Implementing, Configuring, Monitoring, and Troubleshooting Cisco (Viptela) SDWAN

In this Implementation and Configuration SDWAN Course, students will: Deploy and configure SD-WAN Controllers, vEdge Devices, and Cisco IOS-XE Devices. Create Multiple Device and CLI Templates that will allow Hundreds of devices to be deployed using only a few Centralized Templates. Create Security Policies to enable the Enterprise Firewall, IDS/IPS, URL Filtering, and Web Layer Security to protect and allow Enterprises to deploy Cloud applications as well as Direct Internet Access (DIA). Create Local and Central Policies that enable a Centralized Policy control of WAN Routing and device QOS configuration and enforcement. Learn how Cisco SD-WAN allows Enterprises to deploy an effective Cloud Solutions such as Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud. Learn how to Monitor and Troubleshoot the SD-WAN Solution.

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Objectives

  • SDWAN Overview
  • Cisco SDWAN Hardware
  • Deploying the Overlay
  • Configuring vManage
  • Deploying using Templates
  • Creating Policies
  • Monitoring vManage
  • vAnalytics
  • Troubleshooting Tools for VManage

Outline

 

Module 1: SDWAN Overview 

  • Describe what a Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) is
  • Describe the secure extensible network
  • Describe the function of the virtual IP fabric created in the SD-WAN solution
  • What is SDWAN
  • Cisco Cloud vs On-premises vs private cloud management
  • Cisco IWAN vs Viptela SDWAN
  • IWAN Migration to SDWAN
  • SDWAN Integration with Cisco
  • Cisco SDWAN Licensing
    • DNA Essentials
    • DNS Advantage
    • DNA Premier

 

Module 2: Cisco SDWAN Edge Devices

  • vEdge Appliances
    • vEdge 100
    • vEdge 1000
    • vEdge 2000
    • vEdge 5000
  • vEdge Cloud
    • ESXI
    • KVM
    • AWS
    • Microsoft Azure
  • Cisco IOS-XE Platforms
    • Cisco ISR 1100 Series Routers
    • Cisco ISR 4300 Series Routers
    • Cisco ISR 4400 Series Routers
    • Cisco ASR 10XX Routers
  • Cisco CSR 1000V Router
  • Cisco 54xx Enterprise Network Compute System (ENCS)

 

Module 3: Cisco SDWAN Certificates and Whitelists

  • On-Prem vs Cloud Certificate deployment
  • Controller Certificates
  • Hardware Device Certificates
  • Software Device Certificates
  • Certificates
    • Export Device Data in CSV Format
    • Check the vEdge Router Certificate Status
    • Validate a vEdge Router
    • Stage a vEdge Router
    • Invalidate a vEdge Router
    • Send the Controller Serial Numbers to vBond Orchestrator
    • Install Signed Certificate
    • View the CSR
    • View the Certificate
    • Generate the CSR
    • Reset the RSA Key Pair
    • Invalidate a Device
    • View Log of Certificate Activities
  • Device Whitelists
  • Controller Whitelists

 

Module 4: Deploying Cisco SDWAN Controllers

  • On-Prem vs Cloud deployment
  • vManage NMS
  • Deploy the vManage NMS
  • Configure the vManage NMS
  • Configure the vManage NMS Cluster
  • Configure Multitenant vManage NMS
  • Configure Certificate Settings
  • Generate vManage NMS Certificate
  • vBond Orchestrator
  • Deploy vBond VM Instance
  • Configure the vBond Orchestrator
  • Add the vBond Orchestrator to the Overlay Network
  • NAT Traversal
  • Start the Enterprise ZTP Server
  • Deploy the vSmart Controller
  • Deploying vSmart Controller on ESXi
  • Deploying vSmart Controller on KVM
  • Configure the vSmart Controller
  • Add the vSmart Controller to the Overlay Network
  • Controller High Availability
  • Cluster Management
    • Change the IP Address of the Current vManage NMS
    • Add a vManage NMS
    • Configure the Statistics Database
    • View Statistics Database Space Usage

