VSDESIGN v1.0 - Designing the VersaStack Solution

Upon completing this course, you will be able to meet these objectives:

• Describe the Cisco-IBM VersaStack integrated infrastructure solution architecture including design and deployment guides, deployment options, platform components, validation and high availability
• Describe the advantages of the IBM Storwize Storage Solution platform, Storwize management and GUI, different capabilities of Storwize versions, and sizing considerations
• Describe the Cisco UCS market, innovations and benefits, hardware components, Cisco UCS Mini, service profiles, unified management options, and Cisco UCS sizing
• Describe the Cisco Nexus 9000 hardware platform, Cisco NX-OS, Cisco ACI, and the Cisco MDS family of Fibre Channel switches
• Describe the IBM Storwize and Cisco UCS management tools, Cisco UCS Director, and the Cisco ONE Enterprise cloud suite
• Identify VersaStack use cases and sales opportunities
• Describe the benefits of the VersaStack solution and how it compares favourably to the competition
• Select a solution based on IBM Redbooks or Cisco Validated Designs
• Describe the VersaStack sales ordering process, financing options, and services available from IBM and Cisco

• Lesson 1: Introducing VersaStack
• Lesson 2: VersaStack for Data Center Overview
• Lesson 3: Identifying VersaStack Selling Opportunities
• Lesson 4: Selling VersaStack
• Lesson 5: Using IBM Redbooks and Cisco Validated Designs
• Lesson 6: Storage: IBM Storwize Storage System
• Lesson 7: Compute: Cisco Unified Computing System Platform
• Lesson 8: Networking: Cisco Nexus and MDS
• Lesson 9: Managing VersaStack
• Lesson 10: Sales Ordering Process
• Lesson 11: VersaStack: IBM and Cisco Services
• Lesson 12: Competitive Analysis

• Channel Partners
• Customers
• Employees

Before taking Designing the VersaStack Solution course, learners should be familiar with:

• Familiarity with Data Center compute, networking, and storage (Recommended training includes IBM StorWize, Cisco UCS, and Cisco Nexus)
• Familiarity with Cisco UCS
• Understanding of Data Center networking, storage, and virtualization concepts