Implementing Cisco UCS: Installing and Configuring

—Introduction 1m 21s
—Cisco's Virtualized Data Center 4m 4s
—Understanding the Components 2m 57s
—Infrastructure Components - Nexus Switches 9m 27s
—A Quick Overview of FEX 4m 0s
—Virtual Infrastructure - Nexus 1000v 3m 8s
—Infrastructure Components - MDS Switches 1m 45s
—Cloud Provisioning and Automation 2m 7s
—What We Covered 2m 23s

—Introduction 1m 31s
—How is Cisco UCS Different? 7m 54s
—An Overview of the UCS Components 2m 39s
—Fabric Interconnects 6m 0s
—Comparison of Interconnect Models 3m 27s
—Fabric Extenders 7m 27s
—The Chassis 2m 39s
—Front and Rear View of the UCS Infrastructure 1m 41s
—Compute Blades 11m 15s
—Mezzanine Adapters 11m 21s
—An Overview of the UCS Architecture 3m 32s
—Cisco UCS Logical View 3m 24s
—Available Connectivity and Bandwidth Options 1m 42s
—Common Questions About UCS 3m 22s
—What We Covered 2m 40s

—Introduction 1m 52s
—Physical Space in the Rack(s) 1m 44s
—Power Capacity and Plug Types 3m 11s
—Physical Installation in the Rack(s) 1m 34s
—Cabling - Interconnects 4m 13s
—Proper UCS Chassis Cabling 2m 1s
—Supported Cable Types 3m 17s
—Cabling to Existing Infrastructure 2m 4s
—Site Planning 2m 0s
—A Tour of the UCS Equipment 11m 50s
—The Blade Components and Installation 6m 55s
—What We Covered 2m 3s

—Introduction 1m 2s
—Introduction to UCS Manager 11m 21s
—Exploring the UCS Manager Interface 5m 42s
—The Equipment Tab in UCS Manager 3m 17s
—The Chassis Node in UCS Manager 7m 56s
—The Interconnects Node in UCS Manager 4m 31s
—The Servers Tab in UCS Manager 3m 53s
—The LAN and SAN Tabs in UCS Manager 4m 24s
—The VM and Admin Tabs in UCS Manager 7m 3s
—UCS Manager - Command-Line Interface 12m 30s
—What We Covered 2m 12s

—Introduction 1m 10s
—Starting Initial Configuration 1m 19s
—Connecting to the Interconnects 2m 7s
—A Walkthrough of the Initial Configuration 8m 21s
—Chassis Discovery Policy, Power Policy, and More 2m 38s
—A Walkthough of Initial UCSM Configuration 7m 51s
—What We Covered 1m 44s

—Introduction 2m 24s
—Are the Fabric Interconnects Switches? 2m 5s
—Ethernet End Host Mode 7m 25s
—EHM Forwarding and Learning Rules 3m 54s
—Ethernet Switching Mode 2m 6s
—Uplink Switch Configuration 4m 3s
—Using VLANs 1m 28s
—Cisco Nexus 5000, 5500, 7000 and Port-Channel Configuration 3m 1s
—Configuring Cisco Nexus NX-OS 8m 34s
—Configuring Cisco Catalyst IOS 7m 49s
—Using vNICs 9m 3s
—MAC Address Abstraction and Configuring Port-Channels 2m 28s
—Configuring LAN Connectivity 5m 47s
—Configuring VLANs 15m 4s
—Using Pin Groups 4m 15s
—Network Considerations 5m 11s
—What We Covered 3m 30s

—Introduction 3m 31s
—Benefits of iSCSI and Fibre Channel With UCS 2m 5s
—A Primer on Fibre Channel: Addressing, Zoning, Port Types 11m 50s
—N_Port Virtualization 1m 48s
—Fibre Channel Switching Mode 2m 2s
—Fibre Channel Port-Channels and Trunking 2m 33s
—Connecting SAN Ports 3m 58s
—What are VSANs? 1m 59s
—Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) 3m 34s
—About Virtual HBAs 3m 7s
—Configuring SAN Connectivity 23m 21s
—Other Storage Ports 2m 11s
—What We Covered 3m 36s

—Introduction 0m 59s
—What are Pools? 4m 14s
—Management IP Address Pool 2m 33s
—Create Management IP Pool 5m 32s
—UUID Pools 1m 42s
—UUID Pool Creation 3m 10s
—MAC Address Pools 4m 10s
—MAC Address Pool Creation 3m 21s
—WWNN Pools 3m 38s
—WWPN Pools 1m 45s
—WWNN and WWPN Pool Creation 4m 56s
—Server Pools 2m 35s
—Server Pool Creation 6m 59s
—What We Covered 2m 14s

—Introduction 2m 9s
—Service Profiles and UCS 8m 23s
—Creating a Service Profile 6m 56s
—Creating a Service Profile Template 1m 32s
—Configuring Storage for a Service Profile Template 7m 40s
—Configuring Networking for a Service Profile Template 6m 28s
—Service Profile Template Placement Policy 4m 58s
—Service Profile Server Assignment and Operational Policies 6m 31s
—Creating Service Profiles from a Template 1m 44s
—KVM Access and Associating Service Profiles with Blades 8m 10s
—Installing an Operating System 1m 27s
—KVM Access 2m 40s
—What We Covered 1m 54s