Deploying Cisco SD-Access (ENSDA)

About this Course

The Deploying Cisco SD-Access1 (ENSDA) v1.0 course is an instructor-led, labbased, hands-on course offered by Learning@Cisco. It teaches students how to successfully deploy the Cisco® Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) solution within their enterprise networks. The course discusses how Cisco SD-Access fits into the Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA™). It covers SD-Access fundamentals, provisioning, policies, wireless integration, border operations, and migration strategies.

Audience Profile 

Primary audience for this course are:

• system engineers, network engineers, technical architects, technical support personnel, and channel partners and resellers.

At Course Completion

Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Describe Cisco SD-Access and how it relates to Cisco DNA
• Orchestrate a Cisco SD-Access solution using the Cisco DNA Center™ orchestration platform 
• Use the Network Data Platform to demonstrate the assurance and analytics capabilities of SD-Access

Prerequisites

Before attending this course, students should have the following knowledge or experience:

• Linux system administrators, cloud administrators, and network administrators needing to automate configuration management, application deployment, and intraservice orchestration at an enterprise scale.

Course Outline

Module 1: Cisco SD-Access Overview

Lesson 1: Exploring Cisco SD-Access

Lesson 2: Describing the Cisco SD-Access Architecture

Lesson 3: Exploring Cisco DNA Center

Lesson 4: Configuring Underlay Automation

Module 2: Cisco SD-Access Implementation

Lesson 1: ISE Integration in DNA Center

Lesson 2: Policy Provisioning Basics

Lesson 3: Navigating and Managing the Policy Application Workflows

Module 3: Cisco SD-Access Border Operations

Lesson 1: Cisco SD-Access Deployment Models

Lesson 2: Connecting the Fabric to External Domains

Module 4: Wireless Integration Orchestration

Lesson 1: Integrating Wireless with the Cisco SD-Access Solution

Lesson 2: Workflow of Cisco SD-Access Wireless

Lesson 3: Cisco SD-Access Wireless Network Design

Lesson 4: Cisco SD-Access Wireless Basic Operation

Module 5: Cisco SD-Access Assurance and Migration

Lesson 1: Cisco Network Data Platform

Lesson 2: Cisco SD-Access Migration Strategies Lab outline

Lab 1: Validating DNA Center and Underlay Connectivity

Lab 2: Configuring the Identity Services Engine

Lab 3: Enabling Dynamic Authentication

Lab 4: Configuring DNA Center Design

Lab 5: Creating SD-Access Policy

Lab 6: Provisioning SD-Access Overlay

Lab 7: Configuring SD-Access Wireless Integration

Lab 8: Configuring Wireless Hosts and Access Points