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Training — A Higher Degree in IP

Overview

"The Webex Adonis training was perfect for busy IT professionals that don't have a lot of time to travel and be away from the enterprise for lengthy periods of time. The training session was easy to work with and thoroughly provided the training materials. It is the ideal substitution for a classroom scenario in the comfort of your own cubicle!."

Huntur Younge, Corporate Technology Network Operations, MidFirst Bank

Who benefits most?

DNS/DHCP administrators, network professionals, and security professionals have the most to gain from BlueCat Networks’ technical training, as well as organizations seeking to maximize the effectiveness of their Adonis and Proteus deployments. The technical training curriculum offered by BlueCat Networks can be structured to meet your needs:

Instructor-led sessions delivered on customer's business premises, at a partner's training facility, or on BlueCat Networks’ Head Office.
Programs and seminars customized to meet your specific needs.

Become a recognized DNS/DHCP/IPAM Certified Expert

Become a field expert on the sophisticated features and capabilities of Adonis and Proteus with BlueCat Networks’ extensive professional services program. Gain the expertise you need to take full advantage of all the features and functionality available with your BlueCat Networks appliances. Administer your DNS, DHCP, or IP Address Management (IPAM) infrastructure, and maximize your return-on-investment. Successful completion of all practical and written exam components will certify that individuals are fully versed in the management and configuration of their BlueCat Networks appliances.

Choose from the following:

Adonis DNS and DHCP Adminstrator Certification
Proteus Enterprise IPAM Appliance Certification
Best Practices
Trouble Shooting and Deployment
Basic Administrators Course
Advanced Administrator Course
Data Base Management

Successful completion of the BlueCat Networks certification program requires an intermediate level knowledge of DNS/DHCP and/or IPAM network and security components.

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Proteus Training

Proteus™ Course Outline

Introduction

This three-day instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills required to manage a Proteus server. The course is intended for System Administrators and System Engineers who are responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining DNS, DHCP, and other IP Address Management (IPAM) resources.

Audience

This course is appropriate for individuals employed as DNS, DHCP, and network administrators as well as those who will be supporting the IPAM infrastructure. The audience may also include database, Windows™ and other specific administrators or engineers, depending on the environment and their roles.

Prerequisites

Suggested requirements for attendees of this course include a general understanding of basic networking concepts, TCP/IP, and firewalls, and a strong foundation in one or more of DNS, DHCP, and the IPv4 address space, again, depending on the environment and their roles.

Proteus v3.0 Course Materials

Students are provided with two books: the Proteus Training Guide which includes both explanatory and procedural material, and a hands-on Lab Guide. These materials will remain a valuable reference for those who complete the training.

After completing this course, students will be able to:

Manage their IPv4 and IPv6 address space
Use Proteus IPAM tools to model and maintain the IPv4 space
Work with Network Templates
Manage their DNS space including resource records, zones, views, and options
Manage DHCP including classes, ranges, and options
Validate DHCP users using MAC Authentication
Track hardware addresses and control DHCP access using MAC Pools
Confi gure and manage DHCP Failover
Understand deployment from Proteus to managed DNSand DHCP servers
Configure and manage Crossover High Availability (XHA)
Configure Tags and Devices to better identify resources
Integrate Workfl ow into a multi-level user environment
Use the IP Reconciliation feature to identify unknown resources and clean up mismatched or incorrect data
Define and generate reports
Manage users, groups, and access rights
Track transactions and system events.
Create database backups and archive transaction logs and events
Enable the Data Checker utility
Manage the system and support services such as NTP, SNMP, and Anycast using the Proteus and Adonis
Command line interfaces
Confi gure replication between two Proteus systems
Manage Windows DNS and DHCP services using the Proteus Management Agent for Windows

01 Introduction to Proteus

This module introduces Proteus in the broad sense of its overall function as an IP Address Management solution.

