Configuring and Operating Cisco EPN Manager

Cisco integrators and partners

Network operators

Network administrators

Optical network administrators

System administrators

System integrators and professional services

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

Exploring Cisco EPN Manager

• Cisco EPN Manager Overview
• Cisco EPN Manager Key Features

Viewing Devices and Inventory

• Device Types
• View Devices

Viewing Network Topologies and Circuits

• Topology Map Basics
• Change Information Displayed

Using Dashboards

• Dashboards Overview
• Customize Dashboards

Managing Alarms and Events

• Alarms and Events Overview
• View Alarms and Events

Generating Reports

• Report Fundamentals
• Create and Schedule Reports

Performing Basic Administration

• Installation Basics
• Perform Server Setup

Adding Devices

• Device Management Fundamentals
• Add a Device Manually
• Add User-Defined Fields

Backup and Restoring

• Backup Fundamentals
• Schedule a Backup

Performing System Maintenance

• Software Updates
• Data Retention and Purging

Software Image Management (SWIM)

• Software Image Management Fundamentals
• Setting Up Software Image Management

Configuration Management

• Configuration Management Fundamentals
• Archive Setup

Configuring QoS

• QoS Basics
• Create a Classification Profile

Configuring Devices with Templates

• Device Configuration Methods
• Template Basics

Performing Compliance Management

• Compliance Audit Basics
• Compliance Policy Basics

Monitoring with Policies

• Monitoring Policy Fundamentals
• Edit a Monitoring Policy

Circuit and Video Conferencing (VC) Fundamentals

• Circuit Provisioning Basics
• Supported Service Types

Provisioning Carrier Ethernet Services

• Provision a Carrier Ethernet Service
• Verify a Service

Provisioning Cisco MPLS Traffic Engineering Services

• Cisco MPLS TE Service Basics
• Provision a Cisco MPLS TE Service

Provisioning Circuit Emulation Services

• Circuit Emulation Services Basics
• Provision a CEM Service

Provisioning an OCHNC Circuit

• OCHNC Circuit Basics
• Set Up Devices for Circuit

Provisioning an Optical OCHCC Circuit

• OCHCC Circuit Basics
• Set Up Devices for Circuit

Provisioning a Media Channel Group with an OCHCC Circuit

• Media Channel Group with OCHCC Basics
• Provision a Media Channel Group

Introducing Cisco EPN Manager with Cisco NSO

• Cisco EPN Manager with Cisco NSO Basics
• For More Information

Lab 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

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

This course will help you:

• Gain the knowledge and skills you need to improve network agility and operational efficiencies through automated device operations, fast provisioning, and proactive assurance management
• Learn how to create integrated, end-to-end management for the entire carrier network and support immediate use of multiple domains
• Acquire the ability to enhance business operations by automating provisioning of services to enable faster resolution of network issues by identifying affected circuits and virtual connections