DNA Center Assurance - DNACA (DNACA v1.3.3)

2 Days

12 CPD hours

This course is intended for System and network engineers, technical architects and technical support personnel

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to install and operate a Cisco DNA Center (DNAC)

This course will cover the basics of installing and operation of the Cisco DNA Center (DNAC). The Cisco DNAC is a stand-alone product that provides a single dashboard for every fundamental management task to simplify running an enterprise network. The DNAC is the management piece of the Software Defined Access (SDA) solution.

Intent-based Networking overview

• DNA Center overview.
• DNA Center as a Platform.
• DNA Center Architecture & Design.
• DNA Center Installation

DNA Center/Identity Services Engine (ISE) Integration

• ISE Integration configuration in DNA Center.
• DNA - Global - Add servers (e.g. ISE server(s)).
• DNA Center integration configuration in ISE.
• Approve pxGrid in ISE.Verify DNA/ISE integration

DNA Center - Device Inventory

• Add networks devices to the DNA Center device inventory.
• Verify DNA Center Inventory configuration.
• DNA Center - Design - Network Hierarchy.
• Verify DNA Center - design configuration

DNA Center - Design - Software Image Management (SWIM)

• Review SWIM image repository listing.
• Create golden software image & role.
• Verify golden software image creation

DNA Center - Design ? Templates and Policies

• Templates ? Apache Velocity Engine.
• Command Runner.
• Policies: Group-Based, Application,Traffic Copy, IP-Based

DNA Center - Provision Configuration

• Add devices to newly created sites/locations.
• Plug and Play (PnP).
• Verify DNA Center - provision configuration.
• DNA Center - Assurance Collection.
• DNA Center ? Administration