TSHOOT 300-135 Topics

So now we know what the network topology looks like that we’ll be tested on in the exam (as can be seen here), let’s take a look at the TSHOOT exam topics that we’ll be tested on.

1.0 Network Principles – 5%

• 1.1 Use Cisco IOS troubleshooting tools
  • 1.1a Debug, conditional debug
  • 1.1b Ping and traceroute with extended options
• 1.2 Apply troubleshooting methodologies
  • 1.2a Diagnose the root cause of networking issues (analyse symptoms, identify and describe root cause)
  • 1.2b Design and implement valid solutions
  • 1.2c Verify and monitor resolution

2.0 Layer 2 Technologies – 40%

• 2.1 Troubleshoot switch administration
  • 2.1a SDM templates
  • 2.1b Managing MAC address table
  • 2.1c Troubleshoot Err-disable recovery
• 2.2 Troubleshoot Layer 2 protocols
  • 2.2a CDP, LLDP
  • 2.2b UDLD
• 2.3 Troubleshoot VLANs
  • 2.3a Access ports
  • 2.3b VLAN database
  • 2.3c Normal, extended VLAN, voice VLAN
• 2.4 Troubleshoot Trunking
  • 2.4a VTPv1, VTPv2, VTPv3, VTP pruning
  • 2.4b dot1Q
  • 2.4c Native VLAN
  • 2.4d Manual pruning
• 2.5 Troubleshoot EtherChannels
  • 2.5a LACP, PaGP, manual
  • 2.5b Layer 2, layer 3
  • 2.5c Load balancing
  • 2.5d EtherChannel misconfiguration guard
• 2.6 Troubleshoot Spanning Tree
  • 2.6a PVST+, RPVST+, MST
  • 2.6b Switch priority, port priority, path cost, STP timers
  • 2.6c PortFast, BPDUGuard, BPDUFilter
  • 2.6d Loopguard, Rootguard
• 2.7 Troubleshoot Other LAN Switching Technologies
  • 2.7a SPAN, RSPAN
• 2.8 Troubleshoot Chassis Virtualisation and Aggregation Technologies
  • 2.8a Stackwise

3.0 Layer 3 Technologies – 40%

• 3.1 Troubleshoot IPv4 Addressing and Subnetting
  • 3.1a Address types (unicast, broadcast, multicast and VLSM)
  • 3.1b ARP
  • 3.1c DHCP relay and server
  • 3.1d DHCP protocol operations
• 3.2 Troubleshoot IPv6 Addressing and Subnetting
  • 3.2a Unicast
  • 3.2b EUI-64
  • 3.2c ND, RS/RA
  • 3.2d Autoconfig (SLAAC)
  • 3.2e DHCP relay and server
  • 3.2f DHCP protocol operations
• 3.3 Troubleshoot Static Routing
• 3.4 Troubleshoot Default Routing
• 3.5 Troubleshoot Administrative Distance
• 3.6 Troubleshoot Passive Interfaces
• 3.7 Troubleshoot VRF Lite
• 3.8 Troubleshoot Filtering with Any Protocol
• 3.9 Troubleshoot Between Any Routing Protocols or Routing Sources
• 3.10 Troubleshoot Manual and Autosummerisation with Any Routing Protocol
• 3.11 Troubleshoot Policy-based Routing
• 3.12 Troubleshoot Suboptimal Routing
• 3.13 Troubleshoot Loop Prevention Mechanisms
  • 3.13a Route tagging, filtering
  • 3.13b Split-horizon
  • 3.13c Route poisoning
• 3.14 Troubleshoot RIPv2
• 3.15 Troubleshoot EIGRP neighbor relationship and authentication
• 3.16 Troubleshoot Loop Free Path Selection
  • 3.16a RD, FD, FC, successor, feasible successor
• 3.17 Troubleshoot EIGRP Operations
  • 3.17a Stuck in active
• 3.18 Troubleshoot EIGRP Stubs
• 3.19 Troubleshoot EIGRP Load Balancing
  • 3.19a Equal cost
  • 3.19b Unequal cost
• 3.20 Troubleshoot EIGRP Metrics
• 3.21 Troubleshoot EIGRP for IPv6
• 3.22 Troubleshoot OSPF Neighbor Relationship and Authentication
• 3.23 Troubleshoot Network Types, Area Types and Router Types
  • 3.23a Point-to-point, multipoint, broadcast and nonbroadcast
  • 3.23b LSA types, area type: backbone, normal, transit, stub, NSSA, totally stubby, totally NSSA
  • 3.23c Internal router, backbone router, ABR, ASBR
  • 3.23d Virtual link
• 3.24 Troubleshoot OSPF Path Preference
• 3.25 Troubleshoot OSPF Operations
• 3.26 Troubleshoot OSPF for IPv6
• 3.27 Troubleshoot BGP Peer Relationships and Authentication
  • 3.27a Peer group
  • 3.27b Active, passive
  • 3.27c States and timers
• 3.28 Troubleshoot eBGP
  • 3.28a eBGP
  • 3.28b 4-byte AS number
  • 3.28c Private AS

4.0 VPN Technologies – 5%

• 4.1 Troubleshoot GRE

5.0 Infrastructure Security – 5%

• 5.1 Troubleshoot IOS AAA Using Local Database
• 5.2 Troubleshoot Device Access Control
  • 5.2a Lines (VTY, Aux, Console)
  • 5.2b Management plane protection
  • 5.2c Password encryption
• 5.3 Troubleshoot Router Security Features
  • 5.3a IPv4 access control lists (standard, extended, time-based)
  • 5.3b IPv6 traffic filter
  • 5.3c Unicast reverse path forwarding

6.0 Infrastructure Services – 5%

• 6.1 Troubleshoot Device Management
  • 6.1a Console and VTY
  • 6.1b Telnet, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, SCP
  • 6.1c (T)FTP
• 6.2 Troubleshoot SNMP
  • 6.2a Version 2
  • 6.2b Version 3
• 6.3 Troubleshoot Logging
  • 6.3a Local logging, syslog, debugs, conditional debugs
  • 6.3b Timestamps
• 6.4 Troubleshoot Network Time Protocol (NTP)
  • 6.4a NTP master, client, version 3, version 4
  • 6.4b NTP authentication
• 6.5 Troubleshoot IPv4 and IPv6 DHCP
  • 6.5a DHCP client, IOS DHCP server, DHCP relay
  • 6.5b DHCP options (describe)
• 6.6 Troubleshoot IPv4 Network Address Translation (NAT)
  • 6.6a Static NAT, dynamic NAT, PAT
• 6.7 Troubleshoot SLA Architecture
• 6.8 Troubleshoot Tracking Objects
  • 6.8a Tracking objects
  • 6.8b Tracking different entities (e.g. interfaces, IPSLA results)