06-04-2012 05:26 AM
I have 2 x MDS 9216 switches available for my CCIE Datacenter lab.
Both chassis have standard 16 x Fiber Channel ports available and are equipped with line card DS-X9308-SMIP (Cisco MDS 9000 Family 8-port 1GE IP Storage Services Module).
The official Lab exam "equipment list" --> https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-13968 suggests using MDS 9222i devices.
I am wondering if I will be able to test all the features described in the lab exam topics --> https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/docs/DOC-13992
--> Cisco Storage Networking
---->Implement Fiber Channel Protocols Features
------>Implement Port Channel, ISL and Trunking
------>Implement VSANs
------>Implement Basic and Enhanced Zoning
------>Implement FC Domain Parameters
------>Implement Fiber Channel Security Features
------>Implement Proper Oversubscription in an FC environment
---->Implement IP Storage Based Solution
------>Implement IP Features including high availability
------>Implement iSCSI including advanced features
------>Implement SAN Extension tuner
------>Implement FCIP and Security Features
------>Implement iSCSI security features
------>Validate proper configuration of IP Storage based solutions
I believe I will be able to test all features asked ... but I am not that into storage yet, so it would be nice if someone could confirm this.
06-05-2012 04:20 AM
after reading these 2 Datasheets:
I am pretty sure I can :-)
01-26-2017 10:39 PM
We can emulate the entire CCIE DC
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