaces in Cisco DCNM
Configure Port Channels in Cisco DCNM
Configure Device Aliases and Zoning
Use CLI for Basic Monitoring

Course Information

Length: 2 day

Format: Lecture and Lab

Delivery Method: Virtual / Onsite

Max. Capacity: 16

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Who Should Attend

Technical decision makers and professionals who architect, implement, or manage data center SAN environments, including: Solutions architects, Data center architects, Network architects, Systems engineers, Data center engineers, Network engineers, Technical decision makers, Cisco integrators and partners