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Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is designed for administrators who install, manage, and monitor IBM© DataPower Gateway Appliances. The course is also relevant for developers who administer appliances. Overview Configure an appliance for its initial deployment Download and upgrade the firmware on the DataPower appliances Create and manage user accounts, groups, and domains Configure Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) to and from DataPower Appliances Troubleshoot and debug services by using the problem determination tools, logs, and probes that are provided with the DataPower appliance Configure logging of messages to external locations IBM© DataPower Gateway Appliances are network devices that help secure, integrate, and optimize access to web, web services, mobile, and API workloads. Through instructor-led lectures and hands-on lab exercises, you learn how to run various administrative procedures, from initial installation and setup through ongoing maintenance of the appliances in production. You learn about the available management interfaces, such as the command-line interface (CLI), Web Management graphical interface, and XML Management Interface. You also learn how to use these interfaces to run various administrative tasks, such as upgrading firmware, running backup and restore operations, and configuring user accounts and domains. The course includes some information on upgrading firmware and working with DataPower hardware appliances. Course introductionDataPower deployment environmentsInitial setupManaging firmwareExercise: Upgrading image firmwareDataPower administration overviewUsing CLI and the XML Management Interface to configure appliance accessExercise: Using the CLI and the XML Management Interface to manage DataPower appliancesDataPower services overviewUsing the Web Management Blueprint Console to configure appliance accessTroubleshootingExercise: Using the troubleshooting tools to debug errorsDataPower cryptographic tools and SSL setupExercise: Securing connections with SSLLogging and log targetsExercise: Logging to an external systemCourse summary

Duration 5 Days 30 CPD hours This course is intended for Network professionals, including systems engineers Channel Partners Customers Overview After taking this course, you should be able to: Describe IP multicast services Identify IP multicast issues on a data link layer Explain why Protocol Independent Multicast Sparse Mode (PIM-SM) is the most current scalable IP multicast routing protocol Describe Rendezvous Point (RP) distribution solutions Recognize the drawbacks of the PIM-SM and describe two extensions to provide possible solutions Explain basic concepts of Multiprotocol BGP (MP-BGP) and its use in the IP multicast environment Configure and deploy Multicast Source Discovery Protocol (MSDP) in the interdomain environment Describe solutions to mitigate security issues in the IP multicast network Describe the process of monitoring and maintaining multicast high-availability operations Design multicast-related application and network solutions in customer and service provider networks The Implementing Cisco Multicast (MCAST) v2.0 course teaches you the fundamentals of IP multicasting, including multicast applications, sources, receivers, group management, and IP multicast routing protocols such as Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) used within a single administrative domain. You will learn about issues in switched LAN environments and reliable IP multicasting, and technical solutions for simple deployments of IP multicast within a provider or customer network. The course reviews the configuration and troubleshooting guidelines for implementation of IP multicast on Cisco© routers. Labs offer hands-on experience to help you prepare to deploy IP multicast successfully. Course Outline Module 1: IP Multicast Concepts and Technologies Module 2: Multicast on the LAN Module 3: PIM Sparse Mode Module 4: Rendezvous Point Engineering Module 5: PIM Sparse Mode Protocol Extensions Module 6: Multiprotocol Extensions for BGP Module 7: Interdomain IP Multicast Module 8: IP Multicast Security Module 9: Multicast Optimization and High-Availability Features Module 10: Applications of Multicast

