Course Overview
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
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