Cisco SD-WAN Operations, Troubleshooting, and Best Practices (SDWOTS)

Price
$4,495.00 USD

Duration
5 Days

Cisco Learning Credit (CLC) Eligible

 

Delivery Methods
Virtual Instructor Led
Private Group

Course Overview

This five-day course covers the new deployment, options and features of version 20.x Cisco Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN). SD-WAN is an overlay architecture that overcomes the biggest drawbacks of traditional WAN. Students will learn how to design, configure and operate a Cisco SD-WAN utilizing any transport (MPLS, Broadband, LTE, VSAT etc.). Candidates will discuss and build an SD-WAN environment starting from Day 0 provisioning and will also be able to provide troubleshooting, management, policy control and application visibility across the enterprise network. This hands-on Course covers the Cisco SD-WAN product and contains extensive labs to reinforce the knowledge learned.

Course Objectives

  • Describe how to deploy SD-WAN
  • Configure SD-WAN environment
  • Deploy Plug and Play / Zero-Touch Provisioning
  • Implement SD-WAN Security
  • Configure SD-WAN Policies
  • Deploy, maintain and troubleshoot cEdge devices
  • Operate SD-WAN Devices and software
  • Troubleshoot SD-WAN environment
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    Course Prerequisites

    Familiarity with WAN Networks

    Agenda

    1 - Cisco SD-WAN Introduction

    • High-level Cisco SD-WAN Deployment models
    • Application level SD-WAN solution
    • Cisco SDWAN high availability solution
    • Cisco SD-WAN Scalability
    • Cisco SD-WAN Solution Benefits

    2 - Cisco SD-WAN Orchestration

    • Introduction
    • vManage NMS
    • vSmart Controller
    • vBond Orchestrator
    • Controller Resiliency Architecture

    3 - Site Architecture and Deployment Models

    • Site Capabilities
    • cEdge Router
    • Upgrading a current ISR router to support SD-WAN

    4 - Plug and Play Connect Portal - Zero Touch Provisioning

    • Overview
    • Understanding Cisco Plug and Play Connect Portal
    • cEdge registration, licensing and onboarding
    • Understanding the legacy ZTP Portal for vEdge
    • User Input Required for the ZTP Automatic Authentication Process
    • Authentication between the vBond Orchestrator and a cEdge Router
    • Authentication between the cEdge Router and the vManage NMS
    • Authentication between the vSmart Controller and the cEdge Router

    5 - Cisco SD-WAN Solution

    • Overlay Management Protocol (OMP)
    • Cisco SDWAN Circuit Aggregation Capabilities
    • Secure Connectivity in Cisco SD-WAN
    • Performance Tracking Mechanisms
    • Application Discovery
    • Dynamic Path Selection
    • Performance Based Routing
    • Dynamic Cloud Access
    • Understanding the Cisco SD-WAN Onramp
    • Understanding Direct Internet Access (DIA) and it’s advantages
    • Zone Based Firewall
    • Umbrella integration
    • SD-WAN security features overview

    6 - Operations Best Practices

    • Config: Test Configuration Changes Before Committing
    • NAT: Secure Routers Acting as NATs
    • cEdge / vEdge Routers: Connect to the Console Port
    • cEdge / vEdge Routers: Use the Poweroff Command
    • cEdge / Viptela Devices: Site ID Naming Conventions
    • Edge Devices: Using the System IP Address
    • vManage NMS: Disaster Recovery

    7 - Application Monitoring

    • vManage
    • vAnalytics
    • Ecosystem Partner Solutions

    8 - Troubleshooting Methods

    • Remote Access
    • Console Access
    • LAN Interfaces
    • WAN Interfaces
    • Control Connections

    9 - General Troubleshooting

    • Check Application-Aware Routing Traffic
    • Collect Device Data To Send to Customer Support
    • Monitor Alarms and Events
    • Monitor TCP Optimization
    • Ping a Viptela Device
    • Run a Traceroute
    • Simulate Flows
    • Troubleshoot Cellular Interfaces
    • Troubleshoot Device Bringup
    • Troubleshoot WiFi Connnections
    • Use Syslog Messages
    • Tunnel Health

    10 - Troubleshooting: Data Plane Issues

    • BFD Session Information
    • Cflowd Information
    • Data Policies
    • DPI Information
    • Symptom: Site Cannot Reach Applications in Datacenter
    • Symptom: vManage Showing vEdge or Interface Down
    • Symptom: Site-Wide Loss of Connectivity (Blackout)
    • Symptom: Poor Application Performance (Brownout)
    • Issue Severity Assessment

    11 - Troubleshooting: Routing Issues

    • BGP Information
    • Multicast Information
    • OMP Information
    • OSPF Information
    • PIM Information
    • Symptom: Some or All Routes Missing from vEdge Routing table
    • Symptom: Data Traffic Using Suboptimal Path
    • Symptom: Data Traffic Not Using All Transports

    12 - Application-Aware Routing

    • Application Performance with CloudExpress Service
    • Tunnel Latency Statistics
    • Tunnel Loss Statistics

    13 - Interface Troubleshooting

    • Reset an Interface
    • All Interfaces
    • ARP Table Entries
    • Cellular Interface Information
    • DHCP Server and Interface Information
    • Interface MTU Information
    • Management Interfaces
    • VRRP Information
    • WAN Interfaces

    14 - Network Operations

    • Check Alarms and Events
    • Check User Accounts and Permissions
    • Deploy the Viptela Overlay Network
    • Determine the Status of Network Sites
    • Control Connections
    • Data Connections
    • Network Performance with vAnalytics Platform
    • OMP Status

    15 - Security Certificate Troubleshooting

    • Generate a Certificate
    • Upload the vEdge Serial Number File
    • Certificate
    • CSR

    16 - Viptela Devices Maintenance

    • Decommission an vEdge Cloud Router
    • Determine the Status of a Network Device
    • Locate an Edge Device
    • Migrate a Controller's Virtual Machine Using vMotion
    • Reboot a Device
    • Remove an Edge Router's Serial Number from the vManage NMS
    • Replace an Edge Router
    • Restore the vManage NMS
    • Set Up User Accounts to Access Viptela Devices
    • Validate or Invalidate a vEdge Router
    • Software Versions Installed on a Device
    • Status of a vBond Orchestrator
    • Status of a cEdge / vEdge Router
    • Status of a vSmart Controller

    17 - Viptela Device Operation and Troubleshooting

    • Determine Changes to a Configuration Template
    • Determine Why a Device Rejects a Template
    • Alarm Severity Levels
    • Hardware Alarms
    • Checking Alarms and Notifications
    • LEDs
    • Additional Information
    • Restore a cEdge / vEdge Router
    • Remove cEdge / vEdge Router Components

    18 - Working With Viptela Support

    • Case Priority Levels and Response Times
    • Information for Opening Cases
    • Viptela Customer Support Portal
    • Other Ways to Contact Support
     

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