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Designing Cisco Storage Networking Solutions (DCSNS)

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Who should attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • Customer Systems Engineers
  • Partner Systems Engineers
  • Cisco Systems Engineers

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Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Basic understanding of data storage hardware components and protocols, including SCSI and Fibre Channel

Recommended: Storage Network Industry Association (SNIA) certification training

  • Basic understanding of IP networking concepts

Recommended: CCNA certification

Course Objectives

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

  • Given a SAN environment, the learner will be able to identify the components, services, and features of the MDS 9000 platform that can be used to improve the availability, scalability, performance, and manageability of the SAN
  • Given an MDS 9000 switch, the learner will be able to plan and implement the design of a multiprotocol SAN to meet a variety of customer requirements Given a SAN environment, the learner will design a SAN Extension solution that meets application availability, performance, and scalability requirements Given a SAN design, the learner will design a SAN security implementation that includes port and fabric security, secure management protocols, and role-based access control to meet security policy requirements

Course Content

Designing Cisco Storage Networking Solutions (DCSNS) v4.2 is a 5-day hands-on workshop that provides learners with advanced skills in designing Cisco storage networks. Students will learn about the key features of the MDS 9000 platform, and how to leverage these features to build highly available, extensible, intelligent SANs with connectivity to Nexus 5000 and UCS in a Unified Fabric. DCSNS includes hands-on labs to familiarize students with basic MDS 9000 configuration procedures, and design workshops where students will learn to design multiprotocol enterprise SANs and SAN extension solutions.

Duration: 5 days

Prices (excl. VAT):
  • Costa Rica: US$ 2,650
  • Argentina: US$ 2,560
  • Brazil: 5,120 BRL
  • Chile: US$ 2,560
  • Colombia: US$ 2,560
  • Mexico: US$ 2,560
  • Panama: US$ 2,560
  • Peru: US$ 2,560
  • Venezuela: US$ 2,560
 
Click City Name To BookSchedule
Costa Rica
Jul 8, 2013 - Jul 12, 2013 San José
Sep 9, 2013 - Sep 13, 2013 San José
Nov 11, 2013 - Nov 15, 2013 San José
Dec 16, 2013 - Dec 20, 2013 San José
Argentina
Jun 24, 2013 - Jun 28, 2013 Buenos Aires
Sep 23, 2013 - Sep 27, 2013 Buenos Aires
Brazil
Aug 5, 2013 - Aug 9, 2013 São Paulo
Oct 28, 2013 - Nov 1, 2013 São Paulo
Chile
Aug 19, 2013 - Aug 23, 2013 Santiago
Nov 4, 2013 - Nov 8, 2013 Santiago
Colombia
Jul 22, 2013 - Jul 26, 2013 Bogotá
Oct 7, 2013 - Oct 11, 2013 Bogotá
Dec 9, 2013 - Dec 13, 2013 Bogotá
Mexico
Jul 1, 2013 - Jul 5, 2013 Mexico City
Aug 26, 2013 - Aug 30, 2013 Mexico City
Nov 4, 2013 - Nov 8, 2013 Mexico City
Peru
Jul 15, 2013 - Jul 19, 2013 Lima Course language: Spanish
Oct 21, 2013 - Oct 25, 2013 Lima Course language: Spanish
Dec 2, 2013 - Dec 6, 2013 Lima Course language: Spanish

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