Administering and Troubleshooting Cisco Catalyst Center - Assurance (CATALYST-CENTER)

The course expands into advanced operational capabilities, including Umbrella and ThousandEyes integrations, AI Endpoint Analytics, compliance monitoring, RBAC, backup and restore, rogue detection, and wireless security. Programmability and Prime-to-Catalyst Center migration are also covered to support automation and modernization initiatives. Extensive hands-on labs reinforce each topic, guiding students through real-world workflows such as cluster deployment, wired and wireless provisioning, assurance analysis, packet capture, reporting, software upgrades, and role-based access control, preparing learners to confidently operate Cisco Catalyst Center in large-scale enterprise environments.

Objective

• Introduction to Cisco Catalyst Center (DNAC)
• CCC and ISE Integration
• Cisco Catalyst Center Workflow
• Network Discovery
• Telemetry and Application Health
• Application Recognition and Visibility
• Cisco Catalyst Center-Umbrella Integration
• Network Troubleshooting and Monitoring with Catalyst Center
• Cisco Sensor AP
• CCC-Thousand Eyes Integration
• AI Endpoint Analytics
• Cisco Catalyst Center Reporting
• Cisco Catalyst Center Compliance
• RBAC and Backup-Restore
• Rogue Management
• Software Image Management (SWIM)
• CCC Programmability
• Cisco Catalyst Center Programmability
• Prime to CCC Migration

How you’ll benefit

• Learn how to Setup and Manage a Catalyst Center Solution
• Cisco Software-Defined Access solution, its components and features
• Learn how to Setup and Manage a Wired SDA Infrastructure
• Learn how to Setup and Manage a Wireless SDA Infrastructure
• Manage and Troubleshoot Catalyst Center Deployment

Audience

The primary audience for this course is as follows: 

• WAN Administrators
• WAN Engineers
• Security Administrators
• Security Engineers
• Network Administrators
• Network Engineers
• Helpdesk Support Administrators and Engineers
• NOC Support Administrators and Engineers
• IT Staff and Managers

Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Cisco Catalyst Center (DNAC)

• Lesson 1: Traditional Network Challenges
  • Network Landscape Challenges
  • Business Policy Challenges
  • Network Management Scalability Challenges
  • Challenges with Network Management
• Lesson 2: Intent Based Networking
• Lesson 3: Introduction to Cisco Catalyst Center
• Lesson 4: Cisco Catalyst Center Architecture and Deployment Options
• Lesson 5: Key Features and Use Cases
• Lesson 6: Cisco Catalyst Center Licensing

Module 2: CCC and ISE Integration

• Lesson 1: CCC-ISE Integration Overview
• Lesson 2: CCC- ISE Integration Benefits
• Lesson 3: Integration Process

Module 3: Cisco Catalyst Center Workflow

• Lesson 1: Network Hierarchy
• Lesson 2: Network Settings
• Lesson 3: Image Repository
• Lesson 4: Network Profiles
• Lesson 5: Authentication Template

Module 4: Network Discovery

• Lesson 1: Device Inventory
• Lesson 2: Device Onboarding
• Lesson 3: PnP Device Onboarding
• Lesson 4: Templates
• Lesson 5: Discover and Provision Wireless Devices

Module 5: Telemetry and Application Health

• Lesson 1: Visibility Challenges in Enterprise Networking
• Lesson 2: Application Telemetry
• Lesson 3: Assurance
• Lesson 4: Application Health

Module 6: Application Recognition and Visibility

• Lesson 1: Application Recognition Overview
• Lesson 2: Application Visibility View

Module 7: Cisco Catalyst Center-Umbrella Integration

• Lesson 1: Umbrella Introduction
• Lesson 2: CCC and Umbrella Integration
• Lesson 3: Cisco Umbrella Workflow

Module 8: Network Troubleshooting and Monitoring with Catalyst Center

• Lesson 1: Insights, Issues and Trends in the Network
• Lesson 2: Monitor and Manage CCC Integrations
• Lesson 3: Intelligent Capture Introduction
• Lesson 4: Hardware and Software Compatibility
• Lesson 5: Client-Side Features
• Lesson 6: AP-Side Features

