Course Overview

This course provides an introduction to the administration and management of a Vblock System.

Course Objective

  • Understand the main elements of Administration and Management
  • Develop a working understanding of the Vblock system as it pertains to:

o Validation

o Monitoring

o Administration

o Management

o Security

  • Perform resource isolation for simulated multi-tenant environments
  • Explain the steps for configuring monitoring and alert setup including thresholding
  • Build a Vblock System Run Book by walking through each of the component management interfaces.
  • Inventory current Vblock system configuration
  • Enact role based security
  • Understand and explore VCE Vision

Course Content

LAB 1. Capturing the Vblock System Configuration Baseline

  • Establish a Vblock System Configuration Baseline
  • UCS Manager GUI: Capture Compute Resource Configuration
  • UCS Manager CLI: Capture Compute Resource Configuration
  • EMC Unisphere for VNX: Capture VNX Storage Configuration Information
  • Navisphere CLI: Capture VNX Storage Configuration using
  • Solutions Enabler CLI: Capture VMAX Storage Configuration (Optional)
  • NX-OS CLI for MDS Switch: Capture Storage Area Network (SAN) Configuration
  • NX-OS CLI for Nexus 5548: Capture Network Configuration
  • vSphere Web Client: Explore vCenter Configuration
  • Collecting Support Information with VCE Vision and vSphere

LAB 2. VCE Vision: Administration

  • VCE Vision Intelligent Operations Utilization
  • Vision System Library Administration

LAB 3. VCE Vision Plug-in for vCenter

  • Install VCE Vision Plug-in for vCenter

LAB 4. Additional UCS Configuration Options

  • Modifying the time zone setting using UCS Manager
  • Adding a network time protocol server using UCS Manager

LAB 5. Monitoring for Component Errors or Failures

  • Vblock System Events
  • Log Browser
  • UCS Fault Detection
  • Storage Alerts

LAB 6. Vblock System Assurance

  • Running Compliance Scans
  • Installing New Certification Matrixes
  • Installing Optional components in a Compliance Scan
  • Installing the latest VMware vSphere ESXi 5.1 patch

LAB 7. Proactive Monitoring

  • Validating SNMP Setting within the UCS
  • Validating SNMP on the MDS switches
  • Validating SNMP on Nexus 5K Switches
  • Validating SNMP on VNX
  • Validating SNMP trap forwarding in EMC Unisphere
  • Configure UCS Threshold Policies
  • Syslog Management
  • Using VCE Vision SNMP in Network Management Systems
  • Testing System Library Configuration

LAB 8. Service Profile Templates and Service Profiles

  • Modifying an Initial Service Profile Template
  • Modifying the Service Profile by Bind to an Initial Service Profile Template
  • Cloning a Service Profile to an Updating Service Profile Template
  • Modifying an Updating Service Profile Template and the Bound Service Profile

LAB 9. UCS Manager: Expanding Address and ID Pools

  • UUID Pool
  • Expand MAC Address Pool
  • Expand WWNN Address Pools
  • Expand the WWPN Pool

LAB 10. Managing Boot Devices and Paths

  • MDS NX-OS CLI: WWPN Verification
  • UCS Manager: New Boot Policy (VNX)
  • Unisphere for VNX: Connecting to VNX Storage – New Initiators
  • Unisphere for VNX: Connecting to VNX Storage – Storage Groups
  • Unisphere for VNX: Connecting to VNX Storage – Creating a boot LUN

LAB 11. UCS Manager: Create a Service Profile from Scratch

  • Creating a New Service Profile
  • Associate a new service profile
  • Installing ESX-i
  • Restore Original Service Profile

LAB 12. Deploying Virtual Machines

  • Creating a New Datastore
  • Provision an Additional LUN
  • Create a New Data Store
  • Creating a Virtual Machine
  • Creating a New VM in vSphere Web Client
  • Accessing the VM
  • Capacity Management
  • VMware Capacity Monitoring
  • Monitoring Storage
  • Monitor a Storage Pool
  • Monitoring a RAID group
  • Capacity Expansion
  • Expand A Storage Pool
  • Expand an Existing LUN
  • Expand a Data Store
  • Template Creation and Usage
  • Creating a VM Template in vSphere Web Client
  • Creating a VM from a Template
  • Accessing the VM
  • VLAN Creation
  • Add a VLAN on UCS
  • Adding a VLAN to the Cisco Nexus 5000
  • Adding a VLAN to the Cisco Nexus 1000V
  • Adding the VLAN to VMware Virtual Switch
  • Changing the VLAN for the Application VMs