 

Module 5: Cisco SDWAN Fabric and Overview

  • Virtual Fabric Overview
  • Overlay Management Protocol
  • Transport Locators (TLOCs)
    • TLOC Extension
    • TLOC Colors
  • Multicast
  • TCP Optimization
  • Opening Firewall Ports
  • Software Installation and Upgrade
  • Software Version Compatibility
  • Add New Software Images to the Repository
  • Software Upgrades Best Practices
  • Activate a New Software Image
  • Redundant Software Images
  • vEdge Routers
  • Deploy vEdge Cloud router
  • Deploy a  vEdge 100 VM on Azure
  • Deploy vEdge Cloud VM on ESXi
  • Deploy vEdge Cloud VM on KVM
  • Deploying vEdge 100 Routers
  • Deploying vEdge 1000 Routers
  • Deploying vEdge 2000 Routers
  • Device configuration using CLI
  • Install Signed Certificates on vEdge Cloud Routers
  • Deploying vEdge Routers
  • Deploy ISR 1K
  • Deploy ISR 4K
  • Deploy ASR 1K
  • Migrating IOS-XE Devices to Cisco SD-WAN
  • Zero Touch Provisioning
  • Using ZTP on Non-Wireless Routers
  • Using ZTP on Wireless Routers
  • Deploy AWS Gateway using the AWS Wizard 

 

Module 6: Cisco SD-WAN Security

  • Solution Security
  • SDWAN IOS-XE Security
  • Application Firewall
  • IDS/IPS (Snort)
    • URL Filtering
    • Web Layer Security (Umbrella/Open DNS)
  • SDWAN vEdge Security
    • Application Firewall
    • Web Layer Security (Umbrella/Open DNS)
  • Firewall Ports
  • Control Plane Security
    • DTLS
    • TLS
  • Data Plane Security
    • IPSEC
    • GRE
  • Traffic Segmentation
    • VPN
    • Policies
  • Service Chaining
    • Firewalls
    • IDS
  • Cloud Security
    • Umbrella
    • Z-Scaler
  • Enterprise Firewall

 

Module 7: Quality of Service 

  • Application Visibility and Recognition
  • Differentiated Services - Quality of Service
  • Critical Applications SLA
  • Path MTU Discovery
  • TCP Performance Optimization
  • Bidirectional Forwarding Detection (BFD)
    • BFD Hello Timer and Multiplier
    • BFD Measurements
  • vEdge Router Queuing
    • Marking
    • Remarking
    • Shaping
    • Policing

 

Module 8: Configuring vManage

  • Using the vManage Interface
  • Using the vManage Dashboard
  • Device Pane
  • Reboot Pane
  • Certificates Pane
  • Control Status Pane
  • Site Health View Pane
  • Transport Interface Distribution
  • vEdge Inventory Pane
  • vEdge Health Pane
  • Transport Health Pane
  • Top Applications Pane
  • Application-Aware Routing Pane
  • Web Server Certificate Expiration Date Notification
  • Maintenance Window Alert Notification
  • Administration
  • Setting
    • Configure Organization Name
    • Configure vBond DNS Name or IP Address
    • Configure Certificate Authorization Settings
    • Configure vEdge Cloud Certificate Authorization Settings
    • Generate Web Server Certificate
    • View Web Server Certificate Expiration Date
    • Enforce Software Version on vEdge Routers
    • Create a Custom Banner
    • Collect Device Statistics
    • Enable CloudExpress Service
    • Enable vAnalytics Platform
    • Enable vManage Client Session Timeout
    • Enable Data Stream Collection
    • Set the Tenancy Mode
    • Set Interval to Collect Device Statistics
    • Configure a Maintenance Window
  • Manage Users
    • Add a User
    • Delete a User
    • Edit User Details
    • Change User Password
    • Add a User Group
    • Delete a User Group
    • Edit User Group Privileges
    • View vManage Service Details
    • View Devices Connected to a vManage NMS
    • Edit a vManage NMS
    • Remove a vManage NMS from the Cluster
    • View Available Cluster Services
  • Tenant Management
    • Add a Tenant
    • View All Tenants
    • View a Single Tenant
    • Edit a Tenant
    • Remove a Tenant
  • Configuration
  • Devices
    • Change Configuration Modes
    • Upload vEdge Authorized Serial Number File
    • Generate Bootstrap Configuration for a vEdge Cloud Router
    • Export Device Data in CSV Format
    • View a Device's Running Configuration
    • View a Device's Configuration
    • Delete a vEdge Router
    • Copy a vEdge Router's Configuration
    • Decommission a vEdge Cloud Router
    • View Log of Template Activities
    • Add a vBond Orchestrator
    • Add a vSmart Controller
    • Edit Controller Details
    • Delete a Controller
    • Change Variable Values for a Device

