Detailed Course Outline
Module 1: Course Overview
- Contents of the course
- Goals of the course
- Recognizing fellow participants
- Class schedule
- Prerequisites
Module 2: External Authentication
- Describe the principles of the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)
- Configure NA to use the LDAP authentication service
- Describe the principles of Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System + (TACACS+)
- Configure NA to use the TACACS+ authentication service
Module 3: Custom Reporting
- Describe the fundamentals of SQL statements
- Create SQL statements to extract device data from the NA database
- Use the Perl API that uses the API to extract data from the NA server
Module 4: NA and NNMi Integration
- Describe the Network Node Manager i (NNMi) and NA integration features
- Configure NNMi and NA integration
Module 5: NA and OO Integration
- Describe the Operations Orchestration (OO) and NA integration features
- Configure OO and NA integration
Module 6: Troubleshooting
- Enable custom logging options
- Enable task logging
- Identify driver issues
Module 7: Advanced Administration
- Configure the Dynamic Group Recalculation settings
- Use Perl APIs in Change Scripts
- Identify key performance metrics
- Manipulate Rendition Configuration eXtension (RCX) files
Module 8: NA API
- Describe the fundamental principles of the Simple Object Access Protocol (SOAP)
- Use the Java API to interact with an NA Core
- Use the Perl API to interact with an NA Core
Module 9: Distributed NA Implementation
- Configure a Horizontal Scalability environment with two NA cores
Module 10: Driver Development
- Describe the interaction between an NA core and device driver
- Explain the syntax of the JavaScript code used to implement a driver function
- Create a Driver project in Network Driver Studio (NDS)
- Describe the purpose of each driver file