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Explore, Install and Configure Cisco Software Defined WAN components and bring-up the Overlay Network

What you will learn

Discover SD-WAN benefits

Explore the Components of the Cisco SD-WAN

Discover the Secure overlay architecture

Install and Configure Cisco SD-WAN controllers

Description

Cisco SD-WAN is a Wide Area Network overlay architecture that applies the principles of Software-Defined Networking into the traditional WAN.

The traditional WAN (wide-area network) function was to connect users at the branch or campus to applications hosted on servers in the data center. WANs are not ready for the unprecedented explosion of WAN traffic that cloud adoption brings. That traffic causes management complexity, application-performance unpredictability, and data vulnerability.

Cisco SD-WAN addresses the current IT challenges. It is designed to meet the needs of modern enterprise applications and the rapidly growing security requirements.

Cisco SDWAN is a solution that allows user to quickly and seamlessly establish an overlay fabric to connect an enterprise’s data centers, branch and campus locations, as well as colocation facilities in order to improve the network’s speed, security, and efficiency.


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There are multiple, controller deployment options available for customers. Controllers can be deployed On-premises in the company’s data centers on a private cloud built with ESXi or KVM hypervisors or in a public cloud such as AWS or Microdoft Azure.

This course is intended to provide design and deployment guidance to onboard Cisco SD-WAN controllers and covers the process of installing the SD-WAN controller software images on a VMWare ESXI instance and establishing the transport and management networks for the three controllers to communicate.

we will also ensure that each controller has a valid certificate installed.

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Content

Welcome to the Cisco SD-WAN Controllers Onboarding course

Welcome to the Cisco SD-WAN Controllers Onboarding course

Introduction to Cisco SD-WAN

Traditional WAN networks
Traditional approach: Issues and challenges
SD-WAN: benefits

Controller parameters and topology

Learning objectives
Virtual IP Fabric
Controller parameters: System Settings
Controller parameters: Network Settings
Topology
Controller servers computing requirements
Controller servers network requirements
Firewall Port Considerations

Install SD-WAN Controllers

Learning objectives
Install software on VMware ESXi
Preparing the ESXi Network Configuration
Install software on Vmware ESXi server
Adjust resource values
Add database disk for vmanage
Controller Management Network settings
Configure controller vpn 512
Verify Gateway reachability

Configure SD-WAN Controllers

Configure vManage
Configure vBond
Configure vSmart

Deploy Controller Certificates

Learning objectives
The method used to deploy the certificates
Prerequisites: Organization-name
Prerequisites: DNS configuration
Prerequisites: Smart Account
Create the Controller Profile: Plug and Play Portal
Create the Controller Profile: Add a profile
Practice Session: Create a controller profile
Install Controller certificate
Check the status of certificates
Practice Session: Install a certificate for vmanage
Add Cisco vBond et vSmart to the Overlay Network
Practice Session: Add SD-WAN controllers and install certificates

Check the Status of SD WAN Controllers

Check controllers status with vManage Gui
Check certificates details