02 Proteus Interface

This module guides the user through some of the common features of the Proteus browser interface. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the components on the Home Page
Use the search utilities
Understand how the interface is organized
Customize the interface display Confi gure Favorites
Use Data Restore to restore deleted objects

03 IPv4 Modeling

This module examines how Proteus manages the IPv4 address space. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the way in which Proteus uses the concept of IP Blocks and IP Networks
Use the various partitioning and modeling tools
Understand address properties and assignments

04 Network Templates

This module examines Network Templates. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand and be able to create Network Templates
Use Network Templates to create DHCP ranges, reserved ranges, and Deployment Options
Create and update networks based on Network
Templates

05 Configuring DNS

This module examines the basics of confi guring DNS in a Proteus environment. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Manage views, zones, and resource records
Add DNS servers to a Confi guration
Understand and confi gure DNS Deployment Roles
Understand and confi gure DNS Deployment Options

06 Advanced DNS

This module examines additional DNS concepts. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure multiple views
Manage Active Directory integration
View Active Directory data in Proteus
Confi gure and manage Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
Create and enforce naming standards using Naming Policies
Confi gure internal root zones
Manage ENUM zones and NAPTR records
Understand how IP space can be restricted within DNS
Use Zone Templates to assign resource records and
Deployment Options to multiple zones
Import DNS data using the Live Zone Transfer tool

07 DNSSEC

This module examines the basics of configuring DNSSEC in a Proteus environment. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure DNSSEC Signing Policies
Apply DNSSEC Signing Polices to a Zone
Configure a security-aware DNSSEC resolver
Perform an Emergency Key Rollover

08 Configuring DHCP

This module examines the basics of configuring DHCP in a Proteus environment. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Add DHCP servers to a Configuration
Understand and configure DHCP Deployment Roles
Configure DHCP Ranges and Reservations
Manage the various Deployment Options including
Custom Options and Vendor Profiles
View lease information
Configure DHCP Classes
Use the DHCP Alerts feature to track address usage

09 Advanced DHCP

This module examines additional DHCP concepts. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Use DHCP Failover to provide an element of DHCP fault tolerance and/or load balancing
Use MAC Authentication to control access to the network
Configure MAC Pools to control address allocation
Configure TFTP services

10 Managing Adonis Servers

This module examines the deployment process and the management of controlled servers. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Add a server to a configuration
Create a published interface for an Adonis server
Deploy DNS, DHCP, and TFTP data
Schedule deployments
Monitor deployment status
Monitor critical services
View Adonis server logs
Replace and update Adonis servers

11 Managing Proteus

This module examines the use of Proteus Administration Tools. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Enforce Change Control
Manage user and group accounts
Manage external authenticators including Kerberos,
LDAP, and Radius
Track user sessions
Configure the Data Checker tool to catch potential configuration issues
Configure Event Notification
Customize Proteus objects
Monitor and track Events using the Event List
Track Transactions

12 Reporting

This module examines the Proteus reporting feature. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create and customize reports
Track utilization rates using reports

13 Groups

This module examines Object Tags and Devices. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the Object Tag model
Apply Object Tags
Create Device Groups
Define and identify devices

14 Proteus Security Model

This module examines the Proteus security model. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the Proteus security model
Assign access rights to users and groups
Assign security privileges and history privileges
Understand Proteus and Adonis firewall settings

15 IPv6

This module describes how Proteus manages the IPv6 address space.After completing this module, students will be able to:

Understand the IPv6 local and global address spaces
Use the interface to create blocks, networks, and interface IDs
Assign IPv6 addresses
Assign DHCPv6 deployment roles and deployment options

16 Workflow

This module examines the Workflow feature. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure Workflow Access Rights
View and manage Workflow Requests
Configure Notification Groups to send messages on behalf of the Workflow service

17 IP Reconciliation

This module examines the Network Discovery and IP Reconciliation features. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Create IP Reconciliation Policies
Perform Discovery operations
View the results of a Discovery operation
Reconcile IP addresses

18 Crossover High Availability

This module examines the Crossover High Availability (XHA) feature. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure XHA between two Adonis servers.
Configure NAT support for XHA
Perform a manual failover
Repair and break an XHA pair

19 Proteus Administration Console

This module examines the Proteus command-line interface: the Proteus Administration Console. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Shut down and reboot Proteus
Configure various system settings including how to:
- Enable and disable secure shell (ssh)
- Configure secure HTTP (HTTPS) support
- Configure network address settings
- Manage the NTP service
- Configure the SMTP service
- Configure and manage the SNMP service

