VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud: Design and Deploy [V3.x]

Customers demand a scalable, secure, and manageable VMware SD-WAN™ by VeloCloud®. To deliver a successful solution you must understand VMware SD-WAN architecture, know how the features can solve customer use cases, and be able to design a VMware SD-WAN that can be easily deployed, managed, and expanded.

Intended Audience

Any Managed Service Provider who is designing VMware SD-WAN solutions or managing SD-WAN networks for their customers.

Objectives

By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Explain VMware SD-WAN architecture
• Outline VMware SD-WAN key components
• Discuss various Managed Service Provider (MSP) use cases and deployment options
• Deploy VMware SD-WAN Gateway, and VMware SD-WAN Edge
• Manage VMware SD-WAN Cloud VPN
• Design VMware SD-WAN for performance and scalability
• Configure the Partner Gateway handoff

Prerequisites

• Deep understanding of routing and switching technologies
• Deep understanding of security solutions, including VPN technologies
• Completion of the VMware SD-WAN VTSP Accreditation
• Completion of the VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud: Deploy and Manage course

Product Alignment

• VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud

Course Outline

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics
• Course objectives

2 Architecture and Core Features

• Evaluate the current state of the enterprise WAN and limitations for growth
• Describe the key components and features of the VMware SD-WAN architecture
• Explain VMware SD-WAN component placement and interactions between components
• List VMware SD-WAN core value differentiators
• Describe VMware SD-WAN core features
• Evaluate the effect of VMware SD-WAN differentiators on a SD-WAN site deployment

3 VMware SD-WAN MSP use Cases, Deployment Models, and License Models

• Compare VMware SD-WAN use cases
• List VMware SD-WAN deployment models
• Describe each VMware SD-WAN license model

4 Zero Touch Provisioning

• Provision VMware SD-WAN Edges
• Describe the workflow of a VMware SD-WAN Edge activation.
• Provision a VMware SD-WAN Virtual Edge on VMware ESXi™

5 VMware SD-WAN Cloud VPN

• Configure the VMware SD-WAN Cloud VPN
• Consider the availability settings when deploying a Cloud VPN
• Describe the packet flow in a Cloud VPN

6 Routing and Branch Design

• Control SD-WAN overlay and underlay route advertisement
• Overlay flow control
• Describe best practices when designing VMware SD-WAN with BGP
• Evaluate branch design options

7 VMware SD-WAN Security

• Explain VMware SD-WAN security architecture
• Describe VMware SD-WAN Edge security capabilities

8 High Availability Designs

• Distinguish between Standard and Enhanced High Availability (HA) and Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol (VRRP)

9 Designing for Performance and Scale

• List the SD-WAN factors that influence scalability and performance
• Describe VMware SD-WAN Edge Clustering

10 Standing up a Partner Gateway

• Describe VMware SD-WAN Gateway functionality and roles
• Provision a VMware SD-WAN Gateway from VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
• Demonstrate the procedure to install a VMware SD-WAN Gateway on ESXi
• Describe how BGP works together with a Partner Gateway hand-off

11 MSP Operations and Version Management

• Identify the appropriate documentation
• Demonstrate account management
• Describe the VMware SD-WAN upgrade sequence
• Demonstrate a VMware SD-WAN Edge and VMware SD-WAN Gateway upgrade