Troubleshooting QFabric Systems

This course benefits all individuals responsible for deploying and supporting QFabric systems.

• After successfully completing this course, you should be able to:
• Describe QFabric system components.
• List and use troubleshooting tools.
• Explain a basic troubleshooting approach.
• Describe management connections and the communications performed over those connections.
• Describe control plane connections and the communications performed over those connections.
• Describe data plane connections and the communications performed over those connections.
• List and describe key services and processes.
• Monitor and troubleshoot services and processes.
• Define key elements used for Layer 2 operations.
• Explain how broadcast, unknown unicast, and multicast Layer 2 traffic is processed in a QFabric system.
• Describe the Layer 2 MAC address learning process.
• Illustrate Layer 2 traffic forwarding in a QFabric system.
• Describe Layer 3 routing operations.
• Explain fabric control protocol operations.
• Monitor and troubleshoot Layer 3 operations.
• Recover the password on a Director group.

• Chapter 1: Course Introduction
• Chapter 2: Troubleshooting Essentials
• System Components
• Troubleshooting Tools
• A Troubleshooting Approach
• Lab 1: Troubleshooting Essentials
• Chapter 3: Connections and Communications
• Management Connections and Communications
• Control Plane Connections and Communications
• Data Plane Connections and Communications
• Lab 2: Connections and Communications
• Chapter 4: System Services and Processes
• Overview of Services and Processes
• Master Services
• Managed Services
• Director Group Processes
• Lab 3: System Services and Processes
• Chapter 5: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Layer 2 Operations
• Layer 2 Operations Overview
• BUM Traffic Processing
• Learning Layer 2 MAC Addresses
• Forwarding Layer 2 Traffic
• Case Study
• Lab 4: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Layer 2 Operations
• Chapter 6: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Layer 3 Operations
• Overview of Layer 3 Operations
• Troubleshooting Layer 3 Operations
• Case Study
• Lab 5: Monitoring and Troubleshooting Layer 3 Operations
• Appendix A: Director Group Password Recovery

The prerequisites for this course are as follows:

• Intermediate TCP/IP networking knowledge;
• Intermediate Layer 2 switching knowledge;
• Introductory data center technologies knowledge; and
• Attendance of the Configuring and Monitoring QFabric Systems (CMQS) course, or equivalent experience.

This course is recommended training for the Juniper Networks Certified Specialist, QFabric (JNCIS-QF). The current exam is JN0-370.