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.

Product Alignment
•  VMware SD-WAN by VeloCloud

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

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

•  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

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