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Training Course Summary:

CASI focuses on advanced storage networking topics for the Cisco MDS Family of switches, including building virtual SAN fabrics, building heterogeneous SAN fabrics, configuring management and security services, and advanced troubleshooting skills. A significant portion of the course will be devoted to troubleshooting.

Pre-Requisites:

Students who attend this advanced course must have experience in configuring Cisco IOS software and have met the following prerequisites:


Successful completion of Cisco Multiprotocol Storage Essentials, v1.0 or later, (CMSE).

Who Should Attend:

Employees
Channel Partner/Reseller
Customers

Training Course Overview/Content:

Building Virtual Fabrics


Implementing VSANs
Configuring Zones
Implementing Inter-VSAN Routing
(Lab 1)
Configuring PortChannels
Tuning Fabric Performance
Building Heterogeneous Fabrics
Implementing Management and Security Services


Configuring Management Services
(Lab 2)
Managing Performance
(Lab 3)
Configuring AAA Services
(Lab 4)
Implementing Port and Fabric Security
Advanced Troubleshooting


Basic Troubleshooting Tools Review
Capturing Protocol Traces
(Lab 6: Using RSPAN)
Using Physical Port Diagnostics
Troubleshooting Modules
Troubleshooting Fx_Port Issues
(Lab 7: Port and Host Diagnostics)
Troubleshooting the Data Path
(Lab 8: Troubleshooting Switch Connectivity)
Troubleshooting Advanced Services
(Lab 9)
Troubleshooting Switch Upgrades
Troubleshooting Fabric Manager and Device Manager
Working with the Cisco TAC