Introduction
This training course aims to enable participants to design, install and maintain
the Extreme Networks Fabric family of switches
(VOSS/Fabric Engine) over three days. This boot camp also offers an accelerated version
over the last two days, i.e. without practical work or labs, covering
advanced configuration, management and troubleshooting of the
‘Extreme Networks Fabric’ family (VOSS/Fabric Engine).
Target audience
This training course is designed for individuals responsible for the design, deployment,
configuration, management, and troubleshooting of Extreme Networks switches
from the Fabric family (VOSS) who wish to see a condensed and accelerated version
without the practical work or labs for the following training courses: management,
advanced configurations, and troubleshooting of Fabric engine technology (VOSS).
Teaching methods
The training takes place face-to-face in a classroom or remotely with a
trainer via videoconference and a virtual environment, alternating between theoretical lessons
and practical work. Trainees receive digital course materials,
as well as a guide for practical work. In order to put the elements of the course into practice,
trainees have access to a complete technical environment.
Training objectives
At the end of the training, participants will have acquired the following skills:
Deploy Extreme Networks Fabric Networking solutions based on reference architectures using customer scenarios
Gain practical, hands-on experience to learn the fundamentals of Extreme Fabric
Learn VOSS and Fabric Engine command lines
Understand how to use Fabric Attach to configure Fabric services
Learn additional protocols and services with Fabric Connect
Extend a Campus Fabric configuration using Fabric Extend
Trainer
All our trainers hold the ‘ECP – Extreme Fabric’ certification issued by
the publisher, which attests to their level of expertise.
Duration
The duration of this training course is 5 consecutive days (35 hours of training in total).
Location
This training is given both on-site and remotely.
Prerequisites and equipment
completed the Extreme Networks ‘Welcome-series-extreme-fabric-connect’ training course, which is freely
available online
https://dojo.extremenetworks.com/courses/welcome-series-extreme-fabric-connect/
Trainees must bring a laptop with administrator rights in order to
complete the exercises.
In the case of distance learning, trainees must have a computer and
an Internet connection to access our eLearning platform and
adequate audio equipment (e.g. telephone with microphone/earphones, or
microphone/headset on the PC).
Certification exam
The certification allows you to take the Fabric Installation & Configuration, Fabric
Management, Fabric Advanced Configuration, and Fabric Troubleshooting exams. These exams
can be taken online and consist of multiple-choice questions in English. The
minimum certification score is 75%. It is an open-book exam, and all
resources at your disposal are permitted.
The exam is available once the training has been completed and can be accessed on the platform
https://training.extremenetworks.com
If you fail, you can take each exam a second and final time. The
certification is valid for one year. After one year, Extreme Networks offers a free online
recertification exam.
Agenda
Day 1
– Introduction to Extreme Fabric
– Extreme Fabric deployment options
– VOSS/Fabric Engine system management
– Extreme Fabric architecture
Day 2
– Extreme Fabric management
– L2VSN
– L3VSN
– Fabric Edge and Auto-sense
– vIST Core Switch Pair
Day 3
– Fabric Attach
– Presentation of Extreme Fabric services
– Principles of automation
– Management with ExtremeCloudIQ
– Management with ExtremeCloudIQ-SE
Day 4
– Distributed Virtual Routing (DvR)
– Multi-Area SPB
– IP Routing Policies
– Fabric Extend (FE)
– Fabric over SD-WAN
– Extreme Integrated Application Hosting
– End Point Tracking
– QOS
Day 5
– VSP Tools
– Switch Management and Enrolment
– Link Configuration and Incidents
– Investigating an IS-IS/SPBM Infrastructure
– Investigating a Fabric Services Infrastructure
