Installing, Configuring, Monitoring and Troubleshooting Cisco (Viptela) SDWAN (SDWAN) - Lab Topology

 

Lab Topology

LAB OUTLINE

Lab 1: Deploy the SD-WAN Controller

  • Deploy the vManage Controllers
  • Deploy the vBond Orchestrator
  • Deploy the vSmart Controller
  • Configure Certificate Settings

Lab 2: Deploy the vEdge, ISR 4K /C8000V Routers

  • Deploy WAN Edges
  • Configure the WAN Edge Routers
  • Prepare vEdge Routers for ZTP

Lab 3: vManage Configuration

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

Lab 4-8: Creating Device Templates

  • Create CLI Policy Template
  • Create Feature Policy 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
  • Configuration Rollback

Lab 9: Use APIs to Import Feature Templates

Lab 10: Upgrade SDWAN Environment

Lab 11-13: Perform ZTP on SDWAN Environment

Lab 14-17: SDWAN 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 an Extranet VPN Policy
    • Configure Service path affinity Policy
    • Configure a NAT Policies for DIA
    • Configure an 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 ACL
    • Create Device Access Policy
    • Configure QOS
    • Configure OSPF Route Policy

Lab 18: 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 19: Cloud On-RAMP

  • Configure Cloud Onramp for SAAS

Lab 20: Monitoring / Troubleshooting

  • 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
  • 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