Infoblox Courses and Materials

Essentials Courses

Course

Level

Release

DNS/DHCP Fundamentals Workshop

Essential

1.0

The Infoblox DNS/DHCP Fundamentals Workshop (DFW) is an intensive one-day hands-on technical course required to understanding the DNS and DHCP protocols and best practices for configuring NIOS appliances.

NIOS Operations Workshop

Essential

4.3

The Infoblox NIOS Operations Workshop (NOW) is a one-day instructor-led course for Network Operators that builds a working knowledge how to operate Infoblox network appliances running NIOS previously configured by a Network Administrator. Forward and reverse mapping zones, network and zone creation, DHCP ranges, fixed addresses will all be covered.

NIOS Configuration Class 5.x

Essential

5.0

The Infoblox NIOS Configuration Class (NCC) is a comprehensive two-day instructor-led course that builds a working knowledge of how to configure and manage Infoblox network appliances running NIOS. Forward and reverse mapping zones, network and zone creation, DNS Anycast, DHCP ranges, fixed addresses, grid management, system & protocol level monitoring, and system level management will all be covered.

NIOS Configuration Class 5.1 (3 day class)

Essential

5.1

As of August 1, 2010, this Infoblox NIOS Configuration Class (NCC) is a comprehensive 3-day instructor-led course. It builds a working knowledge of how to configure and manage Infoblox network appliances running NIOS. Forward and reverse mapping zones, network and zone creation, DNS Anycast, DHCP ranges, fixed addresses, grid management, system & protocol level monitoring, and system level management will all be covered.

NetMRI Configuration & Administration Class

Essential

4.x

Coming soon...

DNS 1: DNS Basics & Record Types (20 min)

Essential

4.0

A technical overview of how DNS works including table format, queries, domains zones, name servers, with a review of the major record types.

DNS 2: DNS Name Resolution, Master, Slaves, Times, & Transfers (20 min)

Essential

4.0

A technical overview of DNS messages and headers, queries, timers, and zone transfers.

DNS 3: Reverse Lookup & DNS Security (20 min)

Essential

4.0

A technical overview of reverse IP address lookups, security including BIND, Views, Poisoning and Bogus responses, and the wise use of Delegated and Resolving name servers.

DNS 4: DNS Best Practices & Troubleshooting (20 min)

Essential

4.0

A technical overview of best practices for Enterprise DNS, Common configuration errors, detection, debugging, and resolution.

DHCP 1: DHCP Basics, Pool Management, & DDNS (10 min)

Essential

4.0

A technical overview of how DHCP works, DHCP messages, leases of IP addresses to clients, and Dynamic DNS.

DHCP 2: Troubleshooting DHCP Conversations and Options (15 min)

Essential

4.0

A technical introduction to DHCP troubleshooting including common debugging tools and issues regarding subnetting, reliability and DHCP options.

Advanced Courses

Course

Level

Release

Advanced Administration Class 5.x

Advanced

5.1

The Infoblox Advanced Administration Class (AAC) is an intensive two-day hands-on technical course exploring some of the advanced architectural and deployment options of the NIOS appliances.

Please note that only those who have achieved CICA status will be accepted into this course.

5-day Package - NIOS Configuration Class & Advanced Administration Class - 5.1

Advanced

5.0

This 5-day certification training package comprises the following classes:
3-day NIOS Configuration Class
2-day Advanced Administration Class

Certification exams will be available following each class to ensure technical competency has been achieved.

Expert Courses

Course

Level

Release

Advanced Diagnostic & Troubleshooting Class

Expert

5.0

The Infoblox Advanced Diagnostics & Troubleshooting Class (ADTC) is a two-day hands-on technical course required for anyone offering support for Infoblox devices, or anyone that would like to be able to troubleshoot NIOS, DNS, and/or DHCP issues.

Please note that only those who have achieved CICE status will be accepted into this class.

Release Webinars

Course

Level

Release

NIOS 5.1r1 Release Update (9 min)

Release Webinars

5.1

This web-based tutorial contains an overview of the new features contained in the NIOS 5.1r1 release. Major features: Microsoft DNS Server Management, VMWare support, and IF-MAP Server. Minor features: NXDomain support, Zones to Network Binding, and Discovery of DDNS Objects.

NIOS 5.0 – What’s Changed (19 min)

Release Webinars

5.0

This web-based tutorial is aimed at 4.x users looking to understand what has changed in the new 5.0 GUI. The presentation introduces the GUI and walks you through various tasks such as adding zones and networks and introduces the new editors and wizards.

