Network Operation with Catalyst Center («NOWN»)

Topics:

1 Introduction to the Cisco Catalyst Center

• Catalyst Center SDN Controller
• Feature Overview
• Catalyst Center platforms and variants
• Catalyst Center the GUI - an overview
• Interactive help of the Catalyst Center
• Basic settings including integration of the ISE

2 Overview of SDA – Software Defined Network

• What does an SDA network offer?
• Where is SDA used?
• Advantages of SDA

3 Overview of automation with Catalyst Center

• Plug and play
• Using the REST API

4 Network operation with Catalyst Center

• The inventory
  • With all sub-functions
• Preparation work
  • Managing locations
  • Catalyst Center gets to know the network – Discovery
• Network topology view
  • Saving your own views
• IOS Management
• Command Runner
• Config Templates
• Device replacement

5 Monitoring and assurance

• Monitoring
• Health Dashboard
  • Network Health
  • Client Health
• Network/Client 360
• AP / Client Detail
• Issues & Events
• Event Notifications
• Reports

6 Catalyst Center as a Prime replacement

• Feature comparison
• Prime Data Migration

7 Catalyst Center Operation

• Users & Roles
  • Custom Roles
  • External Authentication
• System 360
  • Overview
  • On-Board Grafana & Kibana
• System Health
• Terminal Access – CLI
• Catalyst Center SW Management
  • Upgrade with Web GUI
  • Upgrade with CLI
  • Upgrade Validation
• Backup & Restore
• Backup variants
• Creating backups with Rsync and NSF
• Restore
  • Restoring a backup
• Installing a Catalyst Center
• Variants of the installation
• Requirements for a successful installation
• Explanation of the individual parameters
• Necessary releases on the firewall
• Setting up the Catalyst Center via CIMC

Übungen:

• Introduction to the Catalyst Center GUI
• Site hierarchy
• Device Discovery and Inventory
• Switch Provisioning
• Topology representations and default values
• SWIM - SW Image Management for IOS Version
• Command Runner
• Templating - Rollout of mass configuration changes
• Maglev (Catalyst Center CLI)
• Setting up Role Based Access Control

Employees in a network team who come into contact with Cisco Catalyst Center as part of network operations. The course is also aimed at employees who want to learn about the possibilities of Catalyst Center, such as network architects.

Network knowledge from engineering or operations, at the level of a Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA).