Cisco HyperFlex Implementation and Administration (HXICA) Training Course

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Cisco HyperFlex Implementation and Administration - HXICA Certification Training Course Overview

Overview

This course is designed to provide an understanding to the participants of how Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series combines compute, storage, and networking into an easy-to-use system that brings new levels of speed and efficiency to IT.

Audience

System operators
Technical support personnel
System administrators
Storage administrator
Network administrators

Cisco HyperFlex Implementation and Administration (HXICA) Training Course (Duration : 24 Hours) Download Course Contents

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Course Modules

Module 1: Introduction to Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI)

Identify the components of a Hyper-converged Infrastructure (HCI)
Understand the challenges that are being addresses by Hyper-converged Infrastructure
Explain the benefits of an HCI solution
Compare First Generation HCI solutions with Cisco HyperFlex
Overview of the key components and physical topology of the Cisco HyperFlex with Application Centric Infrastructure (ACI) solution

Module 2: Cisco HyperFlex Systems Hardware and Software Architecture

Present the New Features available with the Cisco HX Release 4x
Understand the capabilities and functionality of the HyperFlex All-Flash server platform
Overview of the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform hardware components
Discuss the Cisco HyperFlex system architecture
Understand the advanced storage features and performance enhancements of the HyperFlex cluster
Discuss the hardware functionality of the Hyperflex HX server nodes
Review the management and connectivity details for various HyperFlex HX cluster deployments

Module 3: Cisco HyperFlex Systems Use Cases, Solutions and Performance

Introduce the Cisco Validated Design (CVD) guides that are available for the HyperFlex HX Data Platform solution
Describe the Cisco HyperFlex All-Flash Systems for Deploying Microsoft SQL Server Database validated design details
Discuss the Cisco HyperFlex M5 All-Flash Hyperconverged System with up to 600 Citrix XenDesktop Users validated design details
Identify and compare the performance advantages of the Cisco HyperFlex HCI solution with other vendors for Oracle OLTP, SQL Server and mixed workload operating environments

Module 4: HyperFlex Pre-installation Requirements

Review software requirements for VMware ESXi
Discuss the physical requirements for successful HX cluster
Discuss the network requirements for HX Data Platform
Learn about the port requirements for VMware ESXi and vCenter
Learn to identify the HyperFlex external connections

Module 5: HyperFlex HX Data Platform Installation Best Practices

Understand the requirements of the northbound switches that are connected to the HyperFlex cluster
Overview of Cisco UCS the HyperFlex Data Installer utility
Discuss the VMware vCenter host, licensing and networking parameters that support successful of the HX Data Platform

Module 6: Installing Cisco HyperFlex Systems Using the HX Installer

Understand the benefits of the HX Data Platform automation function to streamline Cisco UCS and VMware vCenter configuration
Learn about the HyperFlex factory pre-installed hardware and software options
Overview of the steps required to install, deploy and launch the HX Data Platform Installer
Discuss HyperFlex cluster creation validation using UCS Manager and VMware vSphere Client/Web Client

Module 7: At a glance, post-Install requirements for HX Data Platform

At a glance, review the post installation capabilities of the HX Installer command line interface
Review the post install script as a streamlined to perform cluster administrative functions such as Auto Support, email alerts and password changes
Discuss the HX vSphere Plug-in and the HX Connect utility as two methods to create and manage HyperFlex cluster datastores
Learn about the use of the HX vSphere Plug-in to create snapshots and ReadyClone VM clones

Module 8: At a glance, post-Install requirements for HX Data Platform

Discuss creation and upgrade activities
Describe the value to validate and correct network connectivity.
Learn about virtual machines
Overview of successful completion of HX cluster and node upgrades and provide corrective measures to complete

Module 9: Upgrading the HX Data Platform

Overview of an upgrade and key features for HX Data Platform v4x
Discuss the HX Data Platform upgrade guidelines and recommendations
Discuss the Cisco HX Data Platform upgrade matrix including Cisco UCS manager and VMware ESXi
Overview of upgrade validations, checks and pre-upgrade
Discuss the value to upgrade the Cisco UCS Infrastructure using UCS Manager
Describe the value and features to upgrade the HX Data Platform, Cisco UCS Server and VMware ESXi using the HX Connect utility

Module 10: HyperFlex Stretched Cluster Overview

Learn about the HyperFlex Stretched Cluster architecture
Overview of VM installation image file within vCenter
Discuss the process to create the Stretched Cluster Sites

Module 11: HX Data Platform for the Hyper-V Environment

Discuss the hardware, software network services and port requirements that support the installation of the HX Data Platform for the Hyper-V environment
Overview of the guidelines and limitations for creating the HyperFlex cluster
Learn about the HX Data Installer, VM ,and Hyper-V server
Discuss the HyperFlex cluster for Hyper-V using the HX Data Installer

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Course Prerequisites

Familiarity with implementation of Cisco Data Center Storage Server/Compute and network Virtualization Infrastructure
Familiarity with implementing and configuring of Cisco UCS systems
Basic understanding of Private/Public/Hybrid Cloud infrastructure
Basic understanding of Data Center management and cloud automation tools.

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to complete

Ability to understand the concept of Software Defined Storage in Hyperconvered Infrastructure
Knowing to describe the architecture, components, features and operation of Cisco HyperFlex Systems
Install, configure, manage, monitor, tune and deploy Cisco HyperFlex Systems
Describe the Cisco HyperFlex Systems configuration options and bundles, Solution competitive information.
Describe the Cisco HyperFlex Systems Use Cases

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