This course will help you:
- Learn how you can use DCNM to manage your enterprise SAN environment.
- Understand the architecture and key features of DCNM as a SAN solution to monitor, manage and troubleshoot Cisco storage architecture.
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe Cisco DCNM SAN components, licensing, high availability, and security features
- Describe Cisco DCNM SAN reports, alerts, event forwarding, and troubleshooting tools, including Cisco DCNM SAN Insights and SAN Analytics features
Prior knowledge of the following information can help you get the most from this course:
- General knowledge of servers
- Basic understanding of data storage hardware components and protocols, including Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) and Fiber Channel
- Basic understanding of network protocols, including Ethernet and TCP/IP
- Storage area networking knowledge
- Storage systems knowledge
- Server virtualization knowledge
IT professionals interested in understanding the capabilities of the MDS 9000 Series using Cisco DCNM. IT professionals seeking a deeper knowledge of SAN operations using both CLI and DCNM may take the alternative 4-day course, Configuring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switches (DCMDS). Much of the hands-on work in DCNMS is also covered in DCMDS. This course is also designed for professionals in the following roles including:
- Consulting systems engineer
- Data center engineers
- Data center operators
- Data center network management engineers
- Storage network administrator
- Network administrator
- Network engineer
- Sales engineer
- Technical solutions architect
