Network Monitoring and Measurement Workshop

Africa/Lagos
NgREN Network Monitoring Center (Abuja, Nigeria)

NgREN Network Monitoring Center

Abuja, Nigeria

National Universities Commission, Aguiyi Ironsi Street, Maitama District
Description

The workshop is designed for staff of campus networks and NRENs involved with network monitoring and management and problem response. Targeted for those who need to manage network and NOC operations, it will cover monitoring systems and tools including an introduction to the perfSONAR measurement framework.

 


 

 

 

Requirements: A laptop with wireless capability, understanding of general network concepts and a knowledge of UNIX/Linux 

Logistics:

  • All participants will have to secure funds for their travel, including visa fees where applicable.
  • International participants will be provided with free accommodation (from 27 September to 3 October 2015)
  • Lunches and coffee breaks will be provided for all participants for the duration of the workshop.
Participants
    • Day 1: Session 1
      • 1
        Welcome
      • 2
        Motivation for Network Management
      • 3
        Introduction to Network Management
        Slides
      • 4
        Basic Linux for VM usage
        Linux Basics
        Slides
    • 10:30
      Tea Break
    • Day 1: Session 2
      • 5
        Cisco Configuration Refresher
        Slides
      • 6
        Cisco Configuration Labs
        Cisco Configuration
        HTML
        Slides
      • 7
        Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
        Slides
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Day 1: Session 3
      • 8
        SNMP Continued
        SNMP exercises
      • 9
        SNMP Labs
        SNMP exercises
        HTML
        Slides
      • 10
        Cacti
        Slides
    • 15:30
      Tea Break
    • Day 1: Session 4
      • 11
        Cacti Continued
      • 12
        Cacti Labs
        Cacti Installation and Configuration
        Slides
    • Day 2: Session 1
      • 13
        Observium
        Slides
      • 14
        Observium Labs
        Observium Installation and Configuration
        Slides
    • 10:30
      Tea Break
    • Day 2: Session 2
      • 15
        Smokeping
        Slides
      • 16
        Smokeping Labs
        Install Smokeping and get it to monitor various devices in the class network.
        HTML
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Day 2: Session 3
      • 17
        Smokeping Labs Continued
        Adding probes to Smokeping and sending alerts
        HTML
      • 18
        Nagios
        Slides
      • 19
        Nagios Labs
        Nagios Installation and Configuration
        HTML
        Slides
    • 15:30
      Tea Break
    • Day 2: Sesson 4
      • 20
        Nagios Labs continued
        Nagios Installation and Configuration
        HTML
        Slides
    • Day 3: Session 1
      • 21
        TCP and UDP concepts refresher
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
        Slides
      • 22
        TCP/UDP measurements lab (iperf, owamp, udpmon)
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
        Slides
    • 10:30
      Tea Break
    • Day 3: Session 2
      • 23
        Introduction to the perfSONAR toolkit
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
        Slides
      • 24
        perfSONAR toolkit lab (web interface, toolkit administration)
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
        Slides
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Day 3: Session 3
      • 25
        Integration of perfSONAR with alerting/monitoring tools like Nagios
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
      • 26
        MaDDash demo and lab
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
        Slides
      • 27
        psUI demo and lab
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
        Slides
      • 28
        perfSONAR lab continued (bwctl measurements and configuration, regular testing, …)
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
    • 15:30
      Tea Break
    • Day 3: Session 4
      • 29
        Multi domain monitoring (perfSONAR Lookup Service, RIPE Atlas, NLNOG Ring, …)
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
        Slides
      • 30
        RREN/NREN/Campus NOC collaboration
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
      • 31
        Overview of the perfSONAR roadmap
        Speaker: Mr Antoine Delvaux (PSNC/GÉANT)
    • Day 5: Session 1
      • 38
        NOC and Network Documentation
        Slides
    • 10:30
      Tea Break
    • Day 5: Session 2
      • 39
        Ticketing Systems for Helpdesks (RT)
        Slides
    • 12:30
      Lunch
    • Day 5: Session 3
      • 40
        Ticketing Systems Labs
        RT Installation and Configuration and integration with Nagios / Cacti
        HTML
        Slides
    • 15:30
      Tea Break
    • Day 5: Session 4
      • 41
        WACREN Trainers - Africa Training Initiative (ATI)
      • 42
        Workshop End - Evaluation and Certificate Ceremony