Cisco SD-WAN Design Clinic (SDWDES)

Course Overview

Module 1: Cisco SD-WAN Solution Review

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

Module 2: Cisco SD-WAN Orchestration and Operations Essentials

• Introduction
• vManage NMS
• vSmart Controller
• vBond Orchestrator
• Controller Resiliency Architecture
• Overlay Management Protocol (OMP)
• Cisco SD-WAN Circuit Aggregation Capabilities
• Secure Connectivity in Cisco SD-WAN
• Performance Tracking Mechanisms
• Application Discovery
• Dynamic Path Selection
• Performance Based Routing
• Dynamic Cloud Access
• Control Plane value

Module 3: Zero Touch Provisioning

• Overview
• User Input Required for the ZTP Automatic Authentication Process
• Authentication between the vBond Orchestrator and an Edge Router
• Authentication between the Edge Router and the vManage NMS
• Authentication between the vSmart Controller and the vEdge Router

Module 4: Cloud on Ramp

• Overview
• Deployment modes and requirements
• Cloud on Ramp configuration and monitoring

Module 5: Service Insertion

• Overview
• Service insertion configuration and monitoring
• Deploying SD-WAN Firewall Zone Based Firewall
  • How to enable Zone Based Firewall
  • How to protect your network using Zones and Policies
  • Deploy ZBF through vManage GUI
  • Allowing Different VPn’s to have communication

Module 6: Multi-Tenancy

• Multi-Tenant Mode
• Creating Tenants
• Adding Controller
• Adding Vedges
• RBAC

Module 7: Analytics and REST API

• Dashboard
• Data Analytics
• vManage REST API
• vAnalytics
• Importance and uses of monitoring data
• Benefits of Analytics in the design or redesign process

Module 8: Site Architecture and Deployment Models

• Site Capabilities
• Capacity Planning
• Scalability and High Availability considerations
• Application types and Topologies which support them
• vEdge Router / ISR SD-WAN Features and Capabilities
• vEdge form factors
• Greenfield and Brownfield projects
• Migration Considerations and Planning
• Control Plane value in deployment models

Module 9: Use Cases

• Guest Wi-Fi
• Bandwidth Augmentation
• CloudExpress
• Cloud on Ramp for IaaS and SaaS
• Critical Applications SLA
• Regional Secure Perimeter
• Direct Internet Access (DIA)
• Solution Redundancy
• IWAN with SD-WAN use cases
• Meraki with Cisco SD-WAN Viptela use cases
• Legacy technologies and SD-WAN
• Traditional transport technologies with SD-WAN solution integration

Module 10: Designing Cisco SD-WAN

• Design principles and Workflow
• Cisco Validated Models
  • Zscaler Internet Access (ZIA) and  Cisco SD-WAN Deployment Guide
  • SD-WAN: Cloud onRamp for SaaS Deployment Guide
• Capacity and Capabilities
• Deployment Scenarios
• Advanced features and license support
• Case Study analysis
• Design documentation

Module 11: Appendix: Smart Licensing Support

• Smart Licenses overview
• Account creation
• Account integration and synchronization with vManage
• License Downloading and installing
• ISR / SDWAN vEdge licensing options
• Demo

Lab Outline

• Set the SD-WAN environment
• Configure and Deploy Control-Plane and Data Plane Connectivity
• Configure and Deploy an Overlay Network
• Provision and Deploy vManage advanced Policies
• Deploy Edge Router using ZTP
• Deploy Cloud on Ramp
• Deploy Service Insertion
• Deploy Multi-Tenant vManage
• Manage and Monitor vAnalytics
• Design Workshop Part 1: Validated Models
• Design Workshop Part 2: Deployment Scenarios
• Design Workshop Part 3: Requirements and Proposals
• Design Workshop Part 4: Device features and Placement on the Network
• Design Workshop Part 5: Case Study Discussion
• Smart Licensing Demo

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

• Knowledge about Cisco SD-WAN solution
• Training about SD-WAN solution
• Familiarity with WAN Networks