Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Overview v1.5 (DCMDSO)
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 Objectives
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
Agenda
- Introduction and Advantages of Cisco MDS
- Fixed Platforms
- Modular Platforms
- Store-and-Forward Architecture
- High Availability
- Redundancy
- 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
- Cisco Data Center Network Manager
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Course Type: Instructor Led