ACE Operations and Configurations(ACEOC)

This course is given on these dates and locations:

In this course, using a combinaton of lectures and labs, students will learn how to deploy and configure intelligent network services using the Catalyst 6500 Application Control Engine (ACE). This course covers the key features of the ACE module, including resource virtualization and management, server load balancing (Layer 2-4 and Layer 7), SSL termination and offload, and security features.

CCNA strongly recommended.
You will gain the most from this course if you have a basic understanding of the following topics:
• TCP/IP protocol
• HTTP and SSL protocols
• N-tier application architecture
• Server load-balancing

This course is designed for systems engineers and network architects who need to design or deploy server load-balancing solutions using the Cisco Application Control Engine (ACE) module.

Deploy and configure intelligent network services using the Catalyst 6500 Application Control Engine (ACE).
Resource virtualization and management.
Server load balancing (Layer 2-4 and Layer 7).
SSL termination and offload.
Security features like application-layer inspection and fixups.

Lesson 1: Introducing ACE
IP Protocol Stack Review
IP Application Review
ACE Features and Architecture
Lesson 2: Deploying ACE
Connecting ACE to the Network
Network Topologies
Virtualization
Resource Management
Authorizing Management Users
Configuring Interfaces
Lesson 3: Modular Policy Configuration
Class Maps
Policy Maps
Applying Policy Maps
Permitting Management Traffic
Lesson 4: Layer 4/7 Load Balancing
Access Control Lists
Layer 4 Load Balancing
Layer 7 Load Balancing
Health Monitoring
Server Reuse
Lesson 5: Layer 7 Protocol Processing
Session Persistence
Header Insert
Persistent/Pipelined Client Connections
Protocol Inspection
Lesson 6: Processing Secure Connections
Digital Encryption Technologies
SSL Offload
Back-End SSL Configuration
End-to-End Encryption
Configuring a Public-Key Infrastructure
Configuring SSL Proxy Services
Lesson 7: Security Features
TCP/IP Fragmentation/Reassembly
TCP Normalization
Network Address Translation
Lesson 8: High Availability
Redundancy
Object Tracking
Failover
State Replication
Displaying Fault Tolerant Information
Lesson 9: Integrating Multiple Features
Analyzing Network Requirements
Designing ACE Contexts
Designing ACE Features
Configuring Multiple Integrated Features