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Operating Juniper Networks WX Application Acceleration Platforms

Course No: EDU-JUN-OJWX

Length: 3 days

Cost: $1,800 (US) Schedule and Registration

Course Overview

This three-day, instructor-led course focuses on installation, configuration, troubleshooting, and operational analysis of the WAN Acceleration (WX) and WAN Acceleration Cache (WXC) platforms. The course covers an overview of WX platform concepts and then moves on to initial installation using Quick Setup. The WebView graphical user interface (GUI) is used to configure and manage the main features of the WX platform: compression (using Molecular Sequence Reduction and Network Sequence Caching), Packet Flow Acceleration (TCP application acceleration), Application Flow Acceleration (which speeds up CIFS, Microsoft Exchange, and HTTP traffic), and implementation of quality-of-service (QoS) policies. In the labs, students configure and test all these features. The WX Framework's exceptional monitoring and reporting capabilities are featured throughout, and the course ends with an introduction to the WX Central Management System (CMS) software.

Objectives

After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:

  • Describe the elements of the WX Framework and the various WX and WXC platforms.
  • Explain WX concepts such as communities, topologies, registration servers, and service tunnels.
  • Perform initial configuration of the WX platform.
  • Identify the various ways a WX platform can obtain routing information.
  • Configure and troubleshoot compression and caching.
  • Describe and configure the components of outbound QoS.
  • Describe, configure, and troubleshoot Packet Flow Acceleration.
  • Describe, configure, and troubleshoot Application Flow Acceleration.
  • Describe and demonstrate the WX platform's monitoring capabilities.
  • Upgrade WXOS software and maintain configuration files.
  • View and save the system and access control logs.
  • Export data and generate support files.
  • Explain the capabilities of the WX CMS software.

Intended Audience

This course is intended for network engineers, support personnel, reseller support personnel, and anyone responsible for implementing the WX and WXC product features covered in this course.

Course Level

This is an intermediate-level course.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites for this course include the following:

  • Knowledge of TCP/IP, routing, and switching.
  • Knowledge of WAN protocols such as MPLS and Frame Relay is helpful.

Course Contents

Day 1

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Chapter 2: WX Overview

  • The WX Framework
  • Product Overview
  • WX Deployment

Chapter 3: WX Concepts

  • WX Concepts

Chapter 4: Basic Installation

  • Pre-installation and Configuration Considerations
  • Installation Tasks
  • Lab 1: Basic Installation

Chapter 5: Completing Initial Configuration

  • WebView Operation
  • Steps to Complete Initial Configuration
  • Configuring a Backup Registration Server
  • Confirming Service Tunnel Status
  • Configuring the WX Platform's Main Features
  • Lab 2: Completing the Initial Installation

Day 2

Chapter 6: Route Learning

  • Viewing Routes
  • Discovering Local Routes

Chapter 7: Compression

  • Compression Concepts
  • How Meta-Packets Are Used in Service Tunnels
  • Compression and Caching
  • Configuring Compression and Caching
  • Configuring Endpoints for MSR: Part 1
  • Troubleshooting
  • Lab 3: Route Learning and Compression

Chapter 8: Quality of Service

  • Overview
  • Network Requirements
  • WX Platform QoS Settings
  • Using the Setup Wizard
  • Using Direct Setup
  • Lab 4: Quality of Service

Chapter 9: Packet Flow Acceleration

  • Overview of Packet Flow Acceleration
  • Configuring Packet Flow Acceleration
  • Troubleshooting Packet Flow Acceleration
  • Lab 5: Packet Flow Acceleration

Day 3

Chapter 10: Application Flow Acceleration

  • Overview of AppFlow
  • CIFS
  • Exchange and MAPI
  • HTTP
  • Configuring AppFlow
  • Troubleshooting
  • Lab 6: Application Flow Acceleration

Chapter 11: Monitoring and Reporting

  • Overview
  • WAN Reports
  • Data Compression Reports
  • QoS Reports
  • Acceleration Reports
  • Traffic Reports
  • Summary Reports

Chapter 12: Operation and Maintenance

  • Security Features
  • Changing the Registration Server
  • SNMP and DNS Support
  • WXOS Software Upgrades
  • Logs and Syslog Support
  • Network Tools
  • Exporting Data and Generating Support Files
  • Lab 7: Operation and Maintenance

Chapter 13: WX Central Management System Software Overview

  • WX CMS Software Capabilities

Appendix A: Product Overview

  • Product Overview

Appendix B: Quick Setup for Past WXOS Releases

  • Quick Setup for Past WXOS Releases 5.1/5.2
  • Quick Setup for Past WXOS Release 5.4.3

Appendix C: WXC Integrated Services Module 200 for J-series Services Routers

  • WX Concepts
  • Installing the WXC ISM 200
  • Initial Configuration of the WXC ISM 200
  • Configuring Optimization Features of the WXC ISM 200

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