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Course Overview
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.
The course qualifies for 30 Cisco Continuing Education Credits (CE).
Who Should Attend
- IT Solution Architects
- Network Security Architects
- Networking Admin and Operations
- Networking Field Engineers
Course Objectives
- 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)
Course Outline
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
- 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
Module 3: Discovery and Provision
- Plug and Play
- Templates
- Templates for Day-0
- Templates for Day-N operations
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
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
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