LAB 13. Creating NFS Stores

  • Configuring advanced settings for VMware vSpere ESXi 5.1
  • Configure File System and NFS Exports
  • ESXi NFS Configuration
  • VM Access to the NFS File System
  • Finding the NFS VLAN
  • Adding a New Interface To VNX
  • Create new network in vSphere
  • Create new NIC the Application VM
  • Create The NFS Mount on the VM

LAB 14. Managing CIFS

  • Creating a CIFS Server
  • Create a Volume
  • Creating a File System Pool
  • Creating a CIFS file system
  • Mount a File System on the CIFS Server in VNX
  • Test the CIFS File System on your Management Workstation
  • Mount CIFS on VM

LAB 15. Protecting Vblock System Metadata

  • VCE Vision Configuration Backup
  • VCE Vision Configuration Restoration
  • VCE Vision Interface to Vblock System Configuration
  • Backup of UCS Manager
  • Backup of the Nexus 5k Switch
  • Backup of the MDS Switch

LAB 16. Protecting Vblock System Production Data

  • Protection in Unisphere

LAB 17. Securing the Vblock System

  • Security
  • vCenter Password Retention
  • VCE Vision Appliance and Central Authorization
  • Adjusting Syslog maximum log file size
  • Securing a New VLANs with Roles
  • Creating a QoS Policy on the Nexus 1000v

LAB 18. Trusted Multi-tenant in a Vblock System

  • Trusted Multi-Tenancy
  • Create Admin Account
  • Create Sub-Organization
  • Segregated Storage
  • Create a Segregated Storage Pool on EMC VNX
  • Segregate UCS Compute Environment
  • Segregate vSphere Access

Course Overview

The course prepares students to perform Isilon cluster administration. Topics include the configuration of basic and advanced SmartConnect, SMB and NFS client access; FTP, HTTP configurations; data protection/replication in single and multi-cluster implementations, archive deployment, snapshots and replication, SNMP integration, data protection and caching, analytics and monitoring, auditing and the job engine. This training consists of 8 modules. The total time required to complete this course is approximately 5 days.

Course Objectives

  • Understand the overall Isilon cluster architecture
  • Explain the cluster layout and different types of access
  • Navigate the details of file access
  • Configure cluster features
  • Utilize the tools to perform cluster monitoring

Course Content

  • Isilon architecture overview
  • Isilon cluster architecture
  • Hardware nodes
  • Data protection
  • Storage types
  • Management access
  • RBAC
  • Data layout and protection
  • Protection and overhead
  • Sub pools, data layout, and actual protection
  • Caching
  • Network configuration
  • Access to the cluster
  • External interface connections
  • SmartConnect
  • Directory service integration
  • Access zones
  • File access
  • Identity management
  • Access utilizing multiple protocols
  • Permissions
  • Configuring shares and exports
  • Alternative platform access
  • Storage management
  • Node pools and tiers
  • Smartpools and file pools
  • SmartQuotas
  • SnapShotIQ
  • SyncIQ
  • Deduplication
  • SmartLock
  • Application Integration
  • Hadoop and HDFS
  • NDMP and backup
  • Auditing
  • Monitoring
  • Installing InsightIQ
  • Using InsightIQ and FSA
  • ESRS
  • Job Engine
  • Job engine architecture
  • Built-in jobs
  • Data integrity safeguards
  • Jobs and job management

Course Overview

This course provides practical foundation level training that enables immediate and effective participation in big data and other analytics projects. It includes an introduction to big data and the Data Analytics Lifecycle to address business challenges that leverage big data. The course provides grounding in basic and advanced analytic methods and an introduction to big data analytics technology and tools, including MapReduce and Hadoop. Labs offer opportunities for students to understand how these methods and tools may be applied to real-world business challenges as a practicing data scientist. The course takes an “Open”, or technology-neutral approach, and includes a final lab in which students address a big data analytics challenge by applying the concepts taught in the course in the context of the Data Analytics Lifecycle. The course prepares the student for the Proven™ Professional Data Scientist Associate (EMCDSA) certification exam.

