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ACESM - Implementing the Application Control Engine Service Module

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Price: Instructor Led $2895 | Virtual Classroom  -Call for details
Details: *This is a 4 day course

Description

In this course, you will learn to design, deploy, and optimize intelligent network services using the Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) Service Module for Catalyst 6500 switches. You will cover all of the key features of the ACE 2.0 software, including resource virtualization and management, server load balancing (Layer 2-4 and Layer 7), SSL termination and offload, and security features such as application-layer inspection and fix-ups.

To participate in this course and access the remote labs, you are required to bring a laptop running Windows 98, ME, NT4, 2000, XP, or Vista, and including Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher. Also, the ability to install new ActiveX components may be required.

Highlights

  • IP application delivery with the ACE module
  • Structure and function of the Modular Policy CLI statements used to configure ACE features
  • Capabilities the ACE module used to load balance IP-based applications
  • Layer 7 processing options used to provide advanced application networking
  • Create new contexts and resource classes
  • Create class maps and server farms
  • Configure an ACE context to load balance traffic flows
  • Configure an ACE context to monitor real servers
  • Implement fix-ups and inspection
  • ACE features that provide IP application security
  • Implement SSL termination
  • Configure network address translations
  • High availability features of the ACE module
  • Configure an ACE context to perform a variety functions in an integrated environment
  • Troubleshoot common SLB configuration errors
  • Audience

    This course is designed for systems engineers and network architects who need to design or deploy server load-balancing solutions using the Cisco ACE module.

    Prerequisites

  • Familiarity with TCP/IP protocol suite
  • Knowledge of HTTP and SSL protocols
  • Basic understanding of N-tier application architecture
  • Basic understanding of server load-balancing concepts
  • Related training: Deploying Firewall Services with the Cisco Catalyst 6500 FWSM
  • Outline

    1. Introducing ACE

  • IP Protocol Stack Review
  • IP Application Review
  • Introducing ACE
  • 2. Deploying ACE

  • Connecting ACE to the Network
  • Network Topologies
  • Virtualization
  • Resource Management
  • Authorizing Management Users
  • Configuring Interfaces
  • 3. Modular Policy CLI

  • Class Maps
  • Policy Maps
  • Applying Policy Maps
  • 4. Managing the ACE Module

  • Permitting Management Traffic
  • SNMP Manageability
  • ANM
  • 5. Security Features

  • IP Access Control Lists
  • ACL Object Groups
  • SYN Cookies
  • TCP/IP Fragmentation/Reassembly
  • TCP/IP Normalization
  • Network Address Translation
  • 6. Layer 4 Load Balancing

  • Load Balancing Concepts
  • Load Balancing Algorithms
  • Configuring Layer 4 Load Balancing
  • Traffic Rate Limiting
  • 7. Health Monitoring

  • Health Monitoring Overview
  • Active Health Probes
  • HTTP Error Code Monitoring
  • Using TCL Scripting
  • Route Health Injection
  • Backup Servers/Server Farms
  • KAL-AP Integration
  • 8. Layer 7 Protocol Processing

  • HTTP Layer 7 Load Balancing
  • Persistent/Pipelined HTTP Extensions
  • HTTP Modifications
  • Session Persistence
  • HTTP Inspection
  • FTP Protocol Processing
  • RDP Protocol Processing
  • Radius Protocol Processing
  • RTSP Protocol Processing
  • SIP Protocol Processing
  • Generic Protocol Parsing
  • Inspected Protocols
  • 9. Processing Secure Connections

  • Digital Encryption Technologies
  • SSL Service Options
  • Configuring a Public Key Infrastructure
  • Configuring SSL Proxy Services
  • 10. High Availability

  • Redundancy
  • Object Tracking
  • Failover
  • State Replication
  • Displaying Fault Tolerance Information
  • 11. Integrating Multiple Features

  • Analyzing Network Requirements
  • Designing ACE Contexts
  • Designing ACE features
  • Configuring Multiple Integrated Features
  • Labs

    Lab 1: Implementing Virtualization

     

    Lab 2: Using Network Address Translation

     

    Lab 3: Configuring Server Load Balancing

     

    Lab 4: Implementing Health Monitoring

     

    Lab 5: Configuring Layer 7 Load Balancing

    Lab 6: Enabling Sticky Connections

     

    Lab 7: Enabling Protocol Inspection

     

    Lab 8: Configuring SSL Termination

     

    Lab 9: Integrating Multiple Features

     

    Lab 10: Troubleshooting Case Study 1: Common SLB Configuration Errors

     

    Lab 11: Troubleshooting Case Study 2: Layer 7 SLB Configuration Errors

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