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IOSXR100 - Introduction to Cisco IOS XR v2.0

Course Summary:

The Introduction to Cisco IOS XR (IOSXR100) v2.0 course introduces you to the features and functions of the Cisco® Internetwork Operating System (Cisco IOS®) XR Software operating system. You learn the fundamental concepts on which the operating system is based and Cisco IOS XR basic operations, system administration, and troubleshooting. Through a combination of lecture and hands-on lab exercises, you gain an understanding of all major aspects of the operating system, including the architecture, high-availability components, scalability features, configuration basics, basic software operations, configuration file overview, Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA) services, Network Time Protocol (NTP) configuration, packet filtering, and management plane protection. You also learn how to monitor the Cisco IOS XR operating system, and how to work with error messages and core dumps.

Course Duration: 4 days

Course Content:

Course outline

Cisco IOS XR Software Overview

Platform Overview
Cisco IOS XR Architecture
Cisco IOS XR High Availability

Cisco IOS XR Software Configuration Basics

Cisco IOS XR Configuration Operations
Cisco IOS XR Initial Configuration
Reviewing the Configuration

Cisco IOS XR Software Operations

Examining Configuration Operations
Examining Configuration Rollback and Recovery

Configuration File System Overview

Examining the Binary Configuration
Examining the Commit Database
Examining the ASCII Configuration
Examining the Nonvolatile Generation (NVgen) Files
Verifying Cisco Fabric Services (CFS) Integrity

Cisco IOS XR Software Installation

Software Package Basics
Installing Software Packages

AAA Security

AAA Fundamentals
Task-Based Security
Configuring a User Security Policy
Authentication with Remote Servers
Configuring Router to AAA Server Communication
Configuring Authentication
Terminal Access Controller Access-Control System Plus (TACACS+) Command Authorization
Configuring Accounting
AAA Troubleshooting

Network Time Synchronization

Network Time Protocol

SNMP, Telemetry, and Logging

Examining SNMP
Examining Telemetry
Examining Logging

Basic Routing Configuration

Configuring Intermediate System to Intermediate System (IS-IS)
Configuring Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
Configuring Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Configuring Routing Protocol for LLN (RPL) Policy

Packet Filtering

Access Control Lists
Unicast Reverse Path Forwarding
Management Plane Protection

Monitoring Process

Examining Processes and Threads
Process Crashes
Commands for Debugging Processes
Restartability of Processes
Process Monitoring
Identifying Memory Problems
Memory Depletion

Core Dumps

Core Dump Fundamentals
Using Core Dump Information

Lab outline

Initial Configuration of a Cisco IOS XR Router
Configuration Commit and Rollback
Configuration File System
Cisco IOS XR Software Installation
Configuring User Security Policies
Cisco IOS XR AAA Configuration
Configuring NTP
Configuring SNMP, Telemetry, and Logging
Configuring Routing Protocols
Configuring IPv4 and IPv6 Filtering
Configuring uRPF and MPP
Using Monitoring and Restarting Processes