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Getting Started with HP Switching and Routing On-Site Training

This on-site training class is also available as Public Schedule Seminar.

Getting Started with HP Switching and Routing

Course Description/Agenda

In this course, you will gain an understanding of the foundational HP network technologies, including basic switch functionality, virtual LANs (VLANs), infrastructure device security, IP routing concepts, link aggregation, and network redundancy.

You will get an overview of HP A-Series switches, which are designed for data centers and enterprises, and E-Series switches, which are designed for small-to-medium businesses (SMBs). You will also learn how each foundational technology is implemented on both A-Series and E-Series switches.

Certification:

HP AIS - Network Infrastructure [2011]

What You'll Learn

Ways to categorize switches based on their capabilities or form factor
How HP A- and E-Series switches help organizations meet today's business and technical challenges
Factors that can make network infrastructure devices vulnerable to attack
How to physically secure infrastructure devices from unauthorized access
How and why VLANs are implemented on HP E-Series and A-Series switches
How Layer 3 switches use static and default routes to ensure that traffic reaches its final destination
Basic components of routing tables and their purpose
How dynamic and static links are implemented on HP switches
STP, RSTP, and MSTP and how they are implemented on HP switches
Advantages and disadvantages of using HP IRF to provide network redundancy

Who Should Attend

IT professionals who deploy SMB and enterprise-edge solutions based on HP technologies, including HP reseller systems engineers, customer IT staff, HP system engineers, and HP services field and call center support engineers

Course Outline

1. HP Switch

Current networking challenges
Customer requirements
Converged networks
Open standards
HP switch series overview
HP warranty
Green business technology
Network environment
Deployment options
Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches
Switch manageability
Form factor
Stackable
HP switch portfolio
V-Series switches
E-Series switches
A-Series switches
A-Series routers
Switch management interfaces
In-band and out-of-band management
HP E-Series switches
- Initial access
- Management users
- CLI structure
HP A-Series
- User interfaces
- CLI command levels
- Privilege levels
- CLI structure
HP CLI help

2. Security Basics

Overview of attacks
The need for physical security
Defense in-depth
HP defense components
Trusted network infrastructure
Access control
Threat management
Benefits of HP's defense strategy
Authenticating management users
- A-Series switches
- E-Series switches
Secure management protocols
SSHv2
HTTPS
SSH and HTTPS requirements

3. VLAN Basics

Need for VLANs on today's network
Benefits of using VLANs
Example network segmented by VLANs
IEEE 802.1Q standard
Example Ethernet header
Tagged and untagged VLAN memberships on E-Series switches
VLANs on E-Series switches
- Default VLAN
- Configuration guidelines
- Configuring VLANs
- Extending VLAN boundaries
- Configuring IP addresses
- Viewing the status of VLAN ports
GVRP
Types of ports on A-Series switches
Configuring access ports on A-Series switches
Configuring trunk ports on A-Series switches
Default VLAN for A-Series trunk ports
Extending VLANs across A-Series switches
Configuration guidelines for A-Series switches
Configuring IP addresses on A-Series switches
Layer 2 or Layer 3 forwarding
Example: Identify the destination device's MAC address

4. Fundamentals of Routing

Layer 3 routing
Destination IP address
Next hop or gateway
Types of routes
- Direct routes
- Indirect routes
- Static routes
Information required for routes
A-Series routing table
E-Series routing table
Routing example
VLAN tagging on E-Series switches
Access or trunk ports on A-Series switches

5. Link Aggregation and LACP

Ever-increasing bandwidth requirements
Benefits of link aggregation
LACP
- Requirements
- Link negotiation
Dynamic LACP: Active and passive
Conversations
Link aggregation terminology
Implementing link aggregation on HP E-Series switches
LACP or port trunking
Static aggregated link
- Configuring on E-Series switches
Dynamic aggregated link
- Configuring on E-Series switches
VLANs and aggregated links
- Configuring VLANs for a static aggregated link
- Enabling a dynamic aggregated link to support multiple VLANs
Load distribution
Distributed trunking
- Implementation
- Benefits
Implementing link aggregation on HP A-Series switches
Link aggregation on A-Series switches
Port aggregation states
Configuration settings that affect the aggregation state
Reference ports
Static link aggregation group
Reference port for the static link aggregation groups
Aggregation state of static port members
Dynamic link aggregation groups
Reference port for a dynamic link aggregation group
Aggregation state of dynamic member ports
Comparing static and dynamic aggregation links on A-Series switches
VLANs and aggregate interfaces
Load distribution

6. Providing Network Redundancy

Need for network redundancy
STP overview
Electing a root bridge
Exchanging BPDUs to elect the root bridge
Root path and path costs
Using the bridge ID as a tie-breaker
Using the port ID as a tie-breaker
Switch port states
STP enhancements
STP limitations
RSTP enhancements
MSTP enhancements
Interoperability
RSTP configuration
Default STP version on HP switches
- E-Series switches
- A-Series switches
Enabling RSTP
- E-Series switches
- A-Series switches
Bridge and port priorities
Changing the bridge priority
Considerations for VLANs
Poor design can isolate VLAN
Assigning all VLANs to redundant links
MSTP
- Configuration
- Instances
- Regions
- Instances and the Internal Spanning Tree (IST)
- Configuring on A-Series and E-Series switches
HP IRF
- IRF connections
Learning the topology
Electing a master
Simplified network operations
Distributed forwarding and routing
Redundancy