 

Module 9: SD-WAN Templates

  • Templates
    • Describe what vManage templates are used for
    • List the parameter types that are used in vManage templates
    • Explain the use of the Template Variable Spreadsheet
    • Summarize the configuration elements of a device
    • Create a Device Template
      • Create a Device Template from Feature Templates
      • Create a Device Template from the CLI
    • Describe what the system feature template is used for
    • Explain how to configure logging using the logging feature template
    • Describe how OMP can be configured using the OMP feature template
    • Describe the function of the Security feature template
    • Explain how the BFD feature can be configured using the BFD feature template
    • List the other feature templates that can be configured
    • Edit a Template
    • View a Template
    • Delete a Template
    • View Device Templates Attached to a Feature Template
    • View Devices Attached to a Device Template
    • Perform Parallel Template Operations
    • Attach Devices to a Device Template
    • Copy a Template
    • Edit a CLI Device Template
    • Export a Variables Spreadsheet in CSV Format for a Template
    • Change the Device Rollback Time and View Configuration Differences
    • Configuration Rollback
  • Wide Area Application Server (WAAS)
    • WAAS Integration with SDWAN
    • Service Chaining with WAAS
    • Application Optimization
    • TCP Optimization
    • Data Redundancy Elimination (DRE)
    • LZ Compression
    • Akamai Connect
  • Maintenance
    • Device Reboot
    • Software Upgrade
  • Configure Cisco Umbrella
  • Quality of Service (QoS)

 

Module 10: SD-WAN Policies 

  • Local Policies vs Central Policies
  • Policies
    • Policy Construction
      • Lists
      • Policy Definition
      • Policy Application
    • Configure Centralized Policy
    • Configure Localized Policy
    • View a Policy
    • Copy a Policy
    • Edit a Policy
    • Edit or Create a Policy Component
    • Delete a Policy
    • Activate a Policy on vSmart Controllers
  • Smart policies (Control, Data, AppRoute, cflowd)
  • Control Policy
    • Service Chaining
    • Traffic Engineering
    • Extranet VPNs
    • Service path affinity
    • Arbitrary VPN Topologies
    • Fabric Policies
  • Application Aware Routing Policy
    • Application SLA
      • Latency
      • Loss
      • Jitter
    • Path Determination
  • Data Policy to manipulate different traffic types
    • Shaping Policies
    • QoS Policies
    • Service Chaining
    • Traffic Engineering
    • Extranet VPNs
    • Service path affinity
    • NAT Policies
  • cFlowd Policy
    • Cflowd-template for configuring flow cache behavior and flow export
    • Data-policy for selection of traffic subject to flow data collection
  • Multi-VPN and multi-topology policy
  • Hub Mesh Policies
    • Create a VPN Membership Policy
    • Create an Application SLA Policy
  • Local Control Policy
  • Local Data Policy
  • Access Control List
  • QoS Policy
  • Mirroring

 

