CCIE Storage 10 Day KickStart

Course Description

CCIE Storage 10 Day KickStart is an intensive 10-day training program designed especially for SAN professionals. The CCIE Storage KickStart covers everything you need to become a Cisco MDS 9000 expert.

After you complete the KickStart, you will be ready for the Cisco Storage Networking Solutions Support Specialist (CSSSS) certification exam—Cisco's first-level storage networking certification. It's also your first step on the path to becoming a Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE) in Storage Networking.

Who Should Attend

The KickStart is designed for SAN Systems Engineers, SAN Architects, and SAN Support Engineers who have been working with storage networking technologies for at least 2 years.

Recommended Prerequisites

You don't need to know anything about the Cisco MDS 9000 to take this class, but you will gain the most from the KickStart if you have some experience working with at least one SAN platform and a fundamental understanding of storage networking technologies.

Overview

• Course length is ten days, divided into two parts
• Expect to be challenged starting on Day 1. Practice labs are deliberately designed to be more difficult than the actual exam
• Course is a combination of lab & lecture
• Students get access to a dedicated rack of equipment per student
• You will gain the most from this course if you understand basic data storage concepts and components, are familiar with networked storage concepts and components, and have worked in storage environments for at least 2 years

Technologies

This course covers all of the technologies that are emphasized by the CCIE Storage Networking certification program:

• SCSI, Fibre Channel, FICON
• FCIP and iSCSI
• Installation and configuration of MDS 9000 switches using both CLI and GUI tools
• Configuration of switch interfaces, VSANs, zones, and PortChannels
• Configuration of advanced FC services, including Inter-VSAN Routing, traffic engineering, security, AAA, IPFC, and interoperability
• Advanced fabric management, performance management, and security
• Configuration of highly available FCIP and iSCSI environments
• MDS 9000 troubleshooting, including the FC Analyzer, SPAN, and GUI analysis tools

Part 1: Outline and Labs

Lesson 1: Fibre Channel Protocol Addressing

• Fibre Channel Layers and Addressing
• World Wide Names
  

Lesson 2: MDS 9000 Overview

• The MDS 9000 Platform and Linecard Modules
• SAN Scalability Features
• Fabric-Based Application Services
  
• FAIS Overview
  
• SANTap Overview
  
• NASB Overview
  
• Storage Media Encryption (SME)
  
• Data Mobility Manager
  
• SAN Device Virtualization
  
• N-Port Virtualizer (NPV)
  

