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Introduction to Foundry Configuration

FOU-1      Course duration (days): 5
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Chertsey (KT16) 02/03/09 £ 2,000
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About this class

The course is a comprehensive study of layer 2 and layer 3 features of Foundry Networks switches and routers. These features are common to the majority of Foundry's layer 2 and 3 devices. LAN, MAN and WAN networks are configured in the labs.

You will also study layer 4 through 7 features of Foundry Networks ServerIron Products. Gaining hands on experience in configuration of typical installations with the ServerIron product. Lecture topics are supported with real world labs involving: Source NAT, Direct Server Return, Active -Active Server Load Balancing, Firewall Load Balancing (FWLB) and Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB).

Delegates are required to provide 1 PC/Laptop for use on the class. Each PC needs to have either Windows NT or 2000 installed; they require a Network Interface Card (NIC), a serial port and a CD ROM.!

Who will the lesson benefit?

The course is designed for:

  • Network Engineers from customers and resellers who are new to the Foundry Networks' products.
  • Network Administrators responsible for implementing and managing small to large business networks.
  • Network support staff who will act as a network device installers and first line support for a local to global sized business environment.
  • Candidates preparing for the Foundry Networks Certified Network Engineer (FNCNE).

What delegates will learn

At the end of this course the student will be able to:

  • Identify where Foundry Products are used in a Typical Data Network
  • Ireate Layer 2 and 3 Data Networks using Foundry Switches / Routers
  • Configure and manage Foundry Switch / Router: interfaces, VLANs and protocols using the Command Line
  • Interface (CLI)
  • Upgrade software images and files on Foundry Switch / Routers
  • Interconnect Foundry Switch Routers based on a network design
  • Configure Access Lists
  • Configure ServerIrons in Layer 4 through 7 applications
  • Incorporate fault tolerance and high availability at:
  • The local level with multiple servers that failover
  • The public address level with Multiple Virtual IP addresses (VIPs) that failover
  • The global level with multiple business sites that failover
  • Understand content Redirection to cache servers without configuring a browser proxy
  • Configure Firewall Load Balancing (FWLB)
  • Understand Policy Based Switching keying on SSL ID cookie or URL parsing

To fully benefit from this course you should posses a working knowledge of the listed technologies:

  • The Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model.
  • The difference between networks using IP and IPX protocols.
  • The difference between functions of Layer 2 and Layer 3 devices (switches and routers)
  • Spanning Tree Protocol.
  • Inter-domain routing protocols (RIP, OSPF, static routes)
  • Exterior-domain routing protocols (BGP)
  • Foundry Networks Command Line Interface
  • How to address Foundry Router Interfaces
  • Domain Name Services (DNS)
  • The Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference model
  • The classification of TCP/UDP traffic based on port number
  • The structure of a URL address (Prefix/Pattern/Suffix)

Contents of this class

  • Intro to ServerIron
  • Configuring Sever Load Balancing (SLB)
  • Advanced Features of SLB
  • Sample Designs of SLB
  • Transparent Cache Switching (TCS)
  • Configuring (TCS)
  • Firewall Load Balancing (FWLB)
  • Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
  • Policy Based Switching
  • The Essentials
  • Trunks
  • VLANs
  • Spanning Tree Protocol
  • Routing
  • Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
  • Boarder Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  • Multi-Protocol Label Switching (MPLS)
  • Access Control Lists (ACLs)
  • Describing Basic PoS Technology
  • Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)