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Data Center and Virtualization
Intersight Test Drive (INTTD)

INTTD, Intersight Test Drive is a 1-day instructor-led course that gives engineers a day 2 operational feel for the use cases and benefits that Intersight can bring to their organization. In this Cisco Intersight training course, you will gain experience using Cisco Intersight for UCS management. Using real-world scenarios and examples, this hands-on workshop will explore the Intersight SaaS cloud components for managing Cisco compute along with the business case for expanding the Intersight use cases for the whole data center.

About the course

Prerequisites:

The knowledge and skills that the learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

  • Basic knowledge of Cisco routing and switching
  • Basic knowledge of Cisco Unified Computing Systems
  • Basic knowledge of servers and storage
  • Familiarity with Cisco UCS and Hyperflex
Course content

Module 1: The Intersight Edge

  • Intersight Architecture
  • Security
  • Contextual Administration
  • UCSM vs IMM

Module 2: Infrastructure Operations

  • Device Health and Monitoring
  • Integrated support
  • Configuring Domain Profiles

Module 3: Data Center Physical and Virtual Operations

  • Policy-driven network infrastructure
  • Working with Nutanix
  • Managing Clusters

Module 4: Orchestration & Automation Overview

  • Programmability, API, and Tools
  • Workload Optimizer
  • Cloud Orchestration

Lab Outline:

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

  • Explore the Cisco Intersight Dashboard
  • IMM Mode Fabric Interconnect Claim Process
  • Create Intersight Network and Storage Policies
  • Create Intersight Resource Pools
  • Create Intersight Server Profiles and Policies
  • Using Intersight to Upgrade Firmware