Description
This class will help you use Cisco HyperFlex to
- Enable multicloud IT with an adaptive platform that powers any application anywhere with the simplicity of hyperconverged infrastructure
- Gain hands-on experience using Cisco HyperFlex
Who should attend
- Data center engineers
- Engineers (design, implementation, pre-sales, post-sales)
- Product managers and sales
Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge:
- Cisco CCNA®–level knowledge about data center architecture and products technologies (network, compute, storage network)
- Familiarity with VMware vCenter and ESXi
- Familiarity with public cloud offerings, primarily AWS, but also Azure and GCP
Recommended Cisco learning offerings that may help you meet these prerequisites: Understanding Cisco Data Center Foundations (DCFNDU)
Course Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe hyperconvergence, Cisco HyperFlex, and the components of Cisco HyperFlex
- Explain the Cisco Unified Computing System™ (Cisco UCS®) and what makes it valuable to business
- Describe how Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform (HXDP) works
- Describe the physical components of Cisco HyperFlex
- Describe Cisco Intersight and introduce functionalities relevant to HyperFlex
- Install standard ESXi-based vSphere Cisco HyperFlex
- Manage your Cisco HyperFlex VMware ESXi-based cluster
- Describe how to maintain Cisco HyperFlex
- Design a Cisco HyperFlex solution
- Protect the data on your Cisco HyperFlex cluster using replication and data at rest encryption
- Describe a stretched cluster and how is it different from a standard cluster
- Describe an Edge cluster and how is it different from a standard cluster
- Perform basic troubleshooting tasks and explain Cisco Intersight
Outline: Implementing Cisco HyperFlex (DCIHX)
Introducing Hyperconvergence and Cisco HyperFlex
- Traditional Data Center Design
- What Is Hyperconvergence?
Describing Cisco UCS: The Foundation of Cisco HyperFlex
- Cisco Server Deployment Models: Standalone Versus Managed
- Cisco UCS Managed Model Benefits
Describing Cisco HyperFlex Software Components
- Virtual Machine Hypervisor
- Log-Structured File System
Describing Cisco HyperFlex Hardware Components
- Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Servers
- Storage Technologies in Cisco HyperFlex
Installing and Expanding Standard ESXi Cisco HyperFlex
- Installation Summary
- Software Prerequisites
Managing Cisco HyperFlex in vSphere Environment
- Management Interfaces Overview
- Cisco HyperFlex Plugin for vCenter
Maintaining Cisco HyperFlex
- Cisco HyperFlex Upgrade Overview
- Cisco HyperFlex Online Upgrade
Designing Cisco HyperFlex
- Cluster Resiliency: VM-Level
- Cluster Resiliency: HXDP-Level
Protecting Your Data
- Disaster Recovery Overview
- Third-Party Data Restore Solutions
Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Stretched Deployment
- Stretched Cluster Overview
- Prerequisites
Introducing Cisco HyperFlex EDGE
- Cisco HyperFlex EDGE Cluster Overview
- Prerequisites and Recommendations
Troubleshooting Cisco HyperFlex
- Troubleshooting Guidelines
- Generating Tech Support Bundles
