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Course Details
The Introduction to Cisco IOS XR (IOSXR100) v2.0 course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco® Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) XR Software operating system. You learn the fundamental concepts on which the operating system is based and Cisco IOS XR basic operations, system administration, and troubleshooting.
Through a combination of lecture and hands-on lab exercises, you gain an understanding of all major aspects of the operating system, including the architecture, high-availability components, scalability features, configuration basics, basic software operations, configuration file overview, Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) services, Network Time Protocol (NTP) configuration, packet filtering, and management plane protection.
Objectives
- Describe the Cisco IOS XR software architecture, high availability components, and scalability features
- Perform basic configurations on a Cisco IOS XR router
- Describe Cisco IOS XR software operations
- Describe the configuration file system
- Perform Cisco IOS XR software installations
- Configure AAA services
- Configure NTP
- Configure Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), telemetry, and logging
- Configure routing protocols
- Monitor processes
- Use error messages and core dumps
Outline
Cisco IOS XR Software Overview
- Platform Overview
- Cisco IOS XR Architecture
- Cisco IOS XR High Availability
Cisco IOS XR Software Configuration Basics
- Cisco IOS XR Configuration Operations
- Cisco IOS XR Initial Configuration
- Reviewing the Configuration
Cisco IOS XR Software Operations
- Examining Configuration Operations
- Examining Configuration Rollback and Recovery
Configuration File System Overview
- Examining the Binary Configuration
- Examining the Commit Database
- Examining the ASCII Configuration
- Examining the Nonvolatile Generation (NVgen) Files
- Verifying CiscoFabric Services (CFS) Integrity
Cisco IOS XR Software Installation
- Software Package Basics
- Installing Software Packages
AAA Security
- AAA Fundamentals
- Task-Based Security
- Configuring a User Security Policy
- Authentication with Remote Servers
- Configuring Router to AAA Server Communication
- Configuring Authentication
- Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) Command Authorization
- Configuring Accounting
- AAA Troubleshooting
Network Time Synchronization
- Network Time Protocol
SNMP, Telemetry, and Logging
- Examining SNMP
- Examining Telemetry
- Examining Logging
Basic Routing Configuration
- Configuring Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
- Configuring Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- Configuring Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- Configuring Routing Protocol for LLN (RPL) Policy
Packet Filtering
- Access Control Lists
- Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
- Management Plane Protection
Monitoring Process
- Examining Processes and Threads
- Process Crashes
- Commands for Debugging Processes
- Restartability of Processes
- Process Monitoring
- Identifying Memory Problems
- Memory Depletion
Core Dumps
- Core Dump Fundamentals
- Using Core Dump Information
Target Audience
- System installers
- System integrators
- System administrators
- Network administrators
- Solution designers
Prerequisites
Before taking this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills:
- Experience working with command-line interface (CLI)–based network devices
- Knowledge of general routing concepts