Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Switches (DCMDS)

Data center systems engineers
Data center field engineers
Data center architects
Technical decision makers
Network architects
Cisco integrators and partners

After taking this course, you should be able to:

Discover and describe the Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) platform of multilayer switches and directors. Describe the MDS hardware, NX-OS operating system, Data Center Network Manager (DCNM) management software, and key architectures of the platform, such as FC and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE)
Describe key product features of the MDS platform, including VSANs, RBAC, NPV, port channels, zoning, device aliases, inter-VSAN routing (IVR), and fabric security
Describe and implement state-of-the-art product features, including NX-API, slow-drain analysis, SAN Analytics and 32-GB Fibre Channel interfaces
Configure and implement the Cisco MDS switches and platform features, such as initial configuration, building a fabric, building a SAN extension, and configuring inter-VSAN routing for that purpose
Configure FCIP tunnels
Resolve issues and troubleshoot FC domains, zones and zone merges, and switch boot and firmware upgrades