Automating Visibility with Gigamon Fabric Manager API (GAVFM)

Day 1: Introduction to Gigamon Visibility Fabric and Fabric Manager API

Module 1: Introduction to Gigamon Visibility Fabric

• Overview of Network Visibility
• Gigamon Visibility Fabric Architecture
• Nodes, Fabric, and GigaSMART
• Key Concepts
• Traffic Acquisition, Filtering, and Forwarding
• GigaSMART Applications
• Use Cases
• Network Monitoring
• Security
• Performance Management

Module 2: Introduction to Gigamon Fabric Manager API

• API Fundamentals
• RESTful API Principles
• HTTP Methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE)
• Status Codes
• Gigamon Fabric Manager API Architecture
• API Endpoints and Resources
• Data Formats (JSON)
• API Capabilities
• Configuration Management (including GigaSMART)
• Monitoring and Analytics
• Troubleshooting and Diagnostics

Day 2: Configuring Gigamon Devices and GigaSMART with the API

Module 3: API Authentication and Authorization

• Authentication Methods
• Authorization and Access Control
• User Roles and Permissions
• API Security Best Practices

Module 4: Configuring Gigamon Devices and GigaSMART with the API

• Device Discovery and Inventory
• Retrieving Device Information
• Managing Device Connections
• Port and Interface Configuration
• Configuring Port Properties
• Creating and Managing flow MAPS
• Traffic Policies and Filtering
• Defining Filtering Rules
• Configuring Traffic Forwarding
• GigaSMART Configuration via API
• Understanding GigaSMART Applications and their parameters
• Deploying and configuring GigaSMART applications using the API
• Packet Slicing
• Header Stripping
• Masking
• Deduplication
• SSL Decryption
• NetFlow/IPFIX generation
• Chaining GigaSMART applications for advanced traffic processing

Day 3: Monitoring, Troubleshooting, and Advanced API Usage

Module 5: Monitoring and Analytics with the API

• Retrieving Statistics and Metrics
• Port Statistics
• System and GigaSMART Performance Data
• Event and Alert Management
• Managing Events
• Handling Alerts related to GigaSMART operations
• Flow Data Export
• Configuring NetFlow/IPFIX Export from GigaSMART via API

Module 6: Troubleshooting and Diagnostics with the API

• Retrieving System Logs
• Accessing and Filtering Logs, including GigaSMART logs
• Performing Diagnostic Tests
• Verifying GigaSMART configuration and status through the API
• Troubleshooting Common Issues
• API Error Handling
• Connectivity Troubleshooting
• Troubleshooting GigaSMART processing issues

Module 7: Advanced API Usage and Integration

• Scripting with the Gigamon API
• Using Python and other languages to automate GigaSMART configuration
• Automating repetitive tasks related to GigaSMART
• Integrating with Network Management Systems
• Example: Integrating with Splunk/ServiceNow to monitor GigaSMART health
• Integrating with Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) Systems
• Sending GigaSMART generated metadata to SIEM
• Workflow Automation
• Creating automated workflows for network changes, including GigaSMART updates

Day 4: Deep Dive into GigaSMART API - Part 1

Module 8: GigaSMART API - Deduplication

• Understanding deduplication concepts and benefits.
• Configuring deduplication using the Gigamon Fabric Manager API.
• Retrieving deduplication statistics via the API.
• Use cases and best practices for deduplication.

Module 9: GigaSMART API - Header Stripping

• Exploring header stripping techniques and use cases.
• Utilizing the API to configure header stripping profiles.
• Specifying headers to remove (e.g., Ethernet, TCP, UDP).
• Practical examples and API interactions for header stripping.

Module 10: GigaSMART API - Masking

• Understanding data masking and its importance for privacy.
• Applying masking to specific packet fields using the API.
• Configuration options and examples for masking sensitive data.

Day 5: Deep Dive into GigaSMART API - Part 2

Module 11: GigaSMART API - Slicing

• Packet slicing concepts and its applications.
• Configuring packet slicing using the Gigamon Fabric Manager API.
• Setting slice lengths and offsets through the API.
• Use cases and API examples for packet slicing.

Module 12: GigaSMART API - Advanced Packet Filtering

• Exploring advanced filtering techniques beyond basic filtering.
• Implementing complex filtering rules using the API.
• Combining multiple filter criteria for granular traffic selection.
• Examples of advanced filtering scenarios and API configurations.

Module 13: GigaSMART API - GMIP Tunneling

• Understanding GMIP.
• Configuring GMIP tunneling using the API.
• Encapsulating and transporting metadata with GMIP.
• Use cases and API interactions for GMIP tunneling.