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Developers, Data Engineers, Architects, and Administrators Overview Join an engaging hands-on learning environment, where you'll learn: Splunk essentials Indexing in Splunk Splunk architecture and components Query and search your data How to create dashboards and visualizations How to apply alerts This is a hands-on course with engaging instruction, demos, group discussions, labs, and project work. Join an engaging hands-on learning environment, where you?ll learn - Splunk essentials Indexing in Splunk Splunk architecture and components Query and search your data How to create dashboards and visualizations How to apply alerts This is a hands-on course with engaging instruction, demos, group discussions, labs, and project work. Introduction to Splunk What?s Splunk? What?s Splunk? Authentication Methods Access Controls and Users Products, Licensing, and Costs Quick Tour Guide: User Interface Indexes Splunk Data What are Indexes? Search-Head Index Clusters Index Pipeline Events Fields and Field Extraction Forwarders Metrics Removing Data Splunk Architecture Components of Splunk Deployments Deployment Scenarios Search Processing Language What is Search Processing Language (SPL)? Searching Operators Search Commands Search Pipeline Sub-searches Commonly Used Search Commands Drilldowns Lookups Optimize Searches Dashboard and Visualizations Dashboards in Splunk Creating Dashboards Visualization Types Search as Reports Dashboards Drilldown Forms Alerts Creating Alerts Scheduling Alerts Alerts Notifications Scheduled Reports Creating Scheduled Reports Putting the Pieces Together In your final exercise, you?ll configure a typical scenario when using Splunk. You'll install and configure an NGINX, then the Splunk forwarder to collect logs in Splunk. The idea is that you can apply everything you've learned within the Bootcamp: creating searches, visualizations, dashboards, etc.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for DevOps Engineers Software Developers Telecommunications Professionals Architects Quality Assurance & Site Reliability Professionals Overview Automate basic freestyle projects Jenkins Pipelines and Groovy Programming Software lifecycle management with Jenkins Popular plugins Scaling options Integrating Jenkins with Git and GitHub (as well as other Software Control Management platforms) Triggering Jenkins with Webhooks Deploying into Docker and Kubernetes CI / CD with Jenkins This course covers the fundamentals necessary to deploy and utilize the Jenkins automation server. Jenkins enables users to immediately begin automating both their individual and collaborative workflows. Jenkins is a proven solution for a wide variety of tasks ranging from the helpful automation of scripts (such as Python and Ansible) to creating complex pipelines that govern the technical parts of not only Continuous Integration, but Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) as well. Jenkins is free, open source, and easily controlled with a simple web- based UI- it can be expanded by third party plugins and is deployable on nearly any on-site (Linux, Windows and Mac) or cloud platform. Overview of Jenkins Overview of Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) Understanding Git and GitHub Git Branching Methods for Installing Jenkins Jenkins Dashboard Jenkins Jobs Getting Started with Freestyle Jobs Triggering builds HTTP Web Hooks Augmenting Jenkins with Plugins Overview of Docker and Dockerfile for Building and Launching Images Pipeline Jobs for Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment Pipeline Build Stage Pipeline Testing Stage Post Build actions SMTP and Other Notifications Programming Pipelines with Groovy More Groovy Programming Essentials Extracting Jenkins Data Analytics to Support Project Management Troubleshooting Failures Auditing stdout and stderr with Jenkins Jenkins REST API Controlling Jenkins API with Python Jenkins Security Scaling Jenkins Jenkins CLI Building a Kubernetes Cluster and Deploying Jenkins How to start successfully using Jenkins to automate aspects of your job the moment this course ends.

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Professionals involved in internal and/or external negotiations will benefit from this course. Overview Develop the necessary skills to negotiate like a pro Prepare for a negotiation applying best practices Utilize industry-standard tools and techniques Create your Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement (BATNA) Build common ground and consensus in your negotiation strategies Negotiate with experts to develop your skills for success Students will learn the essential strategies and techniques needed to guide negotiations from opening discussions through to a positive result. Students will leave with practical solutions to negotiating effectively. Private classes on this topic are available. We can address your organization?s issues, time constraints, and save you money, too. Contact us to find out how. 1. Negotiation Introduced Identifying Integrative and Distributive Negotiation Types Understanding the Three Phases of Negotiation Strengthening Negotiation Skills 2. Preparing for Your Negotiation Establishing Personal Boundaries Deciding on Your WATNA and BATNA and Negotiating Based on Them Preparing and Sticking to Your Plan Negotiation Strategies 3. Negotiation Process for Success Setting the Time and Place Avoiding Negative Environments Establishing Common Ground and Building Momentum Creating a Negotiation Framework, Agreeing on Issues, and Maintaining a Positive Framework Working through the Five Steps of Negotiation 4. Best Practices Starting Off on the Right Foot What to Share and What to Keep to Yourself Knowing What to Expect Utilizing the Top Ten Negotiation Techniques Managing an Impasse 5. Negotiation Tools & Techniques Reviewing the Three Ways to See Your Options Creating a Mutual Gain Solution Agreeing on Wants - Working with What You Want and What They Want 6. Consensus & Agreement Building Consensus Consolidating and Finalizing an Agreement Controlling Your Emotions and Dealing with Personal Attacks Walking Away When Necessary