Course Objectives

  • Immediately participate and contribute as a Data Science Team Member on big data and other analytics projects by:
  • Deploying the Data Analytics Lifecycle to address big data analytics projects
  • Reframing a business challenge as an analytics challenge
  • Applying appropriate analytic techniques and tools to analyze big data, create statistical models, and identify insights that can lead to actionable results
  • Selecting appropriate data visualizations to clearly communicate analytic insights to business sponsors and analytic audiences
  • Using tools such as: R and RStudio, MapReduce/Hadoop, in-database analytics, Window and MADlib functions
  • Explain how advanced analytics can be leveraged to create competitive advantage and how the data scientist role and skills differ from those of a traditional business intelligence analyst

Course Content

  • Introduction and Course Agenda
  • Introduction to Big Data Analytics
  • Big Data Overview
  • State of the Practice in Analytics
  • The Data Scientist
  • Big Data Analytics in Industry Verticals
  • Data Analytics Lifecycle
  • Discovery
  • Data Preparation
  • Model Planning
  • Model Building
  • Communicating Results
  • Operationalizing
  • Review of Basic Data Analytic Methods Using R
  • Using R to Look at Data – Introduction to R
  • Analyzing and Exploring the Data
  • Statistics for Model Building and Evaluation
  • Advanced Analytics – Theory And Methods
  • K Means Clustering
  • Association Rules
  • Linear Regression
  • Logistic Regression
  • Naïve Bayesian Classifier
  • Decision Trees
  • Time Series Analysis
  • Text Analysis
  • Advanced Analytics – Technologies and Tools
  • Analytics for Unstructured Data – MapReduce and Hadoop
  • The Hadoop Ecosystem
  • In-database Analytics – SQL Essentials
  • Advanced SQL and MADlib for In-database Analytics
  • The Endgame, or Putting it All Together
  • Operationalizing an Analytics Project
  • Creating the Final Deliverables
  • Data Visualization Techniques
  • Final Lab Exercise on Big Data Analytics

Course Overview

This course teaches Network Engineers how to design, implement, and maintain Azure networking solutions. This course covers the process of designing, implementing, and managing core Azure networking infrastructure, Hybrid Networking connections, load balancing traffic, network routing, private access to Azure services, network security and monitoring. Learn how to design and implement a secure, reliable, network infrastructure in Azure and how to establish hybrid connectivity, routing, private access to Azure services, and monitoring in Azure.

Course Objectives

Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions

Course Content

AZ-700 Designing and Implementing Microsoft Azure Networking Solutions

  • Introduction to Azure Virtual Networks
  • Design and implement hybrid networking
  • Design and implement Azure ExpressRoute
  • Load balance non-HTTP(S) traffic in Azure
  • Load balance HTTP(S) traffic in Azure
  • Design and implement network security
  • Design and implement private access to Azure Services
  • Design and implement network monitoring

Course Overview

The Designing and Implementing Enterprise Network Assurance training is designed to enrich and expand your knowledge and skills in the realm of enterprise network assurance and management. This training is structured into four different tracks, collectively encompassing a broad spectrum of network assurance and monitoring aspects. As a participant, you will first overview different Cisco assurance products, followed by two tracks focused on Cisco ThousandEyes solution, and one dedicated to Meraki Insight. You will acquire the skills not just to utilize these solutions effectively, but also to deploy, configure, and manage them in your network environments. This includes learning about the initial setup, fine-tuning for optimal performance, and conducting day-to-day (Day 2) operations that ensure continuous, seamless network assurance.

