EPNM100 Configuring and Operating Cisco EPN Manager

COURSE OBJECTIVE:
After taking this course, you should be able to: • Describe Cisco EPN Manager's features and navigate the Cisco EPN Manager's user interface • Understand the network inventory, topologies, and circuits • Manage dashboards, alarms, and events • Create and interpret reports • Distinguish the system requirements for Cisco EPN Manager, and procedures for new installations, upgrades, licensing, and high availability • Manage device groups and virtual domains • Establish user accounts and their role-based access to EPN Manager's features and devices • Configure and combine devices • Perform backups and restores • Manage data retention, purging, and software updates • Monitor system health and performance • Update and manage software images • Archive, review, and restore configuration files • Configure Quality of Service (QoS) actions and policies • Configure devices using templates • Perform compliance audits • Configure monitoring policies • Provision Carrier Ethernet services • Provision Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) Traffic Engineering (TE) services • Provision Circuit Emulation (CEM) services • Provision an Optical Channel Network Connection (OCHNC) circuit • Provision an Optical Channel Client Connection (OCHCC) circuit • Provision an optical Media Channel Group with an OCHCC circuit • Describe how Cisco EPN Manager can work with Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) to provide automated service provisioning

TARGET AUDIENCE:
Cisco integrators and partnersNetwork operatorsNetwork administratorsOptical network administratorsSystem administratorsSystem integrators and professional services

COURSE PREREQUISITES:
To fully benefit from this course, you should have the following knowledge and skills: • Network management experience including polling, syslogs, IP formation, ports, device access, credentials, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and Secure Shell (SSH) • Basic understanding of network and device performance statistics • Fundamental understanding of network alarms and events • Experience with configuring network devices and provisioning services using a device's Command-Line Interface (CLI) • Experience with configuring optical network devices and provisioning optical circuits using either TL1 (CLI) or the Cisco Transport Controller application

COURSE CONTENT:
Exploring Cisco EPN Manager • Cisco EPN Manager Overview • Cisco EPN Manager Key FeaturesViewing Devices and Inventory • Device Types • View DevicesViewing Network Topologies and Circuits • Topology Map Basics • Change Information DisplayedUsing Dashboards • Dashboards Overview • Customize DashboardsManaging Alarms and Events • Alarms and Events Overview • View Alarms and EventsGenerating Reports • Report Fundamentals • Create and Schedule ReportsPerforming Basic Administration • Installation Basics • Perform Server SetupAdding Devices • Device Management Fundamentals • Add a Device Manually • Add User-Defined FieldsBackup and Restoring • Backup Fundamentals • Schedule a BackupPerforming System Maintenance • Software Updates • Data Retention and PurgingSoftware Image Management (SWIM) • Software Image Management Fundamentals • Setting Up Software Image ManagementConfiguration Management • Configuration Management Fundamentals • Archive SetupConfiguring QoS • QoS Basics • Create a Classification ProfileConfiguring Devices with Templates • Device Configuration Methods • Template BasicsPerforming Compliance Management • Compliance Audit Basics • Compliance Policy BasicsMonitoring with Policies • Monitoring Policy Fundamentals • Edit a Monitoring PolicyCircuit and Video Conferencing (VC) Fundamentals • Circuit Provisioning Basics • Supported Service TypesProvisioning Carrier Ethernet Services • Provision a Carrier Ethernet Service • Verify a ServiceProvisioning Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering Services • Cisco MPLS TE Service Basics • Provision a Cisco MPLS TE ServiceProvisioning Circuit Emulation Services • Circuit Emulation Services Basics • Provision a CEM ServiceProvisioning an OCHNC Circuit • OCHNC Circuit Basics • Set Up Devices for CircuitProvisioning an Optical OCHCC Circuit • OCHCC Circuit Basics • Set Up Devices for CircuitProvisioning a Media Channel Group with an OCHCC Circuit • Media Channel Group with OCHCC Basics • Provision a Media Channel GroupIntroducing Cisco EPN Manager with Cisco NSO • Cisco EPN Manager with Cisco NSO Basics • For More InformationLab outline • Access and Navigation • View Devices and Device Details • View Maps, Topologies, and Circuits • View and Customize Dashboards • Manage Alarms and Events • Generate Reports • Basic Administration • Add Devices to the Inventory • Backups • Basic Maintenance • Software Image Management • Configuration Management • Configure QoS • Configure Devices with Templates • Compliance Management • Monitor with Policies • Provision a Carrier Ethernet Service • Provision and MPLS Traffic Engineering Service • Provision a Circuit Emulation Service • Set Up, Provision, and Monitor an OCHNC Circuit • Set Up, Provision, and Monitor a Media Channel with OCHCC

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