Cisco SD-WAN Solutions online («ENSDWI»)

You will learn best practices for configuring data center and branch routing protocols and how to implement advanced control, data, and application-specific policies. The course also covers SD-WAN deployment and migration options, controller placement, WAN edge device deployment, and Direct Internet Access (DIA) breakout configuration. The course covers the various Cisco SD-WAN security options available, such as application-specific enterprise firewall, Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), URL filtering, Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP), Secure Sockets Layer/Transport Layer Security (SSL/TLS) Proxy, and Cisco Umbrella® Secure Internet Gateway (SIG).

Topics:

• Examining the Cisco SD WAN Architecture
• Examining Cisco SD-WAN Deployment Options
• Deploying WAN Edge Devices
• Onboarding WAN Edge Devices with ZTP and PnP
• Using Device Configuration Templates
• Exploring Redundancy, High Availability, and Scalability
• Enabling Service-Side and Transport-Side Routing
• Understanding Cisco SD-WAN Policy Configuration Basics
• Defining Advanced Control Policies
• Implementing AAR
• Examining Direct Internet Access and Cloud Deployment Options
• Exploring Cisco SD-WAN Security
• Designing and Migrating to Cisco SD-WAN
• Performing Cisco SD-WAN Network Management and Troubleshooting
• Examining Cisco SD-WAN Multicast Support

Exercises:

• Deploying Cisco SD-WAN Controllers
• Adding a Branch Using Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
• Deploying Devices Using Configuration Templates
• Configuring Controller Affinity
• Implementing Dynamic Routing Protocols on Service Side
• Implementing Transport Location (TLOC) Extensions
• Implementing Control Policies
• Implementing Data Policies
• Implementing Application-Aware Routing
• Implementing Internet Breakouts
• Migrating Branch Sites
• Performing an Upgrade

Extensive LAB exercises are conducted on all topics.

This course is aimed at system engineers, system integrators, system administrators, network administrators, and solution designers.

The following skills and knowledge are recommended:

• Knowledge of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) concepts for large-scale live network deployments
• Strong understanding of enterprise-wide network design
• Strong understanding of routing protocol operations, including internal and external routing protocol operations
• Familiarity with TLS (Transport Layer Security) and IP security (IPSec)

Certification
This course is intended to prepare students for the Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions exam (300-415 ENSDWI). This is part of the new CCNP Enterprise and Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation certifications.

Recertification
After three years, by means of CEP (Continuous Learning Program) points or passing the corresponding exam.