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

  • Examine Cisco ThousandEyes solution and its high-level use cases 
  • Learn to effectively use Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance for at-a-glance health monitoring, metrics calculation, and data analysis, covering overall network, device, client, service, and application health 
  • Gain valuable insights for troubleshooting and issue resolution, ensuring a reliable user experience in your network environment 
  • Gain an introductory understanding of Cisco AppDynamics, Cisco Catalyst Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) Assurance, and Cisco ThousandEyes 

Course Content

Enterprise Network Assurance Overview

  • Modern Network Challenges
  • Network Visability in the Past
  • Active and Passive Monitoring
  • Modern IT Visibility Architecture
  • Use Cases
  • Cisco Enterprise Assurance Portfolio 

Introduction to Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance

  • Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance Overview
  • Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance Health Scores
  • Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance Dashboard Time Ranges Concepts
  • Network Device Health and Device 360 View
  • Client Health and Client 360 View
  • Application Health and Application 360 View
  • Issues Operations

Introduction to Cisco AppDynamics

  • Cisco AppDynamics Introduction
  • Monitor Applications with Cisco AppDynamics
  • Business Analytics and Custom Dashboards
  • Troubleshoot Performance Problems with Cisco AppDynamics

Introduction to Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Assurance

  • Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN
  • Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Monitoring
  • Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Troubleshooting
  • Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Analytics Overview

Introduction to Cisco ThousandEyes

  • Cisco ThousandEyes Visibility
  • How Cisco ThousandEyes Does It
  • Cisco ThousandEyes Cloud Agents
  • Cisco ThousandEyes Enterprise Agents
  • Cisco ThousandEyes EndPoint Agents
  • Cisco ThousandEyes Tests
  • Agent Test Capabilities
  • Agent Locations

Enterprise Agents Deployment

  • Enterprise Agent Operation
  • Enterprise Agent Firewall Requirements
  • Enterprise Agent Network Utilization
  • Enterprise Agent Deployment Options
  • Enterprise Agent on Cisco Platforms
  • Virtual Appliance Setup
  • Custom Virtual Appliance
  • Embedded Enterprise Agent CLI Deployment
  • Enterprise Agent Deployment with Cisco Catalyst Center
  • Enterprise Agent Deployment with Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Manager
  • Enterprise Agent Deployment with Meraki Dashboard
  • Enterprise Agent Deployment in Proxy Environemnts
  • Agent Labels
  • Enterprise Agent Utilization
  • Enterprise Agent Clusters

BGP, Network, DNS, and Voice Tests Configuration

  • Routing BGP Test
  • BGP Test – Configuration
  • Network Test
  • Agent-to-Server Network Test – Data Collection
  • Network Test – Path Visualization View
  • Agent-to-Server Network Test – Configuration
  • DNS Tests
  • DNS Tests – Metrics
  • DNS Tests – Configuration
  • Voice Tests
  • Voice Tests – Metrics
  • Voice Tests – Configuration 

Web Tests Configuration

  • Web Layer Tests
  • HTTP Server Test – Metrics
  • HTTP Server Test – Configuration
  • Page Load Test – Configuration
  • Web Authentication Methods
  • Transaction Test – Metrics
  • Transaction Test – Configuration
  • Transaction Test – Cisco ThousandEyes Recorder
  • Web Layer Tests – Proxy Metrics

Endpoint Agent

  • Endpoint Agent Overview
  • Endpoint Agent Use Cases
  • Collected Data
  • System Requirements and Installation
  • Agent Settings
  • Monitoring Settings
  • Endpoint Agent Views

System Administration

  • Role-Based Access Control
  • Account Groups
  • User Account Settings
  • Organization Settings
  • Time Zone Settings
  • Activity Log
  • Cisco ThousandEyes Billing
  • Unit Calculator 

Network Troubleshooting with Cisco ThousandEyes

  • Troubleshooting Scenario A
  • Troubleshooting Analysis – Scenario A
  • Troubleshooting Scenario B
  • Troubleshooting Analysis – Scenario B
  • Troubleshooting Scenario C
  • Troubleshooting Analysis – Scenario C
  • Troubleshooting Scenario D
  • Troubleshooting Analysis – Scenario D
  • Share Links and Saved Events
  • Multi-Service Views

