Introduction to the Junos Operating System (IJOS)

This course benefits individuals responsible for configuring and monitoring devices running the Junos OS.

• Describe the Junos operating system and provide a brief overview of Juniper products. 

• Describe the Junos operating system and its basic design architecture. 

• Identify and provide a brief overview of Juniper products. 

• Use the Junos CLI and its operational mode to monitor and control Juniper devices. 

• Enter operational mode. 

• Locate various help options within the Junos CLI. 

• Execute monitoring and troubleshooting commands. 

• Configure a device using the CLI. 

• Enter configuration mode. 

• Navigate through the Junos configuration hierarchy. 

• Modify the configuration on a Juniper device. 

• Use common configuration mode commands. 

• Use the J-Web interface to make configuration changes, monitor and maintain Junos devices. 

• Configure basic system settings and interfaces. 

• Perform device administration. 

• Perform initial system configuration using Junos OS. 

• Load factory-default configuration. 

• List and perform initial system configuration tasks. 

• Describe interface types and perform basic interface configuration tasks. 

• Configure user authentication and device backups. 

• Describe and configure user authentication. 

• Archive configurations. 

• Configure System Logging, Tracing, NTP, and SNMP in Junos OS. 

• Configure and analyze system logging and tracing. 

• Configure and monitor NTP. 

• Configure and monitor SNMP. 

• Monitor and maintain Junos OS. 

• Monitor platform and interface operations. 

• Describe and use the available network utilities. 

• Perform password recovery. 

• Upgrade the Junos OS. 

• Perform storage and system cleanup tasks. 

• Perform the Junos upgrade. 

• Describe the interfaces configuration hierarchy. 

• Configure various interface types. 

• Use configuration groups to configure interfaces. 

• Describe the functionality of routing and routing instances. 

• Explain the basic routing concepts. 

• Describe the routing table and the forwarding table. 

• Describe the functionality of routing instances. 

• Configure and monitor a routing instance. 

• Implement static routes and dynamic routes using OSPF. 

• Configure and monitor static routes. 

• Describe the functionality of dynamic routing. 

• Configure and monitor OSPF. 

• Describe how routing works using IPv6. 

• Implement routing policy within Junos. 

• Describe the routing policy and explain the default Junos import and export routing policies. 

• Identify various options in the match criteria and action blocks of a routing policy. 

• Implement a routing policy for a given use case. 

• Implement firewall filters within Junos. 

• Describe the functionality and the framework of firewall filters. 

• Implement firewall filters for a given use case. 

• Implement a policer within Junos. 

• Describe the operation and configuration of unicast RPF. 

• Implement CoS within Junos. 

• Describe the purpose and benefits of CoS. 

• Implement traffic classification within Junos. 

• Describe the traffic queuing within Junos. 

• Configure traffic scheduling within Junos. 

• Implement CoS for a given use case. 

• Access and use Juniper support resources to manage Juniper Products. 

• Follow recommended procedures to open a JTAC support case. 

• Access Juniper online tools to manage Juniper products. 

• Use FTP to transfer large files to JTAC. 

• Describe the Juniper Connected Security components. 

• Identify high-level security challenges in today’s networks. 

• Describe the Juniper Connected Security components. 

• Implement IPv6 within Junos. 

• Describe the differences between IPv4 and IPv6. 

• Explain the IPv6 address format and the different address types. 

• Explain how IPv6 stateless and stateful autoconfigurations work. 

• Configure and monitor IPv6 routing. 

• Implement IPv6-over-IPv4 tunnels.

Day 1

Course Introduction

Junos Operating System Fundamentals 

• Describe the Junos operating system and its basic design architecture 

• Identify and provide a brief overview of Juniper products

Junos CLI Operational Mode

• Enter operational mode 

• Locate various help options within the Junos CLI 

• Execute monitoring and troubleshooting commands 

Junos CLI Configuration Mode

• Enter configuration mode 

• Navigate through the Junos configuration hierarchy 

• Modify the configuration on a Juniper device 

• Use common configuration mode commands

J-Web Interface

• Configure basic system settings and interfaces 

• Perform device administration 

Lab 1: User Interface Options

Initial System Configuration

• Load factory-default configuration 

• List and perform initial system configuration tasks 

• Describe interface types and perform basic interface configuration tasks 

Lab 2: Initial System Configuration

Day 2

User Authentication Archiving 

• Describe and configure user authentication 

• Archive configurations 

Lab 3: User Authentication and Archiving

System Logging, Tracing, NTP, and SNMP 

• Configure and analyze system logging and tracing 

• Configure and monitor NTP 

• Configure and monitor SNMP 

Lab 4: System Logging, Tracing, NTP, and SNMP

Operational Monitoring and Maintenance 

• Monitor platform and interface operations 

• Describe and use the available network utilities 

• Perform password recovery 

Lab 5: Operational Monitoring and Maintenance

Upgrading the Junos OS 

• Perform storage and system cleanup tasks 

• Perform the Junos upgrade 

Lab 6: Upgrading the Junos OS

Interface Configuration Examples 

• Configure various interface types 

• Use configuration groups to configure interfaces

Routing Fundamentals 

• Explain the basic routing concepts 

• Describe the routing table and the forwarding table 

• Describe the functionality of routing instances 

• Configure and monitor a routing instance 

Lab 7: Routing Fundamentals

Static and Dynamic Routing 

• Configure and monitor static routes 

• Describe the functionality of dynamic routing 

• Configure and monitor OSPF 

• Describe how routing works using IPv6 

Lab 8: Static and Dynamic Routing

Day 3

Routing Policy 

• Describe the routing policy and explain the default Junos import and export routing policies 

• Identify various options in the match criteria and action blocks of a routing policy 

• Implement a routing policy for a given use case 

Lab 9: Routing Policy

Firewall Filters 

• Describe the functionality and the framework of firewall filters 

• Implement firewall filters for a given use case 

• Implement a policer within Junos 

• Describe the operation and configuration of unicast RPF 

Lab 10: Firewall Filters

Class of Service 

• Describe the purpose and benefits of CoS 

• Implement traffic classification within Junos 

• Describe the traffic queuing within Junos 

• Configure traffic scheduling within Junos 

• Implement CoS for a given use case 

Lab 11: Class of Service

JTC Procedures 

• Follow recommended procedures to open a JTAC support case 

• Access Juniper online tools to manage Juniper products 

• Use FTP to transfer large files to JTAC

Juniper Security Concepts 

• Identify high-level security challenges in today’s networks 

• Describe the Juniper Connected Security components

Please note that the following Appendix is not covered as standard during the training course unless requested by the customer, and agreed with Global Knowledge, upon booking:

Appendix: IPv6 Fundamentals 

• Describe the differences between IPv4 and IPv6 

• Explain the IPv6 address format and the different address types 

• Explain how IPv6 stateless and stateful autoconfigurations work 

• Configure and monitor IPv6 routing 

• Implement IPv6-over-IPv4 tunnels

Basic networking knowledge • An understanding of the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model and the TCP/IP protocol suite • Completed the Getting Started with Networking eLearning course

The JNCIA-Junos certification is valid for three years.

Exams can be purchased and scheduled at https://home.pearsonvue.com/junipernetworks/

Junos Intermediate Routing (JIR)

Delegates will receive an official set of e-kit courseware approximately 1 week prior to the start of the course.