This course is for individuals who seek knowledge of networking on Amazon Web Services (AWS) beyond the foundational level. You will learn how to monitor and troubleshoot network-related problems on AWS. The course also discusses logging, analyzing metrics, and how to use tools and services to visualize and audit your network.
Course level: Intermediate
Duration: 5 hours
Activities
This course includes written material, video, and knowledge checks. This course also includes one optional self-paced lab hosted at amazon.qwiklabs.com. You must pay for labs with credits, which cost one USD per credit. Labs typically cost up to 15 credits. This cost is not included with free digital training on aws.training.com. You will need to create a Qwiklabs account to purchase credits and take a lab.
Course objectives
In this course, you will learn to:
- Determine a network monitoring and troubleshooting strategy by associating network requirements to available AWS services and features
- Analyze logs to troubleshoot common network problems
- Differentiate between metadata logs and content logs within a network monitoring strategy
- Identify and visualize network traffic paths using AWS tools to map the network topology
Intended audience
This course is intended for:
- Network engineers
- Enterprise architects
- Infrastructure architects
- System operators
- Software engineers
- Application architects
Prerequisites
We recommend that attendees of this course have:
2 years of networking experience
2–5 years of AWS experience
Business networking, including routing technology, IP addressing, and network security
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Networking standards
Protocol standards
Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
Network access control list (network ACL)
Switching protocols
Domain Name System (DNS)
Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR)
Course outline
Module 1: Overview of Network Monitoring and Troubleshooting
Explain the philosophy of monitoring with an overview of common network issues
Identify why network monitoring is important for troubleshooting
Distinguish how security applies to monitoring and troubleshooting
Explain fundamentals of tools and services for monitoring and troubleshooting
Module 2: Monitoring your Network with Amazon CloudWatch
Identify the benefits of CloudWatch
Associate the benefits of AWS Systems Manager Agent (SSM Agent) to metrics
Summarize CloudWatch dashboards, logs, and queries
Understand how to optimize your network with CloudWatch alarms
Module 3: Traffic Visibility and Analysis
Understand the benefits of Amazon VPC Flow Logs
Explain the concepts of Amazon VPC Traffic Mirroring
Summarize limitations of Amazon VPC Traffic Mirroring
Learn how to engage open-source tools to maintain your network
Explore the anatomy of a log and relate the given use case or scenario
Module 4: Network Mapping
Explain benefits of the VPC Reachability Analyzer
Identify the benefits of the AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager
Demonstration: VPC Reachability Analyzer
Demonstration: AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager
Demonstration: VPC Reachability Analyzer compared to AWS Transit Gateway Network Manager
Module 5: Check Your Understanding
Recall information from previous modules through interactive knowledge checks
Course Summary
Summarize key networking concepts learned in this course
Identify resources for further learning
Optional hands-on lab: VPC Logging and Troubleshooting (fee required)
