Brocade Network Advisor for IP Networks

Résumé

This instructor-led training course with hands-on labs, provides an introduction to configuring, managing, and monitoring IP networks using the Brocade Network Advisor management application. This course focuses on discovering and configuring IP devices, as well as traffic analysis and reporting.

Objectifs

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

Describe Brocade Network Advisor packaging and licensing
Install Network Advisor
Configure the Network Advisor server
Configure SNMP
Discover IP devices using Network Advisor
Create and edit users, groups, and areas of responsibility
Identify the various components of the Network Advisor GUI
Customize the dashboard using built-in widgets
Monitor and respond to product events using the Master Log
Use the Configuration Wizard to create customized payloads and deploy them to target devices
Utilize the configuration repository to backup, restore, and compare device configurations
Configure VLANs
Upgrade firmware using the Firmware Management feature
Configure ACLs and MAC filters
Create real-time and historical performance graphs
Generate built-in and custom IP reports
Collect technical support data from IP devices
Configure sFlow, and perform basic traffic analysis
Convert sFlow data into a Packet Capture (Pcap) file

Public

This course is for implementers, administrators, support personnel, or anyone tasked with installing and configuring Brocade Network Advisor to manage and monitor IP networks.

Pré-requis

Before taking this course, students should have IP network fundamentals, such as:
- Knowledge of basic IP hardware and its role in a network
- Layer 2 Ethernet frame flow
- Layer 3 packet flow and routing

Programme détaillé

Introduction to Brocade Network Advisor
Installation of Brocade Network Advisor
IP and Ethernet Fabric Discovery
Configuring Users and RBAC
Dashboard Configuration and Usage
Configuring and using the Master Log
Configuration Wizard
VLAN Management
CLI Configuration Management
Security Management
Configuration Change Management
Policy Monitor and Reports
Gathering Performance and Support Data
sFlow and Pcap