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Cisco Viptela SD-WAN Training
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Cisco Viptela SD-WAN Training

Learn Cisco SDWAN with Step by Step Lab Workbook
Created byAhmad Ali
Last updated 2/2025
English

What you'll learn

  • Introduction to Software Defined Networking.
  • Types of Software Defined Networking SDN.
  • Introduction to Cisco SD-WAN Components
  • Introduction to SD-WAN Underlay Vs Overlay
  • Introduction to Cisco SD-WAN Terminologies
  • Management Plane Control Plan & Data Plane
  • Active Directory Installation and Certificate Server Installation
  • vManage Certification , Add Controllers to vManage and Certification
  • Import Controllers Images to EVE-NG
  • vManage , vBond and vSmart Bootstrap
  • Configuration and Import Root CA Certificate
  • WAN-Edges Bootstrap Configuration , Add to vManage and Certification
  • Configuration of Templates and Check Connectivity between Sites

Course content

1 section51 lectures9h 38m total length
  • Introduction0:54
  • Software Defined Networking30:41
  • Types of SDN12:52
  • MPLS and Cisco SD-WAN11:02
  • Cisco SD-WAN Components17:05
  • SD-WAN Underlay Vs Overlay8:38
  • SD-WAN Terminologies23:51

    Configure system IPs and site IDs as unique identifiers for each SD-WAN device. Use VPN zero for transport and IPsec tunnels, secured by TLS within the overlay and underlay fabric.

  • Management, Control & Data Plan8:59

    Explain the three network planes—management, control, and data—and how sd-wan decouples them, assigning management to vmanage, control to vsmart, and data to vedge.

  • EVE NG Devices Images Links6:24
  • Install VMware Workstation Pro4:49
  • Installing EVE-NG On VMware11:13
  • Installing EVE-NG Client Pack3:51
  • EVE-NG Qemu Folder & File Naming12:16
  • Upload Cisco IOS Routers3:51
  • Upload Cisco IOU Switches4:47

    Upload Cisco IOU switches from the shared lab location, ensure the license file named F and G matches the host name, and set them as layer two or three.

  • EVE-NG Networks Clouds17:43

    Explore EVE-NG clouds — net, host-only, and bridge — and how they map to external interfaces, configure IPs, test connectivity, and access devices via cloud mappings.

  • Upload Windows Server6:35

    Upload a Windows Server image to act as a certificate server, follow strict folder and file naming conventions, set appropriate permissions, and boot the lab server.

  • Upload SD-WAN Readymade Images5:30
  • Upload SD-WAN Manual Images10:07

    Learn to upload sd-wan images for VManage, VSmart, VEdge, and VBond by downloading from Cisco, organizing by component and version, renaming files, and applying permissions for lab validation.

  • Upload Cisco cEdge SDWAN Image3:40
  • Cisco SDWAN Lab Setup35:28
  • Export & Import Labs in EVE-NG4:27
  • Configure Cisco Core Switch10:19

    Configure the core switch: set hostname to core, configure vlan 1 ip 192.168.10.254, convert eth1/0 to layer-3 with 100.0.10.2/24, and add a default route to 100.0.10.1; enable management on 192.168.114.x.

  • Configure Internet Router8:01
  • Configure Active Directory16:26
  • Configure and Verify DNS5:55

    Configure and verify DNS by creating forward and reverse lookup zones in Active Directory. Add A records for vmanage, vbond, and vsmart, and test hostname and IP resolution.

  • Configure & Verify CA Server8:02
  • Configure & Verify NTP Server5:39
  • vManger Bootstrap Configuration16:12
  • vBond Bootstrap Configuration6:56
  • vSmart Bootstrap Configuration4:57
  • vManager Basic Configuration14:32

    Learn how to perform vManage basic configuration in Cisco Viptela SD-WAN, including setting the organization name, vBond IP, root certificate, and pushing certificates to vSmart and vBond via API.