Internet Insights

  • Challenges with Internet Monitoring
  • Internet Insights Overview
  • Internet Insights Packages
  • Internet Insights Dashboard and Views

Alerts and Dashboards Configuration

  • Alerts Overview
  • Alert Rule Configuration
  • Dynamic Baselines
  • Alert Views
  • Alert Suppression Window
  • Enterprise Agent Notifications
  • Notification Triggers
  • Data Retention
  • Dashboards
  • Dashboard Snapshots
  • Baseline Metrics
  • Data Aggregation
  • Widget Configuration
  • Dashboard Examples
  • Integrations and Data Export

Monitoring Solutions

  • Monitoring Cisco Webex Meetings
  • Monitoring Microsoft 365
  • Monitoring Microsoft Teams
  • Monitoring Cisco SD-WAN
  • WAN Insights

Cisco Meraki Network Assurance

  • Wireless Health
  •  Switch Traffic Analysis
  • Cisco Meraki SD-WAN Monitoring
  • Security Center
  • Logging Capabilities
  • Supported Alerts

Cisco Meraki Insights

  • Cisco Meraki Insight Overview
  • Web Application Health
  • Web Application Health Configuration
  • WAN Health
  • VoIP Health
  • VoIP Health Configuration
  • Alert Management
  • Internet Outages
  • Cisco Meraki Insight Licensing

Labs:

  • Discovery Lab 1: Troubleshoot the Health of Network Devices
  • Discovery Lab 2: Explore Cisco Catalyst Assurance 
  • Discovery Lab 3: Schedule a Test 
  • Discovery Lab 4: Deploy Enterprise Agent 
  • Discovery Lab 5: Configure Network, DNS, and Voice Tests 
  • Discovery Lab 6: Configure Web Tests 
  • Discovery Lab 7: Deploy and Configure an Endpoint Agent 
  • Discovery Lab 8: Configure Account Administration 
  • Discovery Lab 9: Examine Internet Insights 
  • Discovery Lab 10: Configure Alerts 
  • Discovery Lab 11: Build a Dashboard 
  • Discovery Lab 12: Enable Alerts and Configure Monitoring and Reporting 
  • Discovery Lab 13: Examine Cisco Meraki Insights 

Course Overview

This course introduces participants to the methodology for analyzing the performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash family of storage arrays. Unisphere for PowerMax is used to analyze the performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash arrays. Metrics that are relevant for analysis of each of the components in the arrays are presented. Participants learn to identify bottlenecks for performance and provide recommendations to remedy the problem. Hands-on lab exercises using performance archives reinforce the concepts and methodology presented in the lecture.’

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course, participants should be able to:

  • Identify best practices for optimal performance of PowerMax and VMAX All Flash arrays
  • Monitor and analyze performance of arrays using Unisphere for PowerMax
  • Illustrate the correlation between workloads and Service Levels, and how they affect performance
  • Devise a strategy to analyze key metrics to investigate performance issues and provide remediation recommendations
  • Apply analysis information to future planning

Course Content

The content of this course is designed to support the course objectives.

Array Architecture

  • Architecture and configurations
  • Features
  • Best practices

Performance Analysis Basics

  • Methodology
  • Measurements
  • Workload profiles and characterization

Performance Analysis with Unisphere for PowerMax

  • Administrative Tasks
  • Monitoring performance
  • Performance reports
  • Offline Performance Viewer

Performance Analysis of Front-End

  • Front-End metrics and analysis strategy
  • Storage Group planning

Performance Analysis of Cache

  • Overview of cache
  • I/O flow
  • Cache performance analysis strategy

Performance Analysis of Back-End

  • Back-end overview
  • Back-end metrics and analysis strategy
  • Data Reduction

End-to-End Analysis

TimeFinder and SRDF

  • SRDF considerations and performance analysis
  • TimeFinder SnapVX considerations

In addition to lecture and demonstrations, this course includes lab exercises designed to allow practical experience for the participant.

