Gigamon Foundations I: Insight into Network Data Across Your Network (GFD1) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

This 2-day course includes instruction time, hands-on labs and several discrete and sequential modules that walk you through the materials covered:

Module 1: Gigamon Solution Overview

  • Gigamon Platform
  • Network TAPs
  • GigaVUE TA Series, GigaVUE HC Series, GigaVUE-FM

Module 2: Solution Identification and Planning

  • Visibility challenges
  • Tunnel packets
  • Aggregate packets
  • Filter packets
  • Load-share packets
  • Flow sampling
  • Flow mapping

Module 3: Understanding Traffic Sources

  • Traffic source
  • SPAN/Mirror
  • TAPs and TAP selection

Module 4: Gigamon Solution Installation and Initial Configuration

  • Initial installation
  • Network setup
  • Console access
  • Port and module setup

Module 5: The Principles of Flow Mapping®

  • Network packet broker basics
  • Filtering
  • Flow mapping features

Module 6: Sizing a Visibility Deployment

  • Port counts
  • GigaVUE H Series
  • GigaVUE TA Series
  • Module requirements

Module 7: Configuring Clustering

  • Clustering
  • Checklist
  • Packet forwarding
  • Plan the cluster
  • Port considerations
  • Diagram the cluster