Network Monitoring and Management Workshop
Date : 11-15 March 2008
Supporting Organizations:


iso

Time : 09:00 - 17:30
Venue : intERLab Training Center, AIT, Thailand
Course Fee :    Standard  : THB 22,500
  Early Bird  : THB 20,000 THB (till 28th Feb 2008)
Instructors :
  Hervey Allen, NSRC (HA)
  Phil Regnauld, catpipe ApS/NSRC (PR)

Daily Time Schedule


Morning
Session I09:00-10:30
Break10:30-11:00
Session II11:00-12:30
Afternoon
Lunch12:30-14:00
Session III14:00-15:30
Break15:30-16:00
Session IV16:00-17:30

With the help from the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), each participant will receive the following books from O'Reilly Media:
  1. Bash Cookbook
    ISBN 10: 0-596-52678-4 | ISBN 13:9780596526788
    http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/9780596526788/index.html

  2. Cisco IOS in a Nutshell, Second Edition
    ISBN 10: 0-596-00869-4 | ISBN 13:9780596008697
    http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/cisconut2/index.html

  3. Classic Shell Scripting
    ISBN 10: 0-596-00595-4 | ISBN 13:9780596005955
    http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/shellsrptg/index.html

  4. Essential CVS, Second Edition
    ISBN 10: 0-596-52703-9 | ISBN 13:9780596527037
    http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/essentialcvs2/index.html

  5. Essential SNMP, Second Edition
    ISBN 10: 0-596-00840-6 | ISBN 13:9780596008406
    http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/esnmp2/index.html


TUESDAY


Morning
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* Welcome and logistics (HA/PR)
* General Network Management and Planning Principles (PR)
* Ubuntu Overview (What's different) (HA)


Afternoon
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* OS Overview cont. (HA)
  - OS Install
  - Exercises
* SNMP and other Network Management Protocols (PR)
  - Examples and exercises
  - Sample Trap Handler


WEDNESDAY


Morning
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* SNMP and other Network Management Protocols (PR)
* SNMP and other Network Management Protocols (PR)

Afternoon
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* Configuration Management and Change Controls (CVS or other) (PR)
  - Exercises
* Rancid (router/switch config management) (PR)
  - Exercises


THURSDAY


Morning
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* MRTG and RRD (PR)
  - Exercises
* Netflows (PR)
  - Exercises

Afternoon
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* Cacti and Smokeping (HA)
  - Setting up
  - Sample configuration
* Ticket Management with TRAC (HA)


FRIDAY


Morning
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* Ticket Management with Trac (HA)
* Nagios (HA)

Afternoon
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* Nagios (HA)
  - Exercises
* Log monitoring (Swatch) (PR)


SATURDAY


Morning
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* Nfsen (netflow) (PR)
* Scripting Session (HA)
  - Exercises

Afternoon
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* Scripting cont. (HA)
  - Exercises
* Summary
  - Q&A
  - Test
  - Certificates
  - Cleanup
* End of Workshop



Biography of instructor

Hervey Allen, Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC)
Hervey Allen works for the Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC). The NSRC provides technical information, engineering assistance, training, equipment, and educational materials to network operators at research and education institutions and Internet Service Providers in countries with limited Internet infrastructure. Over the past few years Hervey has taught network-related and systems administration workshops for SANOG, AfNOG, PacNOG, AIT, as well as with ISOC in a series of ccTLD trainings and at several specific events in Africa, Latin America and Asia. Before joining the NSRC Hervey graduated from the University of Oregon in Computer Science.
He has run and built help desks at Pomona College and the University of Oregon, was a Systems Engineer with Turbolinux, Inc. and worked with several non-profit organizations building their technical infrastructure.

Phil Regnauld
Phil Regnauld is co-owner and senior consultant at catpipe Aps, a small company specialized in core network services and network monitoring. Phil is currently a member of the AFNIC's Technical Advisory Committee. As a part of his activities, Phil collaborates with Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), helping with workshop planning, material development, and teaching. Since 1997, Phil has been participating in workshops around the world, including INET Workshops, AfNOG, PacNOG, ccTLD trainings, and few other events in Asia and Africa. Phil graduated from the Institut Universitaire de Technologie (IUT) of Université Paris V in Computer Science. Before founding catpipe, Phil was a system and netwoks administrator for the Copenhagen Kingdom Hospital. Since then he has designed large-scale DNS and mail architectures for organizationg in the Danish private and public sectors (healthcare, pharmaceutical and ISPs), and participates in a number of open forums and advisory committees for TLD administrators.

Certificate of paticipation, training materials, lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Please note that the places are limited and the registration will be on a "first come - first served" basis. If you have any further queries, please contact Ms. Wit Hmone at +66-2 524 6611 (for AIT internal user dial 6611 only) or email: training at interlab.ait.ac.th.