Course Overview

 This 3-day course teaches the knowledge, skills and practical experience to set up, configure and troubleshoot an Aruba SD Branch installation. Using lecture and labs, this course provides the technical understanding and hands-on experience of configuring an SD Branch installation consisting of multiple WAN uplinks and Branch redundancy. Participants will learn how to use the Aruba Central cloud platform and specifically the Gateway Management app to install and build a complete, SD Branch network. In addition, this course covers monitoring and reporting and integration with other cloud based security vendors.

Course Overview

The Configuring and Operating Cisco EPN Manager (EPNM100) v4.0 course shows you how to create efficient and agile network management through automated device operations, fast provisioning install, network configuration, dashboard management, and device management using Cisco© Evolved Programmable Network (EPN) Manager. Through a combination of lessons and hands-on labs, you will learn to maximize the benefits of  the Cisco EPN Manager as a simplified, flexible, and cost-effective end-to-end lifecycle management solution for network provisioning, and network assurance management for today’s converging packet and optical multilayer networks.

Course Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe Cisco EPN Manager’s features and navigate the Cisco EPN Manager’s user interface
  • Understand the network inventory, topologies, and circuits
  • Manage dashboards, alarms, and events
  • Create and interpret reports
  • Distinguish the system requirements for Cisco EPN Manager, and procedures for new installations, upgrades, licensing, and high availability
  • Manage device groups and virtual domains
  • Establish user accounts and their role-based access to EPN Manager’s features and devices
  • Configure and combine devices
  • Perform backups and restores
  • Manage data retention, purging, and software updates
  • Monitor system health and performance
  • Update and manage software images
  • Archive, review, and restore configuration files
  • Configure Quality of Service (QoS) actions and policies
  • Configure devices using templates
  • Perform compliance audits
  • Configure monitoring policies
  • Provision Carrier Ethernet services
  • Provision Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic Engineering (TE) services
  • Provision Circuit Emulation (CEM) services
  • Provision an Optical Channel Network Connection (OCHNC) circuit
  • Provision an Optical Channel Client Connection (OCHCC) circuit
  • Provision an optical Media Channel Group with an OCHCC circuit
  • Describe how Cisco EPN Manager can work with Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) to provide automated service provisioning

Course Content

Exploring Cisco EPN Manager

  • Cisco EPN Manager Overview
  • Cisco EPN Manager Key Features

Viewing Devices and Inventory

  • Device Types
  • View Devices

Viewing Network Topologies and Circuits

  • Topology Map Basics
  • Change Information Displayed

Using Dashboards

  • Dashboards Overview
  • Customize Dashboards

Managing Alarms and Events

  • Alarms and Events Overview
  • View Alarms and Events

Generating Reports

  • Report Fundamentals
  • Create and Schedule Reports

Performing Basic Administration

  • Installation Basics
  • Perform Server Setup

Adding Devices

  • Device Management Fundamentals
  • Add a Device Manually
  • Add User-Defined Fields

Backup and Restoring

  • Backup Fundamentals
  • Schedule a Backup

Performing System Maintenance

  • Software Updates
  • Data Retention and Purging

Software Image Management (SWIM)

  • Software Image Management Fundamentals
  • Setting Up Software Image Management