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Storage and virtual infrastructure administrators who want to be able to perform initial troubleshooting on their software-defined storage with vSAN Overview By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives: Describe the software components of vSAN and their roles Diagram how the components relate to each other Use Skyline Health to investigate and help determine failure conditions Use the command-line tools to help determine failure conditions In this two-day course, you focus on learning the tools and skills necessary to troubleshoot VMware vSAN? 7 implementations. You gain practical experience with vSAN troubleshooting concepts through the completion of instructor-led activities and hands-on lab exercises. Course Introduction Introductions and course logistics Course objectives vSAN Architecture Describe the vSAN architecture and components Describe the policy-driven, object-based vSAN storage environment Describe the vSAN software components: CLOM, DOM, LSOM, CMMDS, and RDT Explain the relationships between the vSAN software components Explain the relationship between objects and components Determine how specific storage policies affect components Describe component placement Troubleshooting Methodology Use a structured approach to solve configuration and operational problems Apply troubleshooting methodology to logically diagnose faults and optimize troubleshooting efficiency Troubleshooting Tools Discuss the improvements and added capabilities in Skyline Health for vSAN Use Skyline Health for vSAN to identify and correct issues in vSAN Discuss the ways to run various command-line tools Discuss the ways to access VMware vSphere© ESXi? Shell Use commands to view, configure, and manage your vSphere environment Discuss the esxcli vsan namespace commands Discuss when to use Ruby vSphere Console (RVC) commands Explain which log files are useful for vSAN troubleshooting Use log files to help troubleshoot vSAN problems

Duration 1 Days 6 CPD hours This course is intended for This course is intended for networking and security professionals involved in the day-to-day management of a FortiAnalyzer appliance and FortiGate security information.. Overview Describe key features and concepts of FortiAnalyzer Deploy an appropriate architecture Manage ADOMs on both FortiAnalyzer and the devices that log to it Configure RAID Register supported devices Encrypt log transmission (SSL / IPSec) View & analyze current and historical logs (FortiView) Monitor events Apply disk quotas to log data from devices Backup, restore, and forward log data Use content archiving (summary and full) Understand the different stages of data processing, from receiving logs to compiling reports Understand SQL queries and datasets used by FortiAnalyzer reports Design datasets, charts, and custom reports Generate reports by schedule or on demand. In this 1-day class, you will learn how to use FortiAnalyzer. You will explore setup, registering supported devices and securing communications, managing logs and archives, and configuring both predefined and customized reports. Introduction to FortiAnalyzer Key features Key concepts Different FortiAnalyzer models Configuration & Administration Deployment requirements Configuration tools Configuring network settings Backing up system configuration Configuring administrative users Configuring, enabling, and assigning ADOMs Configuring RAID Device Registration Registered and unregistered devices Device registration methods Modifying options of a registered device Methods available to secure communication Configuring SSL encryption and encryption levels Configuring an IPsec tunnel Logs & Archives Logging basics The FortiView tab Configuring log arrays and event handlers Reports Reports and functionality Relationship between reports, charts, and datasets Effect of ADOMs on report settings SQL SELECT queries and clauses SQL functions and operators FortiAnalyzer-specific functions and macros Building or customizing charts Report features--creating, cloning, configuring

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This intermediate course is for technical specialists, support/services individuals, individuals implementing LPARs for Power Systems with IBM i. This course is also appropriate for IBM Business Partners who sell and plan for consolidated systems. Overview Describe the PowerVM features Identify, describe, and locate hardware components in the Power Systems, Flex System and Power Blade models Identify virtualization options available, reliability features and single points of failure for Power Systems Implement System Planning Tool in design or update your own system Explain Simultaneous Multithreading (SMT) Describe memory allocation and affinity concepts Describe and configure a partition profile, including shared processors: Capped Uncapped Virtual processors Weighting factor Shared Processor Pools Explain virtual I/O: Serial, Ethernet and SCSI Understand and implement: IBM i installation through NFS, image virtual repository in VIOS, and assigning VSCSI disks to partitions in VIOS Understand base characteristics of IVM and how to implement IBM i on Power Blades Describe the NPIV PowerVM feature, how to configure virtual Fiber Channel adapters on the Virtual I/O Server and client partitions Discuss how to use the HMC GUI and commands to work with the World Wide Port Name (WWPN) pairs Identify commands used to examine the NPIV configuration In this course you begin with an overview of LPAR on Power Systems, followed with more detailed information on configuration planning and implementation using hands-on exercises to create and implement logical partitions. PowerVM for IBM i - Overview . Power Systems for IBM i . Introduction to System Planning Tool . Virtualization of IBM i - Processor, Memory, Processor Pools . Virtualization of IBM i - Virtual I/O . Virtualization of IBM i - Installation from NFS or VIOS repository . Implementation of IBM i on Power Blades . PowerVM for IBM i - NPIV .