  • vManage Device Certificate7:23
  • vBond Device Certificate13:14
  • vSmart Device Certificate7:58
  • Upload WAN Edge Device List6:16
  • vEdge1-1 Bootstrap Configuration8:40
  • vEdge1-1 Certificate and Deployment10:08

    Deploys the vEdge 1-1 by uploading the root certificate and registering with vmanage using bootstrap, chase number, and token. Brings the device online by configuring the VPN zero interface.

  • vEdge2-1 Bootstrap Configuration5:57
  • vEdge2-1 Certificate and Deployment7:09
  • cEdge3-1 Bootstrap Configuration6:36
  • cEdge3-1 Certificate and Deployment11:55
  • cEdge4-1 Bootstrap Configuration9:07
  • cEdge4-1 Certificate and Deployment12:46

    Upload the device certificate and register the cEdge device with vmanage by generating the bootstrap configuration and cloud init, then install the root certificate and activate with uid and otp.

  • Cisco SD-WAN Templates12:58
  • vEdge Feature Templates Configuration26:39

    Learn to create vEdge feature templates and a device template in Cisco Viptela SD-WAN, configuring system, VPN zero and VPN one, and interface templates for two devices.

  • vEdge Device Templates Configuration27:18
  • cEdge Feature Templates Configuration12:43

    Learn to create five cEdge feature templates and one device template for CSR devices in Cisco Viptela SD-WAN, configuring system, VPN zero, and interface details.

  • cEdge Device Templates Configuration16:37
  • vManage Dashboard Walk-Through17:12
  • Monitoring and Tshoot16:25

Requirements

  • CCNA or CCNP Route or ENARSI
  • Students need to understand basic networking.
  • General knowledge of TCP/IP
  • Working knowledge of networking technology
  • Students needs to understand Networking Fundamentals.

Description

SDN (Software Defined Networking):

o The network architecture approach known as the Software-Defined Networking (SDN).

o Uses software applications that enable network to be intelligently and centrally controlled.

o Where you have a “Software” that runs, programmed and controlled your entire network.

o Through a software you be able to run, controlled and Administrate the entire network.

o The SDN gives network operators new ways to design, build, and operate their networks.

o With Software-Defined Networking SDN, we use a central controller for the control plane.

o The Software-Defined Networking controller could be physical hardware device or virtual.

o Provision, manage, and program networks more rapidly with software-defined networking.

o SDN provides choice in automation and programmability across Data Centers and WAN.

o SDN is an architecture designed to make a network more flexible and easier to manage.


SD-WAN:

o SD-WAN is applying Software-Defined Networking (SDN) to your WAN part of the network.

o Software-Defined Networking-WAN part that connects multiple networks through Internet.

o Software-Defined Networking-WAN you will administer and control the WAN by a software.

o Contains multiple layers to achieve this approach Application, Controller & Infrastructure.

o The SD-WAN lower costs and reduce risks with simple WAN automation and orchestration.

o Extend enterprise networks (such as Branch or On-Premises) seamlessly into public cloud.

o Software-Defined Networking-WAN provide optimal user experience for SaaS applications.

o The SD-WAN leverage a transport-independent WAN for lower cost and higher diversity.

o Enhance application visibility and use that visibility to improve performance with intelligent.

o Provide end-to-end WAN traffic segmentation & encryption for protect critical enterprise.

o SD-WAN Networks offer zero-touch deployment with advanced network security services.

o SD-WAN is a new architectural approach to building Wide Area Networks (WANs) Internet.

o Applications & network configuration is isolated from the underlying networking services.

o Networking services can be reconfigured, added, or removed without impacting network.

SDWAN:

SD-WAN offers enterprises flexible solutions to connect physical locations and remote users to each other and to control how mission-critical applications are routed through public and private network connections in real time. SD-WAN's intelligent software can be seamlessly integrated alongside your current WAN. allows you to monitor network health and application performance in real time.

Syllabus:

SD-01:Introduction to Software Defined Networking.

