Course Overview
Module 1: Cisco Software-Defined Access (SDA) Overview
- Understanding Cisco Intent-Based Networking
- Understanding Cisco SDA Use Cases, Customer’s Benefits including Business and Technical Outcomes and Capabilities
- Cisco Catalyst Center (formerly DNAC) Introduction
- Cisco SD-Access Overview
- Cisco SD-Access Benefits
- Cisco SD-Access Key Concepts
- Cisco SD-Access Main Components
- Fabric Control Plane Node
- Fabric Border Node
- Fabric Edge Node
- Fabric-Enabled Wireless LAN Controller and Fabric-Enabled Access Points
- Cisco Catalyst Center Automation
- Cisco ISE (AAA Server w/Cisco TrustSec)
- Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance
Module 2: Cisco Catalyst Center Form Factors and Deployments
- Cisco Catalyst Center Appliances
- Cisco Catalyst Center Deployment Models
- Single Node Deployment
- Clustered Deployment
- Installation Procedure
- Initial Setup and Configuration
- GUI Navigation
- Backup and Restore
- Cisco SD–Access Requirements
- Cisco Catalyst Center and Cisco ISE Integration
Module 3: Cisco Catalyst Center Workflows
- Introduction to Workflows
- Design, Policy, Provision and Assurance
- Creating Sites and Building Site Hierarchy (Area, Building, Floor)
- Standardizing Network Settings (Servers, Credentials, Telemetry, Wireless)
- Adding Map to Floor
- IP Address Management
- Software Image Management
- Network Discovery
Module 4: Cisco Catalyst Center Appliance and Cisco SDA Campus Fabric
- Overlay/Fabric (Terminology)
- Underlay (Manual vs. Automated)
- Cisco SD-Access Constructs
- Cisco SD-Access Fabric Broadcast Capabilities
- Cisco SD-Access Key Components (LISP, VxLAN, CTS)
- Underlay Automation
- Fabric Border Concepts
Module 5: VRF-Lite
- Layer 3 Handoff
- Peer Device Configuration
- Route Leaking
Module 6: Fabric Border Design Options: Collocated vs. Distributed
- Collocated Border
- Distributed Border
- Layer 2 Border
- Layer 2 Border Deployment Model
Module 7: Cisco SD-Access Transit Types
- IP as Transit or Peer Network
- Cisco SD-Access as Transit
- Cisco SD-Access
- Multisite Forwarding and Packet Walk
- Cisco SD-Access Multisite
- Data Center, WAN, and Shared Services Forwarding
- Cisco SD-Access Multisite Internet Access Forwarding
Module 8: Summary of Cisco Fabrics
- SD-Access and SD-WAN Integration
- Cisco SD-Access and Cisco ACI Integration
Module 9: Introduction to SDA Wireless
- SDA Wireless: Supported Products
- SDA Wireless: Workflows
- SDA Wireless: Fabric Mode Design
- SDA Wireless: Over the Top (OTT) Mode Design
- SDA Wireless: Guest Design
- SDA Wireless: High Availability
Module 10: Migration Philosophy, Tools, and Strategies
- Cisco Catalyst Center Setup and ISE Integration
- Border Node Concerns
- Border Node Migration
- Fusion Node
- Layer 2 Flooding and Layer 2 Border
Module 11: Troubleshooting
- Logging
- Cisco Catalyst Center ISE Integration
Module 12: Cisco SD-Access Fabric Troubleshooting Host Onboarding
- Assurance Overview
- Assurance Use Cases
Module 13: Addendum: New Concepts
- Cisco SD-Access LISP Publisher and Subscriber
- Cisco SD-Access IP-Directed Broadcast
- Background to Extended Nodes
- Introduction to Policy Extended Nodes
- Catalyst 9K Policy Extended Node Deployment Plan
- FEW with N+1 High Availability and Rolling AP Upgrade
- What's New in Cisco Catalyst Center Software v3.1.6
Lab Outline:
- Discovery Lab 1: Navigate Cisco Catalyst Center
- Discovery Lab 2: Integrate Cisco ISE with Cisco Catalyst Center (Instructor Demo)
- Discovery Lab 3: Design Cisco Catalyst Network
- Discovery Lab 4: Using the Cisco Catalyst Center Discovery Tool
- Discovery Lab 5: Using the Cisco Catalyst Center Inventory Tool
- Discovery Lab 6: Using the Cisco Catalyst Center Policy Application
- Discovery Lab 7: Fabric Provisioning
- Discovery Lab 8: Host (Wired and Wireless) and AP Anycast Gateway Configuration
- Discovery Lab 9: Configure External Connectivity with Fusion Router
- Discovery Lab 10: Configuring Cisco ISE Policies for User Onboarding
- Discovery Lab 11: Verify and Troubleshoot Access Points
- Discovery Lab 12: Onboarding and Provisioning Access Points
- Discovery Lab 13: Fabric and Segmentation Verification
- Discovery Lab 14: CATC Integration with Umbrella
- Discovery Lab 15: Configuring a Layer 2 Border to Extend the Same IP Pool
- Discovery Lab 16: Transitioning the Traditional User to the SDA Anycast Gateway
- Discovery Lab 17: Testing IP Connectivity Between SD-Access User and Traditional User
- Discovery Lab 18: Configure an SDA-Transit and the Transit Control Plane (TCP)
- Discovery Lab 19: Designing a Second Fabric Site with the Design Application
- Discovery Lab 20: Deploying a Second Fabric Site–Fabric in a Box
- Discovery Lab 21: Deploying a New Fabric Edge–Leveraging Cisco Catalyst Center LAN Automation
- Discovery Lab 22: Automate Network Devices Using Day-N
- Discovery Lab 23: Add an Edge Node to Fabric Site-2
- Discovery Lab 24: Host Onboarding at Fabric Site-2
- Discovery Lab 25: Connecting the Two Fabric Sites Using SD-Access Transit
- Discovery Lab 26: Testing IP Connectivity Between Fabric Site-1 and Fabric Site-2
- Discovery Lab 27: Energy Management
