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CCNA 4 v3.1 Module 6Introduction to Network

Administration

222

Objectives

333

Workstations

A workstation is a client computer that is used to run applications and is connected to a server from which it obtains data shared with other computers.

444

Servers: Connecting Computer Systems

555

Network Server Environment

666

Client/Server Environment

777

Server Farm

888

Client-Server Interaction

999

Network Operating Systems

101010

Windows OS

111111

UNIX Types

Popular versions of Linux include the following:

Red Hat LinuxOpenLinux Corel Linux SlackwareDebian GNU/Linux SuSE Linux

121212

Apple

131313

Service Applications and Protocols

141414

TCP/IP Based Services

151515

Evolution of Network Management

161616

Network Management Requirements

171717

Network Management Model

181818

SNMP and CMIP Standards

191919

Components of the Organization Model

The network management station (NMS) is usually a standalone workstation, but it may be implemented over several systems.

202020

Centralized Network Management Architecture

212121

Hierarchical Network Management Architecture

222222

Distributed Network Management Architecture

232323

Management Information Bases

242424

Object Identifiers

252525

SNMP Protocol: Understanding the Agent

262626

SNMP Protocol: Understanding the Protocol

272727

SNMP Protocol: Understanding the Management Entity

282828

SNMP Protocol: Understanding Community Strings

292929

Management Protocols and Features

303030

Configuring SNMP

313131

RMON

323232

RMON MIB

333333

The Syslog Facility

343434

Summary

• The functions of a workstation and a server

• The roles of various equipment in a client/server environment

• The development of Networking Operating Systems (NOS)

• An overview of the various Windows platforms

• An overview of some of the alternatives to Windows operating systems

• Reasons for network management

• The layers of OSI and network management model

• The type and application of network management tools

• The role that SNMP and CMIP play in network monitoring

• How management software gathers information and records problems

• How to gather reports on network performance