Reference no: EM132344066

Assignment - Network configuration management

Task Description

Imagine that you have been employed by Southern Cross University as a junior network administrator. As part of your duty, you are requested to configure and manage a network lab created to run Huawei network academy programs. The network lab imitates a typical enterprise network with the Headquarter and two branches connected over the Internet. The high-level logical topology of the network is given in Fig 1.1 and the physical layout of the lab is given in Fig 1.2.

Fig 1.1 - The network high-level logical topology.

Fig 1.2 - The lab physical layout in a 20m x 20m room.

To study the network before the actual deployment, you will use eNSP - the Huawei network simulator to complete the following tasks:

• Task 1: Network simulation. In this task, you will create the physical network on eNSP from its logical topology and perform all necessary configurations for the network devices to make the network operational. Verify the network connectivity.

• Task 2: Configuration management. In this task, you will document the network configurations following the network configuration management practice.

Assignment-1 marking guidelines

The following are the major assessment criteria of this assignment
Task 1: Network simulation
• Physical network topology
o Suitable hardware configuration
o Suitable link technologies
o Correct physical topology with sufficient notation

• Device configuration
o Correct basic administrative configuration i.e. device name, time zone, clock and device access control.
o Correct interface configuration i.e. interface IP address and status.
• Internetwork routing configuration
o Correct configuration of either static routing, RIP or OSPF.
o Evidence of the network connectivity verification

Task 2: Network configuration management
• Document network physical and logical topology with sufficient notation
• Document network inventory i.e. detailed network hardware and software
• Document current configurations of each device in the network
• Configuration change management

Format and Presentation

Task 1: You are required to record a short video clip (5 min max) to explain your task 1. In the video, you will:
• Provide your details e.g. your name, student id, year and the unit you are studying
• Explain your implementation of the network on eNSP i.e. talk about your selection of the network hardware, link technologies as well as the device configuration.
• Demonstrate the network connectivity between the Headquarter and the branches.
Finally, publish your video on YouTube. Use the unlisted option if you do not want the video to be viewed in public. Copy the link to your video and paste it under the task-1 section of the document template provided with this assignment.

Task 2: Use the template provided with this assignment for this task.

Attachment:- Network Management_Template.rar