Dell Converged Infrastructure

DCIF0111ILTT
Price: No Charge
Delivery:
Instructor-led
Description:
The 3 day, Converged Infrastructure instructor led course provides technical professionals with an
overview of the basic components of a converged infrastructure including M1000e blade server
and its components as well as PowerEdge VRTX and its components. This course is designed to
guide you through the install and setup of the blade servers and I/O modules in the M1000e chassis
and PowerEdge VRTX chassis. Some topics discussed are remote management of the M1000e and
VRTX chassis and components via the CMC and iDRAC. This course allows the student to engage in
a series of hands-on exercises that are designed to provide the skills and knowledge to effectively
setup and manage the M1000e blade server and PowerEdge VRTX. By understanding the M1000e
and VRTX you will be better equipped to help customers realize the benefits of Dells converged
solutions portfolio from a remote or small office environment to the data center. Finally, Active
Infrastructure concepts and options are briefly introduced and explained based on regional
availability.
Who should attend?
The course is targeted towards Dell Channel Partner Presales Engineers and Solution Consultants.
This course is not designed for Installation, Deployment & Support job role.
Course Objectives:
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
Identify key M1000e enclosure components.
Describe the M1000e chassis, associated server blades, and I/O Modules.
Identify the available M1000e server blade options.
Describe the Chassis Management Controller.
Describe the iKVM.
Setup the iDRAC.
Identify the Mezzanine I/O modules.
Explain the network fabrics A, B, and C.
Identify key VRTX enclosure components.
Describe the VRTX chassis, associated server blades, and I/O Modules.
Identify the available VRTX server blade options.
Describe the VRTX Chassis Management Controller.
Identify the VRTX Mezzanine I/O modules.
Explain the VRTX network options.
Introduce Active Infrastructure, features, components.

Outline:
1) Lesson 1 - M1000e Overview
a. Server blades, I/O Modules
b. Field replaceable units
c. Management features
2) Lesson 2 - M1000e Chassis Management Controller
a. CMC features
b. Management GUI
c. CMC Firmware
3) Lesson 3 - M1000e iKVM
a. iKVM fuctionality
b. iKVM server management
c. iKVM firmware
4) Lesson 4 - I/O Modules
a. Modules overview
b. Fabrics
c. Connectivity
5) Lesson 5 - Server Blade Overview
a. Server blade configuration.
b. iDRAC GUI.
c. Mezzanine adapters.
6) Lesson 6 - iSCSI Considerations
a. Network considerations.
b. Jumbo Frames
c. iSCSI offload.
7) Lesson 7 PowerEdge VRTX overview
a. Server blades, I/O Modules
b. Field replaceable units
c. Management features.
8) Lesson 8 PowerEdge VRTX Chassis Management Controller
a. CMC features
b. Management GUI
c. CMC Firmware
9) Lesson 9 PowerEdge VRTX I/O Modules
a. Modules overview
b. Fabrics
c. Connectivity
10) Lesson 10 - Server Blade Overview
a. Server blade configuration.
b. iDRAC GUI.
c. Mezzanine adapters.
11) Lesson 11 Active Infrastructure
a. Features
b. Components.
c. Positioning.