Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Highly Available Networks

Overview/Description
A network with high availability provides an alternate means of allowing constant access to all infrastructure paths and key servers. High availability is not only about adding redundant devices. It also implies planning with an eye on where the points of failure occur, and to design the network so that these points of failure can be compensated for. As a Cisco administrator it is important for you to have the knowledge required to implement a highly available network. This course covers how to evaluate the uses, requirements, benefits, and performance expectations for high availability in a given enterprise network design as well as how to implement a high availability solution according to a given network design and requirements. An explanation of how to construct implementation and verification plans to implement a highly available network solution by monitoring the infrastructure resources that are affected, selecting the required tools and commands, is also provided.

Target Audience
Established IT professionals with a good understanding of networking and Cisco technology, good computer literacy and a solid technical acumen

Prerequisites
Candidates should have completed 640-802 Cisco Certified Network Associate, Or 640-822 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 1 and 640-816 Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2

Expected Duration (hours)
1.5

Lesson Objectives

Cisco SWITCH 1.0: Highly Available Networks

recognize the components of high availability

identify the features of resiliency as a component of high availability

implement optimal redundancy in a switched network

implement high availability

identify the features of syslog

implement network monitoring using syslog

distinguish between SNMPv1and SNMPv2

monitor a network using SNMP

identify the features of an IP SLA

configure IP SLA technology

configure network monitoring on Cisco switches