Module 11: SD-WAN Cloud

  • OnRamp SAAS
    • View Application Performance
    • View Details about an Application
    • Manage OnRamp Applications
    • Manage OnRamp Client Sites
    • Manage OnRamp Gateways
    • Manage OnRamp DIA Sites
  • Cloud OnRamp IAAS
  • Create a Cloud Instance
  • Display Host VPCs
  • Map Host VPCs to a Gateway VPC
  • Unmap Host VPCs
  • Display Gateway VPCs
  • Add a Gateway VPC
  • Delete a Gateway VPC

 

Module 12: vAnalytics

  • Applications
    • Display Bandwidth Utilization
    • Display vQoE Values
    • Display Deviations from Baseline Utilization
  • Network Availability
    • Display Downtime by Site
    • Display Downtime by Time
  • Network Health
    • Display Latency, Loss, and Jitter on Circuits
    • Display Application Performance by Carrier
  • vAnalytics Dashboard
    • Network Availability Pane
    • Applications Pane
      • Least Performing Applications
      • Applications Consuming Most Bandwidth
      • Anomalous Application Families
    • WAN Performance Pane
      • Carrier Performance
      • Tunnel Performance

 

Module 13: Monitoring vManage

  • Network
    • View List of Devices
    • Export Device Data in CSV Format
    • View Information about a Device
    • View Device Status Summary
    • View DPI Flows
    • View Cflowd Flows
    • View Interfaces
    • View TCP Optimization Information
    • View TLOC Loss, Latency, and Jitter Information
    • View Tunnel Connections
    • View Wi-Fi Configuration
      • View Client Details
      • View Client Usage     
    • View Control Connections
    • View System Status
    • View Events
    • View ACL Logs
    • Troubleshoot a Device
      • Check Device Connectivity
      • Check Device Bringup
      • Ping a Device
      • Run a Traceroute
      • View Control Connections in Real Time
    • Check Traffic Health
      • View Tunnel Health
      • Check Application-Aware Routing Traffic
      • Simulate Flows
      • Check Device Syslog Files
    •  View Real-Time Data
  • ACL Log
    • Set ACL Log Filters         
  • Alarms
    • Set Alarm Filters
    • Export Alarm Data in CSV Format
    • View Alarm Details
    • Alarms Generated on vManage NMS
  • Audit Log
    • Set Audit Log Filters
    • Export Audit Log Data in CSV Format
    • View Audit Log Details
    • View Changes to a Configuration Template
  • Events
    • Set Event Filters
    • Export Event Data in CSV Format
    • View Device Details
  • Geography
    • Set Map Filters
  • View Device Information
  • View Link Information
  • Configure Geographic Coordinates for a Device

 

Module 14: Troubleshooting Tools for vManage

  • Using vManage to Troubleshoot the environment
  • Operational Commands
  • Admin Tech Command
  • Interface Reset Command
  • Rediscover Network
  • Rediscover the Network
  • Synchronize Device Data
  • CLI Command to troubleshoot the environment.
  • SSH Terminal
  • Establish an SSH Session to a Device

 

Labs

Lab 1: Deploy the vManage NMS

  • Create vManage VM Instance on ESXi
  • Configure Certificate Settings
  • Create a vManage Cluster

Lab 2: Deploy the vBond Orchestrator

  • Create vBond VM Instance on ESXi
  • Configure the vBond Orchestrator
  • Add the vBond Orchestrator to the Overlay Network
  • Start the Enterprise ZTP Server

Lab 3: Deploy the vSmart Controller

  • Create vSmart Controller VM Instance on ESXi
  • Configure the vSmart Controller
  • Add the vSmart Controller to the Overlay Network

Lab 4: Deploy the vEdge Routers

  • Create vEdge Cloud VM Instance on ESXi
  • Install Signed Certificates on vEdge Cloud Routers
  • Send vEdge Serial Numbers to the Controller Devices
  • Configure the vEdge Routers
  • Prepare vEdge Routers for ZTP

