Designing Cisco Data Center Network Infrastuctures
This course enables students to create a Data Center network designs that optimizes availability, scalability, performance, and security, using the Nexus Products, Catalyst 6500, Catalyst 4948, Firewall Services Module, Intrusion Detection Services Module, and Network Analysis Module.
MDS 9000 Platforn Overview
Intelligent Network Services
- DPVM Overview
- High Availability Features
- Multiprotocol Support
- Security Features
- Traffic Engineering Feature
- VSAN Overview
MDS 9000 Platform Components
- Configuring Power Supplies
- Installation Guidelines
- MDS 9000 Supervisor Modules
- MDS 9000 Modules
- Oversubscription
- The MDS 9000 Platform
Initial Switch Configuration
- Boot Sequence
- Crossbar and Supervisor Module Architecture
- Exercise: Selecting the Optimum Line Card
- Initial Setup
- Installing Fabric Manager
- Lesson 5: System Architecture
- MDS Line Card Module Architectures
- Port Bandwidth Reservation
- Virtual Output Queues
- System Memory Areas
Integrated Management
- Cisco Fabric Manager
- Cisco Device Manager
- Command Line Interface
- Fabric Manager Server
- License Packages
- Performance Manager and Traffic Analyzer
Designing SAN Fabrics
Application Architecture
- Application Architecture Tiers
- Application Tier Design
- High-Performance Computing
- Presentation Tier Design
- Storage Tier Design
Designing Host Connectivity
- Applications and Latency
- Exercise: Calculating Host I/O Requirements
- Host I/O Throughput
- Measuring IOPS
- Selecting the Optimum Port Type
SAN Design Overview
- Enterprise Data Center Deployments
- Small and Midrange Deployments
- The SAN Design Methodology
Designing Storage Connectivity
- Array Architecture Overview
- LUN Mapping on the Host
- LUN Masking on the Array
- LUN Zoning
- RAID Overview
- RSCN Issues
- SAN Device Virtualization
- Selecting the Optimum Port Type
- Single Initiator Zoning
Building the SAN
- Core-Edge Fabrics
- Collapsed Core Architecture
- Fabric Design Considerations
- PortChannels
- Selecting the Correct Switch Port Type
Redundant Fabric Design
- Calculating Throughput
- Load Balancing Methods
- Restricted Bandwidth
- Redundancy and High Availability
- Redundant Fabrics
- Virtual Fabrics
Simplifying Device Management
- CFS Infrastructure
- Distributed Device Alias Services
- FCID Assignment
Consolidating Storage in the Data Center
Designing Interoperable SANs
- Interoperability Modes
- MultiVendor SANs
- Data Migration
- Migrating from Brocade and McDATA Fabrics
Consolidating Storage in the Data Center
- Array Based Replication
- Backup Overview
- FAIS Overview
- NASB Overview
- Network Consolidation
- SANTap Overview
- Server Virtualization
- Snapshots and Replication
- Storage Consolidation
- Storage Virtualization
- The Benefits of Consolidation
iSCSI Host Usage
- Addressing Midrange Application Requirements
- iSCSI Overview
- iSCSI Performance
- When to Deploy iSCSI
- Native iSCSI Deployment
- iSCSI Gateways
- iSCSI Gateway Function
- MDS 9000 iSCSI Options
- MDS 9000 iSCSI High-Availability
Securing the SAN
Securing the SAN Fabric
- Discussion: How Secure is a SAN?
- Loss of Privacy
- AAA Overview
- SAN Vulnerabilities-Data Theft and Integrity
- Zoning Overview
- LUN Masking and LUN Zoning
- Impersonation
- Denial of Service
Designing SAN Extension Solutions
Connecting SANs with Optical Networks
- CWDM
- Dark Fiber
- DWDM
- ONS 15454 MSTP
- SONET and SDH
Connecting SANs with IP Networks
- Comparing SAN Extension Solutions
- Exercise: Selecting an Appropriate Platform
- FCIP Protocol Overview
- FCIP Specifications
- FCIP Topologies
Analyzing Business Objectives
- RTO and RPO
- Recovery Methods
- Synchronous and Asynchronous Replication
- The RDBMS Recovery process
- Latency and Distance Limitations
- Snapshots and Continuous Data Protection
Improving Performance, Availability, and Security
- Buffer Credit Overview
- Credits and Buffers
- Encrypting Data
- Encrypting Data in Transit
- Exercise: Calculating Buffer Credits
- Exercise: Calculating WAN Throughput
- FC Write Acceleration
- FCIP Compression
- FCIP Tape Acceleration
- FCIP Tape Read Acceleration
- FCIP Write Acceleration
- High Availability Solutions
- Performance Overview
- Planning for High Availability
- Protecting Remote SANs with IVR
- TCP Performance Tuning
