Implementing Cisco UCS: Managing and Troubleshooting
Part 2 of 2 of the Implementing Cisco UCS series focuses on management and troubleshooting Cisco UCS infrastructure.
What you'll learn
Part 2 of 2 of the Implementing Cisco UCS series focuses on management and troubleshooting Cisco UCS infrastructure. This course is designed for virtualization or datacenter administrators looking to implement, support, or manage Cisco UCS infrastructure for themselves or their clients. This course offers an in depth look at UCS Architecture and Components, UCS Installation, Configuring Connectivity, Routine and Advanced Management, and more. To get the most from this course, you should have experience with server and network administration, and VMware vSphere.
Table of contents
- Introduction 2m
- Startup and Shutdown of the Interconnects 1m
- Controlling Blade Server Power 4m
- Status and Locator LEDs 1m
- Configuring Logging 3m
- Checking Status Via CLI 4m
- Configuring the Call Home Feature 2m
- Demo of Logging Capabilities 18m
- Upgrading Component Firmware 6m
- Downloading Firmware to UCS 2m
- Upgrading UCS Firmware 20m
- Licensing 4m
- What We Covered 3m
- Introduction 4m
- Overview of the Cisco Nexus 1000v 5m
- Components of the Cisco Nexus 1000v 5m
- Let's Talk About vSphere Networking 1m
- What are Pass Thru Switching and VM-FEX 5m
- Integrating UCS and vSphere 2m
- The Two Modes of VM-FEX 2m
- Requirements of VM-FEX 2m
- Configuring and Using VM-FEX 9m
- What We Covered 3m
- Introduction 1m
- What are the Common Areas of Problems 4m
- General Troubleshooting 2m
- Fault Severity Levels, States and Types 6m
- What are Core Files? 2m
- Tech Support Files 5m
- Troubleshooting KVM Issues 2m
- Troubleshooting Boot from SAN and Server Blades 4m
- The Ethanalyzer Tool 2m
- Powering Down the UCS Environment 1m
- Other Resources 2m
- Suggested Continual Reading 3m
- What We Covered 2m
About the author
Jason Nash has over 15 years of industry experience and is currently the Data Center Solutions Principal at Varrow, a leader in virtualization, storage, and DR located in the southeast. Before Varrow, Jason was a Platform Architect at a large investment bank where he helped to develop the organization's IT strategy. He has published several books on networking, Windows, and Linux. Jason was designated a vExpert by VMware and holds a BS in Networking Technology and a MS in Information Security.