Infoblox NIOS Configuration

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NIOS Configuration Class

Length: 3 days

Campus: Westborough, MA

Scheduled Dates: 2/27-2/29/12; 6/11-6/13/12; 9/10-9/12/12;  12/3-12/5/12; and by request


Campus: New York, NY

Scheduled Dates:  1/23-1/25/12; 4/23-4/25/12; 7/30-8/1/12; 11/12-11/14/12; and by request

For schedules and pricing, contact Katherine Berberian at 800-818-8700 x4522 or email kberberian@akibia.com.

As of August 1, 2010, this Infoblox NIOS Configuration Class (NCC) is a comprehensive 3-day instructor-led course. It builds a working knowledge of how to configure and manage Infoblox network appliances running NIOS. Forward and reverse mapping zones, network and zone creation, DNS Anycast, DHCP ranges, fixed addresses, grid management, system & protocol level monitoring, and system level management will all be covered.

Course Details
Note: The pre-requisite for this course is passing the CICA: DNS & DHCP Protocols exam. To help you pass the exam, you may take the DNS/DHCP Fundamentals Workshop or you may view the 6 DNS/DHCP webinars posted for customers on our website, or for partners on PASS. You will receive instructions on how to access the exam and the webinars in your registration confirmation after you have purchased and/or registered for a NIOS Configuration Class. This course is required for achieving Certified Infoblox Core Administrator (CICA) status.
 

Audience: System Administrators, Network Administrators
 

Course Outline - Day One Agenda

Module 1- Product Overview

  • Product overview
  • Deployment Strategies
  • Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • Accessing the Appliance via the Web GUI
  • Initial Configuration Using the Startup Wizard
  • Overview of the Graphical User Interface
  • Accessing the Admin Guide and Other Documentation

Module 2 – GUI Overview

  • Supported Operating Systems and Browsers
  • GUI Layout and Organization
  • Dashboard
  • Smart Folders
  • Bookmarks
  • Filtering

Module 3 – IPAM and Extensible Attributes

  • Overview of IPAM
  • Add extensible attributes to objects such as networks and zones

Module 4 – NIOS Administration

  • Performing a Backup
  • Conducting an Upgrade/Downgrade
  • Download a Support Bundle
  • Accessing Syslog and Audit Log
  • Configuring NTP

Module 5 – File Distribution

  • Describe file distribution services on Infoblox appliances
  • Configure TFTP, FTP and HTTP services
  • Create directories on the appliance
  • Retrieve files from an appliance using TFTP, FTP or HTTP

Module 6 – Administrator Accounts

  • Create Admin Groups
  • Assign Permissions Directly to Groups
  • Assign Permissions via Roles
  • Configure Admin Accounts

Course Outline - Day Two Agenda

Module 7 – High Availability

  • Overview of Infoblox HA
  • VRRP Definitions
  • bloxSync
  • Configure and Test an HA Pair

Module 8 – Grid Architecture

  • Grid Overview
  • Create a Grid

Module 9 – DNS Zone

  • Authoritative Zones
  • Delegated Zones
  • Forward Zones
  • Stub Zones
  • Reverse Zones

Module 10 – Data Import Wizard

  • Overview of Data Import Wizard
  • Configure the Data Import Wizard
  • Migrate Data Using the Wizard

Module 11 – DNS Records

  • Adding DNS Records
  • Host Records/Bulk Host Records
  • Shared Record Groups

Module 12 – DNS Member Configuration

  • Configure Forwarders
  • Configure an Appliance to Support Zone Transfers
  • Configure Query Access
  • Enable Recursive Query Access

Course Outline - Day Three Agenda

Module 13 – DHCP Network Configurations

  • Configure a Network
  • Split a Network
  • Add a Range
  • Configure MAC Filters
  • Add Fixed Addresses

Module 14 – DHCP options

  • Configure Standard DHCP Options
  • Configure Custom Vendor Options
  • View Leases using the Lease Viewer
  • Configure and View Lease History

Module 15 – DHCP templates

  • Fixed Address Templates
  • Range Templates
  • Network Templates
  • Creating Networks via a Template

Module 16 – DHCP Failover

  • DHCP Failover Overview
  • Configuration of a Failover pair
  • Testing Failover

Module 17 – Network Discovery

  • Discovery Overview
  • Configuration
  • Display Discovered Data
  • Convert Discovered Addresses to Host Records
  • Resolve Conflicts Between Pre-Existing and Discovered Data
  • Discover Virtual Devices Hosted by a VMWare Server

Module 18- Microsoft Management

  • Describe Microsoft Management feature
  • Configure NIOS to remotely manage a Microsoft DNS or DHCP servern
  • Add data to a Microsoft DNS or DHCP server using NIOS

Module 19 – Staged Upgrades

  • The Staged Upgrade process
  • How to configure and schedule upgrade groups

Module 20 – Review lab

  • Create a grid, configure zones, networks and FTP (and more …)