This course teaches students how to effectively use the CiscoWorks applications in Cisco-based LANs. The focus is on finding the correct tools within CiscoWorks to document the network, log changes that occur, deploy global changes to devices, monitor network performance, and manage network faults. The theory will be explained by means of the original Cisco documentation which is currently based on LMS 3.1. The trainer shows the differences to LMS 4.x and thus enables the students to apply the contents to LMS 4.x, too. The students decide individually whether they would like to do the exercises with LMS 4.x or 3.x.
Course Contents
• Network Management Fundamentals
• CiscoWorks Fundamentals
• Installling CiscoWorks and Configuring the Network Components
• The Device Campus Manager
• Implementing Data in CiscoWorks
• Resource Manager Essentials (RME): Inventory Manager, Device Configuration Manager, Software Image Manager, Change Audit Service and Syslog Analyzer
• The Inventory Manager
• Managing Network Connections and Device Configurations
• The Internetwork Performance Monitor (IPM)
• Managing VLANs, Software Images and Network Performance
• The Device Fault Manager (DFM)
• Managing Faults in the Network
• Performing System Administration
Knowledge Prerequisites
• Knowledge of basic Cisco IOS commands
• Knowledge of basic Cisco Catalyst OS commands
• Basic knowledge of TCP / IP
Course Objective
• Describe fundamental network management concepts
• Describe the CiscoWorks applications in the LMS bundle
• Prepare the various CiscoWorks repositories, databases, and applications for use
• Maintain an asset inventory using CiscoWorks tools for documenting the network and generating reports
• Manage network connections using CiscoWorks tools to view and troubleshoot network device, end user, host, and IP Phone connections
• Manage the configurations of network devices using CiscoWorks tools that help archive, modify, and detect changes
• Monitor the network using CiscoWorks tools that measure response time and device performance
• Manage the network faults, using CiscoWorks tools which help detect and isolate problems so they can be addressed before causing further network service degradation
• Describe various CiscoWorks system administration tasks
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