This course will enable you to install and configure an ExtremeCloud SD-WAN solution including the major Site types: Bridge mode, Router mode, Hybrid mode and Remote Visibility Control (RVC) Site. You will gain an understanding of the concepts and functionality of the SD-WAN architecture through comprehensive lectures and discussions. By performing the labs, you will experience onboarding the appliances with ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Orchestrator and validating network application flow.

Associated Certifications:

• ExtremeCloud SD-WAN – Installation and Configuration

Upon completion of this course, students will have gained the working knowledge to:

• Explain the architecture of the SD-WAN solution including the key solution components: connectivity options, security options, application performance and orchestration.
• Deploy an ExtremeCloud SD-WAN solution including onboarding appliances and monitoring the application traffic to confirm proper operation.

ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Solution Overview

• Solution Architecture and components

ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Appliances Architecture

• Appliance component architecture
• Deployment modes

ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Appliances and Installation

• SD-WAN Appliance product line
• Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP) and onboarding

SD-WAN User Interface and Onboarding

• ExtremeCloud SD-Wan Orchestrator
• Workflows overview

Overlay in Full-router mode & Hybrid mode

• Analyze the full-router site configuration
• Analyze the hybrid site configuration
• RVC Sites

Gateways (External, Cloud) Overview

• External Gateways
• Cloud Gateways

Application Visibility – Application Database

• Application recognition
• Application Dictionary
• Applications Precedence

Application Visibility – Cloud Application Database

• SD-WAN cloud applications catalog
• Provision SaaS applications

Application Control Principles and Configuration

• WAN congestion control concepts
• SD-WAN Application Control analysis
• Application Groups and parameters

Dynamic WAN Selection (DWS) Principles & Configuration

• Four stage decision making criteria
• Availability, Connectivity, Preference and Quality
• Analysis of DWS in operation

This course is designed as the first step for individuals responsible for the installation and configuration of the ExtremeCloud SD-WAN solution.

The Meet ExtremeCloud SD-WAN Welcome Series certification is a mandatory prerequisite and must be completed prior to attending the ExtremeCloud SD-WAN – Installation and Configuration class. You should possess a solid grasp of LAN & WAN concepts, including Ethernet, MPLS, TCP/IP and software applications. To learn the basics of networking, see Extreme Academy.