Polycom University RealPresence Platform: Design, Configuration and Troubleshooting: Level 3 - RPPDAT301 Course Description This course provides the knowledge and skills to design, configure and perform troubleshooting for a large-scale RealPresence Platform environment. Polycom training provides a progressive learning path with courses starting at level one and progressing to level three. This course is categorised as a Level 3 course and assumes Level 2 knowledge. It provides in-depth understanding of Polycom solutions in a real-world environment. Course Goals On completion of the training students will be able to: Design, configure, and deploy a large enterprise customer solution integrating RMX, Resource Manager, DMA and RealPresence endpoints deployed in a Microsoft Active Directory environment Design, configure, and deploy advanced features of the RealPresence Platform Explain the benefits of deploying RealPresence Resource Manager for large enterprise solutions and multi-tenancy Explain the flow of communication between the components of a RealPresence Platform solution Use appropriate techniques to troubleshoot issues for larger scale implementations of endpoints, RMX, Resource Manager and DMA Target Audience All Sales and Support Engineers Prerequisites Polycom Certified Videoconferencing Engineer (PCVE) Certification or RealPresence Platform: Implementation, Configuration & Troubleshooting (Level 2) RPIIT202 Duration 3 days of classroom training Delivery Methodology The course will be delivered as instructor-led training in the classroom with a significant proportion of time spent on discussion activities and hands-on practical exercises. Materials Students will receive a printed study and lab guide for the classroom training. V1.2 Page 1 of 5
Outline The three modules comprising the instructor-led training will see the development of an enterprise-scale solution from the design phase through implementation. Module 1: Enterprise Design and Deployment Module 2: Resiliency, Mobility & Interoperability Module 3: Architecture & Troubleshooting Lab Environment Each pair of students will utilize the following lab equipment: RealPresence Desktop endpoints 1 x Collaboration Server (RMX) (exercises requiring multiple RMXs will incorporate use of a shared classroom RMX) 2 x Polycom Distributed Media Application (DMA) servers 2 x Polycom RealPresence Resource Manager 1 x shared Microsoft Active Directory environment 1 x virtualized PABX and softphones Issue V3.2 Page 2 of 5
Module 1: Enterprise Design and Deployment This module introduces Medeatalk, an imaginary enterprise-scale customer with a requirement for a video collaboration solution. Medeatalk, who are based in the US, will be used to show how the elements of the solution can be combined to meet customer requirements. Practical exercises cover advanced solution deployment and configuration. Design Customer Solutions o Introducing the Medeatalk case study Initial configuration o DMA System Requirements o DMA Deployment Options o Installing DMA o DMA Out-of-Box Configuration o Local Cluster Settings o Local Cluster Signaling Settings o MCU Configuration o DMA Conferencing Templates Security o Security Overview o Security Certificates for RMX, Resource Manager and DMA o Requesting and Installing a certificate for DMA o RMX Ultra Secure Mode o DMA Maximum Security Mode Active Directory Integration o RMX Active Directory Integration o DMA Active Directory Integration o Resource Manager Active Directory Integration Dynamic Endpoint and Address Book Management o Bundled Provisioning o Dynamic Provisioning o Scheduled Provisioning o Address Book Overview o Polycom Global Address Book o Multiple Address Books On completion of this module the student will be able to: Design, deploy and configure a large enterprise customer solution integrating RMX, Resource Manager, DMA and RealPresence endpoints Integrate the solution with a Microsoft Active Directory environment Design, configure and deploy advanced features of the RealPresence Platform Issue V3.2 Page 3 of 5
Module 2: Resiliency, Mobility & Interoperability In this module Medeatalk acquire another company, Voce di Mezzi based in Italy. The design discussions move to multi-site resiliency and integration of an existing VoIP environment with Medeatalk s video solution. Other topics discussed in this module include management of mobile video devices and support for multi-tenancy. Practical exercises allow students to build the solutions designed for the customer. Design Customer Solutions o Medeatalk acquire Voce di Mezzi Deploying High Availability RealPresence Servers o RMX Redundancy o DMA Redundancy o Resource Manager Redundancy o Resource Manager Integration with DMA Multi-Site Resiliency o Site Topology Design and Configuration o Sites, Site Links and Territories o Comparison between Resource Manager and DMA Site Topology Configuration o DMA Bandwidth Management o DMA Superclusters o Superclusters o DNS Host Records for DMA o Round Robin Configuration for Supercluster Failover o Embedded DNS Multi-tenancy o RMX Network Separation o Configuring Resource Manager and DMA for Multi-tenancy o DMA Pool Scheduling with Resource Manager Mobile Devices o Installing and Licensing RealPresence Mobile o Planning Support for Mobile Devices o DNS Configuration for RealPresence Mobile Overview of Polycom SIP Deployment o RMX SIP Support o Resource Manager SIP Configuration o DMA SIP Configuration o DNS Configuration for SIP Overview of Voice Integration o RMX Gateway Sessions o DMA Dial Plans o External SIP Peers o DMA SIP / H.323 Gateway o Shared Number Dialling The student will be able to: Design, deploy and configure a large enterprise customer solution integrating multi-site resiliency, SIP and voice integration Explain the support for multi-tenancy provided by the RealPresence Platform Design RealPresence Mobile solutions Issue V3.2 Page 4 of 5
Module 3: Architecture & Troubleshooting This module provides an overview of Quality of Service (QoS) as applied to a RealPresence Platform environment. It also provides practical scenarios that will allow students to troubleshoot Polycom RealPresence Platform solutions. Supporting Real-time Traffic o What is Quality of Service (QoS)? o Network QoS Implementation Troubleshooting o Network Troubleshooting o RMX Architecture o Call Detail Records (CDR) o Resource Manager Reporting o Endpoint Usage Report o Call Flows o Troubleshooting Access Troubleshooting Discussion The student will be able to: Understand the QoS configuration options included in Polycom endpoints and servers Troubleshoot the RealPresence Platform including o Multi-product solutions o Isolating faults while troubleshooting o H.323 and SIP calls Module 4: Breaking News This module provides an overview of the newly released Polycom products not already covered in this material. DMA 6.0.2 Student Guide o LAB: DMA 6.0.2 DMA controlled IVR RealPresence Resource Manager 8.0 Student Guide o LAB: RPRM 8.0 Provisioning RSS 8.5 2014 Polycom, Inc. All rights reserved. POLYCOM, the Polycom logo and the names and marks associated with Polycom s products are trademarks and/or service marks of Polycom, Inc. and are registered and/or common law marks in the United States and various other countries. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. No portion hereof may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, for any purpose other than the recipient s personal use, without the express written permission of Polycom. Issue V3.2 Page 5 of 5