Introduction to JUNOS Software (IJOS)         Course Fees: $1000 (1000 Juniper Training Credits)     Course Duration: 1 Day     Course Code: EDU-JUN-IJOS     Course Schedule: Click for Schedule and Registration     Juniper Certification:

Course Overview

This one-day course provides students with the foundational knowledge required to work with JUNOS Software and to configure devices running JUNOS Software. Key topics include user interface options with a heavy focus on the command-line interface (CLI), configuration tasks typically associated with the initial setup of devices, interface configuration basics with configuration examples, secondary system configuration, and the basics of operational monitoring and maintenance of devices running JUNOS Software. This course is based on JUNOS Software version 9.6R1.13.

Through demonstrations and hands-on labs, students will gain experience in configuring and monitoring the JUNOS Software and monitoring basic device operations.

Objectives

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

• Describe the basic design architecture of JUNOS Software;
• Identify and provide a brief overview of devices running JUNOS Software;
• Navigate within the JUNOS Software CLI;
• Perform tasks within the CLI operational and configuration modes;
• Restore a device running JUNOS Software to its factory-default state;
• Perform initial configuration tasks;
• Configure and monitor network interfaces;
• Describe user configuration and authentication options;
• Perform secondary configuration tasks for features and services such as syslog and tracing, Network Time Protocol (NTP), configuration archival, and SNMP;
• Monitor basic operation for JUNOS Software and devices;
• Identify and use network utilities;
• Upgrade the JUNOS Software; and
• Perform file system maintenance and password recovery on a device running JUNOS Software.

Intended Audience

This course benefits individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring devices running JUNOS Software.

Course Level

This is an introductory-level course.

Prerequisites

Students should have basic networking knowledge and an understanding of the OSI model and the TCP/IP protocol suite.

Course Contents

Day 1

Chapter 1: Course Introduction

Chapter 2: JUNOS Software Fundamentals

• JUNOS Software
• Traffic Processing
• Overview of JUNOS Platforms

Chapter 3: User Interface Options

• User Interface Options
• The JUNOS Software CLI
• The J-Web GUI
• Lab 1: User Interface Options

Chapter 4: Initial Configuration

• Factory-Default Configuration
• Initial Configuration
• Interface Configuration
• Lab 2: Initial Configuration

Chapter 5: Secondary System Configuration

• User Configuration and Authentication
• System Logging and Tracing
• Network Time Protocol
• Archiving Configurations
• Simple Network Management Protocol
• Lab 3: Secondary System Configuration

Chapter 6: Operational Monitoring and Maintenance

• Monitoring Platform and Interface Operation
• Network Utilities
• Maintaining JUNOS Software
• Password Recovery
• Lab 4: Operational Monitoring

Appendix A: Interface Configuration Examples

• Review of Interface Configuration Hierarchy
• Interface Configuration Examples
• Using Configuration Groups