Cisco SD-WAN Service Provider Operations (SDWSPO)

Detailed Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction to Managed Services Accelerator (MSX)

MSX Overview
MSX Benefits
MSX Features
Service Creation Platform
- Multi-Tenant, Multi-Service
- Open API and SDK
- Rich Templating
- Service Extensions
Pre-Built Service Packs
- SD-WAN Service Pack
- SD-Branch (vBranch) Service Pack
- Managed Device Service Pack
OSS/BSS Integration
- Billing API
- Order Entry API
- User Identity API
- Service Assurance
Automated Orchestration
- Fully-Automated Service Delivery
- Model-Driven Orchestration using NSO
Cloud-Native Architecture
Support for Physical and Virtual devices
Third party Support
Virtual Networking Function (VNF) Support
Simple, Customizable User Interface
Zero Touch Provisioning
Service Monitoring and Telemetry
Role Based Access Control (RBAC)
Deployment Alternatives
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- Private Clouds

Module 2: Tenants, Users, Roles, Settings and Permissions

Module 3: Service Catalog

Module 4: Programmability and Orchestration

Introduction to Cisco NSO
- Cisco NSO and Cisco MSX Relationship
- Cisco Network Services Orchestrator Overview
- ConfD
- Multi-NSO Orchestrator Support in Cisco MSX
- Understanding Day -1, Day 0, Day 1 and Day 2
- Cisco NSO as PnP Server
- Cisco MSX and NSO Templates
ECNS and NFVIS
- ENCS Overview
- ENCS and NFVIS
- The NFVIS Interface
- NFVIS and MSX

Module 5: Cisco ENCS 5400 Networking

Introduction to ENCS Architecture
- Role and need of the Cisco ENCS Appliance
- Cisco ENCS Architecture Deep Dive
  - Cisco ENCS 5100
  - Cisco ENCS 5400
- Network Function Virtualization Infrastructure
- Inside the Cisco ENCS 5400 Hardware
- Managing the Cisco 5400 Appliance – Leveraging the Cisco IMC
- Introduction to Virtual Network Functions
Cisco ENCS 5400 Internal Networking
- Understanding the X86 Architecture
- Inbuilt Hardware witch ports with PoE
- Working of the ENCS Internal Virtual Switch
- Understanding the SR-IOV on the ENCS 5400
Cisco ENCS Networks and Bridges
- LAN Bridge Configuration
- WAN Bridge Configuration
- Creating Internal Networks
  - Cisco ENCS Default Network Configuration
  - Connecting the ENCS to the LAN and WAN Networks
  - Understanding ENCS OOB Management

Module 6: Deploying VNFs on the Cisco ENCS

Understanding the VNF Lifecycle on the ENCS
Virtual Network Function Requirements
Creating NFVIS VM Packages
- Bootstrap Packaging Options
- Generating the Package file from the CLI and the GUI
Perform VM image registration and deployment
Create custom flavors—a flavor is the customized profile of the VM image
Deploying Cisco and 3rd Party VNFs
- Connecting the VNF to the Internal Networks
- Accessing the VNF from the External network

Module 7: Deploying the Cisco ENCS using an Orchestrator

Module 8: Deploying the Cisco SD-Branch Solution on the ENCS 5400

Deploying and managing the ENCS from the Cisco DNA-Center
Deploying and managing the ENCS from the Cisco NSO
Deploying the Cisco SD-WAN Cloud Router on the Cisco ENCS using the Cisco NSO
Configuring the networking for the SD-WAN Cloud Router using the Cisco NSO
- Defining a New Catalog
- Register the NFVIS System into NSO
- Register the remote VNF
- Instantiate a VNF on the Remote Site

Module 9: SD-Branch/vBranch Templates

Module 10: Managed Device Templates

Module 11: SDWAN Cloud onramp