Module 1: Overview of Network Infrastructure

Module Overview
Preparing for a Network Infrastructure Design Designing the Network Topology

Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization

Designing a Change Management Structure for Network

Infrastructure

Lesson 1: Preparing for a Network Infrastructure Design

Overview of the Network Life Cycle Description of the MSF Network Design Team

Discussion: Design Tasks for Network Infrastructure

Components of a Network Infrastructure Design Information Required for a Network Infrastructure Design

Guidelines for Designing Network Infrastructure

Overview of the Network Life Cycle

Envisioning
Planning

Developing Deploying

Stabilizing

Designing and implementing a network infrastructure is easier if you organize the tasks into phases Network life cycle is based on Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF) principles

Description of the MSF Network Design Team

Design Team Responsibility

Product management Satisfy customers Program management Development Test Deliver solution within project constraints Create solutions to specifications

Approve for release after addressing quality issues Implement effective deployment and ongoing operations
Enhance user effectiveness

Release management
User experience

Discussion: Design Tasks for Network Infrastructure

What are the design tasks for network infrastructure?

Components of a Network Infrastructure Design

Hardware Plan ServerBased Applications Plan Internet Connectivity Plan Extranet Connectivity Plan Security Plan Network Infrastructure Design

Topology Plan
Operating System Plan Directory Services Plan

Network Protocols and Services Plan

Discussion: Information Required for a Network Infrastructure Design

Physical network diagram

Logical network diagram

Security

Applications

Guidelines for Designing a Network Infrastructure

Consider planned growth or contraction of the organization Ensure interoperability of network infrastructure with Active Directory Ensure security into your design

Consider Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of network components as well as initial investment cost

Lesson 2: Designing the Network Topology

Discussion: Components of a Network Topology Design Strategies for Connectivity Within a Location

Discussion: Strategies for Connectivity Between Locations

Bandwidth Requirements Network Data Collection Tools

Discussion: Components of a Network Topology Design

What are the components of a network topology design?

Strategies for Connectivity Within a Location

Core Tier High-speed switching

Switch

Distribution Tier Policy-based connectivity, including routers and firewalls

Router

Router

Access Tier Local and remote workgroup access Switch Switch Switch Switch

Discussion: Strategies for Connectivity Between Locations

How many and what type of connections will be used? Will hardware-based or software-based routing be used? Which routing protocols will be used? Will secured connectivity between locations be required?

Bandwidth Requirements

Bandwidth requirements vary depending on the services implemented on your network Group Policy processing considers a link slow if connectivity is less than 500Kbps Adsizer.exe can be used to estimate bandwidth for Active Directory replication Bandwidth must account for overhead such as packet headers and TCP connections Bandwidth must be estimated by measuring the actual applications in use on your network

Network Data Collection Tools

You can use network monitoring tools to collect data about your network Network Monitor 3 can be used to monitor specific applications and overall network traffic Switch and router vendors may provide tools for network analysis Visio can be used to automatically discover and map your network

Lesson 3: Designing Network Infrastructure for Virtualization

Network Infrastructure Considerations for Virtualization Virtual Machine Connectivity Requirements

Host Throughput Requirements

Network Reliability Requirements MAC Addressing for Virtual Machines

Network Infrastructure Considerations for Virtualization

Multiple virtual machines require network connectivity through a single physical computer. Virtual machines must be connected to the necessary VLANs. Virtual machines must have the necessary throughput to the network. Fault tolerance for network connectivity is more important. Each virtual machine has a unique source MAC addresses.

Virtual Machines Connectivity Requirements

The connectivity options for each VM are: No network connectivity VM-only (logical) networks Physical network access

Host Throughput Requirements

Host throughput requirements are the sum of the requirements for all virtual machines

Consider the following communications when calculating throughput requirements:

Private networks Public networks Virtual machine networks Management networks Backup networks Storage networks

Network Reliability Requirements

Reliability requirements are higher for virtual machine hosts The level of reliability required is determined by the most demanding virtual machine on the host Network adapter teaming can increase network reliability Network infrastructure for virtual machine hosts should also be fault tolerant

MAC Addressing for Virtual Machines

Each virtual machine requires a unique MAC address

MAC addresses are assigned randomly

Manual assigning of MAC addresses avoids duplicates

Lesson 4: Designing a Change Management Structure for Network Infrastructure

Components of a Change Management Design Monitoring Network Usage

Discussion: Change Management Process

Guidelines for Designing a Change Management Structure

Components of a Change Management Design

Response

Monitoring

Analysis

Three critical elements of a change management design are: Monitoring the network Analyzing collected data Responding to change

Monitoring Network Usage

Physical network diagram

Logical network diagram

In your change management design for network monitoring, specify: What to monitor When to monitor How to monitor

Discussion: The Change Management Process

What is an appropriate process for change management?

Guidelines for Designing a Change Management Structure

Specify how trend analysis is to be performed Specify how potential changes will be communicated, requested, and approved Specify how changes will be tested, implemented, and documented

Specify a backout plan

Lab: Installing the Application Virtualization Sequencer

Exercise 1: Preparing for a Network Infrastructure Design Exercise 2: Designing the Network Topology

Exercise 3: Designing Network Infrastructure for

Virtualization

Exercise 4: Designing a Change Management Plan Exercise 5: Lab Discussion

Logon information

Virtual machine
User name Password
Estimated time: 75

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