This three-day, hands-on training course provides you with the advanced knowledge, skills, and tools to achieve competency in operating and troubleshooting the VMware SD-WAN™  environment for service providers.
In this course, you focus on deploying and managing VMware SD-WAN for a service provider, including troubleshooting common issues.

By the end of the course, you should be able to meet the following objectives:
•  Describe how VMware SASE™ solves security challenges for distributed enterprises
•  Identify where VMware SD-WAN fits in the VMware SASE framework
•  Describe the process for validating the installation of VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateway in a
   service provider environment
•  Describe the features for monitoring and maintaining a VMware SD-WAN installation
•  Evaluate the security features and certificate operations for managing a VMware SD-WAN installation
•  Describe VMware SD-WAN Edge licensing and license types
•  Describe the features of VMware Edge Network Intelligence™
•  Recognize VMware SD-WAN network monitoring tools for generating reports, events, and alerts
•  Recognize the remote diagnostic actions available on VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateway common issues

•  Service providers who are designing or using VMware SD-WAN solutions or managing SD-WAN networks
   for customers
•  Service providers looking to deliver a managed hybrid WAN with MPLS service
•  Service providers transforming their MPLS networks for direct access to cloud services and increased
   network agility

Before taking this course, you should have completed the following course:
•  VMware SD-WAN: Deploy and Manage

You should also have the following understanding or knowledge:
•  Good understanding of SD-WAN architectures
•  Experience of operating Linux servers, especially Ubuntu
•  Knowledge and working experience of computer networking
•  Experience with routing and switching technologies
•  Experience with security solutions, including VPN technologies

The VMware SD-WAN VTSP accreditation is recommended.

1.  Course Introduction
•  Introductions and course logistics
•  Course objectives

2.  VMware SD-WAN Installation for Service Providers
•  Describe security challenges for distributed enterprises
•  Describe the VMware SASE solution for securing distributed enterprises
•  Describe VMware deployment models for service providers
•  Explain how VMware SD-WAN can help to transform MPLS networks to service-ready networks
•  Identify resource requirements for installing VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateways
•  Describe the procedure for installing VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Describe the process for provisioning VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Identify the external service dependencies for VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Recognize disaster recovery options for SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Describe the disaster recovery workflow for VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Identify the requirements for installing VMware SD-WAN Gateway instances
•  Describe the procedure for installing VMware SD-WAN Gateway instances
•  Describe the procedure for installing VMware SD-WAN Gateway instances on ESXi hosts
•  identify Data Plane Development Kit support for gateway performance
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN Gateway deployment modes for service providers
•  Configure a VMware SD-WAN Gateway for a service provider
•  Assign a VMware SD-WAN Gateway for a service provider

3.  VMware SD-WAN Monitoring and Maintenance
•  Describe VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator system health-monitoring features
•  Describe VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator process-monitoring features
•  Describe VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator storage-monitoring features
•  Describe VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator database-monitoring features
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator upgrade process
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator backup and data archival processes
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator process to expand database disks
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator system metrics for monitoring
•  Describe how systems metrics are collected for monitoring VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Describe VMware SD-WAN Gateway additions and removals
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN Gateway upgrade process
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN Gateway validation process

4.  VMware SD-WAN Security and Edge Licensing
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN PKI security infrastructure
•  Recognize VMware SD-WAN PKI authentication modes
•  Describe VMware SD-WAN certificate operations
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN PKI certificate authentication configuration
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN PKI configuration process
•  Compare operator and partner logins
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN self-signed certificate authority process
•  Describe VMware SD-WAN certificate authority renewal and revocation
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN intermediate certificate authority
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN certificate chain of trust
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN Edge licensing and license types
•  Assign and view the VMware SD-WAN Edge licenses and reports

5.  VMware SD-WAN Reporting and Diagnostics
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN network monitoring tools
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN network visibility options and controls
•  Identify the VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator reporting features
•  Describe and analyze VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator events
•  View enterprise reports by operator, partner, and administrator
•  View historical network insights and real-time reports on path visibility
•  Describe common VMware SD-WAN alerts
•  Describe the VMware SD-WAN heart mechanism for alerts
•  Configure VMware SD-WAN alerts
•  Analyze common VMware SD-WAN alerts
•  Use standard networking tools for monitoring VMware SD-WAN
•  Describe remote diagnostic actions available on VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Use the remote diagnostics tools on VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Generate remote diagnostics bundles and packet captures

6.  VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateway Troubleshooting
•  Recognize the basic sanity checks to troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Create diagnostic bundles to enable support to troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Recognize the basic checks to troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator
•  Troubleshoot common VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator performance issues
•  Describe the tools available to troubleshoot VMware SD-WAN Gateway
•  Analyze sample outputs for debugging a VMware SD-WAN Gateway issue
•  Use Data Plane Development Kit to improve VMware SD-WAN Gateway performance

7.  VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator and Gateway Commands
•  Recognize when and how to use VMware SD-WAN Orchestrator database-monitoring commands
•  Recognize when and how to use the VMware SD-WAN Gateway process-monitoring commands