Deploying Firewall Services with the Catalyst 6500 FWSM .(2- Day Boot Camp @ Abu Dhabi)

Overview

The Cisco Catalyst 6500 Firewall Services Module (FWSM) provides centralized firewall services under distributed control, allowing firewall services to be easily provisioned for deploying and scaling n-tier applications.

In this course, you will learn how to design effective firewall services solutions with the Cisco Catalyst 6500. You will learn how to implement and deploy the FWSM, how to streamline the provisioning of multiple firewall contexts, and how to deploy the FWSM in high-availability configuration

This course is delivered as part of the Global Knowledge and Firefly strategic alliance, providing delegates with the latest in Data Center technology.

Pre-Requisites

Delegates should meet the following prerequisites:

• CCNP certification or equivalent experience
• Familiarity with the architecture of the Catalyst 6500 platform
• Intermediate-level knowledge of firewall concepts, such as NAT and packet inspection.

Content

Understanding Firewall Services

• Firewall Fundamentals
• Explaining Firewall Functions
• Overview of the FWSM

Deploying the Firewall Services Module

• FWSM Design Guidelines
• Configuring VLANs
• Initial Configuration
• Configuring FWSM Modes
• Configuring Routed Mode
• Configuring Transparent Mode
• Identifying Traffic with Access Lists
• Configuring Static Routes

Configuring Advanced Features

• Using Object Groups
• Modular Policy Framework
• Configuring IP Routing
• Using Advanced NAT
• Configuring AAA Services
• Using URL Filtering
• Using Adaptive Security Device Manager(ASDM)

Using FWSM with Multiple Contexts

• Overview of Multiple Contexts
• Packet Classification
• Creating Contexts
• Resource Management
• Configuring High Availability
• Failover Concepts
• Failover Monitoring
• Configuring Active/Standby Failover
• Configuring Active/Active Failover

FWSM Management

• FWSM Architecture and Management
• Managing System Access
• Managing User Access Levels
• Managing Software, Licenses, and Configurations

Course Labs

• Lab 1: Configure the Catalyst 6500 Switch
• Lab 2: Configure FWSM Transparent Mode
• Lab 3: Configure FWSM Routed Mode
• Lab 4: Configure Access Through the FWSM
• Lab 5: Configure ACLs on the FWSM
• Lab 6: Configure FWSM Advanced Features
• Lab 7: Configure Multiple Contexts
• Lab 8: Configure High Availability
• Lab 9: Manage the FWSM
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Implementing Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

• Systems and field engineers
• Consulting system engineers
• Technical solution architects

The secondary audience for this course is as follows:

• Cisco Integrators
• Cisco Partners installing and implementing the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a delegate must have before attending this course are as follows:

• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) level-of-knowledge is recommended for students attending the course.

Course Objectives

Upon completing this course, the delegate will be able to meet these overall objectives:

• Identify the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches product family; specifically the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches chassis and components.
• Given a requirement, identify how to plan and implement virtual switch services into the solution
• Evaluate the security features available on the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches to identify which features should be implemented in to a solution
• Evaluate the service-level and network-level high availability of the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series switches and how to use the Cisco IOS In-Service Software Upgrade feature
• Understand the processes, tools, and resources for troubleshooting the network infrastructure, interconnectivity, and operations

Course Content

The course is designed for systems and field engineers, consulting systems engineers, technical solutions architects and Cisco integrators and partners who install and implement the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches. The course covers the key components and procedures needed to install, configure, manage, and troubleshoot the Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches in the network environment.

Module 1: Cisco Catalyst 6500 Series Switches Architecture
The participant will understand the Catalyst 6500 Series Switches hardware and architecture of chassis and line cards, especially the new Supervisor engine 2T and the line cards for this new supervisor engine as well as the forwarding of packets through a Catalyst 6500.

Module 2: Cisco Catalyst 6500 Monitoring and Operations
This module emphasizes on the management functionalities special to the Catalyst 6500 Series Switches as well as its special hardware implementation of security and quality of service. It finishes with a Lesson that gives the students a review of all the special functions on a Catalyst 6500 Series Switch and its new features.