Pre- & Post-Conference Seminars
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Pre-conference Seminars, Monday, July 28, 1997
Managing Internetworks with SNMP, SNMPv2 and RMON, Mark A. Miller
Architecting for Distributed Systems Management, George Moakley
Using Web Technology to Manage Your Systems and Network, Dr. Kornel Terplan
Post-conference Seminars, Friday, August 1, 1997
Effectively Managing Frame Relay, Steven Taylor
Designing Internetworks for Manageability, Carl Shinn
Managing Internetworks with SNMP, SNMPv2 and RMON
Mark A. Miller, President
DigiNet Corp.
Monday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
As internetworks continue to expand, the need for a solid network management strategy becomes a crucial requirement. This in-depth tutorial will study the defacto standard for internetwork management, the Simple Network Management Protocol or SNMP. In addition, the seminar will investigate enhancements to SNMP technology, including SNMPv2, Remote monitoring (RMON) and RMON2, plus Web-based management proposals such as WEBM and JMAPI.
Key Issues Covered:
* Understanding internetwork management
* Network management standards and implementations
* The Structure of Management Information (SMI)
* Management Information Bases (MIBs); MIB-II, device specific MIBs, private-enterprise MIBs and MIBs for broadband networks
* Remote monitoring: The RMON and RMON2 MIBs
* The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
* Enhancements with SNMPv2
* Underlying transport protocols: ARP, IP, UDP and others
* Implementing SNMP: Case studies from real networks
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Architecting for Distributed Systems Management
George Moakley, Program Manager
Intel Corp.
Monday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This tutorial given by one of Intel's chief systems management architects will cover the process by which he is addressing distributed systems management in Intel's own network. Mr. Moakley will address the key problems and paradoxes that occur when you need to plan solutions in networks that deploy distributed systems. He will cover basic architecture considerations, systems constraints, management frameworks, capacity planning, and modeling. The tutorial will also take questions on specific issues related to your implementation of distributed systems management.
Key Issues Covered:
* Get the big picture thinking on DSM
* Explore modeling and capacity planning
* Evaluate management frameworks in the real world
* Get some perspective on DSM architectures
* Discuss technological limitations and political considerations
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Using Web Technology to Manage Your Systems and Network
Dr. Kornel Terplan, President
Performance Navigation, Inc.
Monday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Web technology is a very promising way to simplify and unify network and systems management. Web-based enterprise management and Java-based solutions are competing for the leading technological role. This tutorial addresses open questions such as whether platforms and existing management protocols will survive, who is interested in this new technology, and how to cost justify the implementation of this technology after numerous frustrations with integration projects. Early implementation examples will be highlighted.
Key Issues Covered:
* Java and WEBM as the foundation of this technology
* Basics of the HTML technology
* Overview of early implementation examples
* Optimal solutions for managing systems and networks
* Cost justification
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Effectively Managing Frame Relay
Steven Taylor, President
Distributed Networking
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
As frame relay matures to a commodity status within corporate networks, effective management of these networks is rapidly increasing in importance. While all frame relay services work "pretty well" management can enhance the price-to-performance curve dramatically. This one-day seminar will address a broad range of issues involved in managing frame relay networks, both from the perspective of the private frame relay network and from the public service viewpoint.
Key Issues Covered:
* Frame relay specifications for management
* Tools for managing frame relay
* Carrier network management issues
* Managing the private frame relay
network
* Emerging management issues
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Designing Internetworks for Manageability
Carl Shinn, Owner
CompuTutor Consulting
Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
How do existing interconnection devices affect the manageability of your enterprise network? What new technologies, products, and techniques can make your internetwork more manageable? What effects do new developments to SNMP and WWW portend for network/system management?
Key Issues Covered:
* Learn how to build in manageability from the beginning
* Receive a checklist of good design practices for constructing manageable internetworks
* Survey design tools for system and network management
* Evaluate tradeoffs between management and cost, performance, support efforts, security, and troubleshooting
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