Cisco Intersight Essentials

The Cisco Intersight Essentials training teaches you various aspects of Cisco UCS, including hardware, connectivity, and management, along with Cisco Intersight characteristics, licensing, and features.

Describe Cisco UCS hardware, connectivity, and management

Describe Cisco Intersight characteristics and licensing

Describe Cisco Intersight server profile deployment

Describe prerequisites for installing operating systems from Intersight

Describe Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance

Describe Cisco UCS X-Series Platform

Describe Cisco UCS M6 portfolio

Describe firmware management in Intersight

Describe Cisco UCS Converged Infrastructure

Describe Cisco Intersight Managed Mode (IMM)

Describe Cisco HyperFlex Deployment with Intersight

Describe Cisco Intersight IVS features

Describe Cisco Intersight Workload Optimizer (IWO)

Describe Cisco Intersight Cloud Orchestrator (ICO)

Describe HashiCorp Terraform integration

Describe Cisco Intersight API

Describe vMedia-based OS installation

Describe IMM Transition Tool

Server Administrators, Network Engineers, Systems Engineers, Storage Administrators, Network Administrators, Technical Solutions Architects

Recommended: general knowledge of Cisco UCS servers and server virtualization.

Course Outline
Cisco UCS Fundamentals
Cisco Intersight Characteristics
Cisco Intersight Licensing Options
Cisco Intersight Server Profile Deployment
Cisco Intersight OS Installation
Cisco Intersight Virtual Appliance
Cisco UCS X-Series
Cisco UCS B- and C-Series Servers
Cisco Intersight Platform Firmware
Cisco UCS Converged Infrastructure
Accessing Cisco Intersight
Cisco Intersight Managed Mode
Cisco HyperFlex Deployment with Intersight
Cisco Intersight Virtual Services
Cisco Intersight Workload Optimizer
Cisco Intersight Cloud Orchestration
Terraform Provider Registry
Cisco Intersight API
Deploying VMware ESXi via Cisco Intersight
Cisco IMM Transition Tool

Lab Outline
Navigate Cisco Intersight UI
Configure Organizations and Roles
Configure Server Features
Create Pools and Policies
Create Server Profile
Configure Cisco ICO
Configure Terraform Provider Registry
Configure Cisco Intersight API with Python and Ansible