Cisco SD WAN Operation and Deployment

The Cisco SD-WAN Operation and Deployment (ENSDW) v1.0 course provides an overview of the Cisco SD-WAN solution and SD-WAN components. Students will learn how to create, manage, and operate a secure extensible network using Cisco SD-WAN products. The course covers how to configure, operate, and monitor overlay routing in a secure extensible network. Students will also learn about policies and quality of service (QoS) in the SD-WAN overlay network.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Identify the various components and architecture of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
• Deploy vEdge routers in a secure extensible network.
• Create templates to aide in the deployment and operation of the secure extensible network
• Configure and verify overlay routing in the secure extensible network
• Create simple policies to control traffic flow in the secure extensible network

Target Audience

• Enterprise Network System Installers
• System Integrators
• System Administrators
• Network Administrators
• Solutions Designers

Prerequisites

It is recommended, but not required, to have the following skills and knowledge before attending this course:

• Strong understanding of enterprise wide area network 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)

The following are recommended Cisco learning offerings that may help students meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing Cisco IP Routing (ROUTE)
• Troubleshooting and Maintaining Cisco IP Networks (TSHOOT)
• Implementing Cisco Edge Network Security Solutions (SENSS)

Course Modules

Module 1: SD-WAN Solution Components

• Lesson 1: SD-WAN Solution Overview
• Lesson 2: SD-WAN Components
• Lesson 3: Managing SD-WAN Components

Module 2: Secure Extensible Network Deployment

• Lesson 1: Secure Control Plane Operation
• Lesson 2: Secure Control Plane Deployment
• Lesson 3: Secure Data Plane Operation
• Lesson 4: Cloud Deployments and Redundancy

Module 3: SD-WAN Template Deployment

• Lesson 1: Templates Overview
• Lesson 2: Feature Templates
• Lesson 3: Device Templates
• Lesson 4: Attaching Devices to Templates

Module 4: SD-WAN Overlay Routing

• Lesson 1: Overlay Routing Overview
• Lesson 2: OMP Route Advertisements
• Lesson 3: OMP Route Redistribution and Network Segmentation
• Lesson 4: Configuring and Verifying Overlay Routing

Module 5: SD-WAN Policies and QoS

• Lesson 1: Policy Overview and Framework
• Lesson 2: vSmart Policy Operation and Construction
• Lesson 3: Forwarding and QoS Overview
• Lesson 4: Configuring and Monitoring QoS Forwarding