Getting back to the CCNP Grind, the next exam to tackle will be the 300-415 ENSDWI / SD-WAN
Given that I am working much more heavily with Cisco Viptela SD-WAN technologies, it is time to dive into the SD-WAN exam both to recertify my existing CCNP, and to become as close to a subject matter expert as matters for my current role! 🙂
I will use this blueprint as a guide for my studies, as I ultimately would like to pass this certification exam, but my ultimate goal in studying will be to learn practical knowledge to use in real world deployment and troubleshooting techniques along with methods of access.
It has been quite awhile since I last actively studied and hammered out blog content, so it may be a slow start here, but I will try to keep on it as much as possible to get a rhythm going once again!
Without further ado, the SD-WAN certification Blueprint:
1.0 – Architecture – 20%
- 1.1 Describe Cisco SD-WAN architecture and components
- 1.1.a Orchestration plane (vBond, NAT)
- 1.1.b Management plane (vManage)
- 1.1.c Control plane (vSmart, OMP)
- 1.1.d Data plane (WAN Edge)
- 1.1.d (i) TLOC
- 1.1.d (ii) IPsec and GRE
- 1.1.d (iii) vRoute
- 1.1.d (iv) BFD
- 1.2 Describe Cisco SD-WAN Edge platforms and capabilities
- 1.3 Describe Cisco SD-WAN Cloud OnRamp
- 1.3.a SaaS
- 1.3.b IaaS
- 1.3.c Colocation
2.0 – Controller Deployment – 15%
- 2.1 Describe controller cloud deployment
- 2.2 Describe controller on-premises deployment
- 2.2.a Hosting platform (KVM and Hypervisor)
- 2.2.b Installing controllers
- 2.2.c Scalability and redundancy
- 2.3 Configure certificates and device lists
- 2.4 Troubleshoot control plane connectivity between controllers
3.0 – Router Deployment – 20%
- 3.1 Describe WAN Edge deployment
- 3.1.a On-boarding
- 3.1.b Orchestration with zero-touch provisioning and plug-and-play
- 3.1.c Data center and regional hub deployments
- 3.2 Configure Cisco SD-WAN data plane
- 3.2.a Circuit termination and TLOC-extension
- 3.2.b Dynamic tunnels
- 3.2.c Underlay-overlay connectivity
- 3.3 Configure OMP
- 3.4 Configure TLOCs
- 3.5 Configure CLI and vManage feature configuration templates
- 3.5.a VRRP
- 3.5.b OSPF
- 3.5.c BGP
- 3.5.d EIGRP3.6 Describe multicast support in Cisco SD-WAN
4.0 – Policies – 20%
- 4.1 Configure control policies
- 4.2 Configure data policies
- 4.3 Configure end-to-end segmentation
- 4.3.a VPN segmentation
- 4.3.b Topologies
- 4.4 Configure Cisco SD-WAN application-aware routing
- 4.5 Configure direct Internet access
5.0 – Security and Quality of Service – 15%
- 5.1 Configure service insertion
- 5.2 Describe Cisco SD-WAN security features
- 5.2.a. Application-aware enterprise firewall
- 5.2.b IPS
- 5.2.c URL filtering
- 5.2.d AMP
- 5.2.e SSL and TLS proxy
- 5.3 Describe Cloud security integration
- 5.3.a. DNS security
- 5.3.b. Secure Internet Gateway (SIG)
- 5.4 Configure QoS treatment on WAN Edge routers
- 5.4.a Scheduling
- 5.4.b Queuing
- 5.4.c Shaping
- 5.4.d Policing
- 5.4.e Marking
- 5.4.f Per-tunnel and adaptive QoS
6.0 – Management and Operations – 10%
- 6.1 Describe authentication, monitoring, and reporting from vManage
- 6.2 Configure authentication, monitoring, and reporting
- 6.3 Describe REST API monitoring
- 6.4 Describe software image management from vManage
Back to grind time starting very soon here and it is good to be back!
I already have a decent foundational knowledge of SD-WAN between previous job experience and the DevNet Assocate studies, however I will be covering this material starting from the very beginning to make sure no fundamental topics are missed, so as always I will try my best to update my materials as my understanding of the technology evolves.
Lets get back to it! 🙂
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