Course objectives
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Configure and troubleshoot basic switch setup
- Implement VLANs and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- Configure and troubleshoot Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs)
- Configure and verify routing protocols (OSPF, BGP)
- Implement Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
- Configure and troubleshoot security features (ACLs, Port Security, AAA)
- Implement Quality of Service (QoS)
- Configure and troubleshoot network time synchronization protocols (NTP, PTP)
- Implement network automation using Smart Fabric Services (SFS) and Omni
Course outlines
- Introduction to Dell EMC Networking
- Overview of Dell EMC Networking products
- OS10 operating system
- CLI and GUI interfaces
- Basic switch configuration
- 2. VLANs and Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)
- VLAN concepts and configuration
- Port-based and VLAN-based VLANs
- STP protocols (STP, RSTP, MSTP)
- STP configuration and troubleshooting
- 3. Link Aggregation Groups (LAGs)
- LAG concepts and benefits
- LAG configuration and troubleshooting
- LACP protocol
- 4. Routing Protocols
- OSPF protocol
- BGP protocol
- ECMP (Equal-Cost Multi-Path)
- Routing protocol configuration and troubleshooting
- 5. Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF)
- VRF concepts and use cases
- VRF configuration and troubleshooting
- 6. Security
- ACLs (Access Control Lists)
- Port security
- AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting)
- Security best practices
- 7. Quality of Service (QoS)
- QoS concepts and benefits
- QoS configuration and troubleshooting
- Traffic classification and prioritization
- 8. Network Time Synchronization
- NTP (Network Time Protocol)
- PTP (Precision Time Protocol)
- Synch-E
- Time synchronization configuration and troubleshooting
- 9. Network Automation
- Smart Fabric Services (SFS)
- Omni
- Network automation best practices
- 10. Hands-on Labs