Duration
1 day
Overview
The Riverbed® Certified Performance Engineering (RCPE) Associate WAN Optimization course introduces WAN optimization technology to accelerate delivery of applications over the hybrid WAN for the modern IT enterprise.
WAN optimization solutions form a critical part of accelerating application delivery and improving WAN network performance by:
- Accelerating the delivery of key business applications across the hybrid enterprise.
- Increasing the efficiency and productivity of end-users accessing accelerated applications
- Increasing the transfer rate of data across a high-performing WAN network.
- Enabling business agility by maintaining performance when accessing data and applications across various hybrid environments, such as with SaaS and other cloud-based platforms.
Learning Objectives
After completing this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify and address WAN-based business performance challenges.
- Align Riverbed solutions to WAN-based performance challenges.
- Design WAN optimization performance solutions.
- Describe rationale and methods for integrating WAN optimized performance solutions into active directory and PKI architectures.
- Achieve business outcomes using the WAN optimization performance solution.
Outline
Describe How SteelHeads Optimize the WAN
- Describe how SteelHeads:
- alleviate bandwidth restrictions
- increase TCP performance
- mitigate round-trip time (RTT) at the application layer
- Associate SteelHeads and Control Optimization
- Visualize effects of optimization
- Describe elements of a comprehensive WAN optimization solution
Describe the SteelHead Solution Architecture
- Describe SteelHead form factors and sizing
- Describe & compare SteelHead deployment options
Optimize the Application Layer and Encrypted Traffic Using SteelHeads
- Describe Application Layer Optimizations
- Describe HTTP optimizations
- Describe methods of integrating SteelHeads into Active Directory
- Secure Optimized Connections of the WAN
- Describe SSL/TSL Application Optimization
Enable SteelHead Network Services
- Define both a Topology of your network, and the Applications that appear on it
- Describe SteelHead Integration into a QoS Architecture
- Describe SteelHead Path Selection
- Overlay Path Selection with Secure Transport
Manage Your SteelHead Appliances
- Access and navigate Steelhead appliances
- Describe the SteelCentral Controller for SteelHead (SCC)
- Manage SteelHead fleet configurations with SCC
- Perform updates and monitor system health with the SCC
Monitor and Report using SteelHead Appliances
- Describe SteelHead and SCC reporting
- Describe different report types
- Generate and schedule various performance and appliance reports on the SCC, SteelHead, and Client Accelerator Controller (CAC)
Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.