Prerequisites The recommended knowledge and skills that a learner must have before attending this course are as follows: Knowledge level equivalent to Cisco CCNA Routing & Switching certification Basic to intermediate Knowledge on three main protocols: DHCP, DNS and TFTP A good understanding of IP addressing and subnetting Course Objectives Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives: Understand IP Address Management and associated Challenges Describe mechanisms, protocols and tools required for IP Address Management Understand main concepts associated with DHCP, DNS and IP address Management (DDI) Understand How Cisco Network Registrar solves challenges associated with DDI Understand Cisco Network Registrar architecture and components Know Cisco Network Registrar high availability options including Main and Backup Servers Configure, operate and monitor different components and tools of Cisco Network Registrar Troubleshoot common issues on this solution, using logs and other related systems tools Course Outline Module 1: Introduction to IP Address Management and Cisco Network Registrar Lesson 1: Challenges addressed by Cisco Prime Network Registrar (CPNR) IP Address Management Challenge DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (DDI) DDI Solution Operational Requirements Cisco Network Registrar overview Fast and Scalable Cisco Prime Network Registrar: DHCP Cisco Prime Network Registrar: DNS Reliable Extensible Consolidated IP Address Management Regional Server Cloud Ready DNS Caching Server and DNS Security Comprehensive, Full-Featured IPAM Cisco IPAM Approach IPAM Drivers Network Registrar IPAM Value
Lower Risks and Reduced Startup Costs Cisco Network Registrar Jumpstart Lesson 2: Introduction to DHCP operational details Broadband network diagram DHCP traffic patterns (discover, offer, request, ack) A day in the life of a DHCP packet Packet sniffing using Wireshark Pre-provisioning vs. self-provisioning models CMTS settings (option 82) CMTS commands (Show cable modem ) Setting up an NTP server and Client Syslog Module 2: Cisco Network Registrar Components and Tools Lesson 1: Understanding Cisco Network Registrar Concepts and Architecture Regional/CCM Server Local Servers General Push/Pull concepts Creating Roles and Groups Licensing Scopes Scope embedded policies Scope selection tags Policies Client-Classes Client-class embedded policies DHCP DNS DDNS TFTP Extension points DHCP Failover HA DNS Admin accounts and privileges Network Registrar Dashboard SNMP Traps WebUI Module 3: Cisco Network Registrar DHCP Services Lesson 1: DHCP Basic Administration
Basic Addressing/DHCP operations Specific Push/Pull Operations Regional Tasks Local Tasks Address Block Subnet Policies Scope Scope Template Lesson 2: DHCP Advanced Administration PNR objects Client class, scope selection tags Embedded policies Expressions Where do DHCP options come from (the 7 areas) Extensions Module 4: Cisco Network Registrar DNS Services Lesson 1: DNS Basic Concepts and Administration Basic DNS operations DNS specific Push/Pull operations Regional Tasks Local Tasks Forward and Reverse Zones Zone Templates Pulling Zone Templates from a Cluster Adding Authoritative Nameservers for Zones Lesson 2: DNS Advanced Features Configuration Secondary Zones Secondary Reverse Zones Subzones Zone Distributions Specific Push/Pull operations Secondary servers Lesson 3: Additional DNS topics Dynamic DNS: DHCP and DNS working together
SOA and secondary server attributes Pre-fetch glue records Report lame delegation Enable relaxed dynamic update Set cache time limits and size Subzone delegation Root Name servers Forwarding IXFR Module 5: Troubleshooting Cisco Network Registrar Lesson 1: Command Line Interface CLI overview Useful command and examples Lesson 2: Basic Log Analysis Log location, contents, and categories What each log file is for Log and debug settings Lesson 3: Common failures and troubleshooting Provisioning Steps in Cisco CMTS Identifying problems with logs CM in init(d) CM in init(o) General troubleshooting Lesson 4: Backup and Restore mcdshadow backups How to create a TAC Tool Bundle Adjust log size and rotation Lesson 5: DHCP Failover Administration DHCP Simple Safe Failover design Main and Backup server roles Lab Outline Lab 3-1: Configuring basic DHCP Services
Create DHCP Policies on Main server Create DHCP Scopes on Main server Create a DHCP Scope Template Main server Push DHCP objects from Main to Backup server Lab 3-2: Configuring advanced DHCP Services Client class, scope selection tags Embedded policies Expressions Extensions Lab 4-1: Configuring basic DNS Creating forward and reverse zones Setting a server to be a master Testing DNS with NSLookup Lab 4-2: Configuring advanced DNS Create Secondary Zones Create Secondary Reverse Zones Create Subzones Configure Zone Distributions Perform Specific Push/Pull operations Secondary servers Lab 4-3: Configuring Dynamic DNS Configure DHCP and DNS to enable Dynamic DNS Lab 5-1: Troubleshooting A Find and fix common issues on policies, scopes, objects, expressions and extensions Lab 5-2: Troubleshooting B Using DHCP, DNS and TFTP logs reviews for troubleshooting issues Super Lab: lab review all topics mixed