Brocade Certified Layer 4-7 Engineer (BCLE)

As a Brocade Certified Layer 4-7 Engineer, you must be able to install, configure, maintain, and perform basic troubleshooting of Brocade Layer 4-7 application delivery products.
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Brocade Certified Layer 4-7 Engineer 2010 Exam Topics

The Brocade Certified Layer 4-7 Engineer exam has these objectives:

Installation

• Describe the process for performing a software upgrade
• Identify architectural features of the ADX platform
• Describe how a Layer 4-7 switch is used in a data network
• Identify the various methods of administering an ADX solution

Configuration

• Demonstrate knowledge of configuring servers
• Demonstrate knowledge of the ADX administration GUI
• Describe the purpose of alias ports
• Identify ServerIron predictors used for load balancing traffic across real servers
• Identify the properties of a server port profile
• Define the steps required to configure a Layer 4-7 server load balancing policy
• Describe how to configure Layer 4 and Layer 7 Health Checks

Server Load Balancing

• Demonstrate knowledge of Source-NAT
• Demonstrate knowledge of DSR
• Identify basic concepts of Global Server Load Balancing (GSLB)
• Demonstrate knowledge of content switching

• Describe Layer 4-7 SLB concepts

Optimization and High Availability

• Describe the various methods of implementing high-availability scenarios
• Describe application rate limiting
• Demonstrate knowledge of optimization methods
• Describe SYN–Proxy and SYN-Defense

Troubleshooting

• Given a scenario, describe basic Health Checks troubleshooting concepts
• Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of troubleshooting application delivery products
• Given a scenario, describe the process to confirm a properly configured SLB or GSLB

• Certification Study Tools

  • BCAF in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.8 MB)

  • BCEFE in a Nutshell Study Guide (2 MB)

  • BCFA in a Nutshell 16 Gbps Study Guide (1.9 MB)

  • BCFA in a Nutshell 8 Gbps Study Guide (1.8 MB)

  • BCFCoEP in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.1 MB)

  • BCFD in a Nutshell Study Guide (3.5 MB)

  • BCFP in a Nutshell 16 Gbps Study Guide (780.4 KB)

  • BCFP in a Nutshell 2010 Study Guide (732.8 KB)

  • BCLE in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.7 MB)

  • BCLP in a Nutshell Study Guide (822.8 KB)

  • BCND in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.2 MB)

  • BCNE in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.4 MB)

  • BCNP in a Nutshell Study Guide (695 KB)

  • BCSM in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.7 MB)

  • BCSPNE in a Nutshell Study Guide (1.4 MB)

• Course Data Sheets

  • AFS 133 Implementing iSCSI with the FC4-16IP Blade (126.4 KB)

  • AFS 137 Introduction to the FC10-6 Director Blade (119.9 KB)

  • AFS 138 Introduction to the Brocade 7600 and FA4-18, Hardware and Software (133.2 KB)

  • AFS 141 Introduction to Brocade Virtual Fabrics (188.2 KB)

  • BiG 100 Introduction to the Brocade iSCSI Gateway (121.4 KB)

  • CFD 201 8 Gbit/sec BCFD Knowledge Assessment (271.1 KB)

  • DCFM 200 Data Center Fabric Manager (220.1 KB)

  • DCX 100 Introduction to DCX Data Center Backbone (109.5 KB)

  • DCX 110 Brocade DCX Data Center Backbone Break and Fix (120.7 KB)

  • EM 101 Introduction to Fabric OS and M-EOS Element Manager (185.5 KB)

  • ENC 101 Introduction to Brocade Encyption (190 KB)

  • ETH 101 Internetworking Fundamentals for Brocade Training (197.4 KB)

  • ETH 503 IronView Network Management (192.1 KB)

  • FC 101 Introduction to Fibre Channel Concepts (188.4 KB)