VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud: Design and Deploy [V3.x]

Customers demand a scalable, secure, and manageable VMware SD-WAN™ by VeloCloud®. To deliver a successful solution you must understand VMware SD-WAN architecture, know how the features can solve customer use cases, and be able to design a VMware SD-WAN that can be easily deployed, managed, and expanded.

Duration

3 days

Audience

Any Managed Service Provider who is designing VMware SD-WAN solutions or managing SD-WAN networks for their customers.

Prerequisites

• Deep understanding of routing and switching technologies

• Deep understanding of security solutions, including VPN technologies

• Completion of the VMware SD-WAN VTSP Accreditation

• Completion of the VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud: Deploy and Manage course

By the end of this course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:

• Explain VMware SD-WAN architecture

• Outline VMware SD-WAN key components

• Discuss various Managed Service Provider (MSP) use cases and deployment options

• Deploy VMware SD-WAN Gateway, and VMware SD-WAN Edge

• Manage VMware SD-WAN Cloud VPN

• Design VMware SD-WAN for performance and scalability

• Configure the Partner Gateway handoff

1 Course Introduction

• Introductions and course logistics

• Course objectives

2 Architecture and Core Features

• Evaluate the current state of the enterprise WAN and limitations for growth

• Describe the key components and features of the VMware SD-WAN architecture

• Explain VMware SD-WAN component placement and interactions between components

• List VMware SD-WAN core value differentiators

• Describe VMware SD-WAN core features

• Evaluate the effect of VMware SD-WAN differentiators on a SD-WAN site deployment

3 VMware SD-WAN MSP use Cases, Deployment Models, and License Models

• Compare VMware SD-WAN use cases

• List VMware SD-WAN deployment models

• Describe each VMware SD-WAN license model

4 Zero Touch Provisioning

• Provision VMware SD-WAN Edges

• Describe the workflow of a VMware SD-WAN Edge activation.

• Provision a VMware SD-WAN Virtual Edge on VMware ESXi™

5 VMware SD-WAN Cloud VPN

• Configure the VMware SD-WAN Cloud VPN

• Consider the availability settings when deploying a Cloud VPN

• Describe the packet flow in a Cloud VPN

6 Routing and Branch Design

• Control SD-WAN overlay and underlay route advertisement

• Overlay flow control

• Describe best practices when designing VMware SD-WAN with BGP

• Evaluate branch design options

7 VMware SD-WAN Security

• Explain VMware SD-WAN security architecture

• Describe VMware SD-WAN Edge security capabilities

8 High Availability Designs

• Distinguish between Standard and Enhanced High Availability (HA) and Virtual Router Redundancy

Protocol (VRRP)

9 Designing for Performance and Scale

• List the SD-WAN factors that influence scalability and performance

• Describe VMware SD-WAN Edge Clustering

10 Standing up a Partner Gateway

• Describe VMware SD-WAN Gateway functionality and roles

• Provision a VMware SD-WAN Gateway from VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator

• Demonstrate the procedure to install a VMware SD-WAN Gateway on ESXi

• Describe how BGP works together with a Partner Gateway hand-off

11 MSP Operations and Version Management

• Identify the appropriate documentation

• Demonstrate account management

• Describe the VMware SD-WAN upgrade sequence

• Demonstrate a VMware SD-WAN Edge and VMware SD-WAN Gateway upgrade