ACE Operations and Configuration (ACEOC)



Who Should Attend

This course is designed for systems engineers and network architects who need to design or deploy server load-balancing solutions using the Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) module


Prerequisites

  • CCNA required.

You will gain the most from this course if you have a basic understanding of the following topics:

  • TCP/IP protocol
  • HTTP and SSL protocols
  • N-tier application architecture
  • Server load-balancing


Course Objectives

After you complete this course, you will be able to:

  • Describe how the advanced application delivery services provided by the ACE module are used to enhance application performance, scalability, and reliability
  • Describe the configuration and management tasks needed to successfully deploy an ACE module
  • Explain how to use the ACE module to control traffic in layers 2, 3, and 4 of the network Describe the ACE functions that are used to perform load balancing for layers 4 and 7
  • Explain how the layer 7 processing capabilities of the ACE module are used to maintain session persistence and provide protocol inspection
  • Explain how to deploy the ACE module in a high availability configuration that supports failover and state replication


Course Content

ACE Operations and Configuration is a 3-day, instructor-led, lecture/lab course. You will learn how to deploy and configure intelligent network services using the Catalyst 6500 Application Control Engine (ACE). This course covers all of the key features of the ACE module, including resource virtualization and management, server load balancing (Layer 2-4 and Layer 7), SSL termination and offload, and security features like application-layer inspection and fixups.

Lesson 1: Introducing ACE

  • IP Protocol Stack Review
  • IP Application Review
  • ACE Features and Architecture

Lesson 2: Deploying ACE

  • Connecting ACE to the Network
  • Network Topologies
  • Virtualization
  • Resource Management
  • Authorizing Management Users
  • Configuring Interfaces

Lesson 3: Modular Policy Configuration

  • Class Maps
  • Policy Maps
  • Applying Policy Maps
  • Permitting Management Traffic

Lesson 4: Layer 4/7 Load Balancing

  • Access Control Lists
  • Layer 4 Load Balancing
  • Layer 7 Load Balancing
  • Health Monitoring
  • Server Reuse

Lesson 5: Layer 7 Protocol Processing

  • Session Persistence
  • Header Insert
  • Persistent/Pipelined Client Connections
  • Protocol Inspection

Lesson 6: Processing Secure Connections

  • Digital Encryption Technologies
  • SSL Offload
  • Back-End SSL Configuration
  • End-to-End Encryption
  • Configuring a Public-Key Infrastructure
  • Configuring SSL Proxy Services

Lesson 7: Security Features

  • TCP/IP Fragmentation/Reassembly
  • TCP Normalization
  • Network Address Translation

Lesson 8: High Availability

  • Redundancy
  • Object Tracking
  • Failover
  • State Replication
  • Displaying Fault Tolerant Information

Lesson 9: Integrating Multiple Features

  • Analyzing Network Requirements
  • Designing ACE Contexts
  • Designing ACE Features
  • Configuring Multiple Integrated Features

Labs

  • Lab 1: ACE Resource Virtualization
  • Lab 2: Server Load Balancing
  • Lab 3: Health Monitoring
  • Lab 4: Layer 7 Load Balancing
  • Lab 5: Sticky Connections
  • Lab 6: Protocol Inspection
  • Lab 7: SSL Offload
  • Lab 8: Network Address Translation
  • Lab 9: Multiple Feature Configuration
  • Lab 10: Troubleshooting Case Studies

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Dates for UK : Almost Weekly
Locations : Every Major UK city

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Course-ID: CI-ACEOC
Price:

UK: 1.695 GBP

Duration: 3 Days

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