HyperFlex Foundation Workshop (HX-FND1 )

   Description

The Hyperflex Foundation Workshop is designed to provide participants with an understanding of how the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform combines compute, storage and networking into a complete Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) solution powered by the Cisco UCS networking and computing platform.

   Suggested Pre-requisites

Hyperflex is built to support both VMware and Hyper-V Hypervisors. Attendees will benefit most from this workshop if they understand the following:

  • Hypervisor concepts – VMware and/or Hyper-V
    • Server virtualisation
    • Storage virtualisation
    • Network Virtualisation (vSwitches)
  • Familiarity with Cisco UCS
    • NICs

   Workshop Objectives

Participants in this workshop will gain a thorough understanding of how the Cisco HyperFlex HX Data Platform uses a distributed data storage system designed and optimised for Hyper-Converged storage. You will learn how to navigate the powerful HX Connect user interface to Create data stores, snapshot VMs, make instant clones and backup to another Hyperflex Cluster (Asynchronous replication).

    Workshop Type

Instructor-Led Workshop, Classroom with hands-on Lab

Target Audience

The primary audience for this workshop is as follows:

  • Data Center Architects
  • Network Engineers
  • System Administrators
  • Storage Administrators

 Duration

1 day

Workshop Content

HyperFlex Architecture

  • HyperFlex Data Platform
    • Distributed Data Virtualisation and Optimisation
    • Distributed caching
    • Independent scaling of compute and storage
  • Hyperflex Node Choices
    • UCS C220/C240 and UCS B Series Compute
    • All Flash Configuration
    • Drive options: LFF/SED
    • Hybrid Flash/HDD configurations
  • HyperFlex M4 & M5 Mixed Clusters
  • HyperFlex Edge

HyperFlex Management & Operations

  • Hyperflex Connect GUI
    • Snapshots
    • Cloning
    • Monitoring
    • Capacity Planning
  • VMware vCenter Plug-In option
    • InterSight – Cloud based infrastructure management

HyperFlex Features

  • Cisco Dynamic Data Fabric
  • HyperFlex Adaptive Infrastructure & Cloud Scale Data Platform
  • HyperFlex Virtualization and Cloud
  • HyperFlex End-to-End Security
  • HyperFlex Enterprise and Hybrid Apps
  • HyperFlex Flexible Multi-Cloud Services

HyperFlex Security & Data Integrity

  • Cisco HyperFlex Security
  • Self Encrypting Drives
  • Hyperflex Backup Options
  • Hyperflex Stretched Cluster

Hyperflex Installation

  • Planning your Installation
  • Pre-Installation Checklist

Lab: Cisco Hyperflex Data Platform

  • Hyperflex Cluster Installation
  • Hyperflex Cluster Replication
  • Hyperflex Operation with Hyperflex Connect
    • Create Datastore
    • Deploy VMs
    • Ready Clones
    • Performance Monitoring