DNAC Activation and Assurance (DNACAA) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

Day 1- Introduction to DNA – Wired and Wireless

  • Introduction to DNA
  • DNA / Catalyst Center Architecture
  • DNA / Catalyst Center Installation
  • DNA / Catalyst Center Disaster Recovery
  • Software Updates
  • DNA / Catalyst Center Workflow
  • Build an inventory of wired and wireless devices
  • Manage the Wired and Wireless Inventory including troubleshooting tools
  • Templates
  • Automating Image Management with SWIM
  • Command Runner
  • Application Polices
  • DNA / Catalyst Center as a Platform

Day 2 - Assurance and SDA Migration

  • Assurance for Wired and Wireless
    • Insight using Assurance for both Wired and Wireless devices and clients
    • Using Assurance to troubleshoot both Wired and Wireless devices and clients
  • ThousandEyes Integration
  • Wireless as a Sensor
  • Intelligent Capture
  • Prime vs Cisco DNA / Catalyst Center
  • Floor Maps
  • Network Design for SD Access
  • Migration strategy to SD Access
  • SDA Architecture
  • Underlay network Design
  • Overlay Fabric Design
  • Endpoint Analytics

Day 3 – SD-Access Wired

  • ISE and DNA / Catalyst Center Integration [
    • Understanding Virtual Networks and SGTs in SD Access
    • Policy Enforcement with ISE and SDA
    • Cisco TrustSec Segmentation with ISE and SDA
  • SDA Fabric Operation
  • Wired SDA Implementation
  • Shared Service with Border
  • SDA for a Distributed Campus
  • MultiSite – IP TRANSIT – SD Access TRANSIT – SD-WAN TRANSIT
  • SD-Access Extranet – LISP Pub/Sub
  • Extended Node

Day 4 – SD-Access Wireless

  • SD Access Wireless Architecture and Solution Components
  • SD Access Wireless Protocols and Communication Interfaces
  • Designing Wireless Integration in SD Acess
  • SD Access Wireless Guest Access Design
  • High Availability in SD Access Wireless
  • Wireless OTT
  • AI-Enhanced RRM
  • Prime Migration
  • Stealthwatch with ETA