Cisco SD-WAN Service Provider Operations (SDWSPO)

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Managed Services Accelerator (MSX)

• MSX Overview
• MSX Benefits
• MSX Features
• Service Creation Platform
  • Multi-Tenant, Multi-Service
  • Open API and SDK
  • Rich Templating
  • Service Extensions
• Pre-Built Service Packs
  • SD-WAN Service Pack
  • SD-Branch (vBranch) Service Pack
  • Managed Device Service Pack
• OSS/BSS Integration
  • Billing API
  • Order Entry API
  • User Identity API
  • Service Assurance
• Automated Orchestration
  • Fully-Automated Service Delivery
  • Model-Driven Orchestration using NSO
• Cloud-Native Architecture
• Support for Physical and Virtual devices
• Third party Support
• Virtual Networking Function (VNF) Support
• Simple, Customizable User Interface
• Zero Touch Provisioning
• Service Monitoring and Telemetry
• Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
• Deployment Alternatives
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)
  • Private Clouds

Module 2: Tenants, Users, Roles, Settings and Permissions

• Creating and Managing Tenants
• User and Roles
  • Managing Users
  • Managing Roles
    • Administrator Role
    • SP Operator Role
    • Tenant Operator Role
    • Settings by Role
    • Role Permissions

Module 3: Service Catalog

• Service Catalog Overview
• Creating New Services from Scratch
  • Overview/Introduction/Fundamentals
• Using Pre-Built Services (Service Packs)
  • SD-WAN Service Pack
    • Overview
    • Navigate Sample Workflow
  • SD-Branch (vBranch) Service Pack
    • Overview
    • Navigate Sample Workflow
  • Managed Device Service Pack
    • Overview
    • Navigate Sample Workflow

Module 4: Programmability and Orchestration

• Introduction to Cisco NSO
  • Cisco NSO and Cisco MSX Relationship
  • Cisco Network Services Orchestrator Overview
  • ConfD
  • Multi-NSO Orchestrator Support in Cisco MSX
  • Understanding Day -1, Day 0, Day 1 and Day 2
  • Cisco NSO as PnP Server
  • Cisco MSX and NSO Templates
• ECNS and NFVIS
  • ENCS Overview
  • ENCS and NFVIS
  • The NFVIS Interface
  • NFVIS and MSX

Module 5: Cisco ENCS 5400 Networking

• Introduction to ENCS Architecture
  • Role and need of the Cisco ENCS Appliance
  • Cisco ENCS Architecture Deep Dive
    • Cisco ENCS 5100
    • Cisco ENCS 5400
  • Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure
  • Inside the Cisco ENCS 5400 Hardware
  • Managing the Cisco 5400 Appliance – Leveraging the Cisco IMC
  • Introduction to Virtual Network Functions
• Cisco ENCS 5400 Internal Networking
  • Understanding the X86 Architecture
  • Inbuilt Hardware witch ports with PoE
  • Working of the ENCS Internal Virtual Switch
  • Understanding the SR-IOV on the ENCS 5400
• Cisco ENCS Networks and Bridges
  • LAN Bridge Configuration
  • WAN Bridge Configuration
  • Creating Internal Networks
    • Cisco ENCS Default Network Configuration
    • Connecting the ENCS to the LAN and WAN Networks
    • Understanding ENCS OOB Management

Module 6: Deploying VNFs on the Cisco ENCS

• Understanding the VNF Lifecycle on the ENCS
• Virtual Network Function Requirements
• Creating NFVIS VM Packages
  • Bootstrap Packaging Options
  • Generating the Package file from the CLI and the GUI
• Perform VM image registration and deployment
• Create custom flavors—a flavor is the customized profile of the VM image
• Deploying Cisco and 3rd Party VNFs
  • Connecting the VNF to the Internal Networks
  • Accessing the VNF from the External network

Module 7: Deploying the Cisco ENCS using an Orchestrator

• Deep Dive into the Cisco ISRv – Preinstalled on the Cisco ENCS
• Overview of the Cisco DNA-Center and Cisco NSO
• Overview of the Cisco SD-WAN solution
• Deploying the Cisco ENCS using the Plug and Play – Zero Touch Provisioning

Module 8: Deploying the Cisco SD-Branch Solution on the ENCS 5400

• Deploying and managing the ENCS from the Cisco DNA-Center
• Deploying and managing the ENCS from the Cisco NSO
• Deploying the Cisco SD-WAN Cloud Router on the Cisco ENCS using the Cisco NSO
• Configuring the networking for the SD-WAN Cloud Router using the Cisco NSO
  • Defining a New Catalog
  • Register the NFVIS System into NSO
  • Register the remote VNF
  • Instantiate a VNF on the Remote Site

Module 9: SD-Branch/vBranch Templates

• SD-Branch Templates Overview
• Cisco NSO as Base for Cisco MSX Templates
• Understanding Branch Infra and Interfaces in NFVIS
• Templates Development Environment
• Using TDE to Create Cisco MSX Templates
• SD-Branch/vBranch Workflow

Module 10: Managed Device Templates

• Managed Device Templates Overview
• Creating Base XML File from Cisco NSO
• Using XML File to Create Cisco MSX Template
• Managed Device Workflow
• Testing Cisco MSX Managed Device Template

Module 11: SDWAN Cloud onramp

• Software as a service (SaaS)
  • Performance Challenges
    • SaaS Adopton
    • Security
    • Performance
  • Use Cases
    • No DIA
    • Single DIA
    • Dual DIA
  • Configuration and Monitoring
    • NAT
    • CloudExpress
    • AppQoE
• Infrastructure as a Server (IaaS)
  • State of Public Cloud
  • Extension of SD-WAN to Cloud
  • Cloud Fabric
    • Cloud Gateway
    • Cloud onramp