About this course:

Designing the VersaStackƒ?› Solution is a 2-day intensive training with hands-on labs that prepares the Cisco or IBM Partner Systems Engineers to properly position and design the VersaStack Solution while comparing it to various Integrated Infrastructure Solutions. A thorough explanation of the benefits and advantages of using VersaStack with Cisco Nexus 9000 and Cisco MDS Switches will help you understand the Cisco-IBM ecosystem while allowing you to visualize how Cisco UCS and IBM Storwize work together to enhance compute, network, and storage in the data center. Cisco UCS Director and IBM Storwize will be introduced as the management tools for the VersaStack solution. The lecture and hands-on-labs will provide you with a better understanding of the VersaStack solution providing you with the ideas and information needed to increase sales and explain the value of VersaStack to customers. Consider QuickStart for all of your Cisco Nexus Training and online IT course needs. Find additional VSDESIGN training course information below.

Course Objective:

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Describe VersaStack Design Options
• Compare VersaStack to other Integrated Infrastructure Solutions
• Describe the Value Proposition and Available Services
• Explain VersaStack working with Cisco Nexus 9000 and MDS Switches
• Understand IBM Storwize working with Cisco UCS
• Describe Managing VersaStack with IBM Storwize and Cisco UCS Director
• Explain the Post-Sales Process

Audience:

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• Cisco and IBM Partner Systems Engineers selling turnkey VersaStack solutions
• Channel Partner Systems Engineers selling turnkey VersaStack solutions

Prerequisite:

The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

• 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