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Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Overview v1.5 (DCMDSO)
What You'll Learn
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
Description
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.
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
Solutions architects
Systems engineers
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.
Course Prerequisites
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Course Agenda
4 Title
Course Agenda
1
Define Cisco MDS Platform Overview
Introduction and Advantages of Cisco MDS
Fixed Platforms
Modular Platforms
Fixed Platforms
Modular Platforms
2
Describe Cisco MDS Architecture
Store-and-Forward Architecture
High Availability
Redundancy
High Availability
Redundancy
3
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
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
4
Examine Cisco MDS Management
Cisco Data Center Network Manager