Description
This course will help you:
- Prepare to deploy, implement, configure, operate, and maintain Cisco IOS XR routers
- Gain hands-on practice using Cisco IOS XR software
- Deepen your understanding of the Cisco IOS XR software architecture and capabilities
Who should attend
- System installers
- System integrators
- System administrators
- Network administrators
- Solution designers
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Experience working with Command-Line Interface (CLI)–based network devices
- Knowledge of general routing concepts
Course Objectives
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Describe the Cisco IOS XR software architecture, high availability components, and scalability features
- Perform basic configurations on a Cisco IOS XR router
- Describe Cisco IOS XR software operations
- Describe the configuration file system
- Perform Cisco IOS XR software installations
- Configure AAA services
- Configure NTP
- Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), telemetry, and logging
- Configure routing protocols
- Monitor processes
- Use error messages and core dumps
Outline: Introduction to Cisco IOS XR (IOSXR100)
Cisco IOS XR Software Overview
- Platform Overview
- Cisco IOS XR Architecture
- Cisco IOS XR High Availability
Cisco IOS XR Software Configuration Basics
- Cisco IOS XR Configuration Operations
- Cisco IOS XR Initial Configuration
- Reviewing the Configuration
Cisco IOS XR Software Operations
- Examining Configuration Operations
- Examining Configuration Rollback and Recovery
Configuration File System Overview
- Examining the Binary Configuration
- Examining the Commit Database
- Examining the ASCII Configuration
- Examining the Nonvolatile Generation (NVgen) Files
- Verifying Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) Integrity
Cisco IOS XR Software Installation
- Software Package Basics
- Installing Software Packages
AAA Security
- AAA Fundamentals
- Task-Based Security
- Configuring a User Security Policy
- Authentication with Remote Servers
- Configuring Router to AAA Server Communication
- Configuring Authentication
- Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) Command Authorization
- Configuring Accounting
- AAA Troubleshooting
Network Time Synchronization
- Network Time Protocol
SNMP, Telemetry, and Logging
- Examining SNMP
- Examining Telemetry
- Examining Logging
Basic Routing Configuration
- Configuring Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
- Configuring Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Configuring Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- Configuring Routing Protocol for LLN (RPL) Policy
Packet Filtering
- Access Control Lists
- Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
- Management Plane Protection
Monitoring Process
- Examining Processes and Threads
- Process Crashes
- Commands for Debugging Processes
- Restartability of Processes
- Process Monitoring
- Identifying Memory Problems
- Memory Depletion
Core Dumps
- Core Dump Fundamentals
- Using Core Dump Information
Lab Outline
- Initial Configuration of a Cisco IOS XR Router
- Configuration Commit and Rollback
- Configuration File System
- Cisco IOS XR Software Installation
- Configuring User Security Policies
- Cisco IOS XR AAA Configuration
- Configuring NTP
- Configuring SNMP, Telemetry, and Logging
- Configuring Routing Protocols
- Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Filtering
- Configuring uRPF and MPP
- Using Monitoring and Restarting Processes
