VMware SD-WAN: Deploy and Manage V4.x

This advanced course is delivered by VMware directly.

Please Note:The acquisition of Broadcom has optimized the VMware course portfolio for the revised go-to-market strategy. In future, the focus will be on the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) portfolio. All courses that do not belong to this portfolio will be transferred to "End of Availability" (EOA) status on March 1, 2024. This means that this course will only be available until March.

This two-day, hands-on training course provides you with the knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in deploying and managing the VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud® environment. In this course, you are introduced to workflows of various software-defined WAN constructs along with several operational tools that help you deploy and manage VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud.

Course Contents

Course Introduction
Introduction to VMware SD-WAN Solution
VMware SD-WAN Components and Architecture
Using VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
Deploy and Configure VMware SD-WAN
Path and Traffic Management
Securing VMware SD-WAN Environment
Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting

You will receive the original course documentation from VMware as an e-book.

Target Group

• Experienced system administrators, network administrators, and system integrators responsible for designing and implementing networking solutions
• Network and security professionals who work with enterprise and data center networks

Knowledge Prerequisites

• Extensive knowledge of routing and switching is required.

You should also have the following understanding or knowledge:
• Good understanding of TCP/IP services and protocols
• Knowledge and working experience of computer networking, including:
• Switching and routing technologies (L2-L3)
• Network and application delivery services (L4-L7)
• Basic understanding of IaaS, SaaS, and public and private cloud

The VMware Certified Professional – Network Virtualization (2020) certification is recommended.

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

2 Introduction to VMware SD-WAN Solution

• Revisit the traditional WAN technology, WAN topologies and downsides

• Explain the challenges solved by Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and use cases

• List the components of the VMware SASE™ solution

• Describe the VMware SD-WAN solution and list its capabilities

3 VMware SD-WAN Components and Architecture

• Understand the architecture of the VMware SD-WAN solution and list all its components

• Explain the function of VMware SD-WAN Edges, Hub, Gateways, controllers, and Orchestrator

• Explain how the components of the VMware SD-WAN solution interact with each other

4 Using VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator

• Describe key attributes of the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator

• List primary features of the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator

• Navigate the main menus of the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator portal

5 Deploy and Configure VMware SD-WAN

• Understand the deployment process of VMware SD-WAN components like VMware SD-WAN Edges, Hubs, Gateways, and more

• Understand the workflow of the VMware SD-WAN configuration

• List the optional network services that are supported by VMware and the steps to configure the same

• Understand the profiles and their application in the VMware SD-WAN infrastructure

• Describe the VMware SD-WAN Edge activation process

6 Path and Traffic Management

• List the routing options supported by VMware SD-WAN: Static, BGP, OSPF

• Understand the Dynamic Multipath Optimization (DMPO) feature and its advantages

• Explain the Quality of Service and its configuration to manage traffic

7 Securing VMware SD-WAN Environment

• Explain various options available to secure VMware SD-WAN environments.

• Understand the firewall capabilities and configuration

8 Monitoring, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting

• List and understand the various features available to monitor the VMware SD-WAN infrastructure

• List and understand the various options available to troubleshoot and investigate issues in VMware SD-WAN

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