Introduction to the Junos Operating System (IJOS) – Outline

Outline detalhado do curso

DAY 1

Course Introduction
Introducing Junos OS and the Hardware It Powers
  • Test your knowledge of some networking fundamentals
  • Explain the advantages of Junos OS
  • Define the terms fixed-port chassis, modular chassis, and Routing Engine
  • Describe the advantages of Juniper Networks MX Series, PTX Series, and ACX Series routers, and SRX Series Firewalls
SSH and Operational Mode
  • Demonstrate how to use SSH to log in to a device running Junos OS
  • Explain the purpose of operational mode
  • Describe some of the most immediately useful show system commands
  • Demonstrate how to use built-in command reminders, auto-completion, and the Junos hierarchy

Lab 1: SSH and Operational Mode

Refresher—IPv6 Addressing
  • Demonstrate how to use hexadecimal to read IPv6 addresses, MAC addresses, and memory addresses
  • Explain the format of IPv6 addresses and subnet masks, and the purpose of link-local addressing
Network Interfaces, Part 1—Interface Naming and Logical Units
  • Define the concepts of physical network interfaces, FPCs, and PICs
  • Demonstrate how the show interfaces terse command verifies logical interfaces, interface status, and IP addresses
Network Interfaces, Part 2—Revealing and Filtering Detailed Interface Output
  • Explain how to read the output of the full show interfaces command
  • Demonstrate how to use the CLI pipe to filter the output of any command

Lab 2: Network Interfaces and Logical Units

Reading a Junos OS Configuration
  • Explain the difference between viewing a Junos configuration in hierarchy view and in set view, and the advantages of each method
  • Demonstrate how to read a Junos OS router configuration in set view
  • Demonstrate how to read a Junos OS router configuration in hierarchy view

Lab 3: Reading a Junos OS Configuration

DAY 2

Configuring Junos OS—The Basics
  • Describe how the candidate configuration helps to prevent mistakes during configuration changes
  • Demonstrate how to commit changes, and how to roll back to previous configurations
  • Describe how to deploy, edit, and delete pieces of configuration
  • Explain how to use the commit confirmed feature

Lab 4: Configuring Junos OS—The Basics

Configuring Junos OS—Become a Power User
  • Explain how to lock the candidate configuration, and how to deactivate and disable pieces of configuration
  • Demonstrate how to deploy configuration within a specific part of the hierarchy
  • Explain how to renameand replace configuration
  • Describe the keyboard shortcuts that bring efficiency to your CLI session

Lab 5: Configuring Junos OS—Become a Power User

Routing Tables, Route Preference, and Longest Prefix Matches
  • Define the difference between directly connected, static, and dynamic routes
  • Explain how route preference selects the best route to a destination
  • Explain the process of longest prefix match lookups
  • Demonstrate how to view and verify the inet.0 and inet6.0 routing tables

Lab 6: Routes and Routing Tables

Static Routes
  • Explain the advantages and trade-offs of using static routes
  • Demonstrate how to configure and verify IPv4 and IPv6 static routes
  • Explain the purpose of a default route, and deploy one to enable Internet connectivity

Lab 7: Static Routes

Dynamic Routing Protocols—The Theory
  • Explain how routing protocols solve the problems of static routes
  • Describe the difference between interior and exterior gateway protocols, and the advantages of link-state protocols such as OSPF and IS-IS
Dynamic Routing Protocols—Configuring OSPF
  • Configure and verify a basic IPv4 OSPF deployment
  • Configure and verify a basic IPv6 OSPF deployment

Lab 8: Dynamic Routing Protocols

DAY 3

Junos OS Switches, Part 1—VLANs, MAC Tables, and Access Ports
  • Test your knowledge of some Layer 2 switching fundamentals
  • Demonstrate how to configure and verify VLANs on a switch running Junos OS
  • Describe how to configure access ports and verify MAC tables
Junos OS Switches, Part 2—Trunk Ports
  • Describe how to deploy trunk ports on Junos OS switches
  • Demonstrate how to configure multiple logical units on IP interfaces
  • Explain the advantages of Juniper Networks EX and QFX Series Switches, and the wireless, wired, and WAN solutions offered by Mist AI

Lab 9: IP Interfaces with Multiple Logical Units

Junos OS Device Administration
  • Explain the advantage of out-of-band management interfaces
  • Describe how to maintain accurate time on a Junos OS device
  • Explain the DNS resolution process, and how to enable DNS resolution
  • Describe how to create new user accounts for management
  • Demonstrate the features of the J-Web graphical interface
Setting Up a Brand-New Junos OS Device
  • Describe the variety of default configurations you will find on Junos OS devices
  • Explain how to use the console port, and the one piece of mandatory configuration on new devices
  • Demonstrate some recommended initial system settings
  • Explain the advantage of zero-touch provisioning

