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IADNACA : Implementing and Administering DNA Center for Assurance

Course Duration

5 Days

Delivery

ILT/VILT

Overview

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The need for intent-based networking is growing as more segments of the business depend on reliable, secure digital networks.Cisco DNA Center provides a centralized management dashboard for complete control of this new network.Full automation capabilities for provisioning and change management are enhanced with intelligent analytics that pull telemetry data from everywhere in the network. Applications, services, and users are prioritized based on business goals, within policy parameters and security best practices. Shortcomings in network, application, or device performance are flagged, and instant remediation guidance saves hours of IT troubleshooting. This interconnection of automation and assurance forms a continuous validation-and-verification loop, checking alignment of network operation with business intent.

Cisco DNA Center is an open, extensible platform for streamlining IT workflows and greater business innovation. Cisco DNA Assurance, which is the main component of Cisco DNA Center covered by this training, provides a comprehensive solution to assure better and consistent service levels to meet growing business demands. Assurance addresses not just reactive network monitoring and troubleshooting, but also the proactive and predictive aspects of running the network, ensuring client, application, and service performance. Assurance is a multipurpose, real-time, network data collection and analytics engine that can significantly increase the business potential of network data.

What You'll Learn

Know and understand Cisco DNA Center concepts, features, benefits, role, terminology and the way this solution innovates common administrative tasks on today's networks
Be familiar with workflow approach in DNA Center, DNA Center dashboard and its 4 Steps: Design, Policy, Provision and Assurance
List, describe and use the tools provided by Cisco DNA Center
Prepare, Install and Setup a Cisco DNA Center Appliance
Use DNA Center for network discovery, design and provision telemetry profiles
Realize the concepts, benefits and capabilities of DNA Center Assurance
Implement Assurance Services on Cisco DNA Center
Use DNA Center to monitor, troubleshoot and assure network, client and applications health
Use DNA Center to Integrate with ThousandEyes and Umbrella
Use DNA Center to for AI and Analytics and Machine Learning (ML)

Who Should Attend

The primary audience for this course is as follows:

IT Solution Architects
Network Security Architects
Networking Admin and Operations
Networking Field Engineers

Prerequisites

The knowledge and skills that a learner should have before attending this course are as follows:

Practical network and LAN or WAN management experience
Cisco Inter-network Operating System (IOS) concepts

Learning Journey

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Module 1: Introduction to Cisco DNA Center Assurance

Introduction to DNA Center
System Architecture
Key Features and Use Cases
Introduction to Cisco ISE and DNAC-ISE integration

Module 2: Design

Network design options
Sites
Creating Enterprise and Sites Hierarchy
Configuring General Network Settings
Loading maps into the GUI
IP Address Management
Software Image Management – Lab on Day 5
Network Device Profiles
AAA
SNMP
Syslog
IP address pools
Creating Enterprise and Guest SSIDs – Lab on Day 2
Creating the wireless RF Profile
Cresting the Guest Portal for the Guest SSIDs
Network profiles – Lab on Day 2
Authentication templates

Module 3: Discovery and Provision

Device Discovery and Protocols
Devices Onboarding
Assigning Devices to a site
Provisioning device with profiles

Day 2:

Module 3: Discovery and Provision

Plug and Play
Templates
Templates for Day-0
Templates for Day-N operations

Day 3:

Module 4: Monitoring Device, Client, and Application Health

DNAC Telemetry
Monitoring Network Device Health and Performance
Monitoring Wired and Wireless Client Health and Performance
Monitoring Application Health and Performance

Module 5: Application Visibility and DNAC Integration with Umbrella

Monitoring Application Visibility in DNA Center
Umbrella Introduction
DNA Center Umbrella Integration and Use Cases

Module 6: Troubleshooting Issues, Observing Insights and Trends

Detect Issues, Insights, and Trends in the Network
DNA Center Integration with other tools for Monitoring and Management

Day 4:

Module 7: Troubleshooting using Cisco DNA Center Assurance Tools

DNAC Assurance Troubleshooting Tools
Using Sensor Tests
Using Intelligent Capture
Spectrum Analysis

Module 8: DNAC and Thousand Eyes

Introduction to ThousandEyes
ThousandEyes Use Cases
DNA Center and ThousandEyes Integration

Day 5:

Module 9: AI Analytics and Machine Learning in DNA Center

Overview of AI Analytics and ML (Machine Learning)
DNA Center AI and ML Use Cases

Module 10: DNA Center Maintenance

DNA Center Reports
DNA Center Backup and Restore

Lab Outline:

Labs are designed to assure learners a whole practical experience, through the following practical activities:

Lab 1: Navigate the Cisco DNA Center GUI
Lab 2: Integrate Cisco ISE with Cisco DNA Center – Instructor Demo
Lab 3: Design the Network Hierarchy and Configure Network Settings
Lab 4: Discover Wired Manually in the Inventory, Assign to Site, and Provision
Lab 5: Discover Wired Device using Plug and Play (PnP) using Template Editor
Lab 6: Discover and Provision C9800 WLC, Configure Wireless SSIDs and Network Profiles
Lab 7: Configure C9800 WLC using Template Editor
Lab 8: Configure Cisco DNA Center Assurance Telemetry Profiles and Apply to Devices
Lab 9: Generate and Monitor Application Traffic on DNAC for Clients
Lab 10 : Application Visibility and Generate Client Traffic to Monitor Top Applications on DNAC
Lab 11: DNAC Umbrella Integration for DNS or SIG (Secure Internet Gateway)
Lab 12: Assurance Dashboards – Health, Issues and Wi-Fi 6 on DNAC
Lab 13: Intelligent Packet Capture and Spectrum Analysis
Lab 14: 1800s AP as Sensor – Instructor Demo
Lab 15: Application Visibility With ThousandEyes and DNAC
Lab 16: AI Endpoint Analytics on DNAC
Lab 17: Reporting on Cisco DNAC
Lab 18: IOS-XE Device Upgrade / Downgrade using SWIM via DNAC
Lab 19: DNAC Configuration Backup on External Server – Instructor Demo

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