Course Overview
This 3-day course equips Managed Service Providers with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to deploy VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud. You develop an infrastructure using key VMware SD-WAN components such as Gateway and Edge. You learn about VMware SD-WAN design and best practices.
Product Alignment
- SD-WAN
Who should attend
Any Managed Service Provider who is designing VMware SD-WAN solutions or managing SD-WAN networks for their customers.
Prerequisites
- Deep understanding of routing and switching technologies
- Deep understanding of security solutions, including VPN technologies
- Completion of the VMware SD-WAN VTSP Accreditation
- Completion of the VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud: Deploy and Manage course
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
- Explain VMware SD-WAN architecture
- Outline VMware SD-WAN key components
- Discuss various MSP use cases and deployment options
- Deploy VMware SD-WAN Gateway, and VMware SD-WAN Edge
- Manage VMware SD-WAN Gateways and Edges
- Design and best practice for VMware SD-WAN
Course Content
Course Introduction
- Introductions and course logistics
- Course objectives
Architecture and Core Features
- Evaluate the current state of the enterprise WAN and limitations for growth
- Describe the key components and features of the VMware SD-WAN architecture
- Explain VMware SD-WAN component placement and interactions between components
- List VMware SD-WAN core value differentiators
- Describe VMware SD-WAN core features
- Evaluate the effect of VMware SD-WAN differentiators on a SD-WAN site deployment
VMware SD-WAN MSP use Cases, Deployment Models, and License Models
- Describe VMware SD-WAN MSP use cases
- List VMware SD-WAN deployment models
- Describe each VMware SD-WAN topology model
Zero Touch Provisioning
- Provision a VMware SD-WAN Edge
- Describe the provisioning process for a VMware SD-WAN Edge
- Deploy a VMware SD-WAN Virtual Edge on ESXi
VMware SD-WAN Cloud VPN
- Configure Cloud VPN
- Consider the options of Cloud VPN
- Describe packet flow in Cloud VPN
Routing and Branch Design vCloud Director Networking
- Control SD-WAN overlay and underlay route advertisement
- Interpret overlay flow control
- Demonstrate best practice when using BGP in SD-WAN design
- Evaluate branch design options
VMware SD-WAN Security
- Explain VMware SD-WAN security architecture
- Describe VMware SD-WAN Edge security capabilities
HA Designs
- Distinguish between standard and enhanced HA and VRRP
Designing for Performance and Scale
- List the SD-WAN factors that influence scale and performance
- Compare VMware SD-WAN Edge models and their scale and performance
- Describe VMware SD-WAN Edge Clustering
Standing up a Partner Gateway
- Describe gateway functionality and roles
- Provision a gateway from Orchestrator
- Demonstrate the procedure to install a gateway on ESXi
- Describe how BGP works together with a Partner Gateway hand-off
MSP Operations and Version Management
- Identify appropriate guide documents
- Demonstrate account management
- Describe the VMware SD-WAN upgrade sequence
- Demonstrate a VMware SD-WAN Edge and Gateway upgrade