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Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches

Course Description
Overview
This course covers features on each of the MDS 9000 Series product family of switches
including the 9100, 9200, 9500, and 9700 models and the Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE), and service modules supported. Fundamental topics include 8-Gbps Fibre
Channel, 16-Gbps Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), multihop FCoE, upgrading the
Duration Cisco NX-OS, and the common management tool Cisco Prime Data Center Network Manager
40 hours (DCNM). The course provides comprehensive SAN configuration for features such as interface
configuration, Cisco N-Port Virtualizer (NPV), N-Port ID Virtualization (NPIV), virtual SAN
(VSAN) and domain setup, SAN zoning, and SAN extension using FCIP and Inter-VSAN Routing
(IVR). Topics introduced also include centralized SAN services using the Cisco MDS 9222i
Multiservice Modular Switch and Cisco MDS 9250i Multiservice Fabric Switch for Cisco I/O
Acceleration (IOA) and Cisco Data Mobility Manager (DMM), management security and role-
based access control (RBAC) topics.

Audience
This course is intended for:
Data center engineers, data center administrators, and system engineers
Data center managers, network engineers, and consulting system engineers

Prerequisite Knowledge/Skills
To understand the content and successfully complete this course, a student should
have knowledge and skills associated with the following:
Basic understanding of data storage hardware components and protocols,
including SCSI and Fibre Channel
Basic understanding of network protocols, including Ethernet and IP
Recommended: Cisco CCNA certification

Course Objectives
Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:
Describe the MDS 9000 Series switch platform, Cisco NX-OS, and the features of
Cisco Prime DCNM.
Explain the techniques and information that will enable you to perform the initial
software configuration of a Cisco MDS 9000 Series switch, upgrade the system
software, and enable licensing.
Questions? Explain the configurations involved in building a Cisco Fibre Channel SAN fabric
including interfaces, VSANs, domains, port channels, device aliases, NPV, NPIV,
Click here for support. and zones.
Describe and configure intelligent SAN fabric services on specific Cisco MDS 9000
Series switches and the software resources that are provided.
Describe the FCoE protocol and the use of FCoE modules on the Cisco MDS 9500
EMC Corporation Series Multilayer Director and Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Director as a Fibre
Hopkinton Channel forwarder in a single-hop and multihop design.
Massachusetts Describe the process of configuring security features on Cisco MDS 9000 Series
01748-9103 switches to prevent unauthorized access, intrusion, and data theft, and to preserve
1-508-435-1000 data integrity in an enterprise SAN environment.
In North America Describe the steps for basic FCIP configuration, high availability implementation,
1-866-464-7381 and achieving a fault tolerant SAN extension using the IVR feature.
 Course Outline
The following modules are included in this course:
Module 1: Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switch Platforms
Module 2: System Installation and Initial Configuration
Module 3: Building a SAN Fabric
Module 4: Intelligent SAN Fabric Devices
Module 5: FCoE Implementation
Module 6: Security Implementation
Module 7: FCIP Implementation

Labs
Lab 2-1: Perform Initial Switch Setup
Lab 2-2: Perform the Boot Process and Upgrade Switch Software
Lab 2-3: Install Cisco DCNM Release 6.2(3)
Lab 3-1: Configure Interfaces
Lab 3-2: Configure Port Channels
Lab 3-3: Configure Cisco NPV and NPIV
Lab 3-4: Configure VSANs, Domain Management, and Persistent FCIDs
Lab 3-5: Configure Device Aliases
Lab 3-6: Configure Zoning
Lab 4-1: Implement Cisco DMM
Lab 6-1: Configure RBAC and AAA Services
Lab 6-2: Implement Fabric and Port Security
Lab 7-1: Configure FCIP Tunnels and FCIP High Availability with Port Channels
Lab 7-2: Implement IVR for SAN Extension
Lab 7-3: Tune FCIP Performance

Course Delivery Options

This course is currently available in the following formats:

MR-1CN-DCMDSv2.0: Instructor led - includes hands-on lab exercises that

reinforce the concepts covered in lectures.

MR-1LN-DCMDSv2.0: Online ILT - Live course delivered via the internet where
participants attend virtual classroom interacting with instructors and other participants. A
headset with microphone is REQUIRED to speak with the instructor and the rest of the class.
Text communication is also available through the virtual classroom.

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