Overview
The Implementing Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Solutions (ENSDWI) training helps you design, deploy, configure and manage the Cisco software-defined wide area network solution in a large-scale environment, including migration from a legacy WAN to Cisco SD-WAN.
You will learn best practices for configuring routing protocols in the data centre and branch, implementing advanced control, data and application-aware policies, placing controllers and deploying WAN Edge devices. The training also covers multicast, quality of service, direct internet access breakout and Application Quality of Experience traffic optimisation capabilities.
This training prepares you for the Implementing Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN Solutions (300-415 ENSDWI) v1.2 exam. Passing the exam earns the Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation certification and satisfies the concentration exam requirement for the CCNP Enterprise certification.
The training provides 32 Cisco Continuing Education credits toward recertification.
What You Will Learn
- Describe the Cisco SD-WAN solution and compare traditional WAN and Cisco SD-WAN operating models.
- Describe cloud-based and on-premises Cisco SD-WAN deployment options.
- Explain how to deploy WAN Edge devices.
- Compare zero-touch provisioning and traditional Plug and Play processes, including on-premises deployment details.
- Describe configuration groups and feature profiles used for configuration management.
- Describe device and feature configuration templates.
- Describe options for scalability, high availability and redundancy.
- Explain service-side and transport-side dynamic routing protocol deployment in Cisco SD-WAN.
- Describe how Cisco SD-WAN policies are defined, attached, distributed and applied.
- Define and implement advanced control policies for custom topologies and service insertion.
- Describe the multi-region Cisco SD-WAN fabric feature.
- Define and implement advanced data policies for traffic engineering and quality of service.
- Describe the Application Quality of Experience capabilities available in Cisco SD-WAN.
- Define and implement an application-aware routing policy.
- Implement direct internet access and Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp options.
- Describe Cisco SD-WAN security components and integrations.
- Design pure and hybrid Cisco SD-WAN solutions and plan migration to Cisco SD-WAN.
- Describe tools and options for managing a Cisco SD-WAN fabric.
- Describe options for monitoring the Cisco SD-WAN fabric.
- Describe Cisco SD-WAN multicast support.
Who Should Enrol
- Professionals seeking the CCNP Enterprise certification.
- Professionals seeking the Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation certification.
- Pre-sales network engineers involved in Cisco SD-WAN solution design and implementation.
- Post-sales network engineers responsible for installing, supporting and troubleshooting Cisco SD-WAN overlay networks.
- Network engineers, administrators and support professionals working with enterprise WAN environments.
Course Outline
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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 Application-Aware Routing
Examining Direct Internet Access 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
How You Will Benefit
- Establish a transport-independent WAN for lower cost and greater flexibility.
- Meet service-level agreements for business-critical and real-time applications.
- Provide secure end-to-end segmentation to protect critical enterprise computing resources.
- Extend enterprise connectivity seamlessly into the public cloud.
- Optimise the user experience for software-as-a-service applications.
- Prepare for the 300-415 ENSDWI v1.2 exam.
- Earn 32 Cisco Continuing Education credits toward recertification.
Prerequisites
- Knowledge of software-defined networking concepts applied to large-scale live network deployments.
- A strong understanding of enterprise WAN design.
- A strong understanding of interior and exterior routing protocol operation.
- Familiarity with Transport Layer Security and IP security.
Recommended Cisco Training
- Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA).
- Implementing and Operating Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR).
What to Expect on the Exam
- SD-WAN architecture.
- Controller deployment.
- Edge router deployment.
- Policies and security.
- Quality of service and multicast.
- Management and operations.
Certification Preparation
- Prepare for the 300-415 ENSDWI v1.2 exam.
- Earn the Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise SD-WAN Implementation certification after passing the exam.
- Satisfy the concentration exam requirement for the CCNP Enterprise certification.