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Cisco HyperFlex Test Drive Operations (CHXTD)

This course will help you understand 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.

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About the course

Prerequisites:

The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Familiarity with Data Center Storage
  • Familiarity with Virtualization
  • Understanding of UCS

Course Objectives:

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

  • Describe Cisco HyperFlex Systems
  • Understand the Benefits for Cisco HyperFlex Systems
  • Describe HyperConvergence
Course content

Hyperconvergence

  • What is it?
  • Ready for Enterprise
  • Computing, storage, networking and hypervisor integration
  • Eliminates management silos
  • Distributed log-structured file system designed for scale-out, distributed storage

Cisco HyperFlex Systems

  • Built on UCS
  • Next Generation Data Platform
  • Part of a Complete Data Center Strategy
  • Flexible, Extensible Storage Interfaces
  • Cisco HyperFlex Configurations
  • Benefits
  • Differentiation

Cisco HyperFlexSystems Deployment

  • Fast and Easy Installation
  • Workflow
  • UCS Integrated Networking
  • UCS: Embedded Automation
  • Factory Automation

Powered by UCS Platform

  • Cisco UCS: Platform for All Architectures
  • Unified Management Across UCS Portfolio
  • UCS Central Policy-based Management Architecture
  • Cisco UCS HyperFlex
  • Cisco UCS HyperFlex Security
  • Cisco HyperFlex with Cisco ACI
  • HyperFlex with Integrated Enterprise Cloud Suite

Cisco HX Data Platform Overview

  • Hyperconverged Scale Out and Distributed File System
  • Independent Scaling of Compute and Capacity
  • Dynamic Data Distribution
  • Efficient Capacity and Network Utilization
  • Non-disruptive Operations
  • Data Protection and High Availability
  • Capacity Planning
  • Resiliency and Monitoring
  • Continuous Data Optimization

HyperFlex Management

  • Integrated Management and Data Services
  • Fast and Flexible Native Snapshots for backups
  • Native VM Clones for Rapid Provisioning
  • Management Built for Server Admin
  • vCenterplug-in: HX Data Platform Summary
  • vCenterplug-in: DatastoreProvisioning
  • Capacity Reporting in UI
  • Capacity Thresholds and Alerts
  • Insights: Cloud-based Monitoring and Analytics

Data Architecture

  • Caching
  • Read caching
  • Write Back Caching to SSDs with Mirroring
  • De-staging of Write Log
  • Uniform Space Utilization
  • Data Optimization
  • Inline De-duplication and Compression

Use Cases

  • Primary HyperFlex Use Cases
  • One Management Platform

Configurations/Bundles

  • Hyperconvergence Meets Unified Computing
  • HyperFlex HX-Series
  • Cisco HX SmartPlay
  • SmartPlaySelect HX-Series Configurations
  • Configure to Order
  • Cisco HyperFlex HX220c Configuration
  • Cisco HyperFlex HX240c Configuration
  • Product Specification
  • Cisco HyperFlex B200c Configuration

Lab Outline:

Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:

  • Create HX Cluster
  • Management Interface
  • Datastore Management
  • Creating and Managing ReadyClones
  • Monitoring and Alerts
Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Systems Engineers
  • Systems Architects
  • IT Managers
  • Customers interested in HyperFlex