Custom Cisco Multiprotocol Storage Essentials, FCIP-only 2-day Course
Hands-on course designed and developed
by CCI
Course
Description
Leveraging an organization's existing Fibre Channel, storage area networking infrastructure to gain efficiencies in performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership was a daunting and expensive task. This task is now made simpler and less costly using Cisco's MDS 9000 family of products. Using Cisco MDS 9000 IP Storage Services (IPS) Module for FCIP, organizations have the capability of handling IP-related storage transport solutions on the same physical chassis that handles Fibre Channel, and they can extend the coverage of their SAN to the Metropolitan or Wide Area Network (MAN/WAN).
This course will teach you how to consolidate distributed storage using FCIP, how to cost effectively connect remote SAN Islands, and how to maximize the use of FCIP when deploying Cisco SAN solutions. You will get an overview of the full suite of SAN extension solutions that Cisco offers their SAN customers. The details of the FCIP protocol will be described and you will learn how to configure and troubleshoot FCIP protocols in a "real-world" lab environment for the MDS 9000 IP Services Module.
Course Objectives
In this course you will learn how to:
- Understand where to position Cisco’s FCIP solutions to cost effectively consolidate and extend your customers SAN.
- Learn the Cisco IPS Module features and performance optimization for transporting SAN traffic over a TCP/IP network
- Detail FCIP and its function on the MDS-9000
- Use hands-on labs to Configure FCIP on the MDS-9000
- Learn how to Implement IP Services within an MDS-9000 Fabric Switch environment
- Explore Troubleshooting scenario in a multiprotocol environment using the MDS 9000 and the IPS Module
- Understand interoperability between the MDS 9000 IPS module and the Cisco FCIP 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:
- MDS-9000 Configuration and Troubleshooting course
- Intermediate knowledge of TCP/IP and Storage Area Networking
Course
Outline
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Lesson 1: Introduction to Multiprotocol Storage
- Customer Challenges and Solution Samples
- FCIP Overview
- Using FCIP Effectively
Lesson 2: SAN Extension Solutions
- Business and Technical Considerations for SAN Extension
- SAN Extension Applications
- SAN Extension Technologies
- Cisco SAN Extension Solutions
Lesson 3: FCIP Protocol Overview
- FCIP Protocol Overview
- FC Frame Encapsulation
- FCIP Specifications
- FCIP Implementation on the Cisco MDS 9000 IPS Modules
Lesson 4: Configuring an FCIP Tunnel
- IP Address Overview
- FCIP Configuration Overview
- Configuring Gigabit Ethernet Interfaces
- Configuring Static IP Routes
- Enabling FCIP
- Configuring FCIP Profiles and Interfaces
- Verifying the FCIP Configuration
- Using the Cisco Fabric Manager FCIP Wizard
- Using VLAN Subinterfaces
Lesson 5: Configuring 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
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Lesson 6: Using Inter-VSAN Routing with FCIP
- IVR Overview
- IVR Zones and IVR Zone Sets
- IVR Configuration Steps
- Verifying the IVR Configuration
- IVR Configuration Using the IVR Zone Wizard
Lesson 7: Tuning FCIP Performance
- Overview of FCIP Performance Tuning
- Configuring TCP Keepalive, Retransmit, and Selective Acknowledgment
- 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 8: Implementing FCIP Security
- Encryption Overview
- Configuring IPSec
- Configuring Access Control Lists
- Creating IPSec Crypto Transform Sets
- Configuring IPSec Crypto Maps
- Verifying the IPSec Configuration
Lesson 9: Configuring FCIP Advanced Interface Parameters
- Configuring Peer-to-Peer Connections
- Configuring Passive Mode
- Configuring TCP Connections
- Configuring Time Stamps
- Enabling B_Port Interoperability
Lesson 10: FCIP Troubleshooting
- FCIP Troubleshooting Overview
- Verifying MDS 9000 IPS Module Status
- Verifying Connectivity
- FCIP Troubleshooting Tools
- FCIP Troubleshooting Scenarios
- SPAN Overview
- Configuring a Cisco Port Analyzer Adapter
- Overview Ethereal
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Hands-on Course Labs
- Lab 1 : Implementing FCIP with the Cisco MDS 9000 IPS Module
- Lab 2 : Implementing FCIP High Availability
- Lab 3 : Implementing IVR for SAN Extension
- Lab 4 : Tuning FCIP Performance (Demonstration)
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Custom CMSE, FCIP-only
