Aruba OS-CX Switching Fundamentals, Rev. 20.21
E-Learning
Description
This course teaches you the fundamental skills necessary to configure and manage modern, open standards-based networking solutions using Aruba's OS-CX routing and switching technologies. This course consists of approximately 60% lecture and 40% hands-on lab exercises to help you learn how to implement and validate small to medium enterprise network solutions. This 5-day course prepares candidates for the Aruba Certified Switching Associate exam.In this course, participants learn about ArubaOS-CX switch technologies including multi-layer switches. You will also learn about broadcast domains and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs); secure management protocols such as AAA, SSH, HTTPS, and Dynamic Segmentation using Aruba's Role-Based Access Control (RBAC); availability technologies such as Mu
This course teaches you the fundamental skills necessary to configure and manage modern, open standards-based networking solutions using Aruba's OS-CX routing and switching technologies. This course consists of approximately 60% lecture and 40% hands-on lab exercises to help you learn how to implement and validate small to medium enterprise network solutions. This 5-day course prepares candidates for the Aruba Certified Switching Associate exam.In this course, participants learn about ArubaOS-CX switch technologies including multi-layer switches. You will also learn about broadcast domains and Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs); secure management protocols such as AAA, SSH, HTTPS, and Dynamic Segmentation using Aruba's Role-Based Access Control (RBAC); availability technologies such as Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP); link aggregation techniques including Link Aggregation Control Protocol (LACP) and switch virtualization with Aruba’s Virtual Switching Framework (VSF). Static and dynamic IP routing protocols such as Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) are also covered.
After you successfully complete this course, expect to be able to:
Explain Networking Fundamentals
Describe and review the Aruba Switching portfolio with customers
Install and configure devices running the ArubaOS-CX Network Operating System
Describe and configure VLANs
Explain, describe and configure Spanning Tree Protocol
Understand when to use VRRP and how to configure it
Explain and configure Link Aggregation
Understand and configure IP Routing
Explain IP Subnetting
Understand and configure OSPFv2 – Single Area
Describe and configure Switch Stacking using VSF
Configuration of Aruba solutions using Secure Management and Maintenance methodologies
Manage, monitor, administer and operate Aruba solutions using Aruba's NetEdit tool
Ideal candidates are IT Professionals who deploy small-to-medium scale enterprise network solutions based on Aruba products and technologies.
| Lesson Id | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Network Fundamentals |
What is a network? What is a Protocol? OSI Reference Model Encapsulation, frames, packets, segments Layer 2 to Layer 7 headers Media, cabling, Ethernet/wifi headers Binary/Hex/Decimal theory and conversion TCP/IP Stack (IP addressing & Transport Protocols TCP/UDP) Types of traffic: Unicast, Broadcast, Multicast |
| 2 | TCP/IP Stack |
Overview Ethernet frames IPv4 Header TCP Header – Three-way Handshake TCP Header – Sequence Numbers TCP Header – Port Numbers TCP Header UPD Header |
| 3 | Basic Networking with Aruba Solutions |
Networking devices: Switches, Routers, Multilayer Switches, APs, Mobility Controllers, Firewalls, Servers (HTTP, DHCP, DNS, Telnet, FTP) 2-Tier vs 3-Tier hierarchy Switching Portfolio (AOS switches & AOS-CX switches) is this introducing both portfolio on a couple of slide and few slides on AOS-CX hardware architecture, software architecture and intro to NAE high level. Introduction to AOS-CX and feature set Port numbering Accessing Aruba OS-CX CLI Prompt modes/levels and navigation Context sensitive help Show logs, configuration, interfaces, transceivers, flash, version Hostname/interface name, enabling interfaces Link Layer Discovery Protocol ICMP and reachability testing tools: Ping and Traceroute PoE (standards one slide and what we support and one or two slide on configuration and verifications.) |
| 4 | VLANs |
Broadcast/collision domains VLAN benefits VLAN creation DHCP server configuration in switches (optional) 802.1Q tagging Switchports vs. Routed ports MAC address table ARP table Packet Delivery part 1 |
| 5 | Spanning Tree Protocol |
Redundant network L2 loops 802.1D Common Spanning Tree 802.1s 802.1w overview 802.1w load balancing 802.1w region configuration |
| 6 | Link Aggregation |
Static Aggregation LACP Load Balancing |
| 7 | IP Routing - Part 1 |
Default Gateway DHCP IP Helper Address IP Routing Service Inter-VLAN routing Packet Delivery Part 2 Need for layer 3 redundancy Introduction to VRF |
| 8 | VRRP |
VRRP overview VRRP basic operation VRRP failover and preempt VRRP and MSTP coordination |
| 9 | IP Routing - Part 2 |
Subnetting CIDR Static routes Administrative Distance Floating routes Scalability issues |
| 10 | IP Routing - Part 3 |
IGP vs EGP Distance Vector vs Link State OSPF Router-ID and Hello Messages Passive interfaces States DR and BDR LSDB: LSA 1 and 2 Path selection and convergence Using cost to manipulate routes |
| 11 | Stacking |
Control Plane, Management Plane, and Data Plane Introduction to Stacking technologies Stacking Benefits Centralized control and management plane Distributed Data Plane and Distributed Link Aggregation VSF VSF requirements VSF Link and member roles VSF member IDs and port numbers VSF Configuration VSF Provisioning use cases Tracing Layer 2 traffic: Unicast Tracing Layer 2 traffic: Broadcast, Multicast, and Unknown Unicast VSF Failover and OSFP Graceful-Restart VSF Link failure without MAD MAD VSX Introduction |
| 12 | Secure Management and Maintenance |
OOBM port Management VRF Secure Management Protocols: AAA, SSH, HTTPS, RBAC Radius-based management auth (VSA) SNMP Web interface Configuration file management (Backup, restore, checkpoint and roll back) Operating System image management (backup and restore) Factory default/password recovery |
| 13 | AOS-CX Management tools |
Intro to NetEdit NetEdit installation Basic monitoring with NetEdit AOS-CX Mobile App |
Self-Paced
Free
This course includes: :
Full lifetime access