NIOS 4.3r5 Release Webinar (5 min)

Release Webinars

4.3

This web-based tutorial contains an overview of the new features contained in NIOS 4.3r5 release.

NIOS 4.3 r4 Release Webinar (8 min)

Release Webinars

4.3

This web-based tutorial contains an overview of the new features in NIOS 4.3r1.

NIOS 4.3 r3 Release Update (12 min)

Release Webinars

4.3

This web-based tutorial contains an overview of the new features contained in NIOS 4.3r3 release.

NIOS 4.3 r2-5 Release Update (5 min)

Release Webinars

4.3

This web-based tutorial contains an overview of the new features contained in NIOS 4.3r2-5 release.

NIOS 4.3r1 Release Update (11 min)

Release Webinars

4.3

This web-based tutorial contains an overview of the new features contained in NIOS 4.3r1 release.

NIOS 4.2r4 Release Update (9 min)

Release Webinars

4.2

This web-based tutorial contains an overview of the new features contained in NIOS 4.2r4 release.

NIOS 4.2r3 Release Update (6 min)

Release Webinars

4.2

This web-based tutorial contains an overview of the new features contained in NIOS 4.2r3 release.

NIOS 4.2r1 & r2 Release Update (11 min)

Release Webinars

4.2

This web-based tutorial contains an overview of the new features contained in NIOS 4.2r1 & r2 releases.

Technical Webinars

Course

Level

Release

IF-MAP - Basics (14 min)

Technical Webinars

5.1

This presentation contains a brief introduction to Network Computing, and explains the IF-MAP protocol. It discusses what issues IF-MAP handles, as well as how the protocol works.

IF-MAP - The Protocol (17 min)

Technical Webinars

5.1

This presentation contains a detailed look at the IF-MAP protocol. It also includes enhancements made by Infoblox, as well as showing a few IF-MAP use cases so you can see how the protocol would work on your network.

IF-MAP - Infoblox Solution (7 min)

Technical Webinars

5.1

This presentation explains the Infoblox IF-MAP offerings, and highlights our IF-MAP aware DHCP server, the Infoblox Orchestration Server, as well as IF-MAP Client Management.

PortIQ - The Polling Process (9 min)

Technical Webinars

N/A

What is PortIQ Polling?
How Does PortIQ Polling Work?
How Do You Configure PortIQ Polling?

PortIQ - The Discovery Process (13 min)

Technical Webinars

N/A

What is PortIQ Discovery?
How Does PortIQ Discovery Work?
How DO You Configure PortIQ Discovery?

PortIQ - The Overview (22 min)

Technical Webinars

N/A

What is IPAM and what is it used for?
How does Infoblox address IPAM?
What does PortIQ add to the Infoblox IPAM solution?
How does PortIQ work – Overview/Initial Configuration?

PortIQ - SNMP Basics (15 min)

Technical Webinars

N/A

What is SNMP and how it used?

Infoblox vNIOS for Cisco ISR (9 min)

Technical Webinars

4.3

This web-based tutorial presents a detailed technical demonstration of the configuration steps of vNIOS for Cisco Integrated Services Routers. The demonstration covers both NIOS configuration and Cisco router configuration.

NAT Compatibility Mode (12 min)

Technical Webinars

N/A

What is NAT Compatibility Mode and how it used?

Network Templates (12 min)

Technical Webinars

N/A

This webinar shows how to create network templates, a tool that simplifies the process of configuring new networks.

TSIG and GSS-TSIG (14 min)

Technical Webinars

N/A

What are TSIG and GSS-TSIG and how are they used?

DNSSEC (20min)

Technical Webinars

4.3

What is DNSSEC and how is it used?

DNS Views

Technical Webinars

N/A

What are DNS Views and how are they used?

DHCP Options and Vendor Name Spaces

Technical Webinars

N/A

What are DHCP Options, DHCP Vendor Options, what is the difference between them, and how are they used?

RADIUS Protocol (20 Minutes)

Technical Webinars

1.0

This web-based tutorial presents an introduction to RADIUS Protocol necessary to understand before configuring NIOS.

RADIUS Configuration Basics (7 Minutes)

Technical Webinars

4.0

This web-based tutorial demonstrates how to configure NIOS for use with a RADIUS Network Address Server (NAS).

DHCP Failover - Basics (11 min)

Technical Webinars

N/A

What is DHCP Failover, why use it, and how does it work? You'll learn how to configure DHCP Failover under NIOS 4.0 and some common DHCP Failover issues that you may see.