Prerequisites
The course assumes that attendees have a general understanding of networking concepts and TCP/IP protocols, as well as an understanding of DNS, DHCP and IPv4 addressing.
Audience
This course is designed for individuals who will be provisioning DNS resource records, DHCP ranges and reservations and static IP addresses.
Course Length
The course is divided into 5 modules and takes an estimated 45 minutes to complete.
Delivery Method
This course is available as self-paced eLearning.
Course Objectives and Overview
IPAM Essentials focuses on the administration of the BlueCat Address Manager solution and the core network services provided by BlueCat DNS/DHCP servers as well as Windows DNS and DHCP services.
Upon successful completion of the IPAM Essentials Course, you will be able to:
- Navigate the Address Manager System
- Use Various Features including Search and Data Restore
- Provision IPv4 Addresses
- Manage DHCP Ranges and Reservations
- Manage DNS Resource Records
Course Outline
Module 1: Understanding BlueCat
- The BlueCat Management and Services Layers
- The Purpose of an Address Manager Configuration
- Understanding Servers and Deployment Roles
- The BlueCat Deployment and Notification Model
- Configuring a Scheduled Deployment
Module 2: Navigating the System
- Working with the My IPAM Page
- Navigating using Tabs and Breadcrumbs
- The Purpose of the Quick Actions Widget
- Using Table Filtering to Filter IPAM Data
- Using the Search Functionality
- Restoring Data Using the Built-In Data Restore Feature
- Using the Online Help
Module 3: IPv4 Modeling
- IPAM Objects Used to Model the IPv4 Address Space
- IPv4 Address Types
- Creating Static Addresses
- Changing the State of Allocated Addresses
- Using the Find First Unassigned IPv4 Address Tool
Module 4: Configuring DHCP
- Configuring DHCP Ranges
- Configuring DHCP Reserved Addresses
- Dynamically Assigned and DHCP Free Addresses
- DHCP Deployment Options
- Deploying DHCP
Module 5: Configuring DNS
- DNS Communication and Authoritative and Recursive DNS Servers
- DNS Objects Used to Manage DNS Including Views, Zones, and Resource Records
- Creating Host Resource Records
- Creating Additional Resource Records
- Working with the Reverse Address Space
- Configuring Start of Authority Records
- Deploying DNS