Duration 3 Days 18 CPD hours This course is intended for This advanced course is designed for those individuals who are responsible for operating and managing the operation of an IBM i system. Overview Explain the concept of how LPAR works Explain the functions served by the HMC Explain how user versus resource security are implemented Explain the difference between group profiles and authorization lists Describe how adopted authority works Describe how work is managed on the system and the concepts of the performance tuning process on the system Explain how Management Central can be used to manage a single system or a network of System i servers Perform the steps to create a basic CL program using both the traditional (PDM and SEU) and the newer GUI (RSE and LPEX) application development tools Perform the steps to create a menu using SDA Provide some tips on how you can improve your operations This course is designed to enhance the skills of an IBM i System Operator. This course explains the concept of how LPAR works and discusses the functions provided by the HMC LPAR concepts and overview . Console options and HMC overview . IASP concepts and overview . Security concepts and overview . System values . User security (user and group profiles) . Resource security . Authorization lists and adopted authority . Management Central overview . Commands and tasks using Management Central . Inventory using Management Central . System values using Management Central . Other Management Central functions . Work management: Concepts and overview . Work management: Subsystem concepts and overview . Work management: Job processing concepts and interactive jobs . Work management: Job processing concepts of other job types . Work management: Submitting and tracking of batch jobs . Programming concepts . CL programming concepts . Using PDM and SEU to create a CL program . Starting and setting up RSE . Creating a CL program using RSE and LPEX Editor . Creating a menu using SDA . Tips for improved operation .

Duration 2 Days 12 CPD hours This course is intended for Professionals who want unparalleled creative freedom, productivity, and precision for producing superb 3D modeling. Overview Powerful tools and techniques for drawing, dimensioning, and printing 2D drawings, Use content that has been previously created, Extract information from your drawings, Streamline the design process and become more productive with AutoCAD. Discover the powerful tools and techniques for drawing, dimensioning, and printing 2D drawings in this course that enables you to reuse content and extract information from your drawings. Working Effectively with AutoCAD Creating a Custom Workspace Using the Keyboard Effectively Object Creation, Selection, and Visibility Working in Multiple Drawings Copying and Pasting Between Drawings Using Grips Effectively Additional Layer Tools Accurate Positioning Coordinate Entry Locating Points with Tracking Construction Lines Placing Reference Points Projects - Productivity Tools Schematic Project - Purifier Unit Mechanical Project - 2 Views Architectural/Civil Project - Formal Garden Mechanical Project - Cover Plate Architectural Project - Addition Mechanical Project - Block Mechanical Project - Plate Parametric Drawing Working with Constraints Geometric Constraints Dimensional Constraints Working with Blocks Creating Blocks Editing Blocks Removing Unused Elements Adding Blocks to Tool Palettes Modifying Tool Properties in Tool Palettes Projects - Creating and Organizing Blocks Mechanical Project - Control Panel Architectural Project - Furniture Layout Civil Project - Utility Layout Creating Templates Why Use Templates? Controlling Units Display Creating New Layers Adding Standard Layouts to Templates Saving Templates Advanced Layouts Creating and Using Named Views Advanced Viewport Options Layer Overrides in Viewports Additional Annotative Scale Features Annotation Styles Creating Text Styles Creating Dimension Styles Creating Multi-leader Styles Projects - Drawing Setup and Utilities Interiors Project Mechanical/Schematic Project Civil/Map Project Mechanical Project - Dimension Styles External References Attaching External References Modifying External References Xref Specific Information Projects - Drawing D-sized Title Block Mechanical Project - Drill Press Base Architectural Project - Office Tower P&ID Project - Oil Lubrication System Civil Project - Warehouse Site