Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions (ENSDWI)

This course will help:
  • Gain the knowledge and skills needed to design, deploy, configure, and manage software-defined wide area networks (SD-WAN) at large scale in real time, and to migrate from a legacy WAN to SD-WAN
  • Prepare to pass the Implementing Cisco SD-WAN Solutions exam (300-415 ENSDWI), which is one of the exams required to obtain CCNP Enterprise status

Course syllabus:

  • Examining the Cisco SD-WAN Architecture 
  • Examining Cisco SD-WAN Deployment Options  
  • Deploying WAN Edge Devices 
  • Managing Device Configuration  
  • Exploring Redundancy, High Availability, and Scalability 
  • Enabling Service-Side and Transport-Side Routing 
  • Understanding Cisco SD-WAN Policy Configuration Basics  
  •  Defining Advanced Control Policies  
  • Defining Advanced Data Policies  
  • Implementing Application Quality of Experience  
  • Implementing AAR  
  • Examining DIA and Cisco Cloud OnRamp  
  • 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 

You will learn:

  • Describe the Cisco SD-WAN solution and how modes of operation differ in traditional WAN versus SD-WAN 
  • Describe options for Cisco SD-WAN cloud and on-premises deployment 
  • Explain how to deploy WAN Edge devices 
  • Review the Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) process and examine technical specifics for on-premises deployment 
  • Review the device configuration template and describe new features of device configuration templates 
  • Describe options for providing scalability, high availability, and redundancy 
  • Explain how dynamic routing protocols are deployed in an 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 
  • Identify and implement advanced data policies, such as policies for traffic engineering and QoS 
  • 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 Cisco SD-WAN Day-2 operations, such as monitoring, reporting, logging, troubleshooting, and upgrading 
  • Describe Cisco SD-WAN support for multicast 

Pre-requisites:

You should have the following knowledge and skills before taking this training: 

  • 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)