Implementing Cisco UCS Solutions - Second Edition by Prasenjit Sarkar

Key FeaturesLearn how to reduce equipment and operating costs, consolidate resources, and automate data center processesEliminate manual, time-consuming tasks that were traditionally required to connect servers in data centersA practical hands-on guide that will help you to deploy servers and application stacks with easeBook DescriptionCisco Unified Computer System (UCS) is a powerful solution for modern data centers and is responsible for increasing efficiency and reducing costs.This hands-on guide will take you through deployment in Cisco UCS. Using real-world examples of configuring and deploying Cisco UCS components, well prepare you for the practical deployments of Cisco UCS data center solutions. If you want to develop and enhance your hands-on skills with Cisco UCS solutions, this book is certainly for you.We start by showing you the Cisco UCS equipment options then introduce Cisco UCS Emulator so you can learn and practice deploying Cisco UCS components. Well also introduce you to all the areas of UCS solutions through practical configuration examples.Moving on, youll explore the Cisco UCS Manager, which is the centralized management interface for Cisco UCS. Once you get to know UCS Manager, youll dive deeper into configuring LAN, SAN, identity pools, resource pools, and service profiles for the servers. Youll also get hands-on with administration topics including backup, restore, users roles, and high availability cluster configuration. Finally, you will learn about virtualized networking, third-party integration tools, and testing failure scenarios.By the end of this book, youll know everything you need to know to rapidly grow Cisco UCS deployments in the real world.What you will learnSet up your Lab using Cisco UCS EmulatorConfigure Cisco UCS, LAN, and SAN connectivityCreate and manage Service profilesPerform various tasks using UCSBackup and restore Cisco UCS configurationTest various Cisco UCS scenariosManage and automate multiple domainsAbout the AuthorAnuj Modi (@vConsultant) is a senior consulting engineer in the Advanced Service Group at Cisco Systems and has worked in architecting and implementing Ciscos cloud and data center solutions. He has more than 14 years experience in the IT industry, including serving various roles as IT manager at IndSwift, senior system admin at Computer Science Corporation, and virtualization consultant at Hewlett Packard.He holds a bachelors and masters degree in computer applications and many industry-standard certifications, such as MCSE, VCP, ITIL, and CCA. He has co-authored a book on VMware NSX and Cisco Unified Computing System. His primary focus is orchestrating and automating infrastructures for private, public, and hybrid cloud solutions with Cisco and third-party products. He has extensive experience in data center assessment, and planning, designing, implementing, and optimizing infrastructure, and helping customers build and migrate to next-generation data centers.WordPress: https://anujmodi.wordpress.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anuj-modi-2866481Other: https://communities.vmware.com/thread/528879?start=0&tstart=0Farhan Nadeem has been in the IT field for over 19 years. He has a masters degree in electrical engineering and holds several industry-recognized certifications, including VCAP-DCA, VCP, CCNP DC, CISSP, CCA, and MCIP-EA. Farhan has proven experience in successfully engineering, deploying, administering, and troubleshooting heterogeneous infrastructure solutions. Starting with the MCSE-NT Microsoft certification in 1997, hes always stayed abreast of the latest technologies and server hardware through proactive learning and successful real-world deployments. He has extensive work experience in complex heterogeneous environments comprising various hardware platforms, operating systems, and applications. This exposure has given him broad knowledge in investigating, designing, implementing, and managing infrastructure solutions. He progressively started focusing on virtualization technologies and the Cisco UCS platform and has completed several successful UCS deployments with multiple virtualization platforms. When not working with computers, he enjoys spending time with his family. He has also technically reviewed the second edition of this book.Prasenjit Sarkar is a product manager at Oracle for their public cloud, with a focus on cloud strategy, Oracle Ravello, cloud-native applications, and the API platform. His primary focus is driving Oracles cloud computing business with commercial and public sector customers, helping to shape and deliver a strategy to build broad use of Oracles Infrastructure as a Service offerings, such as Compute, Storage, and Database as a Service. He is also responsible for developing public/private cloud integration strategies, customers cloud computing architecture visions, future state architectures, and implementable architecture roadmaps in the context of the public, private, and hybrid cloud computing solutions that Oracle can offer.He is the author of a virtualization blog (http://stretch-cloud.info) and has also authored six industry-leading books on virtualization, SDN, and physical compute, among others.He has six successful patents and six more patents pending at the US PTO. He has also authored numerous research articles.Table of ContentsWhats New with Cisco UCSInstalling Cisco UCS HardwareSetting Up a Lab Using Cisco UCS EmulatorConfiguring Cisco UCS Using UCS ManagerConfiguring LAN ConnectivityConfiguring SAN ConnectivityCreating Identity Resource Pools, Policies, and TemplatesCreating and Managing Service ProfilesManaging UCS through Routine and Advanced ManagementVirtual Networking in Cisco UCSConfiguring Backup, Restore, and High AvailabilityCisco UCS Failure Scenarios TestingThird-Party Application IntegrationAutomation and Orchestration of Cisco UCS