Configuration Management

  • Configuration Management Fundamentals
  • Archive Setup

Configuring QoS

  • QoS Basics
  • Create a Classification Profile

Configuring Devices with Templates

  • Device Configuration Methods
  • Template Basics

Performing Compliance Management

  • Compliance Audit Basics
  • Compliance Policy Basics

Monitoring with Policies

  • Monitoring Policy Fundamentals
  • Edit a Monitoring Policy

Circuit and Video Conferencing (VC) Fundamentals

  • Circuit Provisioning Basics
  • Supported Service Types

Provisioning Carrier Ethernet Services

  • Provision a Carrier Ethernet Service
  • Verify a Service

Provisioning Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering Services

  • Cisco MPLS TE Service Basics
  • Provision a Cisco MPLS TE Service

Provisioning Circuit Emulation Services

  • Circuit Emulation Services Basics
  • Provision a CEM Service

Provisioning an OCHNC Circuit

  • OCHNC Circuit Basics
  • Set Up Devices for Circuit

Provisioning an Optical OCHCC Circuit

  • OCHCC Circuit Basics
  • Set Up Devices for Circuit

Provisioning a Media Channel Group with an OCHCC Circuit

  • Media Channel Group with OCHCC Basics
  • Provision a Media Channel Group

Introducing Cisco EPN Manager with Cisco NSO

  • Cisco EPN Manager with Cisco NSO Basics
  • For More Information

Lab outline

  • Access and Navigation
  • View Devices and Device Details
  • View Maps, Topologies, and Circuits
  • View and Customize Dashboards
  • Manage Alarms and Events
  • Generate Reports
  • Basic Administration
  • Add Devices to the Inventory
  • Backups
  • Basic Maintenance
  • Software Image Management
  • Configuration Management
  • Configure QoS
  • Configure Devices with Templates
  • Compliance Management
  • Monitor with Policies
  • Provision a Carrier Ethernet Service
  • Provision and MPLS Traffic Engineering Service
  • Provision a Circuit Emulation Service
  • Set Up, Provision, and Monitor an OCHNC Circuit
  • Set Up, Provision, and Monitor a Media Channel with OCHCC

Course Overview

CompTIA Network+ Certification Prep (N10-009) builds on your existing user-level knowledge and experience with personal computer operating systems and networks, adding fundamental skills and concepts that you will need to advance in a networking career. As such, it focuses on the content described in the exam objectives for the CompTIA Network+ certification.

Earning CompTIA’s Network+ certification increases your value in the marketplace by providing proof of your knowledge, skills, and ability to manage, maintain, troubleshoot, install, operate, and configure a basic network infrastructure in a vendor-neutral format.

Our CompTIA Network+ Certification Prep Course allows you to demonstrate the concepts covered on the Network+ exam using a sophisticated remote lab environment. You will work through several practice exams to reinforce your knowledge and gain essential networking skills in labs featuring networking devices such as routers, switches, access points, and others.

Course Objectives

  • Establish network connectivity by deploying wired and wireless devices.
  • Explain the purpose of documentation and maintain network documentation.
  • Configure common network services.
  • Explain basic data-center, cloud, and virtual-networking concepts.
  • Monitor network activity and troubleshoot performance and availability issues.
  • Implement network security hardening techniques.
  • Manage, configure, and troubleshoot network infrastructure.

Course Content

1.0 Explaining Network Topologies

2.0 Supporting Cabling and Physical Installations

3.0 Configuring Interfaces and Switches

4.0 Configuring Network Addressing

5.0 Configuring Routing and Advanced Switching

6.0 Implementing Network Services

7.0 Explaining Application Services

8.0 Supporting Network Management

9.0 Explaining Network Security Concepts

10.0 Applying Network Security Features

11.0 Supporting Network Security Design

12.0 Configuring Wireless Networks

13.0 Comparing Remote Access Methods

14.0 Summarizing Cloud Concepts

LABS

1.0 Explaining Network Topologies

2.0 Supporting Cabling and Physical Installations

3.0 Configuring Interfaces and Switches

4.0 Configuring Network Addressing

5.0 Configuring Routing and Advanced Switching

6.0 Implementing Network Services

7.0 Explaining Application Services

8.0 Supporting Network Management

9.0 Explaining Network Security Concepts

10.0 Applying Network Security Features

11.0 Supporting Network Security Design
12.0 Configuring Wireless Networks

13.0 Comparing Remote Access Methods

14.0 Summarizing Cloud Concepts
A.0 Network Sandbox

Course Overview

CompTIA’s A+ certification is the industry standard for validating the foundational skills needed by today’s computer support. This international vendor-neutral certification requires that you pass two exams: CompTIA A+ Essentials Exam 220-1101 and Practical Application Exam 220-1102.