20 Adonis Administration Console

This module examines the Adonis command-line interface: the Adonis Administration Console. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Shut down and reboot Adonis
Reset Adonis from Proteus control\
Configure various system setting including how to:
- Enable and disable secure shell (ssh)
- Configure network address settings
- Configure DNS client settings
- Configure the SNMP service
- Configure time settings
- Configure Anycast

21 Database Maintenance and Disaster Recovery

This module examines the Proteus backup service and the Disaster Recovery process. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Configure the primary database
Back-up the Proteus database
View backup information
Configure a Proteus as a primary server
Configure a second Proteus as a secondary server
Configure database replication between two Proteus servers
Switch roles between a primary and a secondary Proteus server
Perform a failover operation if the case of a primary failure

22 Proteus Management Agent for Windows

This module introduces the Proteus Management Agent for Windows which allows Proteus to manage a Windows DNS/ DHCP server. After completing this module, students will be able to:

Install the Proteus Management Agent for Windows (PMA) on a Windows DNS and or DHCP server
Add a Windows server to a Proteus configuration
Manage a Windows DNS server including zones, resource records, and options
Manage a Windows DHCP server including address pools, reservations, and options
Remove and repair the PMA

Adonis Training

Adonis™ Course Outline

Introduction

This two-day, instructor-led course provides students with the knowledge and skills to implement, manage, and maintain the Adonis server product line and is aimed most specifically to the complete DNS/DHCP capabilities of the Adonis 1000. The course is intended for systems administrators and systems engineers who are responsible for implementing, managing, and maintaining Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS).

Audience

This course is appropriate for individuals employed as DNS/DHCP administrators.

Prerequisites

The entry criteria for this course include general networking concepts, a basic understanding of TCP/IP, the Internet, firewalls and working knowledge of DNS and DHCP.

Course Materials

The students are provided with the Adonis Training Guide which includes hands-on labs.

At Course Completion

After completing this course, students will be able to:
Create and deploy DNS and DHCP configurations using the Management Console
Import existing BIND and Windows DNS configurations
Backup and restore Adonis configurations
Understand security features in the Adonis product line
Configure BIND Views
Configure transaction signatures
Configure integration with Active Directory
Understand and configure Crossover High Availability (XHA)
Understand and configure DHCP failover
Understand and configure MAC authentication
Configure user management within the Console

01 Introduction

This module is used to conduct introductions of instructor and students and to review the learning objectives.

02 DNS and DHCP Fundamentals

This module is used as a brief overview of DNS and DHCP concepts.

What is DNS and the DNS namespace
DNS client/server communication
Server roles
Resource record types and their functions
Diagnostic tools
What is DHCP
DHCP client/server lease request/renewal communication

03 Adonis Physical Setup

This module covers the Adonis Product line, the installation procedures for the Management Console and the configuration of the Adonis appliance.

Review the product line
Password types and their uses
Configuring the Adonis server
Using the Administration Console

04 Introduction to the Management Console

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to install and use the Management Console.
Installing the Management Console
Launching the console and using the New Project Wizard
Creating a DNS configuration and selecting the architecture
Creating a DHCP configuration
The project file and how to save it
Menu bar options and their features
Creating and saving a project file

05 Configuring DNS

This module provides you with the knowledge and skills to determine the architecture type to select and configure.

Adding the DNS service
Zone creation and maintenance
Resource record types and creating them
DNS levels and their options
Use of Zone Templates
Using Live Data Check, DNS Fixup and Live Zone Import tools

06 BIND Views

This module introduces the student to the concept and uses of BIND Views within Adonis.

Configuring BIND views
Setting the matching order
Setting the published and virtual addresses
Modifying the Notify list

07 Importing DNS Files

This module introduces the student to the concept of importing DNS configurations from other DNS servers into the Adonis Management Console and using data checking utilities.

