BlueCat Training

BlueCat Training Curriculum INTRODUCTION TO ADDRESS MANAGER Understand how Address Manager manages IPAM data, Introduction to Redundancy Systems, Role-based Administration, Compliance and Auditing GETTING THE SYSTEM READY Manage Built-in User Accounts using the Administration Console (CLI), Configure Network, Hostname and System Time settings, Add BlueCat DNS and DHCP Servers (BDDS), Configure BDDS Services, Monitor BlueCat Servers NAVIGATING THE SYSTEM Components of the My IPAM Page, Navigate the System using Tabs and Breadcrumbs, Use the Search Functionality, Restore Data, Use Table Filtering to Filter IPAM Data MANAGING THE IPV4 ADDRESS SPACE Manage the IPv4 Address Space using Blocks and Networks, Allocate IP Addresses, Automate Network Creation with Network Templates, Model the IPv4 Address Space using Various Tools MANAGING THE IPV6 ADDRESS SPACE Understand IPv6 Addresses and IPv6 Abbreviations, Understand the Global and Local address spaces, Create IPv6 Blocks and Networks and Assign IPv6 Addresses MANAGING DHCP Create and Resize DHCP Ranges, Create DHCP Reserved Addresses, Deploy DHCP, Configure DHCP Validation, Configure DHCP Deployment Options ADVANCED DHCP Configure DHCP Shared Networks, Configure Vendor Profiles, Match Classes and MAC Pools, Configure DHCP Alerts DHCP FAILOVER Understand DHCP Failover, Configure DHCP Failover CONFIGURING DNS IN ADDRESS MANAGER Manage DNS Views, Zones and Resource Records, Deploy DNS, Configure DNS Validation, Add DNS Deployment Options RECURSIVE DNS Configure DNS Caching Servers, Configure Global Forwarding, Forwarding Zones, and Stub Zones DYNAMIC DNS (DDNS) How Dynamic DNS (DDNS) Works, How to Add Security to DDNS, Configure DNS and DHCP Deployment Options, Related to DDNS ADVANCED DNS CONCEPTS Manage a Multi-View Configuration, Configure Delegation, Integrate Active Directory DNS Zones with BlueCat, DNS Servers GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Configure Global Settings, Obtain and Apply Upgrades and Patches to Address Manager, Use the Dual Partition Feature USER MANAGEMENT Create Local User and Group Accounts, Configure LDAP Authentication and Import LDAP Groups, Configure Access Rights DATA MANAGEMENT Configure Address Manager Data Replication, Backup and Restore the Address Manager Database, Configure User-Defined Fields MONITORING AND TRACKING Configure Address Manager Monitoring, Work with the Event List and Transaction History, Configure and Schedule Reports, Configure Notification Groups, Work with Address Manager Log Files OBJECT TAGS AND DEVICES Create Object Tag Groups and Object Tags, Create Device to Manage Multi-Homed Devices, Create Device Types to Categorize Devices BLUECAT DNS AND DHCP SERVERS Use the Dual Boot Partition System, Upgrade and apply patches to BlueCat DNS/DHCP Servers, Configure Dedicated Management, View BlueCat DNS/DHCP Server Logs, Disable and Replace a BlueCat DNS/DHCP Server IP RECONCILIATION Understand the BlueCat Discovery and IP Reconciliation Model, Schedule and Run a Discovery, Configure an IP Reconciliation Policy, Reconcile Discovered IP Addresses XHA Configure an XHA Cluster, Upgrade an XHA Cluster, Repair an XHA Cluster, Break an XHA Cluster WHAT’S NEW IN ADDRESS MANAGER 8.0 Network Data Visualization, VLAN Tagging, Response Policy Zone Reports, x.509 Authentication, Pre-Deployment Validation, Windows DHCP Failover WHAT’S NEW IN ADDRESS MANAGER 8.1 UN/LOCODE Support, F5 Server Integration, History Data Management, Secure Backup Support and more