Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System - DCIUCS Virtual Classroom Live May 27, 2025

Course Overview

Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware

• Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers
• Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers
• Cisco UCS S-Series Rack Servers
• Cisco Virtual Interface Cards
• Hyperconvergence Overview
• Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series Servers

Describing Cisco UCS Connectivity

• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect
• Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity
• Cisco UCS C-Series Connectivity
• Cisco UCS S-Series Connectivity
• Cisco HyperFlex Connectivity Architecture
• Cisco HyperFlex Edge Connectivity
• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Ethernet End-Host Mode Compared to Switching Mode
• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Uplink Pinning
• Cisco UCS C-Series Integration

Describing the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform

• Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software
• Writing Data to Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
• Reading Data from Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform
• Data Optimization in Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform

Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profiles

• Portability Issue with Nonabstracted Identities
• Cisco UCS Service Profile
• Identity Pools
• Server Pools
• IP Pools

Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates

• Service Profile Templates

Implementing iSCSI on Cisco UCS

• iSCSI Addressing
• iSCSI Support in Cisco UCS

Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates

• Update Cisco UCS C-Series Server Firmware
• Download Tasks for the Infrastructure Image
• Download Tasks for Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware Packages
• Best Practices for Updating Firmware in Cisco UCS Manager
• Firmware Upgrades Using Auto Install
• Capability Catalog Updates
• Host Firmware Packages
• Driver Updates for Operating Systems and Hypervisors

Implementing Cisco UCS Backups

• Compare Backup Options in Cisco UCS Manager
• Compare Two Import Types
• Policy Backup

Lab Outline:

• Explore Cisco UCS Manager GUI
• Configure Server and Uplink Ports
• Configure VLANs
• Configure Basic Identity Pools
• Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools
• Configure a Service Profile Template
• Configure an iSCSI Service Profile on Cisco UCS
• Perform Backup and Restore Activities

Prerequisites

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

• General knowledge of servers
• Routing and switching 
• Storage area networking 
• Server virtualization 

These Cisco courses are recommended to help you meet these prerequisites:

• Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
• Implementing and Operating Cisco Data Center Core Technologies (DCCOR)

Audience

• Server administrators
• Network engineers
• Systems engineers
• Consulting systems engineers
• Technical solutions architects
• Network administrators
• Storage administrators
• Network managers
• Cisco integrators and partners