Foundry ServerIron Course Details

Combined ServerIron Training (TRNG-0242)

This course combines the Introduction to Web Switching and Load Balancing ( TRNG-0202 ) and the Techniques in Advanced Server Load Balancing ( TRNG-0240 ) courses. It includes a comprehensive study of layer 4 through layer 7 features of Foundry Networks ServerIron products. Lecture topics are supported with real world labs.

Introduction to Web Switching & Load Balancing (TRNG-0202)

Prerequisites

To fully benefit from this course you should have a working knowledge of the listed technologies and the following personal hardware during the week of attendance.

   Working Knowledge of:

• Foundry Networks Command Line Interface
• Foundry Router Interfaces addressing
• Domain Name Service (DNS)
• The OSI reference model
• The classification of TCP/UDP traffic based on port number
• The structure of a URL address (Prefix / Pattern / Suffix )

   Personal hardware

• Laptop Personal Computer with W95 or higher
• Ethernet NIC card
• CD Drive
• Serial Interface (with a DB9 connector)
• TFTP application

Course Content

The TRNG-202 course is a comprehensive study of the layer 4 through 7 features of Foundry Networks ServerIron Products. The student gains hands on experience in configuration of typical installations with the ServerIron product. Lecture topics are supported with real world labs involving: Source NAT, Direct Server Return, Active-Active Server Load Balancing, Firewall Load Balancing (FWLB), Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB).

Course Objectives

After completing this course, the student will be able to:

• Identify where Foundry ServerIron Products are used in a Typical Data Network
• Configure ServerIrons in Layer 4 through 7 applications
• Incorporate fault tolerance and high availability at:
• The local level with multiple servers that failover
• The public address level with Multiple Virtual IP addresses (VIPs) that failover
• The global level with multiple business sites that failover.
• Redirect content to cache servers without configuring a browser proxy
• Configure Firewall Load Balancing (FWLB)
• Implement Policy Based Switching keying on SSL ID, cookie, or URL parsing

Course Outline

   Intro to ServerIron

• Overview of ServerIron Products
• Describe Layer 4 Switching
• Describe Server Load Balancing
• Describe Layer 4 Security Issues

   Configuring Server Load Balancing (SLB)

• Describe a Basic SLB Configuration
• Execute Show server commands
• Perform Basic SLB Lab
• Perform an Active Standby SLB Lab
• Describe Filters
• Perform Source NAT Lab

   Advanced Features of SLB

• Describe Switch Back (DSR
• Perform a DSR Lab
• Describe Multiple Virtual IP addresses
• Perform Active-Active Lab
• Describe Remote Server Farms

   Sample Designs of SLB

   Transparent Cache Switching (TCS)

• Describe the Benefits of TCS
• Describe Web caching
• Describe TCS Applications

   Configuring (TCS)

• Basic TCS layout
• Define Output policies
• Define Cache Servers
• Define Cache Groups
• Define Cache Traffic Distribution
• Filtering Cache Traffic

   Firewall Load Balancing (FWLB)

• Describe the benefits of Firewall Load Balancing
• Describe Types of Firewalls
• Review a Basic FWLB example
• Describe Show FW commands
• Perform a Basic FWLB Lab
• Review Sample FWLB Designs
• Describe Stateful FWLB

   Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)

• Describe GSLB
• Describe GSLB Benefits
• Describe GSLB Site Predictor Metric
• Describe a Configuration example
• Perform a GSLB Lab (3 Sites)

   Policy Based Switching

• Describe Cookie Based Switching
• Describe Cookie Based Hashing
• Describe SSL Session ID Switching
• Describe URL Switching

Who should attend?

   The Target Audience for this course is as follows:

• Customers or Resellers who are new to Foundry Networks Products
• Network technicians new to Foundry Products and Services
• Network Administrators responsible for implementing and managing small to large business networks.
• Network support staff who will act as network device installers and first-line support for a local to global sized business environment.
• Foundry Networks Certified Network Engineer FNCNE Candidates

Techniques in Advanced Server Load Balancing (TRNG-0240)

Prerequisites
To fully benefit from this course you should attended the Basic Switch/Router Configuration and Management (TRNG 0103) and the Introduction to Web Switching and Load Balancing (TRNG 0202). It is also recommended that you have previous exposure to general network management issues in a Foundry Networks environment. A working knowledge of Foundry Networks' CLI is a must.

