Advanced VNE Server: Automated Discovery

Level
Advanced

Duration
2 hours

Type
Instructor-Led, Web-Based training.  This course is taken online, so you may attend from wherever you have a reliable internet connection. When you sign up, you will receive an email with instructions on how to log in to the session.

Prerequisites

You must have attended either one of the Intro to VNE Server Instructor-Led training

• Introduction to Administering VNE Server Classroom-Based Training
• VNE Server Web-Based Training

You should already be familiar with the configuration of adapter chains in VNE Server.
Basic understanding of networks and network management platforms
Basic understanding of network technology and network performance data
Familiarity with general purpose and major workflows of Guru or OPNET Modeler
Familiarity with Guru or Sentinel

Description
Through instruction and demonstration, this session highlights VNE Server's discovery and maintenance adapters. This session presents several methods you can use to discover your network before importing device configurations and topology data used to create an accurate model of your Layer-2/Layer-3 network.

Additionally, this session shows you how to configure VNE Server for continuous, unattended operation to achieve a continuously valid model of your network for use in planning, engineering, design, analysis, and operations.

The following topics are covered:

• Exploring the Details of Device Entries
• Auto-Discovery Workflow
  • Auto-Discovery Engines
  • Auto-Discovery Strategies
• Device and Platform Info File Maintenance
  • Database Aging
  • Device Sets and View Filters
• Housekeeping Adapters
  • Device and Change Record Maintenance
  • Traffic Maintenance
• Using Auto-Group Adapter and using the Group Wizard

Advanced VNE Server: Automated Discovery (2 hours, Web-Based)