Lab 10: Junos OS Device Administration and Initial Settings

Junos OS Architecture—The Control Plane and the Data Plane
  • Define the control plane, the forwarding plane, and the Packet Forwarding Engine
  • Explain the difference between transit traffic and exception traffic
Junos OS Architecture—The Software That Powers Junos OS
  • Describe the modular nature of Junos OS daemons, and explain how Junos OS is based on FreeBSD
  • Explain the advantages offered by Junos OS Evolved
Logging, Troubleshooting, and Monitoring
  • Explain how to create log files
  • Demonstrate network connectivity troubleshooting commands
  • Describe how to view interface statistics, errors, and live control plane traffic
  • Demonstrate some helpful CLI management troubleshooting tricks

Lab 11: Logging, Troubleshooting, and Monitoring

DAY 4

Junos OS Firewall Filters, Part 1—The Theory
  • Test your knowledge on some important transport layer fundamentals
  • Define the difference between stateful security policies and stateless firewall filters
  • Describe how firewall filters use named terms to take action on packets, based on your match conditions
  • Demonstrate the logic involved in processing terms in a firewall filter
Junos OS Firewall Filters, Part 2—The Practical
  • Describe the configuration of a Junos OS firewall filter
  • Demonstrate how to use the insert command to change the order of terms in a firewall filter

Lab 12: Junos OS Firewall Filters

Junos OS Configuration—A Deeper Dive
  • Describe how to annotate, lock, and redact parts of the configuration
  • Explain how to create and manage files on your Junos device
  • Describe how to use load commands to quickly apply configuration in bulk
  • Demonstrate the ways that you can automate aspects of a Junos OS configuration

Lab 13: Junos OS Configuration—A Deeper Dive

Interfaces—A Deeper Dive
  • Describe the configuration of IRB and loopback interfaces
  • Explain how source IP addresses are selected from multiple options on an interface
  • Demonstrate the advantages of load balancing and of aggregated Ethernet interfaces

Lab 14: Interfaces—A Deeper Dive

Junos OS Architecture—APIs and Automation
  • Explain how Junos OS uses an XML API as an interface to the CLI and to a variety of automation options
Where Do You Go from Here?
  • Describe how to continue getting hands-on practice with Junos OS once the course is complete
  • Explain the Juniper Networks certification track
  • Explain some of the most popular Juniper Networks courses that you might choose to take next

SELF-STUDY MODULES

Routing—A Deeper Dive
  • Demonstrate a variety of advanced static route features
  • Demonstrate the functionality and configuration of routing instances
  • Describe the advantages of OSPF areas, IS-IS levels, and BGP as an exterior gateway protocol
Junos OS Firewall Filters—A Deeper Dive
  • Demonstrate some advanced firewall filter match conditions and actions
  • Explain the benefits of control plane firewall filter protection
  • Describe how policers can rate-limit any traffic of your choosing
  • Demonstrate some firewall filter caveats and potential best practices
Logging, Troubleshooting, and Monitoring—A Deeper Dive
  • Demonstrate how monitoring systems use SNMP to interact with a device
  • Explain how traceoptions offer advanced troubleshooting visibility of any problem
  • Describe the error information available in the show interfaces extensive command
  • Demonstrate some advanced CLI troubleshooting commands and filtering tools
Junos OS Device Administration—A Deeper Dive
  • Explain the meaning of AAA, and demonstrate how to enable RADIUS and TACACS+ authentication
  • Describe the order in which user authentication methods are checked
  • Explain how to customize user accounts with custom permission classes and custom idle timeouts
Junos OS Routing Policy
  • Explain how import and export policies can readvertise prefixes between protocols
  • Describe the CLI syntax of a routing policy
  • Demonstrate how a routing policy can export static routes into OSPF
  • Describe some important advanced routing policy features and behaviors
Upgrading Junos OS
  • Describe how to download a Junos OS image from the Juniper Networks website
  • Demonstrate how to check available storage, and how to remove unnecessary files
  • Demonstrate the Junos OS upgrade procedure
  • Describe the most helpful upgrade customization options
J-Web
  • Identify the purpose of each individual tab on the J-Web menu
  • Configure device administration settings and perform simple tasks such as configuration and file management
  • Demonstrate how to configure and monitor a network interface in J-Web
  • Use the Feature Explorer to find out if a device supports J-Web
Refresher—Cables and Ethernet
  • Explain the difference between copper and fiber-optic networking cables
  • Describe how Ethernet uses MAC addresses to pass traffic to the next visible hop in the path
Refresher—IPv4 and Subnetting
  • Describe the format of IPv4 addresses, and explain how to create a subnet
  • Explain the role of a router in a network
Refresher—Switches, MAC Learning, Broadcast Domains, and VLANs
  • Explain the difference between Layer 2 and Layer 3 switches
  • Describe how switches and hosts learn MAC addresses
  • Define the concept of VLANs and broadcast domains
Refresher—TCP and UDP
  • Explain the difference between reliable and best-effort transmission, and between source and destination port numbers