Cisco Multi-protocol Storage Essentials v2.0

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Cisco Multi-protocol Storage Essentials v2.0 (CMSE) - 3-day Course

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Course Description

Improve the performance and reliability of your existing Fibre Channel SAN infrastructure and reduce the total cost of ownership. This once daunting and expensive task is now simpler and less costly using Cisco's MDS 9000 family of products. Cisco's MDS 9000 IP Storage Services (IPS) module handles IP-related storage transport solutions on the same physical chassis that handles Fibre Channel, and you can extend your SAN coverage to the Metropolitan or Wide Area Network.

This course teaches you to consolidate distributed storage using iSCSI and FCIP, to cost effectively connect remote SAN Islands, and to maximize the use of iSCSI and FCIP with Cisco SAN solutions. Examine the full suite of Cisco SAN extension solutions. Learn how to implement Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR). Learn important details of the iSCSI and FCIP protocols, and configure and troubleshoot iSCSI and FCIP in a real-world lab environment on the MDS 9000 IPS module.

Course Objectives

In this course you will learn how to:

Position Cisco’s iSCSI and FCIP solutions to cost effectively consolidate and extend your customer’s SAN
Identify the Cisco IPS module features and performance optimization needed to transport SAN traffic over a TCP/IP network
Configure iSCSI and FCIP on the MDS-9000
Implement IP services and Inter-VSAN Routing (IVR) in an MDS-9000 Fabric Switch environment
Troubleshoot a multiprotocol environment using the MDS 9000 and the IPS module
Appreciate and effectively employ the interoperability between the MDS 9000 IPS module and the Cisco port adapter

Intended Audience

The audience for CMSE is Cisco System SEs working on MDS-9000 solutions; OSM and OSM Partner SEs; Customer Support and Field Technician personnel deploying and configuring FCIP Services on the MDS-9000; Technical professionals within companies who are deploying the MDS-9000 product.

Prerequisites

Student prerequisites are as follows:

Basic understanding of data storage components and protocols, including SCSI and Fibre Channel (FC)
Basic understanding of data network components and protocols, including TCP/IP
Basic understanding of Cisco MDS 9000 Series installation, configuration, operation, and troubleshooting

Course Outline

Course Outline Continued

Module 1: MDS 9000 IPS Module

Lesson 1: Introduction to Multiprotocol Storage
- Customer Challenges and Solutions
- FCIP Overview
- Leveraging FCIP Effectively
- iSCSI Overview
- Leveraging iSCSI Effectively
- Cisco WAFS Solutions
- WAFS Solution Components
Lesson 2: MDS 9000 Platform Review
- MDS 9000 Platform Overview
- Multiprotocol and Multi-transport Features
- Virtual Fabrics
- Intelligent Network Services
- Management and Troubleshooting Tools
Lesson 3: IPS Module Hardware and Software
- The Cisco IP Services Module
- IPS Module Hardware Architecture
- Installing the IPS Module
- Verifying Module Status Indicators
- Shutting Down Modules
- Connecting to Modules
- Installing Licenses and Activating Features
Module 2: FCIP Configuration and Troubleshooting

Lesson 1: Cisco SAN Extension Solutions

Business and Technical Considerations for
SAN Extension
SAN Extension Applications
SAN Extension Technologies
Cisco SAN Extension Solutions

Lesson 2: FCIP Protocol Overview

FCIP Protocol Overview
FC Frame Encapsulation
FCIP Specifications
FCIP Implementation on the IPS Modules

Lesson 3: Basic FCIP Configuration

FCIP Configuration Overview
Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
Enabling FCIP
Configuring FCIP Profiles and Interfaces
Verifying the FCIP Configuration
Using the Fabric Manager FCIP Wizard
Using VLAN Subinterfaces

Lesson 4: FCIP High Availability Options

PortChannel Features
PortChannel Configuration Guidelines
Configuring PortChannels with FCIP Tunnels
Using the PortChannel Protocol
Verifying PortChannel Configuration
Other High Availability Options

Lesson 5: Using IVR with FCIP

IVR Overview
IVR Zones and Zone Sets
Configuring IVR
Verifying the IVR Configuration

