ENSDWI - Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions v2.0

Course Description 

The Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions (ENSDWI) training helps you design, deploy, configure, and manage the Cisco Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN) solution in a large-scale network, including how to migrate from legacy WAN to Cisco SD-WAN. You will learn best practices for configuring routing protocols in the data center and the branch, and how to implement advanced control, data, and application-aware policies. This training also covers Cisco SD-WAN deployment and migration options, placement of controllers, how to deploy WAN Edge devices, multicast and quality of service (QoS), how to configure Direct Internet Access (DIA) breakout, and how to deploy a Multi-Region Cisco SD-WAN fabric. You will also learn about the various Application Quality of Experience (AppQoE) traffic optimization capabilities. Finally, the training looks at the different Cisco SD-WAN security options available.

How You'll Benefit

This training will teach you to use Cisco SD-WAN to:
Establish a transport-independent WAN for lower cost and higher flexibility
Meet Service Level Agreements (SLAs) for business-critical and real-time applications
Provide secure end-to-end segmentation for protecting critical enterprise compute resources
Extend seamlessly into the public cloud
Optimize the user experience for Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) applications

Who Should Enroll

Individuals seeking the Cisco CCNP Enterprise certification or the Cisco Certified Specialist—Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation
Pre- and post-sales network engineers involved in the installation, support, and troubleshooting of a Cisco SD-WAN overlay network

Course Objectives

Describe the Cisco SD-WAN solution and how modes of operation differ in traditional WAN versus Cisco SD-WAN
Describe options for Cisco SD-WAN cloud and on-premises deployment
Explain how to deploy WAN Edge devices
Compare the Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and traditional Plug-n-Play (PnP) processes and examine technical specifics for on-premises deployment
Describe configuration groups and feature profiles for configuration management
Describe device and feature configuration templates
Describe options for providing scalability, high availability, and redundancy
Explain how dynamic routing protocols are deployed in Cisco SD-WAN environment, on the service side and transport side
Describe Cisco SD-WAN policy concepts, which includes how policies are defined, attached, distributed, and applied
Define and implement advanced control policies, such as policies for custom topologies and service insertion
Describe the Multi-Region Cisco SD-WAN fabric feature
Define and implement advanced data policies, such as policies for traffic engineering and QoS
Describe the Application Quality of Experience (AppQoE) capabilities available in Cisco SD-WAN
Define and implement an application-aware routing (AAR) policy
Implement Direct Internet Access (DIA) and Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp options
Describe Cisco SD-WAN security components and integration
Describe how to design pure and hybrid Cisco SD-WAN solutions, as well as how to perform a migration to Cisco SD-WAN
Describe the different tools and options available for managing a Cisco SD-WAN fabric
Describe the different options available for monitoring the Cisco SD-WAN fabric
Describe Cisco SD-WAN support for multicast

Course Prerequisites

Before taking this offering, you should have:
Knowledge of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) concepts as applied to large scale live network deployments
Strong understanding of enterprise WAN design
Strong understanding of routing protocol operation, including both interior and exterior routing protocol operation
Familiarity with Transport Layer Security (TLS) and IP Security (IPsec)

Course Outline

Section 1: Examining the Cisco SD-WAN Architecture
Section 2: Examining Cisco SD-WAN Deployment Options
Section 3: Deploying WAN Edge Devices
Section 4: Managing Device Configuration
Section 5: Exploring Redundancy, High Availability, and Scalability
Section 6: Enabling Service-Side and Transport-Side Routing
Section 7: Understanding Cisco SD-WAN Policy Configuration Basics
Section 8: Defining Advanced Control Policies
Section 9: Defining Advanced Data Policies
Section 10: Implementing Application Quality of Experience
Section 11: Implementing AAR
Section 12: Examining DIA and Cisco Cloud OnRamp
Section 13: Exploring Cisco SD-WAN Security
Section 14: Designing and Migrating to Cisco SD-WAN
Section 15: Performing Cisco SD-WAN Network Management and Troubleshooting
Section 16: Examining Cisco SD-WAN Multicast Support

Lab Outline

Discovery 1: Deploy Cisco SD-WAN Controllers
Discovery 2: Deploy Cisco SD-WAN Devices Using Configuration Groups
Discovery 3: Configure Cisco SD-WAN Controller Affinity
Discovery 4: Implement Service-Side Routing Protocols
Discovery 5: Implement TLOC Extensions
Discovery 6: Implement Control Policies
Discovery 7: Implement Data Policies
Discovery 8: Implement Application-Aware Routing
Discovery 9: Implement Branch and Regional Internet Breakouts
Discovery 10: Configure Application Firewall
Discovery 11: Migrate Branch Sites
Discovery 12: Perform Cisco SD-WAN Software Upgrade