Global Knowledge Updates Cisco Unified Computing System Training for Cisco UCS Manager 2.0

Cary, NC - September 19, 2012 - Global Knowledge, worldwide leader in IT and business training, today announced the availability of six Cisco Unified Computing System (UCS) courses that have been updated for Cisco UCS Manager 2.0.

Global Knowledge instructors and subject matter experts Isaac Valdez and John Barnes said they saw a real need by their students to learn to integrate the latest Cisco data center technologies.

"Ensuring our students' skills are current and competitive is important to us," explained Barnes, who helped develop the updated courseware. "We welcomed the opportunity to enable our students to use Cisco UCS Manager 2.0 to gain the relevant, up-to-date skills needed for an efficient, unified data center."

"We cover many of the new UCS Manager 2.0 features in our courses, such as managing firmware bundle options, iSCSI boot, unified ports, and VM-FEX integration with VMware," said Valdez. "We also hit on some of the advancements to the unified fabric hardware."

The updated courses include:

DCUCI v4.0 - Data Center Unified Computing Implementation

Students will learn to install and provision a Cisco UCS system including hardware, hypervisors, and applications.

DCUCD v4.0 - Data Center Unified Computing Design

Students will learn to choose and design scalable, reliable, and intelligent data center unified computing and virtualization solutions.

DCUCTS - Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System Troubleshooting v1.0

Students will learn to troubleshoot Level 2 UCS, N1K, and C-Series integration issues.

DCUCSCTS - Cisco Data Center Unified Computing System C-Series Troubleshooting v1.0

Students will learn to install, configure, and troubleshoot UCS C-Series servers operating in standalone mode.

UCSTSBC - UCS Troubleshooting Boot Camp

Students will learn to install, configure, and troubleshoot UCS B-Series servers in conjunction with UCS C-Series servers.

DCUCS - Configuring Data Center Unified Computing

Students will learn to install, configure, and maintain UCS B-Series and C-Series servers, with a strong emphasis on Cisco UCS B-Series Blade Servers.

Learn more about the updated courses and explore the extensive catalog of Cisco training available from Global Knowledge at www.globalknowledge.com.

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Global Knowledge is the worldwide leader in IT and business skills training, with more than 1,500 courses that span foundational and specialized training and certifications. Our core training is focused on Cisco, Microsoft, Avaya, VMware, Red Hat, business process improvement, and leadership development. We deliver via training centers, private facilities, and the Internet, enabling our customers to choose when, where, and how they want to receive training programs and learning services.

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