Network Monitoring and Management
This will be an intense five (5) day hands-on workshop that will focus on the skills required to effectively manage a diverse campus network and NOC operations,and includes topics that are important not only from a theoretical perspective but also have a tremendous practical utility. The training will be held from May 13th - May 17th, 2024.
Contents
Objective
Upon completion of this training workshop, you will have acquired a useful skills of the network monitoring and management tools and the security benefits of the tools and techniques covered.
Who Should Attend?
This workshop is designed for engineers and system staff at ISPs and large networks, including academic networks who are involved with system management, network monitoring and management, incident response and security. This course is for those who need to manage Network operations and NOCs. Proper network instrumentation is a fundamental requirement for realizing infrastructure security at both the network and desktop level, and this course emphasizes the security benefits for the tools and the techniques covered.
Prerequisites
1. Laptop with a working wireless card 2. Functional knowledge of UNIX/Linux environments 3. Basic understanding of TCP/IP networks 4. Great attitude
Course content
The course has eight (8) modules
Network Monitoring and Management
Welcome to Network Management and Monitoring
Introduction to Network Management and Monitoring
Linux Basics for NMM
Minimal configuration for Cisco IOS based equipment
User Environment
Linux Text Editors
Network Configuration Essentials
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Network Monitoring Tools ( Nagios, Smokeping, LibreNMS)
Network Documentation and Configuration (Netdot, RANCID)
Netwflow/Nfsen
Log Management
Ticketing Systems (RT)
Network Operations Centre (NOC)
Items Required
Each Participant is to bring a laptop with wireless connectivity.
Trainers
| No | Name | Organization |
| 1 | Nyanjau Kimani (NK) | KENET |
| 2 | Jeremiah Kioko (JK) | KENET |
| 3 | Amos Koech (AK) | KENET |
| 4 | Samuel Macharia (SM) | KENET |
| 5 | Caroline Gachuhi (CG) | KENET |
| 6 | Zeinab Mzungu (ZM) | KENET |
Participants
| No | Institution | Name | Designation |
| 1 | Bondo Teachers Training College | Mr Noah Okidia | ICT Director |
| 2 | Butere Technical and Vocational College | Mr ABRAHAM NGERO | MIS OFFICER |
| 3 | Kaimosi Teachers Training College | Mr RASTO OKETCH | ICT TECHNICIAN |
| 4 | Kajiado West Technical and Vocation College | Mr Martin Mwegi | Trainer |
| 5 | Kenya Institute of Highways & Building Technology | Mr Ian Victor Simbiri | Senior ICT Officer |
| 6 | Kisii National Polytechnic | Mr ENOCK OCHIENG | Network Administrator |
| 7 | Kisumu Polytechnic | Mr ENOCH OTUOMA | ICT OFFICER |
| 8 | Limuru Technical and Vocational College | Mr George Mwangi | Head of ICT |
| 9 | Lugari Diploma Diploma Teachers Training College | Mr GODFREY ANYONGE | ICT TECHNICIAN |
| 10 | Meru National Polytechnic | Mr MBURIA MICHAEL | ICT OFFICER |
| 11 | Meru National Polytechnic | Mr Alex Twala Njagi | System administrator |
| 12 | Mosoriot Teachers Training College | Mr FELIX KIBET LIMO | IT OFFICER |
| 13 | Nkabune Technical Training Institute | Mr Godfrey Muchuma | ICT Officer |
| 16 | Nyeri National Polytechnic | Ms ESTHER KIMANI | ICT OFFICER |
| 17 | Ramogi Institute | Mr Linus Atuya | System Administrator |
| 18 | Rift Valley Technical Training Institute | Mr GEOFFREY LANGAT | DEPUTY M.I.S MANAGER |
| 19 | Rift Valley Technical Training Institute | Mr FESTUS KIPTOO | ICT TECHNICIAN |
| 20 | Shanzu Teachers Training College | Mr STEPHEN ODHIAMBO | ICT Technician |
| 21 | Umma University | Mr ABDIGANI ADAN | ICT TECHNICIAN |
| 22 | Wote TTI | FESTUS MUENDO | ICT Trainer |
| 23 | Nuu Technical and Vocational College | Ms Purity Kimanthi | ICT Trainer |
| 24 | Taita Taveta National Polytechnic | Allen Mwambogha | Systems Administrator |
| 25 | Siaya Institute of Technology | Kennedy Andere | Network Administrator |
Timetable
| Day | 8:00-9:30 | 9:30-10:00 | 10:00-10:30 | 10:30-1:00 | 1:00-2:00 | 2:00-3:00 | 3:00-4:00 | 4:00-4:20 | 4:20-4:45 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday February 26 | History of UNIX & Linux (NK)
[[1]] |
Linux Environments (NK)
[[2]] |
Tea Break | Lab 1: Graphical installation of operating system on Virtual-box (SM)
[[3]] |
Lunch | Linux File System (AK)
[[4]] |
Linux Commands (SM) | Tea Break | Lab 2: Linux Commands -Install prerequisite utilities & verify
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| Tuesday February 27 | User Environment (JO)
[[5]] |
Lab 3:
Create Users,Groups and Change Passwords |
Tea Break | Lab 4: File & Directory manipulation | Lunch | Lab 4: File & Directory manipulation | Linux Text Editors (AK)
[[6]] |
Tea Break | Summary overview of lab work & Discussion |
| Wednesday February 28 | Lab 5: Linux text editors(AK) | Lab 5: Linux text editors(AK) | Tea Break | Network Configuration Essentials (NK/JO) | Lunch | Activity: Check network configuration file & demo network CLI tools
[[10]] |
Security Principles and Password Policies (CG) | Tea Break | Lab 6: IPtables and password Policies (CG/AK) |
| Thursday February 29 | Activity: Overview & Scenarios of institution policies/security issues (All) | Password policies configuration (CG)
[[15]] |
Tea Break | Security and pfSense Firewall (CG/JK) | Lunch | pfSense Firewall and demo (JK) | Bash scripting (SM)
[[16]] |
Tea Break | Discussion |
| Friday March 1 | Apache web-server (JO/AK)
[[17]] |
Apache webserver Installation & SSL configuration
[[18]] |
Tea Break | Competency Based Exam [[19]]
[[20]] |
Lunch | Survey/Feedback [[21]] | Closing Ceremony | Tea Break |
Session Photos
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