Module 9: Cisco Sensor AP

• Lesson 1: Cisco Aironet Active Sensor
• Lesson 2: Sensor Deployment and Provisioning
• Lesson 3: Sensor Data Flow
• Lesson 4: Sensor Tests

Module 10: CCC-Thousand Eyes Integration

• Lesson 1: Thousand Eyes Introduction
• Lesson 2: Cisco Thousand Eyes Tests
• Lesson 3: Thousand Eyes Use Cases
• Lesson 4: Thousand Eyes Deployment
• Lesson 5: CCC and Thousand Eyes Integration

Module 11: AI Endpoint Analytics

• Lesson 1: Current Network Challenges
• Lesson 2: Endpoint Analytics
• Lesson 3: Endpoint Profiling
• Lesson 4: Trust Analytics

Module 12: Cisco Catalyst Center Reporting

• Lesson 1: Reports Introduction
• Lesson 2: Reporting Categories and Templates
• Lesson 3: Generate and View Reports

Module 13: Cisco Catalyst Center Compliance

• Lesson 1: Compliance Overview
• Lesson 2: CCC Configuration Compliance Workflow

Module 14: RBAC and Backup-Restore

• Lesson 1: Role Based Access (RBAC)
• Lesson 2: Backup and Restore Introduction
• Lesson 3: Backup Server Requirements
• Lesson 4: Backup Storage Requirements

Module 15: Rogue Management

• Lesson 1: Rogue AP Introduction
• Lesson 2: Rogue AP Management
• Lesson 3: Rogue AP Containment
• Lesson 4: Advanced Wireless Intrusion Prevention System

Module 16: Software Image Management (SWIM)

• Lesson 1: Software Image Management
• Lesson 2: Software Maintenance Update
• Lesson 3: ITSM Integration – Change Management

Module 17: CCC Programmability

• Lesson 1: Cisco Catalyst Center Programmability

Module 18: Prime to CCC Migration

• Lesson 1: Cisco Catalyst Center Readiness
• Lesson 2: Migration Strategy Overview
• Lesson 3: Migration Preparation
• Lesson 4: Performing the Migration
• Lesson 5: Parallel Run
• Lesson 6: Post-Migration and Best Practices

LAB OUTLINE

• Lab 1: Installation of Catalyst Center from Scratch
• Lab 2: Catalyst Center Cluster Configuration
• Lab 3: Navigate the Catalyst Center GUI
• Lab 4: Integrate Cisco ISE with Catalyst Center
• Lab 5: Design the Network Hierarchy and Configure Network Settings
• Lab 6: Discover Wired Device Manually in the Inventory, Assign to Site, and Provision
• Lab 7: Discover Wired Device Using Plug and Play (PnP) Using Template Editor
• Lab 8: Discover and Provision C9800 WLC, Configure Wireless SSIDs and Network Profiles
• Lab 9: Configure C9800 WLC Using Template Editor
• Lab 10: Configure Cisco Catalyst Center Assurance Telemetry Profiles and Apply to Devices
• Lab 11: Generate and Monitor Application Traffic on Catalyst Center for Clients
• Lab 12: Application Visibility and Generate Client Traffic to Monitor Top Applications on Catalyst Center
• Lab 13: Catalyst Center Umbrella Integration for DNS or SIG (Secure Internet Gateway)
• Lab 14: Assurance Dashboards – Health, Issues, and WiFi 6 on Catalyst Center
• Lab 15: Intelligent Packet Capture and Spectrum Analysis
• Lab 16: 1800s AP as Sensor
• Lab 17: Application Visibility with Thousand Eyes and Catalyst Center
• Lab 18: AI Endpoint Analytics on Catalyst Center
• Lab 19: Rogue Detection Lab
• Lab 20: Reporting on Cisco Catalyst Center
• Lab 21: Catalyst Center Configuration Backup on External Server
• Lab 24: IOS-XE Device Upgrade/Downgrade Using SWIM via Catalyst Center
• Lab 25: Configure User, User Profile, and Roles
• Lab 26: Configure RBAC to Manage Cisco Catalyst Center
• Lab 27: Prime to Cisco Catalyst Center Migration