Upon successful completion of the BlueCat Fundamentals – DDI course, attendees are able to: • Configure Address Manager Services • Monitor Address Manager and BlueCat DNS/DHCP Servers • Manage and Model the IPv4 Address Space • Manage the IPv6 Address Space • Configure, Manage and Deploy DHCP Objects including Ranges and Reserved Addresses • Configure DHCP Deployment Options • Configure Advanced DHCP Features including Match Classes and Vendor Profiles • Configure and Manage DHCP Failover • Configure and Manage DNS Zones and Resource Records • Configure and Manage Recursive DNS • Configure and Manage Dynamic DNS • Manage Advanced DNS Features • Obtain and Apply Updates and Patches for Address Manager and BlueCat DNS and DHCP Servers • Manage Users, Groups, and External Authenticators • Configure System Access Rights • Configure User-‐Defined Fields, Object Tags, and Devices • Configure Database Backups and Address Manager Replication • Configure Monitoring of Address Manager • Configure IP Reconciliation and Discovery • Manage BlueCat DNS and DHCP Server Redundancy using Crossover High Availability (XHA)
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BlueCat Fundamentals – DDI
BlueCat Fundamentals – DDI is an eLearning training course that focuses on the administration of the BlueCat Address Manager solution and the way DHCP and DNS services are managed. The course assumes that attendees have a general understanding of networking concepts and TCP/IP protocols, as well as a strong grasp of concepts related to DHCP, DNS and IPv4 addressing. To offer the most flexibility for your staff, BlueCat Fundamentals – DDI may be viewed on LearningSPACE, BlueCat’s Learning Management System. The eLearning format of this course allows self-‐service access so students may view course subjects on their time frames from any location via a web browser.
Module 1: Understanding BlueCat
• Understand Address Manager and its Various Elements
including Deployment Roles and Deployment and
Notification Models
• Deploy Data and configure Scheduled Deployments
Module 2: Getting the System Ready
• Manage Built-‐in User Accounts using the Administration
Console (CLI)
• Configure Network, Hostname and System Time
settings
• Add BlueCat DNS and DHCP Servers (BDDS)
• Configure BDDS Services
• Monitor BlueCat Servers
Module 3: Navigating the System
• Work with Components of the My IPAM Page
• Navigate the System using Tabs and Breadcrumbs
• Use the Search Functionality
• Restore Data
• Use Table Filtering to Filter IPAM Data
Module 4: Managing the IPv4 Address Space
• Manage the IPv4 Address Space using Blocks and
Networks
• Allocate IP Addresses
• Automate Network Creation with Network Templates
• Use IP Groups to Provide Teams with Access to Groups
of IP Addresses
• Model the IPv4 Address Space using Various Tools
Module 5: Managing the IPv6 Address Space
• Understand IPv6 Addresses and IPv6 Abbreviations
• Understand the Global and Local address spaces
• Create IPv6 Blocks and Networks
• Create and Assign IPv6 Addresses
Module 6: Managing DHCP
• Create and Resize DHCP Ranges
• Create DHCP Reserved Addresses
• Deploy DHCP
• Configure DHCP Validation
• Configure DHCP Deployment Options
Module 7: Advanced DHCP
• Configure DHCP Shared Networks
• Configure Vendor Profiles, Match Classes
and MAC Pools
• Configure DHCP Alerts
• Configure the TFTP Service
Module 8: DHCP Failover
• Understand the way DHCP Failover Works
• Configure DHCP Failover
Module 9: Configuring DNS in Address Manager
• Manage DNS Views and Zones
• Deploy DNS
• Manage Resource Records
• Configure DNS Validation
• Manage the Reverse DNS
• Add DNS Deployment Options
Module 10: Recursive DNS
• Configure DNS Caching Servers
• Configure Global Forwarding
• Configure Stub Zones
• Configure Forwarding Zones
Module 11: Dynamic DNS (DDNS)
• How Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Works
• Understand Common DDNS Mythologies
• How to Add Security to DDNS
• Configure DNS and DHCP Deployment Options Related
to DDNS
Module 12: Advanced DNS Concepts
• Manage a Multi-‐View Configuration
• Configure Delegation
• Configure Published Interfaces
• Integrate Active Directory DNS Zones with BlueCat DNS
Servers
Module 13: General Administration
• Configure Global Settings
• Obtain and Apply Upgrades and Patches to Address
Manager
• Use the Dual Partition Feature
Module 14: User Management
• Create Local User and Group Accounts
• Configure an LDAP Authenticator and Import LDAP
Groups
• Configure Access Rights
Module 15: Data Management
• Configure Address Manager Data Replication
• Backup and Restore the Address Manager Database
• Configure User-‐Defined Fields
Module 16: Monitoring and Tracking
• Configure Address Manager Monitoring
• Work with the Event List and Transaction History
• Configure and Schedule Reports
• Configure Notification Groups
• Work with Address Manager Log Files
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Module 17: Object Tags and Devices
• Create Object Tag Groups and Object Tags
• Use Object Tags to Manage IPAM Data
• Create Device to Manage Multi-‐Homed Devices
• Create Device Types to Categorize Devices
Module 18: BlueCat DNS and DHCP Servers
• Use the Dual Boot Partition System
• Upgrade BlueCat DNS/DHCP Servers
• Manage BlueCat DNS/DHCP Patches
• Configure Dedicated Management
• View BlueCat DNS/DHCP Server Logs
• Disable and Replace a BlueCat DNS/DHCP Server
Module 19: IP Reconciliation
• Understand the BlueCat Discovery and IP
Reconciliation Model
• Schedule and Run a Discovery
• Configure an IP Reconciliation Policy
• Reconcile Discovered IP Addresses
Module 20: XHA
• Understand XHA
• Configure an XHA Cluster
• Upgrade an XHA Cluster
• Repair an XHA Cluster
• Break an XHA Cluster