Chapter 1: An Introduction To SD-WAN Chapter Goal: Explore how SD-WAN evolved and why we would use it.
No of pages 20
Sub -Topics
1. What is SD-WAN and what does it do for us? 2. Cisco Viptela
3. What comprises an SD-WAN
vBond
vManage
vSmart
vEdge
Chapter 2: Deployment Overview Chapter Goal: How we are going to deploy our lab and what resources we need
No of pages: 15
Sub - Topics
1. EVE-NG - install and basic usage
2. Smart-Net account - creating and licensing
3. Downloading the components
4. Topology
Chapter 3: Deploying vManage Chapter Goal: To deploy the vManage server, get familiar with it and perform some basic set up
No of pages: 20
Sub - Topics:
1. Installing vManage
2. Creating our Organization
3. Creating the certificates
4. Managing images in the software repository
5. Managing users 6. Single and multi-tenancy options
7. Clustering options
Chapter 4: Understanding The Overlay Chapter Goal: To gain a deeper understanding of the overlay mechanisms that are used in SD-WAN
No of pages: 20
Sub - Topics:
1: The OMP routing protocol 2: BFD
3: TLOC
4: VPN0
5: VPN 512
Chapter 5: Deploying vBond Chapter Goal: Deploy the vBond server and connect it to our network
No of pages: 10
Sub - Topics:
1. Configuring vBond
2. Adding vBond to the network
3. Other vBond deployment options:
a. ESXi
b. KVM
Chapter 6: Deploying vSmart Chapter Goal: Deploy the vSmart controller and connect it to our network
No of pages: 10
Sub - Topics:
1. Configuring vSmart controller
2. Adding the vSmart controller to the network
3. Other vBond deployment options: a. ESXi
b. KVM
Chapter 7: Deploying vEdge Chapter Goal: Deploy the vEdge routers locally and on AWS
No of pages: 20
Sub - Topics:
1. Configuring our vEdge routers
2. Alternative deployment options
a. ESXi b. KVM
3. Deploying vEdge on AWS
4. Preparing vEdge for ZTP
Chapter 8: Configuring Policies Chapter Goal: To explore localized and centralized policies
No of pages: 8
Sub - Topics:
1. About Localized and Centralized policies
2. Configuring localized policies
3. Configuring centralized
About the Author:
Stuart Fordham, CCIE 49337, is the Network Manager and Infrastructure Team Leader for SmartCommunications SC Ltd, which is the only provider of a cloud-based, next-generation customer communications platform. Stuart has written a series of books on BGP, MPLS, VPNs, and NAT, as well as a CCNA study guide and a Cisco ACI Cookbook. He lives in the UK with his wife and twin sons.
