DCEIS — Cisco Intersight Essentials

Course Objectives

Describe Cisco UCS hardware, connectivity, and management
Describe Cisco Intersight characteristics
Describe Cisco Intersight licensing and its features
Describe Cisco Intersight server profile deployment
Describe prerequisites and various options for installing an operating system from Cisco Intersight
Describe Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance and how to deploy and configure different deployment modes
Describe the Cisco UCS X-Series Platform
Describe Cisco UCS M6 portfolio of products
Describe firmware management in Intersight for Cisco UCS infrastructure devices
Describe Cisco UCS Converged Infrastructure
Describe Cisco Intersight account creation and the most important settings
Describe Cisco Intersight Managed Mode (IMM)
Describe Cisco HyperFlex Deployment with Cisco Intersight
Describe Cisco Intersight IVS features and functionality and describe additional ecosystem services that support virtualization service
Describe Cisco Intersight IWO, model your environment as a market with buyers and sellers, and discover IWO’s monitoring targets, policies, and planning scenarios to set up a configuration plan
Describe how to use Intersight ICO and Workflow Automation to manage and automate IT operations, create and manage tasks, and design custom workflows using a drag-and-drop interface, resulting in greater efficiency and reduced costs
Provide a brief description of HashiCorp Terraform
Describe Cisco Intersight API
Describe the process of using Cisco Intersight to install vMedia-based operating systems on managed servers in your data center, unattended installations on Cisco UCS C-Series standalone servers, and Cisco Intersight Managed Mode servers
Describe the usage of the IMM Transition Tool

Course Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills you are expected to have before attending this training are:
General knowledge of Cisco UCS servers
Server virtualization knowledge