HyperFlex Bootcamp

Engineers that need to know how to deploy and use the Cisco HyperFlex data platform to support multi-cloud workloads as well as understand the HyperFlex components and learn how to install, design, manage and troubleshoot Cisco HyperFlex to support highly scalable and resilient multi-cloud implementations.

Attendees will learn how to describe hyper-convergence, Cisco HyperFlex, and the components of Cisco HyperFlex, describe how Cisco HyperFlex Data Platform (HXDP) and HX maintenance mode work, describe the physical components of Cisco HyperFlex, install and expand Regular vSphere Cisco HyperFlex, manage vCisco HyperFlex VMware ESXi-based cluster.

How to maintain Cisco HyperFlex, design a Cisco HyperFlex solution and explain third-party data restore solutions, protect the data on your Cisco HyperFlex cluster using replication and data at rest encryption, describe an Edge cluster and how is it different from a standard cluster, design a multi-cloud data center with Cisco HyperFlex.

Introducing Hyperconvergence and Cisco HyperFlex

• Traditional Data Center Design
• What Is Hyperconvergence?
• What Is Cisco HyperFlex?
• Cisco HyperFlex Primer
• Evolution of Cisco HyperFlex

Describing Cisco UCS: The Foundation of Cisco HyperFlex

• Cisco Server Deployment Models: Standalone Versus Managed
• Cisco UCS Managed Model Benefits
• Cisco UCS M5 Overview
• Cisco UCS M5 Server Types
• Cisco Virtual Interface Cards (VICs) and Their Benefits
• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
• Cisco UCS Manager

Describing Cisco HyperFlex Software Components

• Virtual Machine Hypervisor
• Log-Structured File System
• Cisco HyperFlex Snapshots Versus VMware Snapshots
• Cisco HyperFlex Versus Regular Virtualized Server
• Cisco HyperFlex Data Distribution
• Writing and Reading Process
• Data Optimization Overview
• Cisco HyperFlex vs. Other Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions

Describing Cisco HyperFlex Hardware Components

• Introducing Cisco HyperFlex Servers
• Storage Technologies in Cisco HyperFlex
• Storage Components of Cisco HyperFlex Converged Nodes
• Non-Storage Components of Cisco HyperFlex Converged Nodes
• Cisco UCS Fabric Interconnects
• Compute-Only Nodes

Installing and Expanding Standard ESXi Cisco HyperFlex

• Installation Summary
• Software Prerequisites
• Hardware Prerequisites
• Cisco HyperFlex Networking
• Required Deployment Information
• Installing Physical Components
• Configure Upstream Switches
• Prepare Fabric Interconnects
• Deploy the Installer Virtual Machine (VM)
• HyperFlex Installation
• Post-Installation Script
• Cluster Expansion
• Additional Installation Options

Managing Cisco HyperFlex in vSphere Environment

• Management Interfaces Overview
• Cisco HyperFlex Plugin for vCenter
• Cisco HyperFlex Connect
• Storage Command Line Interface
• Representational State Transfer (REST) API Overview
• ReadyClones
• Cisco HyperFlex Snapshots

Maintaining Cisco HyperFlex

• Cisco HyperFlex Upgrade Overview
• Cisco HyperFlex Online Upgrade
• Cisco HyperFlex Offline Upgrade
• HX Maintenance Mode
• ESXi Upgrade
• Moving Cisco HyperFlex Storage Cluster to Another vCenter

Designing Cisco HyperFlex

• Cluster Resiliency: VM-Level
• Cluster Resiliency: HXDP-Level
• Cisco HyperFlex Cluster Scalability
• Cluster Capacity
• Multiple Clusters on One Cisco UCS Domain
• Cisco HyperFlex and External Storage
• Licensing Tiers
• Smart Licensing
• Cisco HyperFlex Positioning
• Graphical Processing Units and Cisco HyperFlex

Protecting Your Data

• Disaster Recovery Overview
• Third-Party Data Restore Solutions
• Cisco HyperFlex Native Replication Solution
• Configuring Native Replication
• Protecting Your VMs with Native Replication
• Restoring Your VMs with Native Replication
• Data at Rest Encryption
• D@RE: Remote Key Management

Introducing Stretched Cluster

• Stretched Cluster Overview
• Prerequisites
• Data Distribution
• Datastores and VM Affinity
• Installation Process
• Maintenance and Monitoring

Introducing EDGE Cluster

• Cisco HyperFlex EDGE Cluster Overview
• Prerequisites and Recommendations
• Installation Process
• Management and Monitoring
• Upgrades and Maintenance

Introducing HyperV-Based Standard Cluster

• HyperV-Based Standard Cluster Overview
• Prerequisites and Recommendations
• Preinstallation Tasks
• Installation Process
• Post-Installation Process
• Maintenance and Monitoring

Designing Multicloud Data Center with Cisco HyperFlex

• Cisco UCS Director Overview
• Cisco CloudCenter Overview
• Cisco Workload Optimization Manager (CWOM) Overview
• Cisco HyperFlex with Kubernetes and Cisco Container Platform
• Cisco Intersight Overview
• HyperFlex: Releases Beyond 3.5(1a)

Troubleshooting Cisco HyperFlex

• Troubleshooting Guidelines
• Generating Tech Support Bundles
• Common Troubleshooting Issues

HyperFlex Case Studies

It is highly recommended to have CCNA Data Center level plus to have familiarity with VMware vCenter and EXSi.