Cisco UCS Essentials Online Training

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    UPDATED: June 20, 2019
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    This data center infrastructure training course prepares learners to start using Cisco Unified Computing Systems (UCS). Once you're done with this Cisco UCS Essentials training, you'll know how to configure UCS for RBAC, install a hypervisor using virtual media, upgrade a UCS environment by selecting and downloading the appropriate firmware, and schedule a maintenance window for an upgrade.

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    What you'll learn

    • Fundamental and advanced networking elements of UCS environments
    • Components of Fibre Channel (FC), such as fabrics, zoning, and port types
    • Backup types of UCS, including logical, all, system, and full state
    • Maintenance windows for UCS upgrades
    • Components of UCS multitenancy, including organizations and locales
    • UCS storage networking, such as VSAN, DAS, unified ports, NPIV, NPV, and FLOGI

    FAQs

    What will you learn in this Cisco UCS training?

    This course covers the skills and knowledge necessary to manage and control the next-generation data center platform from Cisco, Unified Computing System (or UCS). UCS is a data center solution that brings together compute, network, storage, and virtualization under one single control mechanism and enhances agility: this course teaches you to manage it.

    Who should take this Cisco UCS essentials course?

    Server administrators, network planners and network engineers should seriously consider this Cisco UCS course. If your network is already powered by Cisco equipment, you can learn what UCS can do to improve it. If not, you can find out the potentials that are waiting if you ever transition to Cisco.

    Is this training in Cisco UCS associated with any certifications?

    No, although this training was originally written to help learners prepare for the CCNP Data Center 642-999 DCUCI exam, Cisco retired that exam in July, 2017. The CCNP Data Center is still a valid certification, but Cisco has already gone through two exams since 642-999 was retired.

    What certification should you consider after taking this course on Cisco UCS?

    After taking this course, if you find the material is on-par with your work experience and helpful to your job, you should consider earning the CCNP Data Center. You'll want to take courses to prepare for that certification specifically, but this course will give you a strong foundation.

    Why should you take this Cisco UCS essentials training?

    Not every company stays up to date with every new version and release from Cisco. Legacy networks are often operating on dated software and hardware, and sometimes being trained in the most cutting-edge technology isn't helpful. You should take this training if your network equipment is from about 2015-2017.

    Who is this for?

    This Cisco UCS essentials training is considered administrator-level Cisco training, which means it was designed for network administrators. This basic operability and terminology skills course is designed for network administrators with three to five years of experience with data center infrastructure.

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    Download the free Cisco UCS Essentials study plan to complete this course in about 7 hours.

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