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MDS Fundamentals (MDSF)

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Description

This course is designed to teach a student fibre channel on the Cisco MDS platform and interacting with the device via CLI and DCNM client. This course will cover fabric convergence, device login, fabric services, zoning, portchannels, CFS, NPV / NPIV, slow-drain and troubleshooting domains, fabric isolations, zone-merge failures et al.

Who Should Attend

  • Technical decision makers
  • Network architects
  • Data center systems engineers
  • Field engineers

Outline

Section 1: Describing Cisco MDS Platform

Describe Cisco MDS 9700, 9300, 9200 and 9100 Series hardware
Describe 64- and 32-Gb Fibre Channel Cisco NX-OS
Describe Cisco NX-OS Fibre Channel Architecture


Custom Section 2: Understanding Cisco Command Line Interface

Implement basic configuration and navigation on a Cisco device
GREP and output piping
Provide command delta document Brocade vs Cisco


Lab 1: Perform Initial MDS Configuration
Task 1: Verify Switch Management Connectivity Parameters
Task 2: Check Switch Boot Parameters
Task 3: Display the Switch Configuration
Task 4: Check Switch Operational Parameters
Task 5: Check Licenses Cisco DCNM Objectives Describe Cisco DCNM


Lecture Describe Cisco DCNM Cisco Nexus Dashboard SAN Controller

Explain Cisco NDSC


Lab 2: Set Up Cisco DCNM
Task 1: Launch the Cisco DCNM
Task 2: Discover Fabric by Adding a Seed Switch
Task 3: Explore Cisco DCNM Web Client


Lab 3: Explore DCNM-SAN Client and DCNM Cisco Device Manager
Task 1: Load and Explore Cisco DCNM-SAN Client
Task 2: Load and Explore Cisco Device Manager RBAC and AAA


Lecture Describe RBAC and AAA

Explain Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) configuration synchronization
Explain Role Base Access Control
Explain Central authentication server integration


Lab 4: Configure and Use RBAC Objectives Configure and use RBAC using CLI
Task 1: Create a Role and User Account Using the CLI
Task 2: Distribute Roles Throughout the Fabric Using Cisco Fabric Services


Section 3: Building the Fibre Channel Fabric with Cisco MDS Switches

Lecture Describe and implement a Cisco MDS-based Fibre Channel fabric

Describe interface port types
Describe FSPF fabric configuration
Describe Node FLOGI, PLOGI, PRLI process
Describe VSANs
Fibre Channel Domains
Fibre Channel Services


Lab 6: Manage VSANs and Fibre Channel Domain

Task 1: Create VSANs and Allocate Interfaces
Task 2: Suspend and Delete a VSAN
Task 3: Configure Domain and Principal Priority Port Channels and VSAN Trunking


Lecture Interfaces Roles, Portchannels and VSAN Trunking
Describe Portchannel setup and hashing logic for traffic distribution
Describe VSANS and EISL Trunking


Lab 7: Configure Interfaces

Task 1: Configure F Ports
Task 2: Display FLOGI and FCNS Databases
Task 3: Configure E Port
Task 4: Create Port Channels Zoning and Smart Zoning

Lab 8: Configure Device Aliases and Zoning

Task 1: Configure and Distribute Device Aliases
Task 2: Enclosure Names in DCNM
Task 3: Create Zones
Task 4: Backup and Restore
Task 5: Configure Smart Zoning Building SAN Extensions


Lecture NPV and NPIV

Describe Node Port Virtualization use cases
Describe Nort Port ID Virtualization use cases


Lab 11: Configure NPV and NPIV

Task 1: Configure a Cisco NPV Edge Switch
Task 2: Configure NPIV on the Core Switch
Task 3: Configure Port-Channel Between NPV Edge and NPV Core
Task 4: Configure a Cisco NPV Edge and Core Switches Using Device Manager


Section 6: Troubleshooting Common Cisco MDS Issues

Troubleshooting Fibre Channel Domains
Zones and Zone Merges
Describe how to troubleshoot FC domains, zones, and zone merges
Describe slow-drain analysis Dynamic Ingress Rate Limiting


Discovery 15: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Domains, Zoning and Zone Merges

Task 1: Troubleshoot Connectivity Within the Fabric
Task 2: Troubleshoot Fibre Channel Domains
Task 3: Perform a Fabric Merge Analysis Boot and Upgrade Issues


Discovery 16: Perform Slow-Drain Analysis with Cisco DCNM
Task 1: Verify Status of the ESXi Host
Task 2: Initiate Slow-Drain Analysis in Cisco DCNM