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Lesson 1: Cisco MDS 9000 Introduction
- Cisco Storage Solutions Overview
- Installation Guidelines
- Managing the MDS 9000
- License Packages
Lesson 2: Architecture and System Components
- System Architecture
- 2nd generation 4Gbps Modules
- 3rd generation 8Gbps Modules
- Credits and Buffers
Lesson 3: The Multilayer SAN
- Virtual SANs
- Inter-VSAN Routing
- PortChannels
- Intelligent Addressing
- Cisco Fabric Services
- Switch Interoperability
Lesson 4: MDS Initial Setup
- System Memory Areas
- CLI Overview
- Performing the Initial Setup
- Installing Cisco Fabric Manager
- Using the MDS 9000 Remote Storage Labs
Lesson 5: Consolidation and Virtualization
- Data Center Challenges
- Network Consolidation
- Intelligent Fabric Applications
- SANTap
- Fibre Channel Write Acceleration
- The Evolution of Backup
- Storage Consolidation
- Storage Virtualization
- Server Consolidation
- FCoE I/O Consolidation
- Server Virtualization
Lesson 6: Optimizing Performance
- Virtual Output Queues
- Fibre Channel Congestion Control
- Quality of Service
- Port Tracking
- Load Balancing
- SAN Performance Management
Lesson 7: Securing the SAN Fabric
- SAN Security Issues
- Securing Management Access
- Host and Switch Authentication
- Fabric Binding and Port Security
- IPSec and SME
- Zoning Overview
Lesson 8: SAN Extension Solutions
- SAN Extension Applications
- SAN Extension Transports
- Fibre Channel over IP
- High Availability FCIP Configurations
- Using IVR for SAN Extension
- SAN Extension Security
- FCIP Performance Enhancements
Lesson 9: Building iSCSI Solutions
- iSCSI Overview
- Deploying iSCSI
- Securing iSCSI
Lesson 10: SCSI and Fibre Channel Primer
- SCSI Protocol Overview
- SCSI Operations
- Fibre Channel Overview
- Fibre Channel Flow Control
- Fibre Channel Addressing
- Fabric Login
- Standard Fabric Services
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