Network Management and Monitoring Tutorial

When: June 1-2, 2008
Where:
Instructors: Hervey Allen and Phil Regnauld

Outline

Day 1
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* Introduction to Network Monitoring and Management         (PR)
     - Monitoring
          + Protocols (SNMP, ICMP Ping)
     - Management
          + CVSWeb/CVS, Rancid, Ticket system, Doc. Mgmnt.
     - Capacity Planning
          + Tool outputs (graph trends & history)
     - Provisioning
* Some available network tools (interaction w/IPv6)         (PR/HA)
     - ping
     - netstat
     - netperf
     - ntr
     - nmap
* SNMP                                                      (PR)
     - Active vs. passive monitoring
          + Hands-on querying of local devices
* MRTG/RRDTool                                              (HA)
     - Smokeping
          + Install and configure
     - Cacti
          + Install and configure
* Nagios                                                    (HA)
     - Configuration details
     - Demo local live install
     - Install Firefox plugin
 
Day 2
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* Change and document management with Ticket Systems        (HA)
     - Review Trac and RT
     - Demo of local Trac install with tickets
* Configuration / change management                         (PR)
     - CVSWeb
          + Install and configure
     - Rancid
          + Install and configure
* Log management                                            (PR)
     - Syslog NG
          + Install and configure
     - Swatch
          + Install and configure
* Summary, Q&A, Spontaneous BOF                             (HA/PR)

Notes and Requirements

 
 
Intro talk                              0.5   (PR)
Network Tools                           1     (PR/HA)
SNMP                                    1     (PR)
MRTG/RRDTool                            1.5   (HA)
    Smokeping
    Cacti
Nagios Demo                             1     (HA)
Ticket System/Trac                      0.5   (HA)
Rancid                                  1     (PR)
CVSWeb                                  0.5   (PR)
Syslog NG                               1     (PR)
Swatch                                  0.5   (PR)
Summary                                 0.5   (HA/PR)
  
Preconfigured machines
Preconfigured setups
Nagios already running
2 routers (configured on May 31)
2 VLANs on HP 4000 switche 
Management ports on HP switch