After taking this course, you should be able to:

• Describe the Cisco SD-Branch solution and its architecture
• Explain the hardware components of the Cisco ENCS 5400 and Cisco Catalyst® 8200 Series Edge Universal Customer Premises Equipment (uCPE)
• Install and access the Cisco Enterprise NFVIS on Cisco ENCS 5400
• Understand the VNF Lifecycle management and its deployment
• Identify Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Security considerations
• Explain the Cisco SD-WAN solution and its components
• Describe the Cisco ENCS orchestrations systems and Representational State Transfer (REST) APIs
• Deploy the Cisco ENCS using orchestrators
• Monitor and troubleshoot Cisco ENFV components using Cisco vManage

Introducing Cisco SD-Branch Architecture and Cisco ENFV Solution

• Preparing Cisco ENCS Device for Deployment
• Deploying VNFs on Cisco ENCS
• Working with Cisco ENCS Orchestration
• Monitoring and Managing Cisco ENFV Components

Lab outline

• Explore Cisco ENCS and Cisco Enterprise NFVIS Portal
• Deploy Cisco Virtual Machines (VMs) and VNFs

• System installers
• System integrators
• System administrators
• Network administrators

Before enrolling in this course, you should have:

• A strong understanding of routing protocol operation, including interior and exterior routing protocol operations
• Familiarity with Transport Layer Security (TLS) and IP Security (IPSec)
• A basic understanding of Hypervisor and virtualization

Recommended Cisco offerings that can help you meet these prerequisites:

• Implementing and Administering Cisco Solutions (CCNA®)
• Implementing Cisco Enterprise Network Core Technologies (ENCOR)