Section 1: Intersight Foundations

• Intersight Architecture
• Flexible Deployment Models
• Cisco Intersight Infrastructure Service Licensing
  • Intersight Essentials License Tier
  • Intersight Advantage License Tier
  • Intersight Premier License Tier

Section 2: Monitoring and Maintaining UCS Infrastructure with Intersight

• Device Health and Monitoring
• Standalone Management for UCS C-Series Servers
• Server Compatibility (HCL), Advisories (CVEs), and Contract Status
• Firmware Upgrades

Section 3: Designing & Operationalizing Cisco UCS Solutions with Intersight

• Implementing Cisco Hyperflex with Intersight
• Managing Cisco HyperFlex in vSphere Environment

Section 4: Cisco UCS M5, M6, X Overview and Configuration

• Cisco UCS X-Series with Intersight Deployment
  • Architecture
  • X-Series Fabric Interconnects
  • Compute X-Series
• Power/Cooling Efficiency
  • Cooling Capacity
  • Airflow
  • Thermal Policies
  • Future-Proof Cooling
  • Power Policies
• Compute Series
  • Architecture – C220 M6
  • Architecture – C240 M6
  • Cisco VIC Offerings for M6
  • GPU Offerings for X-Series
  • Management Options for C220 / C240 M6 Rack Servers
• UCS 7th Generation Intel Rack Servers
  • Architecture – C220 M7
  • Architecture – C240 M7
• Intel 4th Gen Intel® Xeon® SP Sapphire Rapids High Level Features
• M7 Memory DIMMs
  • Architecture – C225 M6
  • Architecture – C245 M6

Section 5: Designing Cisco UCS LAN and SAN Connectivity

• LAN Connectivity Overview Gen 4
  • End Host Mode
  • Requirements for Configuring VLANs in Cisco UCS Manager
  • Role of the vNIC in Abstracting MAC Addresses
• Configuring Compute Node SAN Connectivity
• Fibre Channel Switching
  • Fibre Channel Operating Modes
  • EHM and N-Port Virtualization
• Configuring VSANs in Cisco UCS Manager
  • Creating VSANs and FCoE VLANs in Cisco UCS
  • Role of vHBAs when Abstracting WWNNs and WWPNs into a Service Profile
  • Configuring Manual Uplink Pinning and Recovery from Failure

Section 6: Configuring Cisco UCS-X in IMM Mode

• IMM and Domain Profiles
• Domain Policy Concepts and Usage
• Cisco Intersight Server Profiles
  • Creating and Deploying a UCS C-Series Server Profile – Process Overview
  • Importing a Server Profile – Process Overview
  • Upgrading Firmware
• Cisco IMM Transition Tool
• Thermal Policies
• Power Policies

Section 7: Implementing Cisco UCS-X Firmware Updates

• Intersight Platform Firmware Operations Overview
• Intersight Firmware Bundles
• Cisco Stand-Alone Firmware Management
• Cisco HX Firmware Management
• UCS Managed Infrastructure Firmware Management
• UCS Intersight Managed Mode Firmware Management
• Hardware Compatibility List

Section 8: Intersight Workload Optimizer (IWO)

• Intersight Workload Optimizer Overview
• IWO Delivery and Tiers
• Workload Optimizer – What’s New?
• IWO Value Proposition
  • Application Resource Management
  • IWO Market

Section 9: Intersight Cloud Orchestrator (ICO)

• Sample Scenario
• Workflow Designer
• Validate and Execute a Workflow
• ICO – Intersight Cloud Orchestrator
• Infrastructure Orchestration
• Infrastructure as Code with ICO
• Immutability with Intersight Cloud Orchestrator
• Workflow Versions
• Rollback Tasks (Task Designer)

Section 10: Intersight API Overview

• Intersight API Resources
• SDKs / Ansible Modules
• Use Case

Appendix 1: Intersight Kubernetes Services (IKS) and Intersight Workload Engine (IWE)

• IKS Overview
• IKS Policies
• Kubernetes Cluster Profile
• IKS Dashboard
• Container Technologies
• Intersight Integration with HashiCorp Terraform Cloud

Appendix 2: Intersight Services for Terraform (IST)

• Terraform OSS Challenges
• Application & Infrastructure Deployment and Delivery
• Benefits
• Target Workflow
• Deployment
  • Step 1: Deploy an Intersight Assist
  • Step 2: Add Terraform Cloud Target to Intersight
  • Step 3: Deploy Terraform Cloud Agents to Intersight Assist

Lab Outline:

Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities.

• Lab 0: Before You Begin
• Lab 1: Start the Lab
• Lab 2: Dashboard Overview
• Lab 3: Overview
• Lab 4: Operate
• Lab 5: Create Pools and Policies
• Lab 6: Create a Server Profile Template
• Lab 7: Server Firmware Update
• Lab 8: Boot ESXi and Configure
• Lab 9: Cisco Intersight Workload Optimizer