Dates:
Class dates are
available here- (Cisco events are listed at the very
bottom).
How to enroll:
You may enroll by
completing and faxing this form
Who should participate?
The
course is intended for: Experienced Cisco Network Administrators who
are preparing to install and utilize Cisco's Network Management
tool, CiscoWorks2000.
Course Prerequisites:
To attend
this course, a student must have the basic knowledge of how to
configure and maintain Cisco routers and switches. The student
should be familiar with both Cisco's Internetworking Operating
System and the Catalyst Operating System.
Students should also
be familiar with, and be able to configure SNMP settings for Cisco
devices.
Follow-on Courses:
The following
course build on the knowledge gained in this class:
CiscoWorks
LAN/WAN (4 Days Instructor-Led Course)
Upon Completion:
Upon completion,
participants should be able to:
- Install and maintain a CiscoWorks Server - CD One.
- Create and maintain client access to the CiscoWorks Server
through the web interface.
- Understand the security and client access to the CiscoWorks
Server.
- Configure and use Cisco View for Cisco Devices to view status,
monitor configurations, and to make basic configuration changes.
- Integrate CiscoWorks with other Network Management Systems
such as HP OpenView.
- Install and maintain Resource Manager Essentials.
- Create and manage an inventory list within CiscoWorks.
- Maintain a current list of IOS images, and be able to maintain
a list of known or new bug reports plus push out image updates to
resolve any bug issues.
- Maintain current configurations and be able to create
configuration changes or monitor difference in configurations.
- Create an auditing record of configuration changes.
- Create and analyze Cisco Syslog messages from your Cisco
Devices.
Laboratories:
Each student will
use his or her CiscoWorks2000 server to connect to the classroom lab
equipment. Students will be able to use each of the major functions
of Cisco View, Resource Manager Essentials, and Cisco's Reporting
functions.
Instructors:
Our instructors are
industry certified and have met or exceeded our very strict
preparation and training requirements. They also hold multiple
certifications and have extensive classroom and hands-on field
experience.
Course Distinctions:
Mile2 classes
are distinct from other classes in that they are purged of the
self-serving advertising material often incorporated in other
curriculums. The resulting time savings are then spent undertaking
super-labs or case studies, which consolidate all the theory and
practice attained in the class into real world summary exercises.
For this class, Mile2 will adapt the hands-on labs to meet the needs
of the students or their company.
Course Outline:
This course covers
the installation of CiscoWorks2000 server software of CD One, which
includes the popular graphical tool Cisco View. After the successful
setup of CD One, and the creation of the security accounts for
client access, students install the Resource Management Essentials
(RME) component. Once RME is installed, students configure and use
each of the five major components of the RME and their
subcomponents.
Day One CiscoWorks2000 - CD One
Chapter 1: This chapter looks at a typical customer's network
management needs and trends. Cisco network management solutions and
packaged bundles of products based on these needs are discussed.
Lab: Install the CiscoWorks Server, test connectivity, and
configure the classroom routers and switches.
Chapter 2: Part I - A review of the services available on CD One.
In this part, we examine the CiscoWorks Server including
accessibility via the web components, the minimum requirements, and
most importantly, the issues of security by managing User Accounts
for access to the CiscoWorks2000 Server.
Lab: Use the Admin
account, create User Accounts, and verify connectivity and security
through predetermined user roles.
Part II - Begin to explore the capabilities of Cisco View, and
how to configure connectivity to a Cisco Device. Begin exploring the
features and services of Cisco View using the Classroom Lab
Equipment.
Lab: Configure SNMP on the Cisco Devices, configure
Cisco View to verify connectivity to the Lab Equipment, and then
begin to utilize these features to monitor the status of a Cisco
Device.
Day Two CiscoWorks2000 - CD One (cont'd)
Part II cont. - Continue to learn the capabilities of the Cisco
View utility to manage basic configuration options of the Cisco
Devices.
Lab: Connect to and manage the classroom devices with
Cisco View.
Part III - Use the integration utility. Demonstrate and discuss
how to integrate CiscoWorks into other Network Management Services
(NMS) such as HP Open View.
Lab: Optionally, students can
configure to any NMS software that they provide for their own
classroom experience.
Chapter 3: Scenarios - Students will be guided through hands-on
labs and examples based on some real-world scenarios, and then asked
to continue working with CiscoWorks to further their experience and
understanding of the product. Installation and Troubleshooting: A
review of the minimum hardware requirements, and common issues that
may result during installation.
Day Three CiscoWorks Resource Manager
Essentials
Chapter 1: This chapter looks at a typical customer's network
management needs and trends. Cisco network management solutions and
packaged bundles of products based on these needs are discussed.
Lab: Install CiscoWorks RME, test connectivity, and configure
the classroom routers and switches.
Chapter 2: Part I - Inventory Manager is discussed together with
the methods of populating this database from a variety of data
sources. Students also cover the methods of assigning users a
pre-made inventory list for ease of management and
reporting.
Lab: Create and populate the Inventory Database
File.
Part II - Configuration Manager is discussed and demonstrated.
Students learn how to gather current configurations from their Cisco
network devices. Students then move through the different reporting
structures of the Configuration Manager.
Lab: Gather
configurations from the Classroom Lab Devices.
Day Four CiscoWorks Resource Manager
Essentials (cont'd)
Chapter 2: Part II (cont'd) - Continue
to explore the capabilities of the Configuration Manager. We discuss
and demonstrate how to make configuration changes, based on
previously set security privileges. Create and discuss the use of
the approver role for verification of changes, and then look at how
to compare current to archived configurations to see what changes
have been made to specific Cisco Network Devices.
Lab: Create the
Approver Role, make changes to configurations, test current
configurations against archived configurations.
Part III - Software Manager - This chapter discusses how to
create a library of current IOS images in use by the Managed Cisco
Network Devices. This log can be used to restore damaged or missing
images, and through the CiscoWorks Server, these images can be
scheduled to have regular checks for upgrades or known bugs and
fixes.
Lab: Students download the current images from their
Managed Cisco Devices, and then work with their own CCO connections
to look for upgrades or known bugs. Students create a library of
images available on their CiscoWorks Server.
Part IV - Change Audit Manager. This chapter builds upon the
Configuration Manager by assisting Network Administrators to compare
their current configurations with archived configurations.
Part V- Availability Manager. This chapter shows students how to
track devices that are not responding, and determine when they
became unavailable.
Lab: Create disconnectivity issues
throughout the lab, and then learn to use Availability Manager to
track and monitor these issues.
This course is not sponsored by endorsed
by or affiliated with Cisco® Systems, Inc. Cisco®, Cisco® Systems®,
CCDA™, CCNA™, CCDP™, CCNP™, CCIE™, CCSI™, the Cisco® Systems logo,
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