Multicloud Management with Cisco CloudCenter Suite

Developers and engineers working in a multicloud environment utilising Cisco CloudCenter Suite.

After completing this course you should be able to:   

• Explain business and technical challenges of going to the cloud
• Understand benefits of an application-centric hybrid cloud multicloud management platform
• Navigate Cisco CloudCenter Suite architecture
• Understand Cisco CloudCenter Suite administrative capabilities including cloud management, multi-tenancy, governance, and policy enforcement
• Describe application lifecycle management and provisioning in cloud
• Describe how to use Cisco CloudCenter Suite to manage the workloads in multicloud

Attendees should meet the following prerequisites:

• Data center experience
• Operating systems and virtualization experience
• Understanding of server system design and architecture
• Familiarity with public cloud concepts and n-tier application designing
• Familiarity with Cisco Unified Computing System (Cisco UCS ), networking and storage concepts

 

Understanding Cloud Transitions

Overview of Traditional IT

Introducing Cisco CloudCenter Suite

Cisco CloudCenter Suite Definition

Setting Up Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager

Artifact Repository Overview and Configuration

Understanding User Administration and Multitenancy in Cisco CloudCenter Suite

Cisco CloudCenter Suite User Roles

Grasping Application Modeling in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager

Model an Application

Identifying Resource Placement Callouts and Lifecycle Actions in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager

Resource Placement and Validation Callout

Understanding Application Deployment Framework in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager

Workload Manager Application Parameters

Exploring Application Services in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager

Application Services Framework

Integrating Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager with Cisco Application-Centric Infrastructure

Configure CloudCenter Workload Manager for Cisco ACI

Introducing Application Management in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager

Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Actions Library

Exploring Advanced Features in CloudCenter Workload Manager

Scheduling an Application in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager

Comprehending Policies and Tagless Governance in CloudCenter Workload Manager

Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Policies

Introducing Action Orchestrator and Cost Optimizer in Cisco CloudCenter Suite

Action Orchestrator in Cisco CloudCenter Suite

Lab outline

• Explore Cisco CloudCenter Suite Admin GUI
• Discover Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager GUI
• Create Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager Repository
• Design Deployment Environments in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager
• Create Images in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager
• Form Cost Bundles and Usage Plans in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager
• Explore Multitenancy in Cisco CloudCenter Suite
• Model and Deploy Two-Tier Application
• Model and Deploy Multitier Application
• Perfect and Arrange Multitier Application on Docker
• Model and Deploy Application on Kubernetes Cloud
• Deploy Application in Hybrid Cloud
• Arrange Application Using Automated Resource Placement
• Perform Lifecycle Actions on Deployed Applications
• Create User-Defined Parameters and Explore Macros
• Understand Application Services in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manage
• Benchmark, Schedule, and Share Applications in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager
• Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) Project Board
• Manage Policies in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager
• Manage System Tags and Governance in Cisco CloudCenter Workload Manager
• Explore Action Orchestrator
• Explore Cost Optimizer