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Basic Switch/Router Configuration and Management (ETH 103)

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from this course you should have a working knowledge of the listed technologies and the following personal hardware during the week of attendance.

Working Knowledge Of
The OSI reference model
The difference between networks using IP and IPX protocols.
The differences between and functions of layer 2 and layer 3 devices (switches and routers)
Spanning Tree Protocol
Inter-domain routing protocols (RIP, static routes)
Personal hardware
Laptop Personal Computer with W95 or higher
Ethernet NIC card
CD Drive
Serial Interface (with a DB9 Connector)
TFTP application

Course Content

The ETH 103 course is a comprehensive study of layer 2 and layer 3 features of Brocade switches and routers. These features are common to the majority of the Brocade layer 2 and 3 devices. LAN, MAN, and WAN networks are configured in the labs. Upon completion of this course, you will be able to select appropriate Brocade devices, connect, configure, and troubleshoot them in LAN, MAN and WAN networks.

Course Objectives

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

  • Identify where Brocade Products are used in a Typical Data Network
  • Create Layer 2 and 3 Data Networks using Brocade Switches / Routers
  • Use the Command Line Interface (CLI) to configure and manage Brocade Switch / Router interfaces, VLANs and protocols.
  • Upgrade software images and files on Brocade Switch / Routers
  • Interconnect Brocade Switch Routers based on a network design
  • Configure Access Lists
  • Troubleshoot using CLI show commands

Course Outline

The Essentials
Configure Brocade products with the Command Line Interface.
Determine port settings from front panel LED's
List the contents of Flash
Move contents between Flash and a TFTP Server
Determine the Layer 2 or 3 configuration of the product
Control User Access
Trunks
Define the different types of trunks
Configure a trunk
Use the CLI to find which ports belong to which trunks
VLANs
Configure Layer 2 Port based VLANs
Configure 802.1q Frame Tagging
Configure Layer 3 Protocol VLANs
Switching Routers (routing between VLANs in one product)
VLAN Groups (simultaneous configuration and management of 1000 or more VLANs)
Spanning Tree Protocol
Brocade STP default 802.1d
Per VLAN Spanning Tree and PVST+ compatibility
Fast Port Span
Fast Uplink Span
Rapid Spanning Tree (802.1w)
STP per VLAN Group
SuperSpan Spanning Tree
Routing
Describe the basic functions of RIP
Enable RIP on a router interface
Configure a Static Route
Configure a Default Route
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
List the differences between OSPF & RIP
Describe the basic OSPF terms
List the show commands used for OSPF troubleshooting
Describe the Hello Protocol & Designated Router Elections
List the OSPF LSA types and their function
Configure OSPF in a variety of configurations:
Multi-Area OSPF
Stub Area OSPF
Rip and OSPF Redistribution
OSPF Virtual links
Boarder Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Describe the basic BGP terms
List the differences between IGP and EGP
Describe an Autonomous System (AS)
List the steps of BGP peering
List the differences between IBGP & EBGP
Configure EBGP and IBGP:
EBGP for Multihome ISPs
IBGP using loopback interfaces
EBGP Multihop
Access Control Lists (ACLs)
Describe differences between a Standard ACLs & Extended ACL
Configure Standard & Extended ACLs
Applying ACLs to Policy Based Routing
Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)
Describe VRRP and VRRPe (Enhanced)
Configure VRRP and VRRPe

Who should attend

The Target Audience for this course is as follows:

  • Customers or Resellers who are new to Brocade Products
  • Network technicians new to Brocade Products and Services
  • Network Administrators responsible for implementing and managing small to large business networks.
  • Network support staff who will act as network device installers and first-line support for a local to global sized business environment.
  • FNCNE Candidates