UCS-X Series Intersight Deployment Operations Troubleshooting (UCSXDOT)

Course Objectives:

After taking this course, you should be able to: 

• Articulate the solution level architecture of the UCS X-Series solution, and the role of IMM/Intersight and the key differentiators of the UCS X-Series solution from previous UCS architecture.
• Identify the function of each hardware component in the UCS X-Series solution and the communication and traffic flow between components.
• Enumerate the key requirements to successfully deploy a UCS X-Series solution with Intersight.
• Identify the key features of Cisco Intersight to manage a UCS X-Series deployment.
• Understand Troubleshooting Guidelines and able to successfully troubleshoot:
  • Fabric Interconnect issues
  • IOM issues
  • Frame and CRC issues
  • SAN connectivity issues
• Successfully operate a UCS X-Series production installation. 

Prerequisites:

To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:

• Basic to intermediate understanding of UCS

Target Audience:

Cisco customers, internal and Partner SEs/FEs looking to deploy the UCS X9508 chassis, X210c/ X410c compute nodes, and 6400/6500 Series Fabric Interconnects.

Course Outline:

DAY 1

Section 1: Cisco UCS X-Series Hardware Components & Traffic Flow

• Cisco UCS X9508 System Chassis
• Fabric Components
• Compute Options (Needs Updated)
• Storage Options 
• Networking & Data Flow
• Power/Cooling Efficiency

Section 2: Cisco UCS X-Series Installation Considerations

• Managing Cisco UCS 2.0 with Cisco Intersight
• Deployment Model Options

Section 3: Cisco UCS Migration and Monitoring Options

• Prerequisites
• Installing Cisco Intersight IMM Transition Tool 
• Accessing Cisco Intersight IMM Transition Tool 
• Initiate Migration
• Verification

DAY 2

Section 4: Cisco UCS X-Series Management Through Intersight

• IMM Overview
• Intersight Licensing 
• Dashboard Navigation
• Domain Claiming

LAB 1 – Claiming a Domain

• Domain and Server Policies/Profiles

LAB 2 – Domain Profile Creation

LAB 3 – Domain Profile Deployment

LAB 4 – Creating Pools

LAB 5 – Server Policy Creation

LAB 6 – Server Profile Deployment

LAB 7 – Server Profile Template Deployment

LAB 8 – Installing VMware ESXi

DAY 3

Section 5: General Guidelines for Troubleshooting 

• Faults
• Audit Log
• Requests Tab

LAB 9 – Intersight Dashboard Overview

LAB 10 – Add and Remove a Dashboard Widget

• Syslog
• Technical Support Files

Section 6: Troubleshooting Fabric Interconnect Issues 

• Recovering a Fabric Interconnect from the Boot Loader Prompt
• Resolving Fabric Interconnect Cluster ID Mismatch

Section 7: Troubleshooting Firmware Issues 

• Recovering Fabric Interconnect During Upgrade
• Recovering IO Modules During Firmware Upgrade

LAB 11 – Updating Firmware (Review Only)

DAY 4

Section 8: Troubleshooting IOM Issues

• IOM Terminology
• Chassis Boot Sequence
• Link Pinning and Failover Behavior

Section 9: Troubleshooting Frame and CRC Issues

• Background Information
• Reasons for Bad Frames and CRC Errors
• Forwarding Mode Behavior (Cut-Through or Store-and-Forward)
• Main Forwarding ASICs Commands for UCS FIs, IOMs and VIC Cards

Section 10: Troubleshooting Pool/Policy/Profile Issues

• Diagnosing Common Pool/Policy/Profile Issues

DAY 5

Section 11: Day 2 Operations

• Topology Views
• Monitoring and Metrics Explorer

LAB 12 – Using Metrics

• Telemetry Dashboard

LAB 13 – Creating and Using Dashboards for Operations

• Policy Cloning

LAB 14 – Policy Cloning

• Organizations and Shared Orgs

LAB 15 – Creating Shared Orgs and Sharing Policies