You will gain the knowledge needed on basic computer hardware and operating systems. You will cover the essential principles of installing, building, upgrading, repairing, configuring, troubleshooting, optimizing, and preventative maintenance on desktop and laptop computers. You will also learn elements of customer service and communication skills necessary to work with clients. Instructor-led practice exams and quizzes help reinforce course concepts and exam readines

Course Objectives

After completing this course you should be able to:

  • Install Motherboards and Connectors
  • Install System Devices
  • Troubleshoot PC Hardware
  • Comparing Local Networking Hardware
  • Configure Network Addressing and Internet Connections
  • Support Network Services
  • Summarise Virtualisation and Cloud Concepts
  • Support Mobile Devices
  • Support Print Devices
  • Configure Microsoft Windows
  • Manage Microsoft Windows
  • Identify operating system (OS) types and Features
  • Perform OS installations and upgrades
  • Manage Microsoft Windows networking
  • Manage Linux and macOS
  • Configure Small Office Home Office (SOHO) security
  • Manage security settings
  • Support mobile software
  • Use support and scripting tools
  • Implement operational procedures

Course Content

Lesson 1: Installing Motherboards and Connectors

  • Explain Cable Types and Connectors
  • Install and Configure Motherboards
  • Explain Legacy Cable Types

Lesson 2: Installing System Devices

  • Install and Configure Power Supplies and Cooling
  • Select and Install Storage Devices
  • Install and Configure System Memory
  • Install and Configure CPUs

Lesson 3: Troubleshooting PC Hardware

  • Apply Troubleshooting Methodology
  • Configure BIOS/UEFI
  • Troubleshoot Power and Disk Issues
  • Troubleshoot System and Display Issues

Lesson 4: Comparing Local Networking Hardware

  • Compare Network Types
  • Compare Networking Hardware
  • Explain Network Cable Types
  • Compare Wireless Networking Types

Lesson 5: Configuring Network Addressing and Internet Connections

  • Compare Internet Connection Types
  • Use Basic TCP/IP Concepts
  • Compare Protocols and Ports
  • Compare Network Configuration Concepts

Lesson 6: Supporting Network Services

  • Summarise Services Provided by Networked Hosts
  • Compare Internet and Embedded Appliances
  • Troubleshoot Networks

Lesson 7: Summarizing Virtualization and Cloud Concepts

  • Summarise Client-Side Virtualisation
  • Summarise Cloud Concepts

Lesson 8: Supporting Mobile Devices

  • Set Up Mobile Devices and Peripherals
  • Configure Mobile Device Apps
  • Install and Configure Laptop Hardware
  • Troubleshoot Mobile Device Issues

Lesson 9: Supporting Print Devices

  • Deploy Printer and Multifunction Devices
  • Replace Print Device Consumables
  • Troubleshoot Print Device Issues

Lesson 10: Configuring Windows

  • Configure Windows User Settings
  • Configure Windows System Settings

Lesson 11: Managing Windows

  • Use Management Consoles
  • Use Performance and Troubleshooting Tools
  • Use Command-line Tools

Lesson 12: Identifying OS Types and Features

  • Explain OS Types
  • Compare Windows Editions

Lesson 13: Supporting Windows

  • Perform OS Installations and Upgrades
  • Install and Configure Applications
  • Troubleshoot Windows OS Problems

Lesson 14: Managing Windows Networking

  • Manage Windows Networking
  • Troubleshoot Windows Networking
  • Configure Windows Security Settings
  • Manage Windows Shares

Lesson 15: Managing Linux and macOS

  • Identify Features of Linux
  • Identify Features of macOS

Lesson 16: Configuring SOHO Network Security

  • Explain Attacks, Threats, and Vulnerabilities
  • Compare Wireless Security Protocols
  • Configure SOHO Router Security
  • Summarize Security Measures

Lesson 17: Managing Security Settings

  • Configure Workstation Security
  • Configure Browser Security
  • Troubleshoot Workstation Security Issues

Lesson 18: Supporting Mobile Software

  • Configure Mobile OS Security
  • Troubleshoot Mobile OS and App Software
  • Troubleshoot Mobile OS and App Security

Lesson 19: Using Support and Scripting Tools

  • Use Remote Access Technologies
  • Implement Backup and Recovery
  • Explain Data Handling Best Practices
  • Identify Basics of Scripting

Lesson 20: Implementing Operational Procedures

  • Implement Best Practice Documentation
  • Use Proper Communication Techniques
  • Use Common Safety and Environmental Procedures