Cisco
Technology
Networking
(VIPTSEN)

The Cisco SD-WAN Deployment and Troubleshooting course (VIPTSEN) is an instructor-led, lab-based, hands-on VIPTSEN course offered by Learning@Cisco. Students who take this Cisco IT online training course will learn how to create, manage, and operate a Viptela® Secure Extensible Network (SEN). The Cisco SD-WAN course covers the scalable Viptela Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) configuration templates, network-wide policies (control, data, and application-aware), and network management. Students who wish to take this course should enroll with a technical understanding of routing protocols and routed networks. Students will work in a group to build a network before the instructor introduces a break into the system. Then, students who take this course must identify and fix the issue. Find additional SD-WAN Deployment and Troubleshooting course details below.

About the course

Prerequisites:

 The knowledge and skills that a student must have before attending this course include: 

  • Technical understanding of routed networks and routing protocols

Course Objectives:

The course follows a time-tested build, break, and fix methodology. The class as a group builds a network, the instructor then introduces a break into the system, and the students fix the problem with hands-on lab exercises.

Upon completing this course, the learner will be able to meet these overall objectives:

  •  Deploy the Viptela SD-WAN solution 
  •  Apply skills gained to troubleshoot problems that may arise during deployment and operation 
  •  Create, manage, and operate a Viptela Secure Extensible Network (SEN)
Course content

Day 1:

  • Viptela SD-WAN solution overview 
  • Secure control plane bring-up, including certificate management 
  • Secure data plane bring-up, including Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) 
  • vManage overview (configuration, management, and monitoring) 
  • Basic feature templates

Day 2:

  • Smart policies (control, data, AppRoute, and cflowd) 
  • Quality of Service (QoS) 
  • Troubleshooting methodology (show commands and debugs) 
  • Troubleshooting and content review session

Lab Outline:

Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:

  • Hands-on labs overview 
  • Control and data connections lab 
  • vManage dashboard lab 
  • Template lab 
  • Overlay Management Protocol (OMP) lab 
  • Smart policies lab 
  • Troubleshooting lab
Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

  • The course is designed for Cisco customers who are responsible for deploying, managing, and troubleshooting Cisco Viptela SD-WAN and SEN solutions. 
  • Network operations engineers 
  • Network support engineers 
  • Network architects