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Cisco Advanced Storage Implementation and Troubleshooting

CASI      Course duration (days): 3
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About this class

CASI focuses on advanced storage networking topics for the Cisco MDS Family of switches, including building virtual SAN fabrics, building heterogeneous SAN fabrics, configuring management and security services, and advanced troubleshooting skills. A significant portion of the course will be devoted to troubleshooting.

Who will the lesson benefit?

Delegates that meet the Course Prerequisites

What delegates will learn

After completing this course, the learner will be able to implement reliable, scalable SAN fabrics using the full range of features enabled by the MDS Family of switches, and will be able to diagnose and resolve issues using advanced diagnostic tools.
  • Given a detailed Fibre Channel SAN design specification, the learner will be able to implement a SAN with multiple virtual fabrics using the full range of features and capabilities provided by the Cisco MDS platform, so that the SAN demonstrates high availability, scalability, and performance.
  • Given a detailed set of Fibre Channel SAN management requirements, the learner will be able to configure and use fabric management, performance management, and security services on the Cisco MDS platform, so that the SAN can be effectively managed, tuned, and secured.
  • Given a set of observable symptoms on a Fibre Channel SAN, the learner will be able to diagnose and correct software configuration issues and inoperable hardware components, so that the problems are resolved with minimal disruption to the SAN environment.

Examination details

642-352 CSNSS

What prerequisites are required

Students who attend this advanced course must have experience in configuring Cisco IOS software and have met the following prerequisites:
  • Successful completion of Cisco Multiprotocol Storage Essentials, v1.0 or later, (CMSE).

Contents of this class

Building Virtual Fabrics

  • Implementing VSANs
  • Configuring Zones
  • Implementing Inter-VSAN Routing
  • Configuring PortChannels
  • Tuning Fabric Performance
  • Building Heterogeneous Fabrics

Implementing Management and Security Services

  • Configuring Management Services
  • Managing Performance
  • Configuring AAA Services
  • Implementing Port and Fabric Security

Advanced Troubleshooting

  • Basic Troubleshooting Tools Review
  • Capturing Protocol Traces
  • Using RSPAN
  • Using Physical Port Diagnostics
  • Troubleshooting Modules
  • Troubleshooting Fx_Port Issues
  • Port and Host Diagnostics
  • Troubleshooting the Data Path
  • Troubleshooting Switch Connectivity
  • Troubleshooting Advanced Services
  • Troubleshooting Switch Upgrades
  • Troubleshooting Fabric Manager and Device Manager
  • Working with the Cisco TAC