Infoblox NIOS Configuration

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NIOS Configuration Class

Length: 2 days

Campus: Westborough, MA

Scheduled Dates: Jan 7-8, 2010, March 16-17, 2010, May 13-14, 2010, July 20-21, 2010, Sept 9-10, 2010, Nov 16-17, 2010, and by request


Campus: New York, NY

Scheduled Dates: Feb 11-12, 2010, April 13-14, 2010, June 17-18, 2010, Aug 17-18, 2010, Oct 14-15, 2010 and by request

The Infoblox NIOS Configuration Workshop is a comprehensive, two-day instructor-led course that builds a working knowledge of how to configure and manage an Infoblox network appliances running NIOS. Forward and reverse mapping zones, network and zone creation, DNS Anycast, DHCP ranges, fixed addresses, ID grid management, system & protocol level monitoring, and grid and system level management will be covered.

Note: This course assumes a solid understanding of DNS and DHCP fundamentals which is provided through the DNS/DHCP Fundamentals Workshop offered immediately prior this class.

This course is required for achieving Certified Infoblox Engineer Level 2 certification.

Audience: System Administrators, Network Administrators
 Part Number: IB-EDU-DNS-01
Fees: $1,995.00 per seat - USD

For schedules and pricing, contact Gia Paquette at 800-818-8070 x4711 or email gpaquette@akibia.com.

Course Outline: Day One Agenda

Product Overview

  • Network Identity Infrastructure Overview
  • Deployment Strategies
  • Command Line Interface (CLI)
  • Accessing the Appliance via the Web GUI
  • Startup Wizard
  • Using the Graphical User Interface
  • Documentation

NIOS Administration

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

High Availability

  • VRRP Definitions
  • bloxSync
  • High Availability Configuration

Grid Architecture

  • Grid Pre-requisites
  • Pre-provisioning the Grid Master
  • Joining a Grid

DNS Zone and Record Configuration

  • Authoritative Zones
  • Delegated Zones
  • Forward Zones
  • Stub Zones
  • Reverse Zones
  • Host Records/Bulk Host Records
  • Shared Record Groups
  • Specifying Name Servers Configuring a Secondary
  • Configuring Query Access

Course Outline: Day Two Agenda

DNS Administration Accounts

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

Infoblox Views

  • View Definitions
  • Default View
  • Creating New Views
  • View Access

DHCP & IPAM Administration

  • Configuring a Network
  • Splitting a Network
  • Adding a Range
  • Configuring MAC Filters
  • Adding Fixed Addresses
  • DHCP Failover
  • IPAM Definitions
  • Device Classification
  • Lease Promotion
  • Lease History
  • DHCP Watermarks
  • Searching Data

Network Discovery

  • Discovery Overview
  • Configuration
  • Displaying Discovered Data
  • Converting Discovered Addresses to Host Records
  • Resolving Conflicts Between Pre-Existing and Discovered Data

IP Address Manager

  • Overview of web-based Infoblox IP Address Manager