Course Details
Implementing Cisco Advanced Storage Networking Solutions
  • Course Length: 5 days
  • Course Price: $0
  • Code: IASNS
  • Course Mode: ILT
Prerequisite
The knowledge and skills that a student must have before attending this course are as follows:
  • Basic understanding of data storage hardware components and protocols, including Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI) and Fibre Channel, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), and iSCSI:
Recommended Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA) certification training Attendance of the Implementing Cisco Storage Networking Solutions (ICSNS) class or equivalent knowledge
Basic understanding of TCP/IP networking concepts:
Recommended: Cisco CCNA certification
Audience
The primary audience for this course is as follows: Field engineers
The secondary audience for this course is as follows: Systems engineers

Implementing Advanced Cisco Storage Networking Solutions (IASNS) v4.2 is a five-day lecture and lab course using NX-OS v5.0.4 that provides students with advanced skills in implementing and troubleshooting Cisco storage networks. This course focuses on advanced storage networking topics for the Cisco Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) family, including building virtual SAN fabrics, building heterogeneous SAN fabrics, configuring management and security services, configuring Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI), and advanced troubleshooting skills. A significant portion of the course is devoted to troubleshooting.

Module 1: Building Enterprise SAN Fabrics

Lesson 1: Using IVR in the Enterprise SAN
Lesson 2: Tuning Fabric Performance
Lesson 3: Implementing Cisco Data Mobility Manager
Lesson 4: Building Heterogeneous Fabrics
Lesson 5: Understanding and Configuring the FCoE Protocol
Module 2: Management and Security Services Implementation
Lesson 1: Implementing the Management Infrastructure
Lesson 2: Monitoring Health and Performance
Lesson 3: Configuring AAA Services
Lesson 4: Implementing Fabric and Port Security
Lesson 5: Implementing Cisco Storage Media Encryption
Module 3: Advanced Troubleshooting
Lesson 1: Reviewing Basic Troubleshooting Tools
Lesson 2: Capturing Protocol Traces
Lesson 3: Using Physical Port Diagnostics
Lesson 4: Troubleshooting Combined Generation Line Cards and Hardware Components
Lesson 5: Troubleshooting Fx Port Issues
Lesson 6: Troubleshooting the Data Path
Lesson 7: Troubleshooting Cisco Fabric Manager and Cisco Device Manager
Module 4: iSCSI Implementation
Lesson 1: Understanding the iSCSI Protocol
Lesson 2: Configuring Basic iSCSI
Lesson 3: Implementing iSCSI Options
Lesson 4: Deploying iSLB

Upon completing this course, the student will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  • Implement a SAN with multiple virtual fabrics using the complete range of features and capabilities that are provided by the Cisco MDS platform, so that the SAN demonstrates high availability, scalability, performance, and interoperability
  • Configure and use fabric management, performance management, and security services on the Cisco MDS platform so that the SAN can be effectively managed, tuned, and secured
  • Diagnose and correct software configuration issues and inoperable hardware components, so that the problems are resolved with minimal disruption to the SAN environment
  • Identify and configure the appropriate iSCSI features to meet customer requirements.

Lab 1-1: Implementing IVR
Lab 1-2: Configuring QoS
Lab 1-3: Configuring Cisco DMM
Lab 2-1: Implementing Management VSANs
Lab 2-2: Monitoring Health and Performance
Lab 2-3: Configuring AAA Services
Lab 2-4: Implementing Fabric and Port Security
Lab 2-5: Implementing Cisco Storage Media Encryption
Lab 3-1: Using RSPAN and Cisco Fabric Analyzer
Lab 3-2: Challenge Lab
Lab 4-1: Deploying an iSCSI SAN
Lab 4-2: Configuring iSLB