SD-02:Types of Software Defined Networking SDN.

SD-03:Differences between MPLS and Cisco SD-WAN.

SD-04:Introduction to Cisco SD-WAN Components.

SD-05:Introduction to SD-WAN Underlay Vs Overlay.

SD-06:Introduction to Cisco SD-WAN Terminologies.

SD-07:Management Plane Control Plan & Data Plane.

SD-08:EVE NG and Different Devices Images Links.

SD-09:Download & Install VMware Workstation Pro.

SD-10:Installing EVE-NG on VMWare Workstation Pro.

SD-11:Installing EVE-NG Client Pack in Windows 10.

SD-12:EVE-NG Qemu Image Folders & Files Naming.

SD-13:Upload Cisco IOS Routers on EVE NG Comm.

SD-14:Upload Cisco IOU Switches in EVE NG Comm.

SD-15:EVE-NG Community Edition Networks Clouds.

SD-16:Upload Windows Server Image in EVE-NG.

SD-17:Upload SD-WAN Readymade Images in EVE-NG.

SD-18:Upload SD-WAN Manual Images in EVE-NG.

SD-19:Upload Cisco cEdge SDWAN Image in EVE-NG.

SD-20:Configure and Connect Cisco SDWAN Lab Setup.

SD-21:Export and Import & Reset Labs in EVE-NG.

SD-22:Configure & Verify Cisco Core Switch in Lab.

SD-23:Configure & Verify Internet Router in Lab.

SD-24:Configure & Verify Active Directory in Lab.

SD-25:Configure and Verify DNS in EVE-NG Lab.

SD-26:Configure & Verify CA Server in EVE-NG Lab.

SD-27:Configure & Verify NTP Server in EVE-NG Lab.

Sd-28:vManger Bootstrap Configuration in the Lab.

SD-29:vBond Bootstrap Configuration in the Lab.

SD-30:vSmart Bootstrap Configuration in the Lab.

SD-31:vManager Basic Configuration in the Lab.

SD-32:vManage Device Certificate Configuration.

SD-33:vBond Device Certificate Configuration.

SD-34:vSmart Device Certificate Configuration.

SD-35:Upload WAN Edge Device List to vManage.

SD-36:vEdge1-1 Bootstrap Configuration in the Lab.

SD-37:vEdge1-1 Certificate and Deployment.

SD-38:vEdge2-1 Bootstrap Configuration in the Lab.

SD-39:vEdge2-1 Certificate and Deployment.

SD-40:cEdge3-1 Bootstrap Configuration in the Lab.

SD-41:cEdge3-1 Certificate and Deployment.

SD-42:cEdge4-1 Bootstrap Configuration in the Lab.

SD-43:cEdge4-1 Certificate and Deployment.

SD-44:Introduction to Cisco SD-WAN Templates.

SD-45:vEdge Feature Templates Configuration.

SD-46:vEdge Device Templates Configuration.

SD-47:cEdge Feature Templates Configuration.

SD-48:cEdge Device Templates Configuration.

SD-49:SD-WAN vManage Dashboard Walk-Through.

SD-50:Monitoring and Tshoot of Cisco SDWAN.

Objectives:

This Course will teach you how to set up SD-WAN Lab in EVE NG, Import readymade and downloaded Controllers and cEdge/vEdge Images to EVE-NG, Active Directory Installation and Certificate Server Installation, vManage , vBond , vSmart Bootstrap Configuration and Import Root CA Certificate, vManage Certification , Add Controllers to vManage and Certification, WAN-Edges Bootstrap Configuration , Add to vManage and Certification, Monitoring Control connections & Data Connections with CLI and GUI & Configuration of Templates & Check Connectivity between Sites.


Who this course is for:

  • This course is for students trying to learn Basic Knowledge of Cisco SDWAN
  • Network Engineers, System Engineer and Security Engineer
  • Anyone want to learn Cisco SDWAN from Basic