We strongly recommend students to bring their own PC to act as the console during labs.
Recommended Personal hardware:

• Laptop Personal Computer with W2000 or higher
• Ethernet NIC card
• CD Drive
• Serial Interface (DB-9 Connector)
• Netscape 6.1 or better or Internet Explorer 5.5 or better

Course Content

The TRNG-0240 course is an in-depth study of server load balancing using Foundry Networks' ServerIron products. The course focuses in on advanced techniques of implementing Server Load Balancing (SLB) in a variety of network topologies. It includes an intense study of SLB theory of operations, configuration, network design and troubleshooting. The course is labs (hands-on) intensive and as result is fast moving. Key topics include but are not limited to; Load Balancing, Global Server Load Balancing, Transparent Cache Switching and Layer 7 switching.

Course Objectives
   After completing this course, the student will be able to:

• Identify key SLB techniques available using the Foundry Networks ServerIron
• Implement advanced designs and configurations in Server Load Balancing
• Implement advanced SLB, Health Checks and Layer 7 switching features on the Foundry ServerIron products
• Tune the Foundry Networks SLB implementation for fast Active-Active failover
• Determine the appropriate SLB design for a given network requirement
• Interconnect Foundry L2/L3 Switch Routers with the Foundry L4-7 SeverIron based on a network design
• Troubleshoot the in class design implementations using the CLI show commands

Course Outline

   Overview - Review

• Review basic SLB architecture
• Recognize Current Features in Layer 2 SLB
• Recognize Current Features Layer 3 SLB
• Describe Layer 7 switching Cookie/URL switching/hashing and cookie insertion
• Define the purpose of health check and types of health checks
• List security features SYN-Guard and SYN-Defense

   Server Load Balancing

• Discuss L2 vs.L3 SLB option
• Barrel Processors - Dynamic Distribution
• Configure basic SLB as review/start point for more complex labs
• Configure primary and backup servers
• Configure SLB using VLANs with Virtual Routing Interfaces
• Configure OSPF for use in SLB with VRRP/E
• Setup multiple sub-nets and multiple virtual routing interfaces
• Configure SLB using NAT
• Configure Stateless TCP/UDP ports
• Describe the SLB session table
• Set SLB session table parameters
• Policy-based SLB

   Health Check

• Describe how basic health-check works
• List the differences between active and passive health checks
• Configure Boolean health checks
• Develop Scripted health checks
• Implement scripted heath checks

   Layer 7 Switching

• Describe the difference in persistence using URL/Cookie switching and/or hashing.
• Use cookies for session persistence
• Describe Cookie insertion
• Insert a Cookie into an HTTP header using cookie switching and hashing

   Global Server Load Balancing

• List the GSLB metrics and their function
• Describe and Configure Global Server Load Balancing with metrics set to different values
• List the advantages and disadvantages of the different GSLB options (including IP-Weight and Site-Weight)
• Describe and configure Route Health Injection for GSLB

   Transparent Cache Switching

• List the key TCS design techniques
• Configure Active-Active TCS with a remote cache server
• Configure for proxy caching
• Configure TCS and SLB using the same ServerIron

   ServerIron Security

• Security
• Discuss SYN-Guard/SYN-Defense.
• Configure SYN-Guard/SYN-Defense
• Describe the benefits of rate limiting
• URL Filtering
• Transaction Rate Limiting
• Connection Rate Limiting

   Troubleshooting

• Use the sys-log to find problems
• Use the show command to solve data delivery problems
• BP Console commands
• Tracking Session Information

Who Should Attend

   The Target Audience for this course is as follows:

• Customers or Resellers who are experienced with Foundry Networks Products
• Network technicians with installation configuration, and troubleshooting experience with Foundry Products
• Network Administrators responsible for implementing layer 4 through layer 7 network solutions.
• Network support staff that will act as network device installers and first-line support for a local to global sized business environment.

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