FlexPod for VMware Administration (FPVA)

1: Review FlexPod for VMware

• Review FlexPod for VMware Hardware and Software
  • Discuss FlexPod for Shared Infrastructure Administration
  • Describe the NetApp components in FlexPod
  • Describe the Cisco Nexus components in FlexPod
  • Describe the VMware vSphere components in FlexPod
  • Describe FlexPod cabling

2: Nexus 5000 Switch Administration

• Configuring the Nexus 5000 switch
  • Understand the log in process and accessing the switch configuration
  • Reviewing licensed features
  • Describe secure shell (SSH) configuration
  • Discuss configuration of access control lists
  • Describe how to save and restore the running configuration to/from boot flash
  • Describe how to upgrade the Cisco Nexus Operating System (Cisco NX-OS)
• Configuring and Managing Nexus LAN Switches
  • Determine the need for Access versus Trunk Ports
  • Describe Unified Port and Interface Management
  • Understand VLAN Management and Troubleshooting
• Configuring and Management of Nexus SAN Switching
  • Describe how to configure FCoE on the Nexus 5000
  • Describe VSAN administration
  • Understand VSAN trunking
  • Configuring SAN Port Channels
  • Understand Identifying Connected Devices
  • Understand VSAN Zoning
  • Describe N_Port Virtualization and N_Port ID Virtualization

3: Reviewing Cisco Management Tasks

• Review Cisco UCS Basic Management Tasks
  • Describe high availability cluster requirements for the Cisco UCS 6100 fabric interconnects
  • Describe navigation of the Cisco UCS Manager interface
• Understanding Compute Node LAN Connectivity
  • Describe server and uplink Ethernet ports in Cisco UCS
  • VLAN Management in the Cisco UCS Environment
  • Management of LAN Connectivity within Service Profiles
• Understanding Compute Node SAN Connectivity
  • Review FC connectivity within UCS Manager
  • UCS VSAN administration
  • Management of SAN connectivity with Service Profiles

4: Cisco Unified Computing System Management

• Resource Pools and Service Profiles Overview
  • Describe the resources managed by UCS
  • Describe advance management tasks for UCS service profiles
  • Understand advance deployment of service profiles using service profile templates
  • Understand Service Profile Templates and describe the need for pooled resources and identities
• Cisco UCS Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
  • Describe and configure role based access control (RBAC)
  • Discuss how RBAC can be utilized with FlexPod
• Cisco UCS High Availability
  • Describe the high availability connectivity of the fabric interconnects
  • Describe the configuration and management of the fabric interconnects high availability configuration

5: Cisco Unified Computing System Management

• Upgrading Software in Cisco UCS
  • Update the Cisco UCS B-Series firmware
  • Direct upgrade of Cisco Integrated Management Controllers, I/O module, and mezzanine adapter firmware
  • Describe software updates on the fabric interconnect
• Backup and Restore UCS
  • Describe the supported backup types
  • Describe backup and import jobs
  • Describe how to configure a backup job
  • Describe how to configure an import job
• Monitoring System Events in Cisco UCS
  • Describe event and fault monitoring using the UCS GUI
  • Describe the UCS audit logging
  • Describe Cisco UCS Call Home policies

6: Configuring NetApp Storage in FlexPod

• Unified Storage Administration
  • Review Unified Storage Administration
  • Understand the FlexPod Storage Controller Configuration
  • Describe NetApp MultiStore vFilers
• Understanding NetApp MultiStore Security
  • Understand storage administrator roles with storage
  • Understand MultiStore IPspace configuration

7: Storage High Availability, Backup and Disaster Recovery

• High Availability
  • Describe NetApp high availability options and how these relate to MultiStore
  • Describe vFiler migration methodology
• MultiStore Backup and Disaster Recovery
  • Manage Virtual Storage Console (VSC) backup functionality
  • Describe vFiler integration with SnapMirror
  • Understand vFiler integration with SnapVault
  • Understand how to use the vFiler disaster recovery command

8: Storage Efficiency on NetApp MultiStore

• Overview of Virtual Storage Console (VSC) Rapid Virtual Machine Cloning
  • Describe NetApp FlexClone technology
  • Describe virtual machine rapid cloning using VSC
• Deduplication of data within NetApp MultiStore
  • Explain deduplication
  • Explain how to deduplicate user data within a vFiler
  • Explain how to deduplicate VMware data

9: NetApp MultiStore Management Tools

• vFiler Management
  • Describe how to manage the host storage controller
  • Describe vFiler management commands and explain the syntax

10: Administering VMware in a FlexPod Environment

• Overview of VMware Architecture
  • Review the features and functions of VMware vSphere and vCenter
• Configuring VMware on NetApp Storage
  • Manage datastores using vFiler iSCSI services
  • Manage datastores using vFiler NFS
  • Manage datastores using VSC
• Role Based Access Control with vCenter (RBAC)
  • Understand how to create roles and assign user accounts with limited access rights within vCenter

11: Administering VMware in a FlexPod Environment

• Overview of VMware Architecture
  • Describe creation of an organizational structure within vCenter
  • Understand management of resource pools
  • Describe how to add additional plug-ins to vCenter
  • Describe how to enable troubleshooting options and secure shell (SSH)

Labs

• UCS Compute Setup
• Configure Ethernet Interface as a Trunk Port on Nexus 5548
• Service Profile Administration and advance vNIC/LAN policy administration
• UCS Computing System Management
• UCS Computing System Maintenance
• Configure the Infrastructure Storage
• Storage High Availability
• Rapid Cloning with Virtual Storage Console
• vFiler Administration Using NetApp On-Command System Manager
• Advance Datastore Administration
• VMware Administration and Troubleshooting