Course Catalog
UCSDACI-Designing and Deploying Cisco UCS Director with ACI v6.6
Code: UCSDACI 6.6
Duration: 5 Day
$4595 USD

OVERVIEW

You will learn to use orchestration and automation functions of Cisco UCS Director to effectively manage infrastructure and automate IT processes. The course offers hands-on experience installing and configuring Cisco UCS Director software. You will also learn about features such as bare-metal provisioning; compute, network, and storage management; orchestration, including Application Policy Infrastructure Controller (APIC); Cisco UCS Director custom tasks, and more.

DELIVERY FORMAT

This course is available in the following formats:

Virtual Classroom

Duration: 5 Day
Classroom

Duration: 5 Day

CLASS SCHEDULE
Call 800-798-3901 to enroll in this class!

GOALS

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Data center challenges and cloud solutions
  • Cisco UCS Director architecture
  • Cisco UCS Director setup and configuration
  • Cisco ACI
  • Multitenancy in FlexPod Cisco ACI infrastructure
  • Resource groups and service offerings
  • Tenant onboarding
  • Self-service provisioning
  • Application containers
OUTLINE

Module 1: Introducing Cisco UCS Director

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Data Center Challenges
  • Lesson 2: Understanding the Benefits of Cisco UCS Director

Module 2: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Components

  • Lesson 1: Explaining Cisco UCS Director Architecture
  • Lesson 2: Explaining Bare-Metal Agent

Module 3: Introducing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Cisco ACI Overview
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Cisco ACI Terms and Constructs

Module 4: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Infrastructure Management

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Deployment

Module 5: Introducing Role-Based Access Control

  • Lesson 1: Explaining User Groups/ Roles/ Users

Module 6: Introducing Orchestration

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Orchestration

Module 7: Introducing Cisco UCS Director with ACI

  • Lesson 1: Explaining Cisco UCS Director with ACI Solution

Module 8: Understanding Multi-Tenancy with Cisco UCS Director ACI

  • Lesson 1: Explaining Multi-Tenancy with Cisco UCS Director ACI
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Resource Groups and Service Offerings

Module 9: Introducing Advanced Tenant Onboarding

  • Lesson 1: Onboarding a Tenant
  • Lesson 2: Tagging Resources

Module 10: Introducing Application Containers

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Application Profiles
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Service Container Catalog

Module 11: Understanding Deployment Through Self-Service Portal

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Self-Service Provisioning Portal
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Service Request

Module 12: Understanding Virtual Data Center

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Policies
  • Lesson 2: Understanding vDC and Groups Use Case

Module 1: Introducing Cisco UCS Director

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Data Center Challenges
  • Lesson 2: Understanding the Benefits of Cisco UCS Director

Module 2: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Components

  • Lesson 1: Explaining Cisco UCS Director Architecture
  • Lesson 2: Explaining Bare-Metal Agent

Module 3: Introducing Cisco Application Centric Infrastructure

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Cisco ACI Overview
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Cisco ACI Terms and Constructs

Module 4: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Infrastructure Management

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Deployment

Module 5: Introducing Role-Based Access Control

  • Lesson 1: Explaining User Groups/ Roles/ Users

Module 6: Introducing Orchestration

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Orchestration

Module 7: Introducing Cisco UCS Director with ACI

  • Lesson 1: Explaining Cisco UCS Director with ACI Solution

Module 8: Understanding Multi-Tenancy with Cisco UCS Director ACI

  • Lesson 1: Explaining Multi-Tenancy with Cisco UCS Director ACI
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Resource Groups and Service Offerings

Module 9: Introducing Advanced Tenant Onboarding

  • Lesson 1: Onboarding a Tenant
  • Lesson 2: Tagging Resources

Module 10: Introducing Application Containers

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Application Profiles
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Service Container Catalog

Module 11: Understanding Deployment Through Self-Service Portal

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Self-Service Provisioning Portal
  • Lesson 2: Understanding Service Request

Module 12: Understanding Virtual Data Center

  • Lesson 1: Understanding Policies
  • Lesson 2: Understanding vDC and Groups Use Case
LABS

Lab 1: Configure Cisco UCS Director
Lab 2: Cisco UCS Director Discovery
Lab 3: Cisco UCS Director User Interface Familiarization
Lab 4: APIC Orchestration Using Workflows
Lab 5: Import Advance APIC Workflow
Lab 6: Create Environmental Variables
Lab 7: Create Resource Groups
Lab 8: Create Service Offering and Tenant Profiles
Lab 9: Onboard a Tenant in Cisco ACI Environment
Lab 10: Create Application Container
Lab 11: Deploy Multi-Tier Application Container
Lab 12: Self-Service Portal – End User Experience
Lab 13: Service Design
Lab 14: Catalogs
Lab 15: Self-Service Portal – Standard VM Provisioning (End User)
Lab 16: Advance Workflow with Dynamic Input Filter

Lab 1: Configure Cisco UCS Director
Lab 2: Cisco UCS Director Discovery
Lab 3: Cisco UCS Director User Interface Familiarization
Lab 4: APIC Orchestration Using Workflows
Lab 5: Import Advance APIC Workflow
Lab 6: Create Environmental Variables
Lab 7: Create Resource Groups
Lab 8: Create Service Offering and Tenant Profiles
Lab 9: Onboard a Tenant in Cisco ACI Environment
Lab 10: Create Application Container
Lab 11: Deploy Multi-Tier Application Container
Lab 12: Self-Service Portal – End User Experience
Lab 13: Service Design
Lab 14: Catalogs
Lab 15: Self-Service Portal – Standard VM Provisioning (End User)
Lab 16: Advance Workflow with Dynamic Input Filter

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
  • Data Center Architects
  • Cloud Infrastructure Architects
  • Network Engineers
  • System Administrators
  • Storage Administrators
  • Engineers requiring advanced configuration skills
  • Cisco Integrators and Partners
PREREQUISITES

Learners should have the following knowledge and skills before attending this course:

  • Understanding of server design and architecture 
  • Familiarity with Cisco UCS, Cisco ACI, server virtualization, and storage concepts