DCIUCS - Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS)

Master the essentials of deploying and managing Cisco Unified Computing Systems with our introductory DCIUCS course, designed for server administrators and network engineers aiming to enhance their data center solutions.

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Essential Skills Gained

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Deploy Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series servers effectively

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Secure and operate Cisco HyperFlex product family systems

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Maintain server configurations with backup and restore activities

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Integrate Cisco UCS solutions within data centers

Format

  • Instructor-led
  • 2 days with lectures and hands-on labs.

Audience

  • Server administrators
  • Network engineers
  • Systems engineers
  • Technical solutions architects

Description

The Introducing Cisco Unified Computing System (DCIUCS) v1.0 is an introductory course that shows you how to deploy, secure, operate, and maintain the Cisco Unified Computing system (Cisco UCS©) B-Series blade servers, Cisco UCS C-Series and S-Series rack servers, and Cisco HyperFlex product family for use in data centers. You will gain hands-on practice on basic Cisco UCS server configuration, performing backup and restore activities, and more.

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Upcoming Course Dates

September 18-19, 2025

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Virtual: Online - America/Los_Angeles

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September 22-23, 2025

10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Virtual: Online - US/Eastern

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November 19-21, 2025

9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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Course Outline

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Describing Cisco UCS Server Hardware

  1. Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers

  2. Cisco UCS C-Series Rack Servers

  3. Cisco UCS S-Series Rack Servers

  4. Cisco Virtual Interface Cards

  5. Hyperconvergence Overview

  6. Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series Servers

Describing Cisco UCS Connectivity

  1. Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect

  2. Cisco UCS B-Series Connectivity

  3. Cisco UCS C-Series Connectivity

  4. Cisco UCS S-Series Connectivity

  5. Cisco HyperFlex Connectivity Architecture

  6. Cisco HyperFlex Edge Connectivity

  7. Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Ethernet End-Host Mode Compared to Switching Mode

  8. Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnect Uplink Pinning

  9. Cisco UCS C-Series Integration

Describing the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform

  1. Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform Software

  2. Writing Data to Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform

  3. Reading Data from Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform

  4. Data Optimization in Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform

Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profiles

  1. Portability Issue with Nonabstracted Identities

  2. Cisco UCS Service Profile

  3. Identity Pools

  4. Server Pools

  5. IP Pools

Configuring Cisco UCS Service Profile Templates

  1. Service Profile Templates

Implementing iSCSI on Cisco UCS

  1. iSCSI Addressing

  2. iSCSI Support in Cisco UCS

Implementing Cisco UCS Firmware Updates

  1. Update Cisco UCS C-Series Server Firmware

  2. Download Tasks for the Infrastructure Image

  3. Download Tasks for Cisco UCS B-Series Firmware Packages

  4. Best Practices for Updating Firmware in Cisco UCS Manager

  5. Firmware Upgrades Using Auto Install

  6. Capability Catalog Updates

  7. Host Firmware Packages

  8. Driver Updates for Operating Systems and Hypervisors

Implementing Cisco UCS Backups

  1. Compare Backup Options in Cisco UCS Manager

  2. Compare Two Import Types

  3. Policy Backup

Lab Outline

  1. Explore Cisco UCS Manager GUI

  2. Configure Server and Uplink Ports

  3. Configure VLANs

  4. Configure Basic Identity Pools

  5. Configure a Cisco UCS Service Profile Using Pools

  6. Configure a Service Profile Template

  7. Configure an iSCSI Service Profile on Cisco UCS

  8. Perform Backup and Restore Activities

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