The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• Data Center Architects
• Cloud infrastructure Architects
• Network Engineers
• System Administrators
• Storage Administrators
• System Engineers who work in data center solutions and manage data center management policies
• Cisco Integrators and Partners

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

• General knowledge of cloud and data center virtualization
• Knowledge of Cisco UCS, NetApp storage, Cisco Nexus©_ switches, and VMware vCenter
• Knowledge of data center processes and best practices

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

• Understand Cisco UCS Director architecture
• Understand deployment models of Cisco UCS Director
• Configure virtual data centers, policies, and catalogs
• Understand the unified infrastructure management capabilities of Cisco UCS Director
• Understand orchestration and build advanced workflows
• Understand application containers

Module 1: Introducing Cisco UCS Director

• Lesson 1: Understanding Data Center Challenges
• Lesson 2: Understanding the Benefits of Cisco UCS Director

Module 2: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Components

• Lesson 1: Explaining Cisco UCS Director Architecture
• Lesson 2: Explaining Bare-Metal Agent

Module 3: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Deployment

• Lesson 1: Explaining Cisco UCS Director Deployment
• Lesson 2: Explaining Global System Settings
• Lesson 3: Understanding Site and Pod Management

Module 4: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Infrastructure Management

• Lesson 1: Understanding Cisco UCS Director Deployment

Module 5: Understanding the Design Phase

• Lesson 1: Understanding Policies
• Lesson 2: Understanding vDC and Groups Use Case

Module 6: Understanding Deployment through Self-Service Portal

• Lesson 1: Understanding Self-Service Provisioning Portal
• Lesson 2: Understanding Service Request

Module 7: Introducing Orchestration

• Lesson 1: Understanding Orchestration

Module 8: Reporting and Monitoring in Cisco UCS Director

• Lesson 1: Understanding Chargeback in Cisco UCS Director
• Lesson 2: Understanding Reports in Cisco UCS Director

Module 9: Introducing Application Containers

• Lesson 1: Understanding Application Containers

Lab Outline

• Lab 1: Configure Cisco UCS Director
• Lab 2: Cisco UCS Director Discovery
• Lab 3: Cisco UCS Director GUI Familiarization
• Lab 4: Service Design
• Lab 5: Catalogs
• Lab 6: Self-Service Portal
• Lab 7: Orchestration Workflow Design
• Lab 8: Advanced Workflow Design
• Lab 9: Create Application Container