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Design, Deploy & Manage Cisco SD-Access with Cisco Catalyst Center

The Cisco SD-Access with Catalyst Center Workshop is your gateway to unlocking the full potential of modern networking technologies. This hands-on and comprehensive training will equip you with the knowledge and skills to design, deploy, and manage Cisco’s Software-Defined Access (SD-Access) solution with Catalyst Center. Cisco SD-Access is a game-changer, offering unprecedented network segmentation, automation, and security. In this workshop, we delve into the core concepts of SD-Access and explore how Catalyst Center serves as the central orchestrator for Designing, Provisioning, Automating the SD-Access Fabric.

Day 1 of this workshop will focus on building a solid understanding of the SD-Access Core Concepts like LISP, VXLAN, Macro & Micro Segmentation along with SD-Access Architecture, Components, and Design. You will learn about how the Control and Data Plane works in the SD-Access in comparison to Traditional Campus Networks and what are the benefits it brings in terms of securing the traffic moving in and out of fabric. This course would also teach you about how Cisco ISE works with Catalyst Center and SD-Access to enforce Micro Segmentation and isolation of traffic. You will exercise hands-on LAB to explore the SD-Access Fabric Network through Catalyst Center.

 

Day 2 of this workshop, we will delve into Catalyst Center and its integration with SD-Access along with Fabric Enabled Wireless. We will explore CATALYST CENTER workflows to Design, Discover, Provision, Automate, Enforce Policies on the SD-Access Fabric and how DNA Assurance collaborates with it. You will exercise hands-on LAB to build the SD-Access fabric from scratch involving discovering the devices, configuring Virtual Networks/SGTs, Enabling Fabric modes along with building Fabric Enabled Wireless LAN using Catalyst Center.

I. Workshop Training Modules

Day 1

  • Introduction
  • Traditional Networks
  • Key Challenges & SDN.
  • SD-Access Overview and Benefits
  • SD-Access Main Components
    • SD-Access Fabric Edge Nodes
    • SD-Access Control Plane Nodes
    • SD-Access Fabric Border
      • External Border Node and its functions.
      • Internal Border Node and its functions.
      • Internal + External Border Node and its functions.
      • Layer 2 Border Node and its functions.
    • SD-Access Fabric Wireless Lan Controller
    • Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
      • Integration with DNA Center
      • Micro Segmentation in SD-Access
      • Device Profiling
    • Cisco Catalyst Center
  • The concept of Fabric
    • What is Underlay?
    • What is Overlay?
  • Node types
  • LISP as protocol for Control Plane
    • LISP Components
      • EID, RLOC
      • MAP Server/ Resolver
      • ITR, ETR, Proxy ITR, Proxy ETR
    • LISP Reliable Registration and Challenges
    • LISP Static Reliable Registration
    • LISP/BGP, its working and challenges.
    • LISP Pub/Sub and how it works in SD-Access.
    • Default ETR in LISP Pub/Sub
  • VXLAN as protocol for Data Plane
    • What is VxLAN and how it works in SD-Access.
    • VxLAN Packet Format
  • Policy Plane
  • Concept of Virtual Network
  • Other Fabric Roles and Terminologies
    • Fabric in a Box
    • Extended Nodes
    • Fabric Zone
  • SD-Access Virtual Network
  • Layer 3 VNs
    • INFRA_VN, DEFAULT_VN
    • User-Defined VNs
    • Layer 3 Handoff per Layer 3 VN
  • Layer 2 VNs
    • Layer 2 flooding
    • Anycast Gateways
    • Layer 2 Handoff
  • SD-Access Scalable Group – SGT
    • Classification Mechanism
    • SGT Propagation & Preservation
    • SGT Preservation using SXP.
    • SGT Preservation in Data Plane
  • SD-Access Host Pool
  • SD-Access Transits
    • IP-Based Transit
    • SD-Access Transit
    • SD-WAN Transit

Hands on labs:

Lab Familiarization and Set-up

  • Lab introduction and topology walk through.

 

LAB 1: Visualize Catalyst Center with SD-Access Fabric

  • Access and Explore Catalyst Center managing a SD-Access Fabric Network.
  • Delve into each Catalyst Center Workflow and how it impacts the SD-Access Fabric.
  • Discover how a SD-Access fabric looks like in the Catalyst Center.

Day 2

  • SD-Access Wireless Architecture
    • Fabric Wireless Design Considerations
  • SD-Access Wireless Components
  • Fabric Wireless LAN Controller
  • Fabric mode Access Points
  • Embedded Wireless LAN Controller
  • SD-Access Wireless Fundamentals
    • AP to WLC traffic flow and vice versa
  • Introduction to Catalyst Center
  • Workflow for SD-Access in Catalyst Center
  • Design Step overview.
  • Policy Step overview
  • Provision Step overview.
  • Assurance Step overview
  • Creating Enterprise and Sites Hierarchy
  • Discuss and Demonstrate General Network Settings
  • Loading maps into the GUI
  • IP Address Administration
  • Administering Software Images
  • Network Device Profiles
  • 2-level Hierarchy
    • Macro Level: Virtual Network (VN)
    • Micro Level: Scalable Group (SG)
  • Policy Types
    • Access Policy
    • Access Control Policy
  • ISE Integration with Catalyst Center
  • Devices Onboarding
      • Discovering Devices
      • Assigning Devices to a site
      • Provisioning device with profiles
  • Fabric Domains
        • Understanding Fabric Domains
        • Using Default LAN Fabric Domain
        • Creating Additional Fabric Domains
  • Adding Nodes
      • Adding Fabric Edge Nodes
      • Adding Control Plane Nodes
      • Adding Border Nodes
  • Introduction to Analytics
  • NDP Fundamentals
  • Overview of DNA Assurance
  • Components of DNA Assurance
  • Catalyst Center Assurance Dashboard
  • Software Image Management (SWIM) overview
  • Managing Software Images
    • Image repository management.
    • Create golden software image & role.
    • Verify golden software image creation.
  • Enterprise Network Programmability Overview.
  • Exploring Cisco Catalyst Center REST APIs.
  • Exploring Cisco Catalyst Center Python Libraries.

Hands on labs:

LAB 2:  Building the SD-Access Fabric with Catalyst Center

  • Designing device and fabric parameters with Cisco Catalyst Center
  • Discovering our first device
  • Provisioning network for the fabric
  • Configure Virtual Networks
  • Creating our SD-Access fabric

 

LAB 3: Build Fabric Enabled Wireless LAN with Catalyst Center

  • Enable WLAN controller on the Fabric.
  • Configure Virtual Networks for Access Points
  • Configure SSID Profiles
  • Discover & Provision Access Points

II. Target Audience

Technical Leaders/Managers Software Engineers (Dev/Test) Network Support Engineers
Technical Marketing Engineers Network Administrators/Engineers Sales/Systems Engineers

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11/06/2024 to 11/07/2024, EMEA/CEST
$1,500.00
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Session timings:  09:00AM – 4:30PM

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