Lesson 3: Installing Switch Hardware

• Installation Guidelines
  
• Configuring Power Supplies
  
• Supervisor/Line Card Modules Installation
  

Lesson 4: Initial Switch Configuration

• Completing the Initial Setup
  
• Installing Cisco Fabric Manager
  

Lesson 5: Management Infrastructure Implementation

• The Command Line Interface
  
• CLI Commands
  
• CLI Variables and Aliases
  
• Cisco Fabric Manager
  
• Fabric Manager Server
  
• Overlay VSANs
  
• Fabric-Device Management Interface Implementation
  
• Cisco Discovery Protocol
  
• CiscoWorks Resource Manager Essentials Implementation
  

Lesson 6: Installing and Licensing SAN-OS

• Software Licensing
  
• Installation and Upgrade Prerequisites
  
• Software Upgrade Methods
  
• Version Downgrade Procedure
  

Lesson 7: Using Call Home

• Call Home Services
  
• Call Home Messages
  
• Call Home Output Options
  
• Configuring Call Home
  
• Customized Alert Group Messages
  

Lesson 8: Configuring VSANs

• VSAN Overview
  
• Creating VSANs
  
• Displaying VSAN Information
  
• VSAN Recommended Practices
  
• Domain ID Assignment
  
• Configuring the Principal Switch priority
  
• CFS Distribution of Allowed Domain ID Lists
  

Lesson 9: Configuring Dynamic VSANs

• DPVM Overview
  
• Configuring DPVM Entries
  
• Using DPVM Autolearning
  
• Configuring DPVM Distribution
  

Lesson 10: Configuring Interfaces

• Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
  
• Configuring Advanced Parameters
  

Lesson 11: FSPF and Port Tracking

• Implementing Traffic Engineering
  
• Configuring Load Balancing
  
• In-Order Delivery
  
• Tracking and Redirecting Traffic
  

Lesson 12: Configuring PortChannels

• PortChannel Overview
  
• Creating PortChannels
  
• The PortChannel Protocol
  
• PortChannel Autocreation
  
• Modifying PortChannel Links
  

Lesson 13: Configuring Cisco Fabric Services

• Cisco Fabric Services
  
• Cisco Fabric Services Architecture
  
• Cisco Fabric Services Applications
  
• Configuring Cisco Fabric Services
  
• Configuring Cisco Fabric Services Distribution over IP
  
• Distributed Device Alias Services
  

Lesson 14: Implementing Zones

• Zoning Overview
  
• Creating Zones and Zonesets
  
• Verifying Zone Configuration
  
• Configuring Zoneset Distribution
  
• Merging Zones without Disruption
  
• Recovering from Zone Merge Failures
  
• Managing Zonesets
  
• Recommended Practices for Zoning
  

Lesson 15: Enhanced Zones

• Enhanced Zoning Features
  
• Modifying the Enhanced Zone Database
  
• Creating Attribute Groups
  
• Configuring Read-Only Zones
  
• Configuring LUN Zones
  
• Configuring Broadcast Zoning
  

Lesson 16: FICON Overview

• IBM Mainframe Architecture
  
• Mainframe Terminology
  

Lesson 17: FICON Configuration

• FICON Configuration Overview
  
• Configuring FICON Port Numbering
  
• Configuring Port Swap
  
• FICON Port Attributes
  
• FICON Boot Files: IPL
  

Lesson 18: VoQ, QoS, and FCC

• Virtual Output Queues
  
• Configuring QoS
  
• Configuring FCC
  
• QoS Behavior with Generation-1 and Generation-2 Switching Modules
  
• Zone-Based QoS
  

Lesson 19: ACL, SSH, and RBAC

• Securing Management Ports
  
• Configuring SSH
  
• Using Digital Certificates
  
• Implementing RBAC
  
• Configuring RBAC and User Accounts
  
• Distributing RBAC Configurations

Lesson 20: AAA Services and NTP

• Centralizing Security Management
  
• Implementing AAA Services
  
• AAA Service Options
  
• Distributing AAA Configurations
  
• Configuring NTP
  
• Appendix A: The SCSI Protocol
  
• Appendix B: FC Protocol Concepts
  
• Appendix C: FC Layers
  
• Appendix D: FC Flow Control
  
• Appendix E: FC Login
  
• Appendix F: FC Error Recovery
  
• Appendix G: FC Switched Fabric

Course labs

• Lab 1: Initial Switch Configuration
• Lab 2: Upgrading Switch Software
• Lab 3: Configuring VSANs
• Lab 4: Configuring Interfaces
• Lab 5: Configuring PortChannels
• Lab 6: Configuring Zones
• Lab 7: Configuring FSPF
• Lab 8: Configuring Role Based Access Control
• Lab 9: Implementing Fabric and Port Security
• Lab 10 Configuring Management Services
• Lab 11: Managing Performance
• Lab 12: Configuring AAA Services
• Lab 13: Configuring FCIP High Availability
• Lab 14: Configuring IVR for SAN Extension
• Lab 15: Tuning FCIP Performance
• Lab 16: Troubleshooting FCIP Connectivity
• Lab 17: Implementing iSCSI with the IPS Module
• Lab 18: Implementing Static Initiators and Targets
• Lab 19: Implementing VSANs and Zones for iSCSI
• Lab 20: Implementing iSCSI Access Control
• Lab 21: Implementing High-Availability iSCSI
• Lab 22: Implementing iSNS Server
• Lab 23: Troubleshooting iSCSI Connectivity
• Lab 24: Using RSPAN and the Port Analyzer Adapter
• Lab 25: Using fcanalyzer
• Lab 26: Port and Host Diagnostics
• Lab 27: Troubleshooting Switch Connectivity
• Lab 28: Troubleshooting Advanced Services

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