Importing a BIND DNS configuration
Using the Extraction Tool to extract the Microsoft DNS information
Importing a Microsoft DNS configuration
Using the Check Data and DNS Fixup Tools
Conducting a Live Zone Import
Import Host, PTR and DHCP records

08 Security Features

This module introduces the student to the concept of security features included on the Adonis line of products.

How Adonis secures connections
Use of Certificates and their management
BIND in a jailed environment
Firewall settings and version response
Use of Transaction Signatures (TSIGs)

09 Active Directory Integration

The module introduces the student to the concept of integrating Active Directory SRV records into the Adonis DNS environment.

Integration scenarios
Enabling and configuring an Active Directory zone
Active Directory options in DNS
SRV record registration in Adonis

10 Configuring DHCP

This module introduces the student to the concept of DHCP configuration and implementation.

Creating the DHCP service
DHCP Options
Group, Subnet, Shared-Network, Pool,
Class and Host declarations
DHCP options
Configuring MAC filtering
Creating a Vendor Profile
Adding Vendor Options

11 Dynamic DNS

This module introduces the student to the concept of Dynamic DNS.

Understand DDNS
Configure the DNS portion of DDNS
Configure the DHCP portion of DDNS

12 Crossover High Availability

This module introduces the student to the concept of crossover High Availability (XHA).

Determining the need for High Availability in DNS and DHCP
Setup prerequisites and deployment procedure
Maintaining, repairing, updating and breaking an XHA cluster

13 DHCP Failover

This module introduces the student to the concept of DHCP Failover.

Relationship, communication and normal operation of a failover environment
Failover configuration and settings
Failover scenario

14 MAC Authentication

This module introduces the student to the concept and use of MAC authentication.

Configuring MAC authentication
Configuring MAD servers and authenticators
Adding MAC Authentication pools
Configuring the DNS portion of MAC Authentication

15 User Management

This module introduces the student to the concept of user access for administrative purposes to different portions of the Adonis project file configurations.

Enabling User Management
Creating User and Group accounts
Assigning access rights
Using external authenticators

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Adonis Online Training

Adonis™ Online Administrator Training

Online Administrator Training & Certification

BlueCat Networks’ Online Adonis Administrator Training is designed to provide attendees with the knowledge required to successfully configure, deploy and manage their Adonis DNS/DHCP appliances.

Whether you are new to Adonis or simply need a refresher, BlueCat’s WebEx-based, instructor-led training series gives your organization a simple and cost-effective way to certify or re-certify your IT administration professionals. Each session ensures that your staff has the most up-to-date training for the Adonis products they manage. Now your staff can be completely trained in as little as a week and all at a very reasonable cost to you.

Who should take these courses:

New Adonis administrators and existing users
Untrained Adonis administrators
Windows Active Directory administrators in Adonis integrated environments
Adonis users who require a refresher in all the newest features of Adonis.

Session 1

Duration: approximately 4hrs

This session examines DNS and DHCP from an Adonis perspective and familiarizes the user with most areas of the Adonis interface, including powerful important functionality of Adonis.

DNS/DHCP Fundamentals
Adonis Physical Setup
Introduction to the Adonis Management Console
Importing DNS & DHCP Files

Session 2

Duration: approximately 4hrs

The ease of DNS configuration using Adonis is brought forward along with its seamless integration into Active Directory environments.

Configuring DNS
BIND Views
Active Directory Integration

Session 3

Duration: approximately 4hrs

The complexities of managing DHCP and Dynamic DNS are clarified with Adonis.

Configuring DHCP
DHCP Failover
Dynamic DNS
Adonis Security Features

Session 4

Duration: approximately 4hrs

Managing Adonis users, security and redundancy are the focus of this final module.

Crossover High Availability (XHA)
MAC Authentication
User Management
The Adonis Administration Console

Certification Exam

Duration: 1 ½ hours

Receive certification from BlueCat Networks and prove to yourself and to your organization that you qualify as a certified Adonis Administrator.

Candidates must have attended all four sessions to be eligible to write the certification exam.

Registration and scheduling can all be conveniently done online. Cost per session is $295 and includes training and lab materials. Access to a physical appliance is not mandatory.

Online Training can also be customized to meet your specific corporate requirements. Contact BlueCat to inquire about developing your own dedicated program and schedule.

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