Lesson 6: FCIP Performance Tuning

Overview of FCIP Performance Tuning
Configuring TCP Keepalive and Retransmit, and Selective Acknowledgement
Configuring the MTU Size
FCIP Flow Control
Packet Shaping
Using the SAN Extension Tuner
FCIP Compression
FCIP Write Acceleration
FCIP Tape Acceleration
Configuring QoS

Lesson 7: FCIP Security

Encryption Overview
Configuring IPsec
Configuring Access Control Lists
Creating IPSec Crypto Transform Sets
Configure IPSec Crypto Maps
Verifying the IPSec Configuration

Lesson 8: FCIP Interface Advanced

Configuration
Configuring Peer-to-Peer Connections
Configuring Passive Mode
Configuring TCP Connections
Configuring Time Stamps
Enabling B_Port Interoperability

Lesson 9: Troubleshooting FCIP Connectivity

FCIP Troubleshooting Overview
Verifying IPS Module Status
Verifying Connectivity
FCIP Troubleshooting Tools
FCIP Troubleshooting Scenarios
Using SPAN
Configuring SPAN

Module 3: iSCSI Configuration and Troubleshooting

Lesson 1: iSCSI Protocol Overview
- iSCSI Protocol Overview
- iSCSI Specifications
- iSCSI Packet Format
- The SCSI Architectural Model
- iSCSI Naming
- iSCSI Command Sequences
- iSCSI Implementation on the IPS Modules
Lesson 2: Basic iSCSI Configuration
- FC-to-iSCSI Routing Overview
- Initial Configuration Steps
- Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
- Configuring iSCSI Interfaces
- Enabling Dynamic Target Importing
- Configuring iSCSI Initiators
- Installing the Cisco iSCSI Driver
- Verifying the Configuration
- Viewing Session Statistics
Lesson 3: Advanced iSCSI Configuration
- Advanced iSCSI Configuration Overview
- Mapping iSCSI Initiators
- iSCSI Proxy Initiator Mode
- iSCSI Target Importing
- Advertising iSCSI Virtual Targets
- Assigning iSCSI VSAN Membership
- Zoning iSCSI Initiators
- VLAN Subinterfaces
Lesson 4: iSCSI Security
- iSCSI Access Control Overview
- Configuring iSCSI ACLs
- Configuring CHAP
- Using RADIUS for iSCSI Authentication
- Using IPSec Encryption for iSCSI
Lesson 5: iSCSI High Availability Options
- iSCSI High Availability Options
- Adapter Teaming
- Configuring Ethernet PortChannels
- Verifying Ethernet PortChannels
- Configuring VRRP
- Verifying VRRP
- Configuring Target Multipathing
- Verifying Target Multipathing
Lesson 6: iSCSI Discovery Services
- iSCSI Discovery Services
- iSNS Overview
- The MDS 9000 iSNS Server
- Configuring iSNS Servers
- Configuring iSNS Clients
- Verifying the iSNS Configuration
Lesson 7: iSCSI Performance Tuning
- Performance Considerations
- TCP Offload Engines
- Configuring TCP Parameters for iSCSI
- Configuring the TCP Send Buffer
- Configuring the MTU Size
- Ethernet PortChannel Load-Balancing
Lesson 8: Troubleshooting iSCSI Connectivity
- iSCSI Troubleshooting Overview
- The iSCSI Login Process
- Troubleshooting with iSCSI Drivers
- Troubleshooting With debug Commands
- iSCSI Troubleshooting Scenarios
- Troubleshooting with SPAN

Hands-on Course Labs

Lab Exercise 1: Implementing FCIP with the Cisco MDS 9000 IPS Module
Lab Exercise 2: Implementing FCIP High Availability
Lab Exercise 3: Implementing IVR for SAN Extension
Lab Exercise 4: Tuning FCIP Performance
Lab Exercise 5: Implementing iSCSI with the MDS 9000 IPS Module
Lab Exercise 6: Configuring Static Initiators and Targets
Lab Exercise 7: Implementing Fibre Channel Access Control for iSCSI
Lab Exercise 8: Implementing iSCSI Access Control
Lab Exercise 9: Implementing High-Availability iSCSI Configurations
Lab Exercise 10: Troubleshooting IP Storage Services