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FortiADC

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Course Description

In this one-day class, candidates will learn how to configure and administrate the most commonly used features of a FortiADC. In interactive labs, candidates will explore Layer 4 and Layer 7 server load balancing, link load balancing, global load balancing, high availability, firewall policies, advanced routing, and more. These administrative fundamentals will provide candidates with a solid understanding of how to implement an application delivery controller.

Who Should Attend

Anyone who is responsible for day-to-day management of a FortiADC VM or hardware device.

Agenda
  1. Introduction and System Settings
  2. Server Load Balancing
  3. Link Load Balancing and Advanced Networking
  4. Global Load Balancing
  5. Security
  6. Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Objectives

After completing this course, candidates will be able to:

  • Describe the advanced load balancing features of FortiADC VM / D series platforms
  • Deploy FortiADC
  • Intelligently distribute traffic among multiple servers based on the content of the TCP or HTTP layer
  • Automatically route the traffic to another server if a problem is detected
  • Load balance inbound & outbound traffic among multiple redundant Internet uplinks
  • Distribute traffic among data centers in different geographical locations
  • Improve performance by offloading the compression, and encryption and decryption of SSLTLS traffic to FortiADC
  • Protect your servers from connection attempts coming from malicious IP addresses
  • Implement HA for failover protection
  • Harden the network by using security features on FortiADC
System Requirements

If you take the online version of this class, you must have a computer with:

  • A high-speed Internet connection
  • An up-to-date web browser
  • Speakers or headphones
  • One of the following:
    • HTML 5 support
    • An up-to-date Java Runtime Environment (JRE) with the Java Plugin enabled in your web browser

You should use a wired Ethernet connection, not a Wi-Fi connection. Firewalls, including Windows Firewall or FortiClient, must allow connections to the online labs.

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Product Versions

FortiADC 5.2

Formats

  • Instructor-led classroom
  • Instructor-led online
  • Self-paced online

Prerequisites
  • TCP/IP networking experience
  • Basic understanding of web applications
Certification

This course prepares you for the FortiADC Specialist exam.

The FortiADC Specialist exam counts toward one of the four NSE 6 specializations required to get the NSE 6 certification.

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