Lab 5: vManage Configuration

  • Explore the Interface
  • Add Controllers to the Whitelist
  • Add vEdge whitelist
  • BFD Tuning
  • Create and Update Users
  • Manage the Fabric

Lab 6: vManage Configuration

  • Explore the Interface
  • Add Controllers to the Whitelist
  • Add vEdge whitelist
  • BFD Tuning
  • Create and Update Users
  • Manage the Fabric

Lab 7: Creating Device Templates

  • Create CLI Policy Template
  • Create Feature Policy Template
    • System Feature Template
    • BFD Feature Template
    • OMP Feature Template
    • VPN Feature Template
    • MPLS-TLOC Feature Template
    • Internet-TLOC Feature Template
    • OSPF Feature Template
    • VPN 10 Hub and Spoke Feature Template
    • VPN 20 Full Mesh Feature Template
    • VPN 40 Guest Feature Template
  • Create vSmart Device CLI Template
  • Create DC1 vEdges Device Feature Template
  • Attach DC1 Devices to Template
  • Create DC2 IOS-XE CSRs Device Feature Template
  • Attach DC2 Devices to Template
  • Create BR1 vEdges Device CLI Template using TLOC Extensions
  • Attach BR1 Devices to Template
  • Create BR2 IOS-XE CSRs Device Feature Template using TLOC Extensions
  • Attach BR2 Devices to Template
  • Create BR3 IOS-XE ISR4K Device Feature Template
  • Attach BR3 Devices to Template
  • Create REG-HUB vEdges Cloud Device CLI Template using TLOC Extensions
  • Attach REG-HUB  Devices to Template
  • Configuration Rollback

Lab 8: Create Policies

  • List types of policies that can be implemented in the SD-WAN solution
  • Describe how policies can be implemented that affect the control plane
  • Describe what affect policies can have on data traffic forwarding
  • Identify the various components of the vSmart policy architecture
  • Describe how different policies are enabled in different devices
  • Detail how policies are processed and applied
  • Control Policy Lab
  • Configure a Vpn-membership-policy
  • Configure Site-list Selection Policies
  • Configure a Service Chaining Policy
  • Configure an Extranet VPN Policy
  • Configure a Service path affinity Policy
  • Configure Fabric Policies
  • Configure Security Zones
  • Data Policy Lab
    • Configure Shaping Policies
    • Configure QoS Policies
    • Configure a Service Chaining
    • Configure a Extranet VPN Policy
    • Configure Service path affinity Policy
    • Configure a NAT Policies for DIA
    • Configure a OSPF BGP Routing Policy
  • Application Aware Routing Policy Lab
    • SLA Classes
    • Path Selection using Application Policies
  • Create a cFlowd Policy
  • Create a Local Control Policy
    • Configure OSPF and BGP
  • Create a Local Data Policy
  • Create Firewall Policy
  • Configure QOS

Lab 9: Application Visibility

  • Create a Centralized Policy for Application-Aware Routing
  • Identify Application Groups (FTP/Office 365/Voice)
  • Create Lists
    • Site Lists
    • Application Lists
    • Data Prefix Lists
    • VPN Lists
  • Create a SLA Classes
  • Create Traffic Rules
  • Apply Policies to Sites and VPNs

Lab 10: Monitoring the Solution

  • Explore vManage Dashboard analytics
  • Monitor Applications
  • Monitor Loss, Latency, and Jitter
  • Monitor Individual Device
    • Check system Status
    • Check Control Connections
    • Check OMP Status
    • Check BFD Status
    • Check Interfaces for Issues

Lab 11: API Integration

  • Explore the API Docs
  • Use Poster to connect to vManage and download Templates

Lab 12: Troubleshooting

  • Use the CLI to view and troubleshooting debug Logs
  • Troubleshoot BFD
  • Troubleshoot OMP
  • Use troubleshooting tools to diagnose issues
    • Use the Ping tool
    • Use the Traceroute tool
    • Use the App Route Visualization
    • Simulate traffic flows
    • Take a Packet
  • Troubleshoot Application Routing


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