• Identify the architecture, features and components of VersaStack for Data Center
• Describe implementation parameters for VersaStack for Data Center including Cisco Nexus 9300, Cisco MDS 9100, Cisco UCS, IBM Storwize V7000 Unified and Cisco Nexus 1000V
• Describe future VersaStack innovations

VersaStack Overview

• Describing Data Center Architecture
• Describing VersaStack Benefits
• Understanding VersaStack Cisco Validated Design
• Identifying VersaStack Architecture Components
• Describing VersaStack Installation Workflow
• Describing VersaStack Configuration Guidelines

VersaStack Networking

• Describing Cisco Nexus Data Center Product Portfolio
• Describing Cisco Nexus 9300 Series Switches
• Licensing Cisco Nexus 9300 Switches
• Describing Cisco NX-OS Mode Versus ACI mode
• Initializing the Cisco Nexus 9300 Switches
• Configuring Layer 2 Switching Features
• Describing the vPC Technology

VersaStack SAN

• Describing Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches Product Portfolio
• Describing Cisco MDS 9100 Fabric Switches
• Licensing Cisco MDS 9100 Fabric Switches
• Initializing the Cisco MDS 9100 Fabric Switches
• Configuring SAN Interfaces
• Configuring VSANs
• Configuring Distributed Device Aliases
• Implementing Zoning

VersaStack Storage

• Describing IBM Storwize Storage System Product Portfolio
• Describing IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Storage System
• Describing IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Enclosures and RAID Arrays
• Initializing the IBM Storwize V7000 Unified
• Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Ports
• Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Block Access
• Configuring IBM Storwize V7000 Unified File Access

VersaStack Compute

• Describing Cisco UCS Product Portfolio
• Describing Cisco UCS User Interfaces and Management Tools
• Configuring Compute Node LAN Connectivity
• Configuring LAN Identity, Resource Pools and Policies
• Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity
• Configuring SAN Identity, Resource Pools and Policies
• Configuring Server Identity, Resource Pools and Policies
• Configuring Service Profile Templates
• Managing Service Profiles
• Cisco UCS Central and UCS Director Overview

VersaStack Virtualization

• Describing Networking in VMware
• Describing Cisco Nexus 1000V Series Switch

Future VersaStack Innovations

• Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) Overview
• Intercloud Fabric (ICF) Overview

Labs

• Cisco Nexus 9300 Initial Configuration Setup
• Cisco Nexus 9300 VersaStack LAN Configuration
• Cisco Nexus 9300 VersaStack vPC Configuration
• Cisco MDS 9100 Initial Configuration Setup
• Cisco MDS 9100 VersaStack SAN Configuration
• IBM Storwize V7000 Unified VersaStack Initial Configuration Setup
• IBM Storwize V7000 Unified VersaStack Storage Configuration
• Cisco UCS B-Series Configuration
• VMware ESXi 5.5 vSphere Environment Set Up
• Cisco UCS Director Introduction

• Network engineers
• Network administrators
• System engineers
• Server administrators

• General knowledge of networking technologies
• CCNP Data Center or equivalent Cisco UCS and Nexus knowledge
• Basic understanding of storage operations
• Basic knowledge of server and server virtualization technologies such as VMware ESXi