Designing Cisco Storage Networking Solutions (DCSNS)

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• Customer Systems Engineers
• Partner Systems Engineers
• Cisco Systems Engineers

Empfohlenes Training für die Zertifizierung zum:

• CCIE Storage Networking (CCIESN Storage Networking)
• Cisco Data Center Storage Networking Design Specialist

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

• Basic understanding of data storage hardware components and protocols, including SCSI and Fibre Channel:

Recommended: Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) certification training

• Basic understanding of IP networking concepts:

Recommended: CCNA certification

Designing Cisco Storage Networking Solutions (DCSNS) is a 5-day hands-on workshop that provides learners with advanced skills in designing Cisco storage networks. Students will learn about the key features of the MDS 9000 platform, and how to leverage these features to build highly available, extensible, intelligent SANs with connectivity to Nexus 5000 and UCS in a Unified Fabric. DCSNS includes hands-on labs to familiarize students with basic MDS 9000 configuration procedures, and design workshops where students will learn to design multiprotocol enterprise SANs and SAN extension solutions. Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Given a SAN environment, the learner will be able to identify the components, services, and features of the MDS 9000 platform that can be used to improve the availability, scalability, performance, and manageability of the SAN
• Given an MDS 9000 switch, the learner will be able to plan and implement the design of a multiprotocol SAN to meet a variety of customer requirements Given a SAN environment, the learner will design a SAN Extension solution that meets application availability, performance, and scalability requirements Given a SAN design, the learner will design a SAN security implementation that includes port and fabric security, secure management protocols, and role-based access control to meet security policy requirements

• MDS 9000 Platform Overview
  • Introducing MDS 9000 Platform Components
  • System Architecture
  • Cisco Nexus 5000 Overview
  • Cisco Unified Computing System Overview
  • Using Intelligent Fabric Services
  • Software Packages and Licensing
  • Implementing Integrated Management
  • Initial Switch Configuration
• Designing SAN Fabrics
  • SAN Design Overview
  • Designing n-tier Application Architectures
  • Designing Host Connectivity
  • Designing Storage Connectivity
  • Building the SAN
  • Designing Redundant Fabrics
  • SAN Migration and Interoperability
  • Data Center Consolidation and Virtualization
  • Traffic Engineering
  • SAN Design using Unified I/O
• Designing SAN Extension Solutions
  • Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity
  • SAN Extension Connectivity with Optical Networks
  • SAN Extension Connectivity with FCIP
  • Improving Performance and Availability
• SAN Security
  • Securing the SAN Fabric
  • Storage Security Features