Overview
Vendor Dependent Training
  - Foundry Networks
Vendor Independent Training
 
 


IronView Network Management 2.0

Course Code: TRNG-0503
Course Duration: Three days

Schedule and Registration

Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course you should have attended the Basic Switch/Router Configuration and Management (TRNG 0103) and the Introduction to Web Switching and Load Balancing (TRNG 0202). It is also recommended that you have previous exposure to general network management issues in a Foundry Networks environment. A working knowledge of Foundry Networks' CLI is a must.
We strongly recommend that students bring their own PC to act as the console during labs.

Course Content
The TRNG-0503 course is an in-depth study of network management Using IronView Network Manager as it relates to the Foundry Networks products. The course focuses mainly on the IronView product. It covers the theory of operations, configuration, and troubleshooting and network analysis using Foundry's products. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to install and configure IronView, configure Foundry devices, monitor a given network, and troubleshoot network problem using IronView as an analysis tool.

Course Objectives
After completing this course, the student will be able to:

  • Discover Foundry network devices
  • Retrieve and download device images
  • Create, download, and apply access control lists
  • Create VLANs
  • Use sFlow to monitor and retrieve accounting statistics from Foundry devices
  • Monitor changes to Foundry network devices
  • Store and retrieve network events
  • Setup Foundry device and ports for mass download of configurations.
  • Restore configurations

Course Outline

IronView Fundamentals and Installation

  • Describe the components of IronView Network Manager
  • Describe the basic capabilities of IronView
  • Describe the process for managing complex networks from a single server process
  • Describe network discovery and device management using FDP and other control protocols
  • Detail the benefits and purposes for implementing INM in a complex network environment
Installing INMv2.0
  • List the system requirements for installing INM.
  • Install INM in Lab Servers.
  • Describe the use of the config. Properties file.
  • Edit the config. Properties file.
  • Backup and restore INM.
  • Backup and restore INM database.db file.
  • Connect lab client PCs to INM server.
  • Access INM from Client PCs.
  • Configure lab router and switches per Student Lab Guide.

Managing INM Access

  • Describe what a role is
  • Create INM Roles.
  • Create INM Users.
  • Assign Roles to Users.
  • Assign INM Passwords to Users.
  • Log In with an assigned Role.

Managing Network Discovery and Topology

  • Describe the Discovery process.
  • Define Event Reception and their usage.
  • Network Object Manager.
  • Use INM to view the network topology.
  • View the IP topology.
  • View Layer 2 topology.
  • View VLAN membership.
  • Create, Modify, and Delete Device Groups
  • Create, Modify, and Delete Port Groups.

Device Configuration

  • Describe the Configuration Wizard.
  • View VLANs by device and port.
  • Use the Automatic Discovery and Configuration Manager to discover and deploy network configs.
  • Define the Wireless Mobility configuration menu
  • Define device Schedules
  • Define the VPN Policy Manager
  • Describe the Element Manager.
  • Describe the CLI Configuration Manager.

Managing MAC Filters

  • Configure a MAC Filter Group and define the source MAC, destination MAC, etype, and permit / deny parameters.
  • Deploy the MAC filter and verify it by attempting to pass blocked traffic.

Managing Access Lists

  • Define the difference between the ACL Service Manager and the ACL Network Manager
  • Configure ACL Groups
  • Configure ACLs in ACL Groups.
  • Create ACL Services and Service Groups.
  • Create ACL Network and Network Groups.
  • Reorder ACL Entries
  • Deploy ACLs to network devices.
  • Assign ACLs to device ports.

Managing Data Rate Limiting

  • Define the different types of rate limits: IronClad Fixed, IronClad Adaptive, and JetCore / Terathon / RX / XMR / XMR Adaptive
  • Configure the Rate Limiting Manager.
  • Configure Rate Limiting ACLs.
  • Deploy Rate Limiting ACLs

Using the Change Manager

  • View Device Configurations with the Change Manager
  • Define system Backup Schedules.
  • Manage and deploy system Boot Images
  • Manage and deploy system Software Images
  • Manage Unified Images

Managing ServerIrons

  • View VIP configurations and status d for Real and Virtual Servers.
  • View GLSB Policy, Site, Zone, and Controller configs.
  • Edit and Deploy ServerIron configurations.
  • Monitor ServerIron changes with INM.

Managing SecureIron Properties

  • Describe and define layer 2 - 4 Policy.
  • Define Policy Filters.
  • Define and Deploy Policy.
  • Filters to Controller Ports.

Using the Event Manager

  • Define the Events - Search criteria.
  • Identify Psuedo-Event and Event Actions.
  • Create a New Event Action and define the trap criteria and Snort message to deploy.
  • Define Custom Reports to detail network events and traps.

IronPoint Wireless AP Management

  • Describe basic elements of Wireless network services
  • Enable the Lab APs by powering up the POE system ports. Configure them to the Lab specs and telnet from the POE to the APs.
  • Use INM to Discover Wireless APs
  • Use INM to manage APs and modify their operation

Managing Reports

  • View device Reports.
  • Use the Reports to retrieve device information.
  • Use the Reports to validate device configurations.
  • Export Reports to an Excel spreadsheet.

Who should attend
The Target Audience for this course is as follows:

  • Customers or Resellers who are experienced with Foundry Networks Products
  • Network technicians with installation. Configuration, and Troubleshooting experience with Foundry Products
  • Network Administrators responsible for implementing and managing small to large business networks.
  • Network support staff that will act as network device installers and first-line support for a local to global sized business environment.