DCMDSO – Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Overview
DCMDSO - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Overview
Course Overview
The Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Overview (DCMDSO) v1.5 course gives you a technical overview of how Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) 9000 Series, can be used to build highly available and scalable storage networks with advanced security and unified management. The course is for technical decision makers and IT professionals who architect, implement, and manage data center Storage Area Network (SAN) environments. In this course, you’ll learn about key capabilities of the MDS 9000 Series, including platforms, architecture, software, management, and key features that contribute to performance, high availability, flexibility, and operational simplicity of storage environments.
This course will help you:
Learn how you can use Cisco MDS Series 9000 Multilayer Switches to manage your enterprise SAN environment
Understand the common platform architecture and key features of the MDS 9000 Series, which provide a consistent set of provisioning, management, and diagnostic capabilities and lead to flexibility, speed, lower TCO, and more benefits.
The DCMDSO course is part of Cisco Black Belt Academy Aligned Content. It belongs to the stage: Black Belt MDS Presales/Deployment/ Support Stage-1.
Who should attend
IT professionals interested in understanding the capabilities of the MDS 9000 Series, including:
Data center architects
Data center engineers
IT directors
IT managers
Network architects
Network engineers
Solution architects
Systems engineers
Prerequisites
Understanding the following information can help you get the most from this course:
Experience managing data center deployments
Grasping the fundamentals of SAN technologies
Understanding business and application requirements
Course Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Describe Cisco MDS SAN features and advantages
Define fixed and modular platforms
Understand Cisco MDS architecture and high-availability mechanisms
Identify technologies used in modern SANs
Describe SAN management with Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)
Explain key value-add features that distinguish Cisco MDS switches
Course Outline:
Define Cisco MDS Platform Overview
Introduction and Advantages of Cisco MDS
Fixed Platforms
Modular Platforms
Describe Cisco MDS Architecture
Store-and-Forward Architecture
High Availability
Redundancy
Explore Cisco MDS Key Features
Virtual Storage Area Networks
Port Channels
Slow Drain Device and Path Analysis Using Congestion Control Mechanisms
Cisco DCNM SAN Insights for SAN Analytics
Zoning
Smart Zoning
Other Differentiating Features
Examine Cisco MDS Management
Cisco Data Center Network Manager