Enterprise Network Monitoring and Management BootCamp-1

Day-1:
– Details about Network Operation Center (NOC)
– Details about Network Monitoring and Management System (NMS)
– Useful Tools are Using for NMS & NMS best practices
– Details about Agent based and Agent less tools
– Details about SNMP and it’s different version of SNMP
– Virtualization and Linux Basic
– Server Lab Setup with VirtualBox/VMware Workstation
– Virtual Server Installation and Networking Virtualization

Day-2:
– Install and Configure GNS3
– Configure Multivendor Device Images in GNS3 (Cisco, Juniper, Mikrotik, FortiGate)
– Networking between GNS3 Devices
– Create Network Topology and Configure Devices in GNS3 to insure connectivity with server (Cisco, Juniper, Mikrotik, Fortinet)
– Configure Routing for GNS3 Devices inside and outside communication

Day-3:
– Configure  NTP Server  and Synchronized Time with NTP
– Install and Configure Extra Repository
– Install and Configure Apache Web Server
– Install and Configure MySQL Database Server
– Install and Configure PHP
– Reconfigure MySQL and PHP required by Cacti
– Install and Configure SNMP and RRD-Tool  required by Cacti
– Install and Configure Cacti from source code
– Configure Virtual Host in Apache for Cacti
– Explain All Features available in Cacti NMS Tool
– Create Graph, Graph Tree and Visualize Graph for Localhost (Cacti Server)

Day-4:
– Configure SNMP for each device in GNS3 and server
– Adding each type of devices  (Cisco, Juniper, Mikrotik, Fortinet) and Monitor the Availability
– Create  graphs for each device (Cisco, Juniper, Mikrotik, Fortinet) and Visualize the graphs
– Create multiple graph trees
– User Management
– Create, Delete User
– Assign Permission to a user
– Configure Notifications
– Configure Email Notifications

Day-5:
– Plugins Management in Cacti
– Install and configure different types of plugins
– Install and Configure Monitor plugin
– Install and Configure Network Weather Map (Live Network Visualization Tool)
– Creating Network Map:
– Add Device
– Add Link between devices
– Add data into link and link info
– Change default icon for devices
– Customize the map
– Install and Configure SmokePing
– Add Link to SmokePing
– Create Groups in SmokePing
– Integrate SmokePing into Cacti
– Quiz Test